PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 23674 p4p, 23914 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 611 p4p, 598 weight class). Righteous Crusader has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Crusader
vs
Tate

182 cm
30
200
8 - 16 - 1

180 cm
23
210
6 - 22 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good low kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Crusader throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Tate doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Crusader swats away the attempt to clinch by Tate.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.
Tate tries to clinch up but Crusader circles away and keeps his distance.
Crusader goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Tate lands with a cross.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Crusader .
Crusader definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate lands a nice hook to Crusader 's body. Crusader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate scores with a four punch combination!
Tate drops his hands momentarily and Crusader takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Good shot there by Tate.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Crusader misses its target.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some wild striking there from Tate.
Tate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate duly obliges.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader looks to land a combination. Tate sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Tate wants to clinch
and Crusader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader sizes up Tate with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Tate is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Crusader with a body shot.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crusader throws a combination that misses

and Tate counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Crusader on his ass! Crusader wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Crusader throws a body shot but no joy.
Crusader wants to clinch
and Tate counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Crusader rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt

and Tate counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Crusader to the mat! Tate runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Crusader is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crusader connects with a nice looking jab.
Crusader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Crusader sets himself, and Tate steps forward looking for the clinch! Crusader avoids it this time.
Crusader swings away with a body shot that misses
and Crusader takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Tate will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Tate lands a two punch combo.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Crusader wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Crusader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Crusader scores with a four punch combination!

Crusader staggers Tate with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Tate looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crusader takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Crusader is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch but Crusader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
A countering left hand to the body from Tate misses.
Crusader misses the jab.
Tate connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Crusader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate lands a really nice looking cross but Crusader seems unphased.
Tate looks to clinch
and Crusader counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader dodges the punch combination from Tate.
A combination from Crusader does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tate momentarily.

That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Tate punishes Crusader 's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch up.
William Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves away
and Tate counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
Tate scores with a nice right hand.

Crusader is rocked!
Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oh Crusader is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader misses with a straight right.
Crusader seems to have got his legs back now.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Crusader moves to clinch but Tate breaks away
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate throws a counter combo.
Tate takes one on the button.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crusader counters with a nice uppercut.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to move into range but Tate moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Crusader throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crusader lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Tate wants to clinch
and Crusader counters with a right hand to the body.
Tate avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.
Tate lands with a straight right. Crusader didn't see that one coming.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Righteous Crusader will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on William Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Tate tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader is looking for a counter combo.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader connects with a body shot.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusader is just out of range.
Tate looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate tries to clinch up
and Crusader counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader tries to clinch
and Tate counters with a nice body shot.
Tate throws a nice looking combination but Crusader bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader is having none of it.
Tate lands a nice shot to the body.
Tate scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A punch combination from Crusader misses.
Tate tries to clinch up.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Crusader throwing a counter right hand but Tate manages to avoid it.
Tate sizes up Crusader with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Crusader wants to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate cracks Crusader with an open hand slap.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crusader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tate lands a slapping body shot.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tate misses with a wild combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate lands a nice hook to Crusader 's body. Crusader takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Crusader takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crusader is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate slips to the side
and Tate counters with a stiff right hand.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Crusader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Crusader looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Crusader looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crusader swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate throws a right and a left that Crusader avoids nicely.
Crusader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate tries to clinch but Crusader moves away
and Crusader counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tate thinking.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Crusader misses the target.
Crusader wants to clinch.
Righteous Crusader has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
William Tate is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tate swinging wildly here.
Crusader tries to counter by clinching up but Tate breaks away and moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tate has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 26:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 26:28
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Tate!