PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 24090 p4p, 24077 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 590 p4p, 608 weight class). Major Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Tate

187 cm
31
216
11 - 23 - 0

180 cm
24
210
9 - 23 - 0

Solid boxing
Experienced

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 11 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tate checks it well.
Tate misses with a combination

and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Pain lands a left hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate misses with a double jab

and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain lands a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.

Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pain is looking to chop away at Tate's legs.
Tate is looking to clinch.
Pain appears to be looking for a big counter.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate misses with a double jab

and Pain counters by clinching up.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain misses with a body kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.

Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
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 is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pain counters with a two punch combo.
Tate wants to clinch.
Pain slips a jab from Tate.
Tate misses with a double jab.

Pain clinches up against the ropes.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain misses with a kick to the body
and Tate counters with a right hand to the body.
Pain swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tate counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pain drops his hands momentarily and Tate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

Pain clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate throws a poor cross that misses

and Pain moves into the clinch.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pain clinches.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pain counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tate misses with a double jab
and Pain counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pain.
Pain scores with a decent looking hook.

Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
It looked like Pain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Pain dodges the punch combination from Tate.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain throws the kick towards the body but Tate avoids it.
A slow jab from Pain misses its intended target.

Pain drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with a double jab

and Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain slows down the pace here.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Pain moves into the clinch.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tate blocks a head kick by Pain.

Tate tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch.

Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain stalling the fight.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate wants to clinch.
Tate doesn't manage to clinch there - Pain circles away.
Pain showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate stalling in the clinch but Pain improves position.
Pain presses Tate against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a left hand

and Pain counters by clinching up.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain lands a body punch.
Tate is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate throws a shot from downtown. Pain moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Tate. That snapped Pain's head back.
Pain circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Pain moves into the clinch.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Pain manages to break the clinch.

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pain stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate misses with a right hand

and Pain moves into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Pain manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tate scores with a one two! Pain had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tate takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Pain moves into range and clinches up with Tate.

Pain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
Tate tries to bum rush Pain with a series of wild strikes but Pain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pain misses with a head kick.

Pain drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate misses with a hook to the body

and Pain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Pain instigates a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Pain pushes him off.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate duly obliges.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate looks to score with a jab to the body but Pain is just out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pain drives through and clinches with Tate against the ropes.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Pain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Tate wants to clinch up but Pain keeps it at a distance.
A big right from Tate misses.

Tate gets tackled into the ropes by Pain. Pain maintains the clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Pain, against the ropes.
Tate tries a knee to the head but Pain blocks it.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Pain misses with a low kick.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Tate misses

and Pain counters by clinching up.
Pain stalling against the ropes.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Pain closes the distance and clinches.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.

Pain has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Pain pushes Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch.
William Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Major Pain is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Tate scores with a jab and follows up with an uppercut that drops Pain to his knees! He bounces straight back to his feet but is forced to take the mandatory standing 8 count before he's allowed to continue. We're back under way and the fighters meet in the middle of the canvas to re-engage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pain has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!