PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Frank Shewmaker (ranked 3124 p4p, 23454 weight class) and Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 132 p4p, 272 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Shewmaker
vs
Tate Iii

190 cm
35
213
20 - 11 - 0

185 cm
26
215
44 - 12 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Shewmaker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Shewmaker closes the distance and clinches.
Shewmaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.

It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Shewmaker gets through Tate Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Tate Iii misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shewmaker.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker pushes Tate Iii back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Tate Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Tate Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shewmaker as Tate Iii tries to tie him up.
Tate Iii is looking to control Shewmaker's arms but Shewmaker gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Iii has his back to the ropes.
Nice body punch from Shewmaker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker scores with a hook to the body.
Shewmaker lands with a light punch inside.
Shewmaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Shewmaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Shewmaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tate Iiis head.
Shewmaker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Curtis Tate Iii's cut even more.
Tate Iii takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tate Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Shewmaker on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shewmaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Shewmaker works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Tate Iii tries to work over Shewmaker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shewmaker lands with a left to the head.
Tate Iii is trying to maintain a safe position but Shewmaker gets an underhook and turns Tate Iii into the ropes.
Shewmaker lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Shewmaker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
I was talking to Shewmaker's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Shewmaker digs a right hand into Tate Iii's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tate Iii's gas tank.
Shewmaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Shewmaker lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Shewmaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shewmaker avoiding damage as Tate Iii throws knees to the body.
Shewmaker lands a body punch.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a shoulder strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shewmaker as Tate Iii tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Shewmaker obliges.
Tate Iii looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Shewmaker.
A short right from Shewmaker on the inside.
Shewmaker blocks a body shot from Tate Iii.
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate Iii won't want to take too many of those.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shewmaker connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tate Iii's face.

The cut above Curtis Tate Iii's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shewmaker with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
Shewmaker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tate Iiis head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Shewmaker creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shewmaker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Shewmaker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.

Tate Iii is rocked!
Shewmaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tate Iii wants to get back to striking at distance but Shewmaker won't allow it.
Shewmaker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Shewmaker working Tate Iii over with knees to the body.
Tate Iii takes a knee right on the jaw!
A shot in the inside from Shewmaker.
Tate Iii working hard to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shewmaker scores a nice knee to the body.
Shewmaker unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shewmaker scores with a knee to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Shewmaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Shewmaker scores with a push kick.

Shewmaker rushes Tate Iii and presses him up against the ropes.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Shewmaker as Tate Iii tries to tie him up.
Tate Iii is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Iii misses with an elbow strike.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shewmaker crunches a lovely knee into Tate Iii's ribcage.
Shewmaker lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Shewmaker has control.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.

Curtis Tate Iii's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the body.
A knee to the head by Shewmaker.
Tate Iii is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shewmaker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shewmaker with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tate Iii is still on wobbly legs! Can Shewmaker finish him?
Tate Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.
Shewmaker lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tate Iii or not.
Tate Iii seems to have recovered his senses.
Shewmaker landing knees to the head.
Shewmaker working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tate Iii wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Shewmaker lands a nice knee to the body.
Shewmaker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shewmaker scores with a shot to the side of Tate Iii's head.
Shewmaker connects with a knee to the head.
Shewmaker unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tate Iii lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
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!
Shewmaker lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Curtis Tate Iii's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Frank Shewmaker!
Frank Shewmaker retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Frank Shewmaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.