PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 23503 p4p, 23490 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 648 p4p, 668 weight class). William Tate will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Pain
vs
Tate

187 cm
33
216
15 - 23 - 1

180 cm
26
210
9 - 26 - 2

Solid boxing
Experienced

Excellent boxer
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 15 - 23 - 1, 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 - 26 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pain throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tate blocks it with crossed arms.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain lands with a right to the head.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Tate looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tate up 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.
Pain lands an uppercut.
Tate is trying to stall.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.
Pain is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pain takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Pain for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tate keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Tate can't break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Pain.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate can't find room to land a body shot as Pain controls the action.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain lands a good knee to the midsection. Tate won't want to take too many of those.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate taking a breather.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain is stalling here.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Tate can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
Pain has Tate pushed against the ropes.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Tate will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
We've been informed that Tate has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
A short left from Pain.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate is looking to control Pain's arms but Pain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate has his back to the ropes.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A clash of legs there as Tate blocks the low kick.

Pain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tate, pushing him back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to push Pain away but Pain has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Pain pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Pain working hard to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
A left hand lands to the body for Pain.
Tate takes a knee to the side of the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
Pain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tate is defending well for now.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
Pain misses with an elbow strike.
Pain has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hand to the body from Pain.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Pain manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Come on Pain - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pain's efforts to push away.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pain obliges.
Pain lands a shot to the body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pain.
Pain tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Pain closes the distance and clinches.
Pain stalling.
Pain is working Tate over against the ropes.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

Tate breaks the clinch.

Pain gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tate is trying to stall.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain stalling.
Pain is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain managing to block the knees to the body from Tate.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pain as Tate tries to tie him up.
Pain controlling the action here for a moment.
Pain scores with a shot to the side of Tate's head.
Pain wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain stalling the fight.
Pain throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Pain keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Tate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate struggles to land a body shot inside as Pain controls his hands.
Pain scores a nice knee to the body.
Pain avoiding damage.
Tate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Pain - that landed with a thud.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain effectively controlling the action here.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Pain just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tate's brow.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Pain is controlling the position.
Pain has Tate pushed against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain wants to break free but Tate has control.
Pain looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pain.
Pain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tate backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Pain.
Pain wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Pain throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tates head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking 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 throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pain blocks it with crossed arms.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pain, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!