PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between James Braddock (ranked 23228 p4p, 23351 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 607 p4p, 620 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Braddock
vs
Tate

180 cm
28
208
10 - 36 - 1

180 cm
28
210
9 - 29 - 2

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

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 10 - 36 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Braddock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 29 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Braddock misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
Braddock throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.
A hook to the body from Tate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate.

Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Braddock takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Tate looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tate jabs at Braddock's body.

Tate moves into the clinch.
Braddock throws an elbow that misses.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate stalling the fight.
Braddock avoids the elbow strike from Tate, against the ropes.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Braddock falls off balance throwing a combination

and Tate holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tate slows down the pace here.

Tate breaks from the clinch.

Tate gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Braddock tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
Tate missing with knees to the body.

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

Tate rushes Braddock and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate leaning against his opponent.
Braddock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tate's elbow.
Braddock looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Tate breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Braddock takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate avoids the body shot from Braddock.
Braddock swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Tate tries to counter with a clinch but Braddock shakes him off and moves away.

Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Tate misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
Braddock tries to stall but Tate uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tate is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braddock is trying to break free.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock walks into a jab.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Tate backs up against the ropes.

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Braddock throws a combination that misses

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.

Tate breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate takes one on the button.
Braddock displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Braddock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tate misses with a hook to the body
and Braddock counters with a series of strikes. Tate will be more careful next time no doubt.

Tate is rocked!
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate lands with an uppercut that bounces Braddock off the ropes and back into range.

It looks like James Braddock has been cut.
Tate goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Tate has managed to clinch.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

Tate breaks the clinch.
Braddock throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate. Braddock does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Braddock was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.

Braddock tries to keep at a distance but Tate has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Tate dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Braddock works Tate's body with a nice hook.
Tate throws the left hand but Braddock avoids the punch easily.
Braddock misses with a looping left.
James Braddock is winning the standup battle so far.
Braddock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tate connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Braddock misses with a double jab.

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

Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock misses with the combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Braddock with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tate clinches.
Braddock letting Tate take a breather here.

Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Braddock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Braddock moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Tate closes the distance and clinches.
A nice left hand lands by Tate.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Tate dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Tate is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock avoids the body shot from Tate.
An attempted straight right counter from Braddock misses the target.
James Braddock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate just leaning against Braddock, taking a breather.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Braddock is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tate is keeping busy.
Tate lands with a right to the head.
Tate pushes off an throws an elbow but Braddock leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tate misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock blocks the elbow strike.

Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Braddock cracks Tate with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Braddock misses with a wild combination.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Braddock moves away.
Braddock misses with a body shot.
Braddock stuns Tate with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Braddock misses with a right hand

and Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate avoiding damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tate manages to break the clinch.
Donk. Braddock catches Tate right on the button with a cross.
Braddock looks to score with a jab to the body but Tate is just out of range.
Braddock sets himself, and Tate steps forward looking for the clinch! Braddock avoids it this time.
Braddock connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tate's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Braddock digs a good body shot into Tate's ribs.
No joy there for Tate, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Braddock cracks Tate with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Tate moves into range and clinches up with Braddock.

Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Braddock misses with an uppercut. Tate saw that one coming.
A lazy left from Braddock finds it's target.

That has opened up William Tate's cut even more.
Tate lands a really nice looking cross but Braddock seems unphased.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that James Braddock will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Tate closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
William Tate seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Braddock blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tate stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate stalling the fight.
Tate prevents Braddock from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Tate.
Tate stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by William Tate.

Tate instigates a clinch.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate has Braddock pressed against the ropes.
Tate receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate is pushing Braddock up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Braddock wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Tate.

Tate breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tate has Braddock up against the ropes in a clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tate takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Tate breaks from the clinch.
Braddock misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Tate counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate.

Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Braddock misses with the combination.

Tate closes the distance and pushes Braddock back into the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Braddock on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tate is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Tate.
Braddock has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Tate content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tate effectively controlling the action here.
Tate lands a body shot.
Tate throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Braddock blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Tate - that landed with a thud.
Braddock trying to control the position but instead, Tate has worked for underhooks and has pushed Braddock into the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Braddock wants to break free but Tate has control.
Come on Tate - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tate lands a shoulder strike.

Tate breaks from the clinch.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

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

Tate breaks the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Tate gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate pressing his opponent against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 27:29
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:29

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