PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Karim Chamakh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heck Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chamakh's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Linda Sundblad - To All My Girls. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Chamakh
vs
Tate

168 cm
18
184 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)
Vicious Nutrition (159 Recovery With Proof)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Karim Chamakh!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Heck Tate!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Ivan Kurochkin and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chamakh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate scores with a push kick.
Tate misses with a two punch combination.

Chamakh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Tate has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
I would not like to be Tate right now.
Tate trying to get back to his feet but Chamakh is in full control for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh biding his time, controlling Tate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Chamakh could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tate has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Chamakh is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chamakh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heck Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Chamakh.
Chamakh moves out of range of the leg kick from Tate.
Tate closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Karim Chamakh has been cut.
Tate fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Chamakh shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chamakh is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Chamakh seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Tate for as long as he can get away with.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Chamakh stops Tate from getting back to his feet.
Chamakh controlling the pace.
Chamakh's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Tate is trying to stand up here but Chamakh is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh not doing much here.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Karim Chamakh just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Tate throws a lazy right hand but Chamakh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chamakh checks the leg kick.
Heck Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Chamakh fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Tate sprawls well initially but Chamakh persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Chamakh is taking a breather. Tate says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Chamakh works his way into side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh just content to control the position.
Tate tries to escape but Chamakh is in control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Karim Chamakh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Chamakh gets a takedown into half guard.
Chamakh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chamakh is pressing down on Tate's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tate is holding on for now.
Chamakh passes to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tate tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Tate is trying to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Tate is trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Chamakh controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Chamakh ducks under a wild hook from Tate.
Tate throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Chamakh gets a takedown into half guard.
Tate is trying to stand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chamakh in particular looking to stall.
Tate tries to kick Chamakh off in order to stand up. Chamakh Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Tate is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Chamakh gets the takedown into side control.
A lull in the action here as Chamakh stalls from top position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Tate's face as Chamakh controls the position.
Tate is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Chamakh asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate is looking to get back to his feet here but Chamakh is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tate's back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Karim Chamakh had his way with Heck Tate in that round.
The cut man is working on Karim Chamakh's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

Chamakh shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Chamakh was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chamakh controlling from the full mount.
Chamakh wants to take Tate's back here but Tate is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chamakh content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate wants to get back to his feet.
Chamakh controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chamakh wants to take his opponent's back but Tate doesn't allow it.
Karim Chamakh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate is trying to stand but he's just given Chamakh his back.

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.
Tate looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Tate is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Heck Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chamakh trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Tate doesn't escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate is trying to stand back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Karim Chamakh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chamakh, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 50:45
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karim Chamakh!
Karim Chamakh is the new middleweight champion!