PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Jr (ranked 22405 p4p, 526 weight class) and Rick Young Young (ranked 24140 p4p, 512 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tate Jr
vs
Young Young

180 cm
30
215 lbs
16 - 5 - 1

184 cm
26
209 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick Young Young !
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Young tries to clinch up but Tate Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As Tate Jr backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Young throws a series of punches but Tate Jr moves out of range.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate Jr is looking to counter the offense by Young and move into the clinch.
Young looks to land a body kick but Tate Jr moved away.

Tate Jr has Young up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to maintain a safe position but Young gets an underhook and turns Tate Jr into the ropes.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Tate Jr blocks with his arms.
Young misses with an elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Young breaks from the clinch.

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Young lands a hook that snaps the head of Tate Jr backwards.
Young can't break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

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

Tate Jr clinches up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tate Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Young backwards.
Young is trying to stall.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.

Tate Jr darts in and clinches Young up against the ropes.
Young is trying to break free.
Young is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

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

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Young 's defenses.
Tate Jr content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Young trying to stall but Tate Jr improves his position.
Young has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr wants to clinch.
Young doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
No joy there for Tate Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Tate Jr instigates a clinch.
Tate Jr tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Jr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.

Tate Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Young lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As Young tries to get set, Tate Jr tries to push him back and clinch up but Young manages to avoid the attempt.

Young gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Young 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Young tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Young .
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Young circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Young misses with the combination.
Tate Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Young breaks away and moves out of range.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Tate Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Young .

Tate Jr moves into the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Tate Jr tries to throw a body punch but Young avoids it by throwing Tate Jr back against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
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!
Young keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
Tate Jr scores with a leg kick.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tate Jr checks a low kick from Young .
Tate Jr misses with a low kick.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Young misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young throws a head kick that misses.
Tate Jr moves out of range as Young throws a body kick.
Tate Jr is looking to land body kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Young slips under a jab.

Young has Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young throws a right and a left that Tate Jr avoids nicely.
Tate Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Crunch! Tate Jr slams his shin into Young 's torso.
Young takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tate Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Young should have avoided that one.
Tate Jr throws a leg kick which misses Young 's front leg but catches the back leg as Young tries to avoid it.
Tate Jr throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Young misses with a two punch combination.
Curtis Tate Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Young tries to clinch up.
Young misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate Jr.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Young has managed to clinch.
Tate Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young is breathing heavily.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.

Tate Jr closes the distance and pushes Young back into the ropes.
Young working hard to break the clinch.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tate Jr throws a knee to the head but misses.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch but Young swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Jr tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Young manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Young gets tackled into the ropes by Tate Jr. Tate Jr maintains the clinch.
Young is trying to break the clinch but Tate Jr is controlling him.
Young struggles to land a body shot inside as Tate Jr controls his hands.
Tate Jr slows down the pace here.
Young misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tate Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Curtis Tate Jr has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate Jr is looking to control Young 's arms but Young gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tate Jr has his back to the ropes.
Tate Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Young can do to turn this around?
Tate Jr stalling in the clinch.
Tate Jr trying to stall but Young improves his position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Curtis Tate Jr.
Tate Jr lands a head kick!
Young misses with the combination.
Tate Jr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Young manages to circle out of the way.
Young avoids a kick to the body.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Tate Jr tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Young closes the distance and pushes Tate Jr back into the ropes.

Young pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate Jr misses with a hook.
A head kick misses from Young .
Tate Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tate Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch.
Young throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr has Young pressed against the ropes, preventing Young from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate Jr keeps control of Young as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young tries to break free but Tate Jr pushes him back against the ropes.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Tate Jr avoids the damage to the body.

Tate Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Young throws the kick towards the body but Tate Jr avoids it.

Young rushes Tate Jr and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Jr prevents Young from breaking the clinch.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr is looking to clinch but Young is avoiding it.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tate Jr moves out of range easily.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that looked like it stung.

It looks like Rick Young Young has been cut.

Young pushes Tate Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Young tries to clinch there but Tate Jr circles away.

Tate Jr clinches up with Young and pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.

Tate Jr breaks from the clinch.
Tate Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Young circles away.
As Tate Jr backs off Young throws a huge counter combo but Tate Jr manages to avoid it all.
Tate Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Young circles away from the clinch attempt.
Young misses with a head kick.
Curtis Tate Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Jr moves in looking to clinch but Young pushes him off.
Tate Jr feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Young 's calf.
Tate Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tate Jr rushes Young and presses him up against the ropes.
Tate Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.

Tate Jr manages to break the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Young looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Tate Jr gets tackled into the ropes by Young . Young maintains the clinch.
Tate Jr throws a head punch that misses.

Tate Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate Jr tries to clinch there but Young circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Jr misses with a low kick as Young jumps back.
Tate Jr cracks Young with a good jab.

Tate Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Young pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Tate Jr avoiding damage.
Tate Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Tate Jr trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate Jr into the ropes.
Tate Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Young is defending well for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Jr 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Jr!
Curtis Tate Jr retains his heavyweight title!