PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Pate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dace Javis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Javis has chosen Highwayman as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Pate
vs
Javis

192 cm
23
273 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.

HATE Technologies
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Pate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dace Javis!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Javis avoids the head kick by Pate.
Javis fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Javis throws a leg kick but Pate sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Javis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pate circles away quickly and effectively.
Javis misses with a low kick.

Pate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Javis tries to roll over but Pate keeps him under control.
Javis trying to control from the bottom.

Pate looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pate not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Javis is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pate scores with a couple of nice shots.
Javis tries to get to full guard but Pate has control of the leg.
Javis gets back to full guard.
Javis is trying to keep Pate in close.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pate is controlling him.
Pate tries to free his leg and advance position but Javis is retaining full guard.
Javis wants to stand but Pate is controlling the position.
Pate advances to half guard.
Ground and pound from Pate.
Javis tries to get to full guard but Pate has control of the leg.
Javis wants to get back to his feet.
Javis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Javis working a defensive guard here.
Pate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Javis is keeping the position for now.
Pate lands a couple of elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pate looking to pass the guard.

Javis pushes Pate off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Pate throws a wild body kick that Javis sees coming a mile off.

Javis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pate landing some decent shots from guard.
Pate lands a couple of elbows.
Pate tries to free his leg and advance position but Javis is retaining full guard.
Javis wants to stand up but Pate is controlling him.
Pate passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pate working the head and body with strikes.
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!
Pate working the ground and pound.
Pate lands an elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pate scoring with punches and elbows.
Javis sneaks back into half guard.
Javis is looking to improve his position.
Pate drops an elbow to the side of Javis's head.
Pate missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Pate is working for a submission of some sort.
Pate is breathing heavily.
Javis blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pate.
Pate prevents Javis from standing back up.
Pate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Pate wants to pass to mount but Javis is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pate frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Javis wants to control but Pate is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Javis trying desperately to get to his feet.
Javis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Javis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Javis takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Javis can't escape the position.
Pate scoring with strikes but Javis is staying in there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pate working the ground and pound effectively.
Pate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Javis?
Javis tries to hold on but Pate postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Javis is desperately trying to improve his position but Pate has a good base and remains in mount.
Pate with the ground and pound from mount.
Javis is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Pate dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Pate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pate lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Javis is rocked!
Pate landing a few strikes.
Javis is still in real trouble! Can Pate finish him?
Pate is chipping away with strikes.
Javis is trying to improve his position.
Javis wants to get back to his feet but Pate drags him back down.
Javis seems to have recovered his senses.

Pate tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pate has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pate working the head and body with strikes.
Javis is breathing heavily.
Javis is working to avoid the ground and pound but Pate connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Javis struggling a bit here.

Pate tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pate lands a nice forearm strike.
Pate lands an elbow.
Javis tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Javis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Pate grinds an elbow into Javis's temple.
Pate cracks Javis with a big elbow.
Javis is trying to get back to his feet.
Pate lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Javis down.
Javis gets back to half guard.
Javis tries to get to full guard but Pate has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pate lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pate is looking for a kimura here.
Pate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Javis looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pate is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pate trying to mount his opponent but Javis defends it.
Pate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis tries to kick Pate off but Pate keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pate prevents Javis from improving his position.
Pate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Javis wants to control but Pate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pate working over Javis with some ground and pound. Javis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Pate connects with a nice short shot to Javis's temple.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Pate landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pate working over Javis with some ground and pound. Javis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Pate seems to be working for a kimura but Javis defends the submission attempt.
Pate prevents Javis from standing back up.
Pate takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pate looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Javis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Javis is looking to control Pate's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Javis avoid being mounted?

Javis manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Javis!
Pate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Javis can do to turn this around?
Pate throws a leg kick that misses.
Javis throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pate throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Pate feints and as Javis raises his hands in defense, Pate changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jake Pate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Javis working a defensive guard here.
Pate tries to free his leg and advance position but Javis is retaining full guard.
Pate working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Javis has his feet on Pate's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pate thows a left - swing and a miss!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pate throws a lazy right hand but Javis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pate throws a head kick but Javis moves out of range.
Pate missing with a left hand there. Javis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Javis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pate.
Pate misses with a straight left.
Pate drops his hands momentarily and Javis takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Pate dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Javis wants to land a leg kick but Pate is out of range.
Javis misses with a jab, cross combination.
Javis throws a big shot that misses.
Javis checks a leg kick.
Pate misses with a straight left.
Javis connects with the punch.
Javis connects with a right hand. Pate shakes it off.
Pate pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Javis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Javis moves out of range of the strikes.
Pate swats away the attempt to clinch by Javis.
Pate throws a body punch but Javis moves out of range.
Javis lands with a cross.
Pate wants to land a leg kick but Javis is out of range.
Javis works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Pate avoids the body shot from Javis.
The fighters circling - Pate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Javis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pate.
Nice defenses there by Javis.
Javis jabs at Pate's body.
Pate throws a head kick that misses.
Javis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pate.
Pate throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Javis lands with a nice body punch.
Pate throws a jab when Javis was well out of range.

Javis moves into range and clinches up with Pate.
Pate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Javis creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Javis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice body punch from Javis.
Dace Javis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Javis lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pate has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pate and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pate walks into a straight right hand from Javis.
Pate motions for Javis to come forward. Pate throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Javis motions for Pate to come forward. Javis throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Javis getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Javis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pate takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Javis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pate.
Pate misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Javis scores with a nice strike.
Pate throws a head kick but Javis moves out of range.
Javis lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Javis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Javis duly obliges.
Pate walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Javis throws a right hand that Pate ducks under and follows up with a left that Pate also avoids with ease.
Pate fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Javis.
Javis throws a half hearted mid kick.
Javis fails to land with a series of punches.
Dace Javis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Javis moves into the clinch successfully.

Pate breaks from the clinch.
A slow jab from Pate misses its intended target.
Pate will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pate misses with a takedown attempt - Javis sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Javis lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pate misses with a leg kick.

Pate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pate prevents Javis from getting back to his feet.
Dace Javis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Javis utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Javis tries to strike from the bottom.
Pate won't allow Javis to get back to his feet.
Javis will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Javis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pate.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javis wants to get back to his feet but Pate is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Javis slips a straight right by Pate.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Javis, right into the meat.
Javis is looking to land body kicks.
Javis fails to land with a series of punches.
Pate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Javis.
Javis stalks Pate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pate's face. Pate staggers backwards, shaken.
Javis misses with a series of wild punches.
Javis swinging wilding here.
Pate walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Javis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Javis connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pate momentarily.
Javis cracks Pate with an open hand slap.
Pate looks for a takedown but Javis sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Pate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pate moves out of range of the body kick from Javis.
Javis throws a series of punches but Pate avoids them all with ease.
Pate is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Javis.
Pate tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pate throws a jab but it's blocked by Javis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Pate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Pate prevents Javis from getting the reversal.
Pate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pate with the ground and pound from mount.

Javis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pate.
Javis blocking the ground and pound.
Javis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Pate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Javis?
Javis is trying to escape the mount.

Javis defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Pate.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Javis is looking to improve his position but Pate isn't that keen on the idea.
Pate is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Javis can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dace Javis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pate has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Pate!