PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 4525 p4p, 4839 weight class) and William Tate (ranked 522 p4p, 535 weight class). Major Pain has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pain
vs
Tate

187 cm
25
216
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
210
2 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Excellent boxer
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, William Tate!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Pain forces Tate back against the ropes and clinches.
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 wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pain tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Tate is able to avoid easily.
Pain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch up but Pain circles away and keeps his distance.

Pain has managed to clinch.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Pain wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Tate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pain looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pain missing with knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Pain as the two fighters clinch.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.

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 is trying to force a seperation but Pain has the dominant position.
Pain slowing the pace effectively.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Pain gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes.
Tate misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pain wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Pain throws an elbow but it misses.
Pain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tate avoids it.
Pain stalling in the clinch.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to break free but Pain has control.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Tate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Pain can't break the clinch.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Tate missing with knees to the body.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tate tries a body shot but Pain blocks it.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Pain throws a leg kick
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A frustrated look appears on Pain's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Pain won't allow it.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
Pain is trying to break free.
Pain is trying to force a seperation but Tate has the dominant position.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
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 lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
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.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Pain has Tate up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate has Pain pressed against the ropes, preventing Pain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

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

Pain moves into the clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch.

Pain clinches.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tate blocks an elbow strike from Pain.
Pain lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Pain.
Tate prevents Pain from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to break free but Pain pushes him back against the ropes.
Tate being controlled against the ropes.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Tate's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
William Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Pain darts in and clinches Tate up against the ropes.
Good body shot from Pain.
Stalling in the clinch from Pain.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Pain uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tate.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pain moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate trying to control the position but instead, Pain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tate into the ropes.
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 has a couple of punches blocked by Pain.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Pain.
The referee calls for Pain to work.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.

Pain manages to break the clinch.
Pain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pain throws a lazy head kick
enabling Tate to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain misses with a looping right.
Tate moves into range and connects with a jab.

Pain rushes Tate and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate has him pressed against the ropes.

Pain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tate tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Pain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain misses with a knee strike.
Tate tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
Tate blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Pain is trying to push Tate away but Tate has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Tate managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch.

Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pain tries to land a knee to the head but Tate blocks with his arms.
Pain is looking to break free of the clinch but Tate has double underhooks.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pain lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tate tries to stall but Pain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Major Pain dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch but Pain moves out of range.
Tate is looking to clinch but Pain is avoiding it.
Pain is looking to chop away at Tate's legs.

Pain clinches.
Tate swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pain just leaning against Tate, taking a breather.
Pain has had enough of the clinch but Tate keeps him there for the moment.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pain.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Pain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tate is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Major Pain is winning the standup battle so far.
Danga de danga de dang - Pain scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like William Tate has been cut.
Pain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
A head kick by Pain misses
and Tate counters with a one-two to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain lands a glancing blow to the side of Tate's head.
Tate throws a hook but Pain blocks it.
Tate works the jab nicely.

Pain clinches with his opponent.
Pain tries to break the clinch but Tate is controlling the position.
Pain stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Tate is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate is trying to break free.
Pain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Pain tries to circle away but Tate has him pinned against the ropes.
Pain pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Tate is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pain is keeping busy.
Pain has Tate pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Pain breaks from the clinch.

Pain closes the distance and pushes Tate back into the ropes.
Tate is trying to stall.
Pain stalling the fight.
Tate is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Tate avoids a wild elbow strike 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain prevents Tate from breaking the clinch.
Tate looking to stall.
Pain avoiding damage.
Good body shot from Pain.
Pain throws an elbow that misses.
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 blocks a body shot from Tate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Pain pushes Tate back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tate is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pain is defending well for now.
Tate throws an elbow but it misses.
Pain is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
Tate avoids the elbow strike from Pain, against the ropes.
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.
Tate misses with a body punch.
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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A short right from Pain on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Major Pain showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pain 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Major Pain!
Major Pain is the new light heavyweight champion!