PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 23223 p4p, 22961 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 261 p4p, 237 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Tate Iii
vs
Powerhous

185 cm
29
215
50 - 14 - 0

225 cm
38
300
15 - 26 - 1

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 50 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 26 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powerhous walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous tries to bum rush Tate Iii with a series of wild strikes but Tate Iii uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate Iii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Powerhous.
Donk. Tate Iii catches Powerhous right on the button with a cross.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous tries to clinch there but Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate Iii lands a glancing blow to the side of Powerhous's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerhous misses with a combination

and Tate Iii holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tate Iii tries to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling the position.
A frustrated look appears on Powerhous's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tate Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Powerhous backwards.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Powerhous's efforts to push away.
Powerhous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Powerhous missing with knees to the body.
Tate Iii wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's two 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.
Powerhous wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tate Iii is trying to push Powerhous away but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Powerhous prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
Powerhous looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Powerhous keeps control of Tate Iii as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii is working Powerhous over against the ropes.
Powerhous is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Tate Iii tries to circle away but Powerhous has him pinned against the ropes.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Tate Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Powerhous in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Powerhous misses with an elbow strike.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Powerhous wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate Iii won't allow it.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Tate Iii as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Tate Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Powerhous tries to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling the position.
Powerhous misses with a punch on the inside.

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.
Tate Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Powerhous taking a breather.
Tate Iii is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Tate Iii lands an elbow that stopped Powerhous in his tracks for a moment.
Powerhous wants to stall.
Powerhous tries to stall but Tate Iii uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tate Iii stalling the fight.
Powerhous is trying to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate Iii wants to break free but Powerhous has control.
Tate Iii gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tate Iii punishes Powerhous's body with a nice straight punch.

It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.
Powerhous misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Tate Iii is having none of it.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate Iii avoids the body shot from Powerhous.
A punch combination from Powerhous misses.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Powerhous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tate Iii.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii lands with a nice combination. Powerhous backs away looking to recover.
Powerhous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Powerhous throws a right hand that Tate Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate Iii also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Tate Iii pushes him away.
Powerhous swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Tate Iii on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Powerhous ducks under a wild hook from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii misses the shot to the body.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Tate Iii.
Powerhous takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Powerhous misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Powerhous misses with a combination
and Tate Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
Tate Iii connects with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerhous slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Powerhous takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Powerhous showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii lands a right hook to the body.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tate Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powerhous circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Powerhous walks into a left hand.
Powerhous walks into a jab.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Tate Iii counters with a lead uppercut that lands right on the button! Powerhous goes down! Will Powerhous beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's up! No problem. Let's get back to the action!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate Iii sizes up Powerhous with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Tate Iii.

Powerhous clinches up against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries to circle away but Tate Iii has him pinned against the ropes.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tate Iii landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii pushes Powerhous back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Powerhous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tate Iii has him pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Powerhous has double underhooks.
Powerhous trying to control the position but instead, Tate Iii has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powerhous into the ropes.
Powerhous tries a body shot but Tate Iii blocks it.
Tate Iii has had enough of the clinch but Powerhous keeps him there for the moment.
Tate Iii is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous has him pressed against the ropes.
Tate Iii has Powerhous pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Boxing Powerhous's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Powerhous falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tate Iii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tate Iii digs a good hook to Powerhous's body.
Powerhous misses with a lunging right hand

and before Powerhous can reset, Tate Iii rushes him with a swarm of punches, sending him crashing to the floor, in all sorts of trouble! Powerhous is trying to beat the count but we're up to 6 already and he's nowhere near. 7,8... he's up! He's going to continue!
Powerhous thows a body kick. Tate Iii tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Powerhous misses with a double jab
and Tate Iii counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Powerhous to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Tate Iii!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Curtis Tate Iii!