PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tate comes to the ring accompanied by Looking out my back door - C.C.R.. Jack Mara looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Tate
vs
Mara

192 cm
25
212 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

190 cm
24
206 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

(GTI) PROLETARIAN
(GTI) PROLETARIAN

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ethan Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Mara!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mara fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mara moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
Mara tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.

Tate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tate lands in his opponent's guard.
Tate loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tate tries to stand but Mara is controlling from the bottom.
Tate is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

Tate decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mara doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.

Tate takes the fight into the clinch.
Tate drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mara pulls his leg out and moves away.
Mara tries to clinch but Tate moves away

and Tate counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mara's guard now.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Mara is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mara has momentary wrist control but Tate slips an elbow through the middle.
Tate trying to control but Mara is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mara looking for a guillotine here but Tate defends easily.
Mara looks gassed!
Mara can't keep his opponent in guard - Tate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tate throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Tate wants to work for an arm triangle but Mara is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Tate works his way into full mount!
Tate with the ground and pound from mount.
Mara is bucking up trying to escape but Tate cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate punishing his opponent with strikes.

Tate moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mara has worked his arm free - good work by Mara!
Tate wants to control but Mara is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tate stands up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Tate is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Mara's half guard.
Mara is staying active underneath Tate, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tate working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Mara's thigh. Mara counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Tate passes into half guard.
Mara is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Tate passes to full mount!
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tate lands a big shot there that rocks Mara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Tate landing punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate with the ground and pound from mount.
Mara is in a horrible position here. Tate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
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!
Tate putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mara is in a horrible position here. Tate smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Tate looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate cracks Mara with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tate with shots to the head and body - Mara looks very uncomfortable down there.
Tate landing strikes from the mount.
Tate controlling from the full mount.
Tate with shots to the head and body - Mara looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Tate.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate controlling his opponent.
Tate scoring with strikes but Mara is staying in there.
Ethan Tate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tate controlling from the full mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tate lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mara hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Tate dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tate drops Mara with a beautiful combination! Mara stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tate is looking for the KO!

It looks like Jack Mara has been cut.
Mara tries to clinch but Tate moves away

and Tate decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mara's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate stands up over Mara, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tate distracts Mara with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Tate not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mara's head.
Mara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tate is pushing down on Mara's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mara is fighting to maintain full guard but Tate has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tate thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mara's head.
Tate is taking a breather. Mara 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.
Tate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mara can do to turn this around?
Tate is trying to control the action in half guard but Mara is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tate slows the pace down in half guard.

That's two 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.
Tate seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Mara for as long as he can get away with.
Mara is refusing to be controlled, as Tate sits in half guard.
Tate moves into full mount! Mara won't be happy about that!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mara in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tate landing shots from mount.
Ethan Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mara looks a forlorn figure.
Tate raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mara taking shots to the head.
Tate pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Tate with the ground and pound from mount.
Tate controlling the position easily from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:25
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:25
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ethan Tate!