PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Munamies Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luis Amauri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Munamies Tate has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Tate
vs
Amauri

215 cm
20
270 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

194 cm
24
228 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
KO power

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Munamies Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Amauri!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, George Francis and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Amauri tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Amauri tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Luis Amauri has been cut.

Amauri has closed the distance and engaged Tate in a clinch.
Tate tries to break the clinch but Amauri is controlling the position.
Tate wants to get back to striking at distance but Amauri won't allow it.
Amauri jumps guard but Tate stands there with Amauri around his waist. Amauri gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Amauri dodges an elbow strike from Tate.
A head punch on the inside from Tate fails to land.
Amauri dodges an elbow strike from Tate.
Amauri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tate misses with the head strike.
Amauri blocks an elbow strike from Tate.
Amauri avoids a wild elbow strike from Tate.
Amauri avoids the elbow strike from Tate, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tate.
Come on Amauri - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Amauri is working for takedown but Tate is calmly controlling the position for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tate just misses with a elbow thrown towards Amauri's brow.
Tate is trying to break the clinch but Amauri has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amauri keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate's efforts to push away.
Amauri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Tate smiles and moves away.
Munamies Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Amauri.
Tate throws a head kick but Amauri moves out of range.

Amauri shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

Amauri has hold of Tate's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Tate manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Amauri content just to control the position here.

Amauri looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Amauri stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Munamies Tate is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amauri throws a combination that misses
and Tate counters with a head kick. That will keep Amauri thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Amauri is looking to clinch but Tate is avoiding it.
Amauri tries to clinch but Tate is having none of it.
Tate throws a sloppy head kick and Amauri moves out of range easily.
Amauri tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Tate manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Amauri throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Amauri closes the distance and clinches.
Amauri keeps control of Tate as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amauri has him pressed against the cage.
Tate is trying to break free.
Tate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Amauri has him pressed against the cage.
Tate wants to break free but Amauri has control.

Tate breaks from the clinch.
Tate looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Amauri tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Amauri wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.

Amauri looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Tate!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Amauri is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Amauri!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Luis Amauri!