PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pterradactlson's entrance music is Holiday Rap. A fine choice. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ethan Tate was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Pterradactlson
vs
Tate

186 cm
23
205 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

192 cm
22
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Brawler
Determined

Monster MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ethan Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pterradactlson drops Tate with a nice combination! Pterradactlson dives into Tate's guard, looking to finish!

Tate is rocked!

It looks like Ethan Tate has been cut.
Pterradactlson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate is still in real trouble! Can Pterradactlson finish him?
Tate looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Pterradactlson puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tate seems to have recovered his senses.
Pterradactlson blocks the strikes from Tate.
Tate wants to get back to full guard but Pterradactlson has mounted him!
Tate tries to reverse the position but Pterradactlson maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pterradactlson breaks from Tate's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tate tries to hold on but Pterradactlson postures up.
Pterradactlson wants to control but instead Tate manages to regain half guard.
Pterradactlson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pterradactlson's guard.
Pterradactlson controls Tate momentarily but Tate frees himself.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Pterradactlson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Pterradactlson wriggles free and stands up.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Pterradactlson shoots in.
Tate dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pterradactlson looks for a takedown but Tate sprawls well.
Pterradactlson is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pterradactlson, as that shot connected.
Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Tate closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tate lands in his opponent's guard.
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 wants to control from the top but Pterradactlson keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pterradactlson wants to sweep but no luck.
Tate keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Pterradactlson's head.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Pterradactlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pterradactlson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
Tate with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tate landing with the ground and pound.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Pterradactlson blocks nicely.
Tate is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pterradactlson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Pterradactlson is retaining full guard.
Tate postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate wants to control from the top but Pterradactlson keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pterradactlson moves in looking to clinch but Tate pushes him off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Ethan Tate will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ethan Tate's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tate takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pterradactlson is looking to clinch.
Tate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson has been cut.
Pterradactlson takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
Pterradactlson misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pterradactlson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tate misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pterradactlson slips a straight right by Tate.
Tate misses with a low kick.
Pterradactlson with a poor takedown
and Tate counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tate misses with a body shot.
Pterradactlson throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pterradactlson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate scores with a jab. Pterradactlson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Pterradactlson gets caught flat footed, as Tate shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Pterradactlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tate works over Pterradactlson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tate lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate scoring with some ground and pound.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Tate's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tate thows a big elbow that misses.
Ethan Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pterradactlson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tate.
Tate trying to control but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate forces his way into half guard.
Tate is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate throws a strike but Pterradactlson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pterradactlson wants to stand and escape but Tate is having none of it.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Pterradactlson has wrist control.
Tate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tate connects with a couple of short punches.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate works over Pterradactlson with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tate throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Tate prevents Pterradactlson from standing back up.
Pterradactlson won't allow Tate to pass to mount.
Tate scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Pterradactlson wants to get back to full guard.
Pterradactlson has hold of Tate's hands but Tate slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate throwing shots but Pterradactlson is blocking nicely.
Tate working over Pterradactlson with some ground and pound. Pterradactlson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tate throwing shots but Pterradactlson is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Tate showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tate throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pterradactlson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Pterradactlson gets a clinch.

Pterradactlson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch up.
Tate wants to slow Pterradactlson down by chopping away at his legs.
Tate fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tate misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pterradactlson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tate ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pterradactlson moves away.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch there but Tate circles away.
Pterradactlson throws a combination that misses
and Tate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pterradactlson has a takedown stuffed.
Nice shot lands for Tate.
Tate throws a low kick but Pterradactlson avoids it.
Tate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Pterradactlson's head backwards.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pterradactlson fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pterradactlson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pterradactlson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A jab from Tate finds it's way through Pterradactlson's defenses.
Pterradactlson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tate tests Pterradactlson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tate.
Pterradactlson dodges the punch combination from Tate.
Pterradactlson misses with the combination.
Ethan Tate seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tate connects with a jab.
Pterradactlson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pterradactlson slips under a jab from Tate.
Tate moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pterradactlson walks into a jab.

Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson's cut is getting worse.

Tate drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tate moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tate is working Pterradactlson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tate working the ground and pound.
Tate trying to control the action but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate prevents Pterradactlson from escaping the position.
Tate trying to control the position but Pterradactlson is working away.
Tate looks up at the clock and then as Pterradactlson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tate smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Tate working the body and head with strikes.
Tate working the head with strikes.
Tate working the strikes but Pterradactlson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Ground and pound from Tate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pterradactlson regains full guard. Nicely done.

Pterradactlson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tate can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
Tate landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tate working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Tate really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Pterradactlson blocks a low kick nicely.
A big right from Tate misses.
Tate swings for the body but Pterradactlson moves out of range.
Tate throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate misses the jab.
Pterradactlson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pterradactlson misses with a body shot.
Pterradactlson stalks Tate and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tate's face. Tate staggers backwards, shaken.
Pterradactlson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate jabs Pterradactlson right on the nose. Pterradactlson blinks but takes it well.
Pterradactlson wants to clinch up but Tate keeps it at a distance.
Tate lands a body shot.
A combination from Tate does no damage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pterradactlson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tate counters with a three punch combo that has Pterradactlson backing up. Pterradactlson nods at Tate to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Pterradactlson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pterradactlson's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate is stalling in the full guard.
Tate passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pterradactlson seems a little lost for a moment, as Tate dominates the positioning.
Tate works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Tate looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pterradactlson is avoiding damage well.
Tate controlling from side mount.

That's two 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 looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pterradactlson is avoiding damage well.
Tate trying to control the action but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.
Tate tries to score with some ground and pound. Pterradactlson controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Pterradactlson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Tate wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Tate has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tate scores with punches from side control.

Chunkknuckle Pterradactlson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the action but Pterradactlson is working from the bottom.
Tate working the ground and pound.
Tate with the ground and pound but Pterradactlson regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Tate wants to free his trapped foot but Pterradactlson is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Tate is working for a kimura but Pterradactlson is defending it quite comfortably.
Ground and pound from Tate.

That's four 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 with the ground and pound but Pterradactlson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pterradactlson controlling the position.
Pterradactlson wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.
Pterradactlson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Pterradactlson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Tate dominated that fourth round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Tate lands an overhand right.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Pterradactlson.
Pterradactlson tries to clinch up.
Tate thows a body shot but no joy.
Tate lands with a right hand.
Pterradactlson shoots and misses
and Tate counters with a straight right hand.

Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Pterradactlson wants to improve his position but Tate is controlling well.
Tate trying to advance position but Pterradactlson counters by regaining guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Pterradactlson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pterradactlson is trying to control the position but Tate postures up.
Pterradactlson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pterradactlson keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Pterradactlson has momentary wrist control but Tate slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Tate is looking to advance position but Pterradactlson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pterradactlson looking to finish Tate with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tate!
Pterradactlson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tate tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tate manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Ethan Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate keeping control of the position.
Pterradactlson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tate controlling the position well.
Pterradactlson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tate preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Pterradactlson has control of the leg.
Tate really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pterradactlson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tate is positioning himself well to prevent Pterradactlson advancing to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ethan Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tate winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 45:50
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 45:50
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 45:50

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