PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geraldo Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mucahid Aslan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tate
vs
Aslan

191 cm
19
177 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

180 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geraldo Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mucahid Aslan!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Daniel Blasius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aslan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tate counters with a shoot takedown. Aslan fights it but they end up in guard.
Tate won't allow Aslan to sweep him here.

Tate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Aslan throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aslan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tate. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Tate gets to his feet. Aslan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aslan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tate defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tate gets tackled into the cage by Aslan. Aslan maintains the clinch.

Tate pulls guard successfully.
Tate looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Tate looking for a guillotine here but Aslan defends easily.
Aslan won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Aslan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Aslan defends it easily.

Tate throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tate is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Aslan gets to his feet. Tate looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mucahid Aslan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tate pinned against the cage. Tate gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Aslan shoots in but no luck this time.
Geraldo Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mucahid Aslan.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate is defended easily by Aslan.
Aslan tries to clinch up but Tate circles away and keeps his distance.
Aslan fails with the takedown.

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 looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Tate looking to pass the guard.
Aslan is trying to keep Tate in close.
Tate has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aslan is proving hard to escape from.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Aslan can't keep his opponent in guard - Tate advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Geraldo Tate dominated that round.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Aslan.
Tate attempts a counter takedown but Aslan avoids it well and moves away.
Aslan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Tate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aslan sprawls well initially but Tate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Aslan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tate looks to land a strike but Aslan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Aslan wants to sweep here but Tate controlling him for the moment.
Aslan controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate won't allow Aslan to sweep him here.
Tate throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tate is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate wanted to stand there but Aslan had control of the position.
Aslan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tate missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aslan has his hands on Tate's head, controlling the position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Geraldo Tate is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Aslan stuffs the takedown.

Tate tries to keep at a distance but Aslan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Tate has had enough of the clinch but Aslan keeps him there for the moment.

Aslan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Aslan can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aslan defends well and Tate ends up having to push Aslan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tate keeps the fight on the outside.
Tate appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tate tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Aslan defends well and Tate ends up having to push Aslan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aslan tries a head kick but it misses.
Aslan slaps away a takedown attempt from Tate, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Aslan is defended easily by Tate.
Tate wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Aslan misses with a takedown attempt - Tate sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Tate tries to counter with a takedown but Aslan is quick to defend against it.
Aslan is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aslan tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tate counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tate.

Tate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Aslan, up you get!
Aslan has a takedown stuffed.
Aslan shoots for a takedown but Tate saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Tate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tate showed some decent athleticism there.

Tate escapes and gets back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Aslan closes the distance and clinches.
Aslan lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

Aslan is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Tate can't fight it off and eventually Aslan manages to take the fight to the floor. Tate looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tate is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

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

That was a close second round but I would say that Geraldo Tate will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Aslan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aslan throws a head kick that misses

and Tate counters with a nice double leg into side control. Aslan won't be happy with that.
Tate working away.
Aslan is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tate is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Aslan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Aslan is looking to improve his position but Tate isn't that keen on the idea.
Tate scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Aslan?
Tate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate cracks Aslan with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Aslan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A nice elbow there by Tate.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate is landing with some decent strikes but Aslan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aslan sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Tate decides to stand up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tate.
Aslan tries a head kick but it misses.
Tate seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Aslan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Geraldo Tate. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aslan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tate wanted to stand there but Aslan had control of the position.

Tate gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Aslan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tate looks for a takedown but Aslan sprawls well.
Mucahid Aslan seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Aslan.
Aslan throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Tate dives in and grabs Aslan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Aslan pushes down on Tate's head and hops out.
Tate shoots in for a takedown but Aslan shows good takedown defense.
Aslan dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tate shoots in for a double leg but Aslan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Aslan doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Tate counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aslan wants to sweep but no luck.

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

Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Aslan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Aslan working a defensive guard but Tate manages to pass into side control anyway.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geraldo Tate showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tate, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27

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