PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Major Pain (ranked 3276 p4p, 6176 weight class) and Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 402 p4p, 573 weight class). Curtis Tate Iii is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Pain
vs
Tate Iii

187 cm
25
216
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
215
5 - 1 - 0

Solid boxing
Prefers standup

Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Major Pain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

Pain moves into the clinch.
Pain wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.

Pain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.

Pain rushes Tate Iii and presses him up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Tate Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain misses with the combination.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pain takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Pain moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pain counters with a series of strikes. Tate Iii will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sloppy strikes from Tate Iii. Those never looked like landing.
Pain tried to score with a low kick but Tate Iii checks it.
Pain lands a jab to the head.
Pain wants to slow Tate Iii down by chopping away at his legs.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Pain moves to clinch but Tate Iii breaks away
and Tate Iii counters with a stiff right hand.

Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.

Pain rushes Tate Iii and presses him up against the ropes.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
Pain appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate Iii scores with a four punch combination!
Pain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tate Iii throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tate Iii moves out of range of the body kick.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Tate Iii tries to get set, Pain tries to push him back and clinch up but Tate Iii manages to avoid the attempt.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Iii throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate Iii misses with a hook to the body

and Pain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pain.
Pain leaning against his opponent.
Pain lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tate Iii backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain pushes off an throws an elbow but Tate Iii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Tate Iii is looking to break free of the clinch but Pain has double underhooks.
Pain missing with knees to the body.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination but Pain avoids it well.

Pain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pain trying to land knees to the body.
Pain looking to slow down the pace here.
Pain using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tate Iii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pain lands with a short shot to the head.

Tate Iii breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii throws a sloppy body shot
and Pain counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a big shot that misses.
Pain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pain is looking to clinch.

Pain moves into range and clinches up with Tate Iii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Pain breaks from the clinch.
Tate Iii ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tate Iii lands a nice looking body shot.
Tate Iii swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pain lands with an uppercut that bounces Tate Iii off the ropes and back into range.
Tate Iii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pain circles away quickly and effectively.
Pain is looking to counter the offense by Tate Iii and move into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Major Pain will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pain slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.
Pain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate Iii lands with a good body shot.
Tate Iii is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Pain rather than just go for the knockout.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Pain avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No joy there for Tate Iii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tate Iii's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Tate Iii duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pain throws a nice looking combination but Tate Iii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Major Pain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tate Iii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii takes a swing at Pain's ribcage but misses.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pain sets himself, and Tate Iii steps forward looking for the clinch! Pain avoids it this time.
Pain staying out of range there.
Pain slips under a jab from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the side of Pain's head but Pain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Pain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii throws a hook but Pain avoids it easily.
Tate Iii misses with a hook.
Curtis Tate Iii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tate Iii blocks the body kick.
Pain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tate Iii scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Pain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate Iii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate Iii throws a right hand that Pain ducks under and follows up with a left that Pain also avoids with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pain takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Pain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tate Iii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tate Iii trying to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
Pain keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tate Iii's efforts to push away.

Tate Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Pain wants to clinch up but Tate Iii keeps it at a distance.
Tate Iii wants to counter the offense by Pain and move into the clinch position.
Pain 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 uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pain has time to react.
Tate Iii misses with a few strikes there.
Pain throws a right and a left that Tate Iii avoids nicely.
Pain tries to clinch up.
Pain slips a jab and a cross from Tate Iii.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Pain clinches up with Tate Iii and pushes him back against the ropes.
Pain lands with a light punch inside.
Tate Iii taking a breather.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pain closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pain doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Pain tries to clinch up but Tate Iii circles away and keeps his distance.
Curtis Tate Iii seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Pain moves into the clinch successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pain wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tate Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Pain avoids the damage to the body.
Tate Iii wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pain has him pressed against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A jab from Tate Iii does it's job there.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Pain throws a head kick that misses.
Pain is looking to clinch.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tate Iii. Pain does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Tate Iii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Tate Iii tries to keep at a distance but Pain has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tate Iii manages to break the clinch.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pain is looking to counter the offense by Tate Iii and move into the clinch.
Pain ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate Iii moves away.
Tate Iii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain is looking to clinch.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Pain seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tate Iii tests Pain's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Pain darts in and clinches Tate Iii up against the ropes.
Pain has Tate Iii pushed against the ropes.
Tate Iii avoiding damage as Pain throws knees to the body.
Pain wants to stall.

Pain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain looks to land a body kick but Tate Iii moved away.

Pain has Tate Iii up against the ropes in a clinch.
Tate Iii keeps control of Pain as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tate Iii taking a breather.
Tate Iii managing to block the knees to the body from Pain.
Tate Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pain's elbow.

Pain breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tate Iii misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate Iii thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A cross from Tate Iii lands.

Pain has closed the distance and engaged Tate Iii in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Pain works on Tate Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Tate Iii creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Major Pain has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Tate Iii pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate Iii throws a sloppy body shot
and Pain counters with a three punch combo that has Tate Iii backing up. Tate Iii nods at Pain to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tate Iii misses with a two punch combination.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Pain wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
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 Iii catches Pain with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Pain fails in his attempt to clinch.

Pain pushes Tate Iii up against the ropes in a clinch.
Pain looking to slow down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Pain breaks the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Curtis Tate Iii.
I think Tate Iii has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

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