PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Curtis Tate Iii (ranked 6265 p4p, 5108 weight class) and Righteous Crusader (ranked 632 p4p, 567 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tate Iii
vs
Crusader

185 cm
19
215
8 - 1 - 0

182 cm
25
200
4 - 0 - 1

Solid boxing
Very strong

Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Curtis Tate Iii!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate Iii connects with a nice looking jab.
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Tate Iii avoids it well.
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusader was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tate Iii misses the shot to the body.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Crusader throws a combination that misses

and Tate Iii counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Crusader wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tate Iii.

Tate Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tate Iii definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tate Iii connects with a body shot that sends Crusader 's belly button to the back.
Sloppy strikes from Crusader . Those never looked like landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tate Iii scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Crusader doesn't seem bothered though.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice body punch from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tate Iii.
Tate Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Tate Iii works over Crusader 's head and body with a nice combination.
Tate Iii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crusader .
As Crusader tries to get set, Tate Iii tries to push him back and clinch up but Crusader manages to avoid the attempt.
Tate Iii misses with the combination.
Crusader throws out a counter right but Tate Iii avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Tate Iii paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tate Iii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tate Iii throws a series of punches but Crusader avoids them all with ease.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tate Iii throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Crusader counters with a left and a right that stings Tate Iii.
Crusader scores with a hook.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate Iii scores with a hook.
Tate Iii has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Curtis Tate Iii has been cut.
Good exchange - Tate Iii coming out on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii lands with a shot to the body.
Crusader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tate Iii.
Crusader walks into a left hand.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice shot by Tate Iii.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crusader .
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Tate Iii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crusader lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tate Iii scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crusader misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tate Iii counters with a series of strikes. Crusader will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Crusader counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

Tate Iii clips Crusader with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Crusader a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.
Tate Iii swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Decent striking displayed by Tate Iii there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Tate Iii throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Tate Iii looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.
Tate Iii swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tate Iii counters with a series of strikes. Crusader will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tate Iii keeps the fight on the outside.
Crusader is looking to clinch but Tate Iii is avoiding it.
Crusader lands with a shot to the body.
Tate Iii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tate Iii misses with an uppercut. Crusader saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate Iii throws a series of strikes that have Crusader backpedaling.
Crusader keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crusader tries to counter by closing the distance.
Tate Iii tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate Iii tries to bum rush Crusader with a series of wild strikes but Crusader uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crusader pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tate Iii back to the ropes. Crusader follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tate Iii looks to land a combination. Crusader sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crusader misses with a body shot
and Tate Iii counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Crusader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Donk. Tate Iii catches Crusader right on the button with a cross.
Tate Iii with a nice cross.
Curtis Tate Iii is winning the standup battle so far.
A jab from Crusader finds it's way through Tate Iii's defenses.
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 throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Tate Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Crusader can do to turn this around?
Tate Iii misses with a double jab
and Crusader connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader slips a jab from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tate Iii is looking to wear down Crusader with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii looks to score with a jab to the body but Crusader is just out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch up.
Crusader throws a right hand that Tate Iii ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate Iii also avoids with ease.

Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Crusader prevents Tate Iii from breaking the clinch.
Tate Iii blocks an elbow strike.
Tate Iii wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crusader wants to break free but Tate Iii has control.
Tate Iii wants to break free but Crusader has control.
Tate Iii lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Tate Iii's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crusader can't break the clinch.
Crusader has Tate Iii pressed against the ropes, preventing Tate Iii from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tate Iii.

Crusader breaks the clinch.
Tate Iii avoids the body shot from Crusader .
Tate Iii tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Crusader manages to circle out of the way.
A punch combination from Tate Iii misses.
Crusader closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tate Iii circles away quickly and effectively.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Tate Iii misses.
Tate Iii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Crusader was well out of range. Poor timing from Tate Iii.
A shot to the liver by Crusader . Beautiful body shot.
Crusader takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves out of range.

Crusader moves into the clinch successfully.
Tate Iii looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tate Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crusader is trying to break the clinch but Tate Iii is controlling him.

Crusader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch but Tate Iii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Tate Iii dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Curtis Tate Iii's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Crusader ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate Iii moves away.
Tate Iii waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Crusader .
Tate Iii circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a nice uppercut.
Crusader throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate Iii counters with a three punch combo that has Crusader backing up. Crusader nods at Tate Iii to acknowledge the strikes.
Crusader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tate Iii's head.
Crusader wants to clinch but Tate Iii slips to the side
and Tate Iii counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tate Iii throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Tate Iii misses the shot to the body.
Tate Iii slips under a jab.
Tate Iii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Crusader 's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crusader is looking to clinch.
Crusader misses with a double jab.
Tate Iii is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crusader tries to clinch but Tate Iii moves away
and Tate Iii connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tate Iii misses with a wild combination.
Crusader looks to clinch
and Tate Iii counters with a one-two to the body.
Tate Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tate Iii's head backwards.
Tate Iii rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Crusader moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A right-left combo lands from Crusader .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crusader walks into a stiff left hand from Tate Iii.
Some wild striking there from Crusader .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crusader connects with a looping right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Crusader looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate Iii appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crusader slips under a jab.
Crusader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Danga de danga de dang - Tate Iii scores with a four punch combination!
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tate Iii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crusader doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate Iii circles away.
Tate Iii misses with a wild body shot.
Tate Iii scores with a decent looking hook.
Crusader tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tate Iii swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tate Iii throwing a counter right hand but Crusader manages to avoid it.
A nice combination there by Crusader .
Crusader swinging wildly here.
Tate Iii goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Crusader moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate Iii misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crusader has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crusader showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tate Iii.
Tate Iii shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crusader eats them both and turns towards Tate Iii to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Crusader 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 appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Crusader moves out of range as Tate Iii strikes.
Tate Iii ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Crusader misses with a series of wild punches.
Tate Iii changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Curtis Tate Iii showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tate Iii 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Curtis Tate Iii!
Curtis Tate Iii retains his light heavyweight title!