PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty T Bone (ranked 4006 p4p, 4900 weight class) and Andy Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scotty T Bone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

T Bone
vs
Tate

179 cm
18
218
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
24
198
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty T Bone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Andy Tate!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
T Bone misses with a looping right.
Tate lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
T Bone throws a lazy right hand but Tate sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
T Bone could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
T Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A jab from T Bone misses.
Tate throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tate looks winded!
Tate fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T Bone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tate is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
T Bone misses with a double jab
and Tate counters with a two punch combo.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate wants to counter with a clinch but T Bone pushes him away.
Tate avoids the body shot from T Bone.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone misses with a wild body shot.
T Bone tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tate is trying to counter with his kicks.
T Bone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice sprawl there from T Bone as Tate shoots in.
Scotty T Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Tate.
T Bone looks to throw the jab but Tate is out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tate is defended easily by T Bone.
A jab from T Bone misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by T Bone, which made it look bad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Bone misses with a straight right.
T Bone throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
T Bone throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by T Bone.
T Bone misses with a double jab.
Tate looks like he wants to counter punch here.
T Bone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from T Bone.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by T Bone.
Nice takedown defense from T Bone. No joy for Tate on that attempt.
T Bone throws a big shot that misses.
T Bone misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Bone throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate avoids the body shot from T Bone.
T Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Andy Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
T Bone throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Tate is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown. T Bone tries to sprawl out of it but Tate keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. T Bone manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
T Bone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
T Bone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
T Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tate steps to the side to avoid the strikes from T Bone.
Tate throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tate avoids the body shot from T Bone.
T Bone tries to bum rush Tate with a series of wild strikes but Tate uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
T Bone missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
T Bone misses with a body punch

and Tate moves into the clinch.
Tate misses with a hook to the ribs.
T Bone stops a takedown attempt from Tate.
T Bone can't break the clinch.
T Bone is trying to break the clinch but Tate is controlling him.
T Bone has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
T Bone wants to get back to striking at distance but Tate won't allow it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty T Bone dominated that round.
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.

T Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
T Bone throws a series of punches but Tate moves out of range.
Tate looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Tate slips under a jab.
T Bone is looking to wear down Tate with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Tate lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tate wants to clinch.
T Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
T Bone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tate can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tate is breathing heavily.
T Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.
T Bone fails to land with a series of punches.
Tate tries to clinch up but T Bone circles away and keeps his distance.
Scotty T Bone is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
T Bone is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tate's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Tate lands with a nice body kick.
T Bone misses the shot to the body.
Tate is looking for the big counter here.
Tate closes the distance and clinches up with T Bone, looking for a takedown. Tate pushes T Bone against the cage but T Bone circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
T Bone lands a nice shot to the body.
T Bone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
T Bone throws a body punch but Tate moves out of range.
T Bone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tate.
T Bone ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tate moves away.
T Bone misses with a wild combination.
T Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Bone misses with a straight left.
Tate tries to clinch there but T Bone circles away.
Tate swings for the body but T Bone moves out of range.
Scotty T Bone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
T Bone throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice side step and Tate releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
T Bone throws a series of punches but Tate avoids them all with ease.
Tate drops down looking to force a counter takedown but T Bone defends it well.
Tate has a takedown stuffed.
T Bone throws a right hand that Tate ducks under and follows up with a left that Tate also avoids with ease.
T Bone throws a jab but it's blocked by Tate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
T Bone throws a right and a left that Tate avoids nicely.
Tate takes one to the chin there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
T Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
No joy there for T Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
T Bone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
T Bone misses the jab.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
T Bone takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
T Bone throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate throws a counter combo.
T Bone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
T Bone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tate moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tate keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
T Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Bone throws a predictable looking body shot

and Tate counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
T Bone wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Tate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tate fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tate slips a straight right by T Bone.
T Bone lands a jab to Tate's midsection.
Scotty T Bone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
T Bone misses with a hook
and Tate counters with an inside leg kick.
Tate is looking to clinch but T Bone is avoiding it.
Tate walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Scotty T Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Tate.
T Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Scotty T Bone dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

T Bone just misses with a punch to the body.
Tate is looking to clinch but T Bone is avoiding it.
Tate uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by T Bone.
T Bone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tate counters with a left and a right that stings T Bone.
Tate slips a straight right by T Bone.
Tate wants to counter with a clinch but T Bone pushes him away.
T Bone lands a really nice looking cross but Tate seems unphased.
T Bone leaves Tate with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
T Bone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
T Bone missing with a left hand there. Tate was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tate shoots in but T Bone avoids the takedown attempt easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
T Bone closes the distance and lands a one-two.
T Bone misses the jab.
T Bone swings and misses with a hook to the body.
T Bone swings for the body but Tate moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Tate.
Tate throws out a counter right but T Bone avoids it with no problem.
T Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
T Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tate with the counter takedown but T Bone avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
T Bone throws a hook to the side of Tate's head but Tate sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tate unleashes a big counter combination but T Bone bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
T Bone throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tate throws a big counter head kick but T Bone avoids it with no problem.
T Bone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and T Bone wants it to stay on the feet.
Scotty T Bone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andy Tate.
T Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
T Bone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
T Bone thows a left - swing and a miss!
T Bone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tate slips under a jab.
T Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
T Bone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from T Bone.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate ducks right into an uppercut from T Bone.
Horrible takedown attempt by Tate or perhaps it was just good defense by T Bone, which made it look bad.
Tate showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from T Bone.
Scotty T Bone is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A telegraphed right hand from T Bone misses the target.
T Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
T Bone lands a nice hook to Tate's body. Tate takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Tate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
T Bone throws an overhand right that lands on Tate's shoulder, as Tate tries to avoid the shot.
T Bone misses with a wild body shot.
Tate keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from T Bone.
T Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
T Bone throws a nice looking combination but Tate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tate swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
T Bone takes a swing at Tate's ribcage but misses.
T Bone looks to land a combination but Tate avoids it well.
Tate avoids a punch combination nicely.
Andy Tate has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
T Bone swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty T Bone showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for T Bone, 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty T Bone!