PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tetsuya Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luana Peroba Filgueiras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Tate
vs
Peroba Filgueiras

183 cm
21
141 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

167 cm
32
140 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

Good takedowns
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tetsuya Tate!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Luana Peroba Filgueiras!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Igor Prikhodko and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filgueiras dives in for a single leg takedown but Tate sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Filgueiras pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tate lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Filgueiras moves into range and clinches up with Tate.
Tate gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Filgueiras.
Filgueiras leaning against his opponent.

Tate's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Filgueiras looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tate is fending him off so far but Filgueiras persists. Nope, Tate circles away and we're back to standing.
Tetsuya Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.

Tate darts in and clinches Filgueiras up against the cage.

Filgueiras breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Filgueiras with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tate counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Tate shoots in looking for a takedown but Filgueiras manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tate's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Tate drives through with a takedown into Filgueiras's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tate scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Tate throwing strikes but missing.
Filgueiras lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Filgueiras won't allow Tate to sweep him here.
Tate wants to stand up but Filgueiras is controlling him.
Tate has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Filgueiras trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Filgueiras stops Tate from standing up.
Tate looking to control.
Filgueiras trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
Tate wants to get back to his feet but Filgueiras passes into half guard.

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 kicks off Filgueiras and gets to his feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Filgueiras!

Tate shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tate was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Filgueiras is looking for a sweep.

Tate swings around for an armbar but Filgueiras sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Tate's guard.

Filgueiras decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Tate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Filgueiras gets a takedown into half guard.
Nice strikes from Filgueiras there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate is trying to stand back up but Filgueiras is controlling him
Tate desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Tate is looking to control Filgueiras's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tate avoid being mounted?
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Filgueiras working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Tate tries to get to full guard but Filgueiras has control of the leg.
Filgueiras trying to control from half guard but Tate is working away.

Filgueiras is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tate defends it well.

That's four 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 regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filgueiras thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tate's head.
Filgueiras takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Filgueiras wants to control but Tate is keeping him busy.
Filgueiras throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Filgueiras is looking to stall here but Tate recovers full guard.
Filgueiras trying to control but Tate is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tetsuya Tate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tate stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tate wants it to stay on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Filgueiras as Tate shoots in.
Tate tries to score a power double leg takedown but Filgueiras sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tate somewhat.
Tate dodges the punch combination from Filgueiras.
Nice sprawl there from Tate as Filgueiras shoots in.

Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Filgueiras is retaining full guard.

Filgueiras is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Filgueiras wants to stand but Tate is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate works over Filgueiras with some ground and pound from guard.
Tate trying to control but Filgueiras is working from the bottom.
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Filgueiras is retaining full guard.
Tate trying to control but Filgueiras is working from the bottom.

Tate decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Filgueiras, up you get!
Jab by Tate.

Filgueiras has taken the fight to the clinch.
Tate digs a right hand underneath Filgueiras's ribcage. Filgueiras let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tate lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Filgueiras wants to get back to full guard.
Filgueiras moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Filgueiras controls Tate momentarily but Tate frees himself.
Tate throwing strikes from guard but Filgueiras blocks nicely.
Tate working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Filgueiras's head.
Tate looking to sit in guard and control but Filgueiras gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tate keeping full guard, as Filgueiras tries to pass.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tate trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tate managing to control the position.

Tate has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Filgueiras can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Tate managing to control the position.
Filgueiras with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Filgueiras prevents Tate from getting back to his feet.
Tetsuya Tate overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Filgueiras wants to control from the top but Tate keeps moving.
Filgueiras prevents Tate from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Filgueiras misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tetsuya Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.

Tate gets caught napping as Filgueiras dives in and scores a takedown. Tate manages to retain guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filgueiras lands a couple of digs.
Tate avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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 Tetsuya Tate will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tate's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Tate thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Filgueiras if he has to take too many more of those.
Tate stuffs the takedown attempt from Filgueiras. Filgueiras gets slowly back to his feet.

Tate scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tate is keen to just control but Filgueiras is a slippery customer.
Filgueiras works his way to full guard. Good work.
Filgueiras has control of Tate's left arm, preventing Tate from doing any damage.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Filgueiras manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Tate pulls Filgueiras into guard.
Filgueiras is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Filgueiras is working Tate over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tate has a closed guard, preventing Filgueiras from standing up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tate manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Filgueiras shoots in but no luck this time.
Filgueiras tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filgueiras throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tate's waist but Tate gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Filgueiras off to one side.
Tetsuya Tate has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luana Peroba Filgueiras.

Tate fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Filgueiras sprawls well initially but Tate persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Filgueiras takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filgueiras blocking the ground and pound attempt from Tate.

Filgueiras looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Filgueiras wants to control but Tate is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Filgueiras is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Filgueiras moves into full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tate is looking to work some ground and pound but Filgueiras has wrist control.
Filgueiras keeping moving, preventing Tate from controlling successfully.
Filgueiras looking for a sweep. Not yet Filgueiras, not yet.
Tate slips nicely into half guard.
Tate is trying to control the action in half guard but Filgueiras is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Filgueiras tries to get to full guard but Tate has control of the leg.

Tate is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tate throwing shots but Filgueiras is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filgueiras is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tate prevents Filgueiras from standing back up.

Tate is looking for a kimura but Filgueiras is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tate to get the leverage.
Filgueiras makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Filgueiras.

Filgueiras throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tate uses it to pass to side control.
Filgueiras is not content to let Tate control the position.
Luana Peroba Filgueiras has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Filgueiras is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tate asserts his dominance and retains side control.

Tate wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Filgueiras, who protects the arm well.
Tate wants to control but Filgueiras is keeping him busy.
Filgueiras throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Filgueiras misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tetsuya Tate is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tate moves in looking to clinch but Filgueiras pushes him off.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tetsuya 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tetsuya Tate!
Tetsuya Tate took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, The Adrenaline Matrix for their support in the buildup to the fight.