Commentated vs Commentates - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between commentated and commentates

is that commentated is past tense of commentate while commentates is third-person singular of commentate.

(head)

(commentate)

For the radio audience he commentated on the match.

(commentat)

To provide a commentary; to act as a commentator; to maintain a stream of comments about some event.

For the radio audience he will commentate on the match.

Sometimes proscribed as an unnecessary or uneducated backformation, with comment and provide commentary preferred.

(head)

(commentate)

For the radio audience he commentates on the match.