PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Motum (ranked 4728 p4p, 4835 weight class) and Jamal Tump (ranked 0 p4p, 235 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Motum
vs
Tump

170 cm
24
130
0 - 0 - 0

220 cm
18
130
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Motum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamal Tump!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and William Gold.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Motum tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tump sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Motum somewhat.
Motum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tump is fending him off so far but Motum persists. Nope, Tump circles away and we're back to standing.
Tump looks to land a left hand but Motum moved out of range nicely.
Motum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tump's corner calls for a 1-2. Tump obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Tump stuffs the takedown.
Despite the aggression on Tump's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Motum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Motum or perhaps it was just good defense by Tump, which made it look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motum throws a low kick, looking for Tump's leg but Tump calmly moves out of range.
Motum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
An attempted straight right counter from Motum misses the target.
Motum misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tump was well out of range. Poor timing from Motum.
Tump is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.

Motum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tump is trying to break the clinch but Motum has him pressed against the cage.
Tump is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tump wants to get back to striking at distance but Motum won't allow it.
Motum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tump looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Motum is pushing Tump up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Tump prevents Motum from breaking the clinch.
Motum is trying to break the clinch but Tump has him pressed against the cage.
Motum lands a body punch.
Tump blocks the elbow strike.

Motum manages to pull guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Motum is on top in guard.

Motum passes Tump's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motum sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Motum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tump doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Motum.
Motum not doing much here.
Tump looks winded!

Motum looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Motum seems to be looking for submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Motum stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Tump to get to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Motum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Motum throws the kick towards the body but Tump avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tump! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tump lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Motum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Motum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motum swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Tump is looking for the big counter here.
Tump slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

Motum darts in and clinches Tump up against the cage.
Motum working hard to break the clinch.
Motum can't get the takedown.
Motum is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tump tries to break free but Motum pushes him back against the cage.
Tump is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Motum goes for a takedown attempt but Tump pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Motum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Motum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motum shoots in but Tump avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tump! But no joy.
Tump swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Motum attempts a counter takedown but Tump avoids it well and moves away.
Tump lands a jab-cross combination.
Motum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tump as he jumps to the side.
Motum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tump is breathing heavily.
Motum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tump defends well and Motum ends up having to push Tump into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Tump throws a head kick but Motum moves out of range.
Tump gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Motum counters with a series of strikes. Tump will be more careful next time no doubt.
Scott Motum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tump can't break the clinch.
Tump looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Motum successfully pulls guard.
Motum has control of Tump's left arm, preventing Tump from doing any damage.
Motum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tump manages to get himself to full guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!

Motum stands up from Tump's guard - Motum perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tump's waist but Tump gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Motum off to one side.
Tump throws a lazy right hand but Motum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
As Tump looks to move away, Motum throws a big counter combo but Tump just gets out of the way.
Motum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tump lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.

Motum clinches up against the cage.
Motum effectively controlling the action here.
Motum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tump has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Motum holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Motum is looking for a takedown.
Motum is trying to push Tump away but Tump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motum lands with a light punch inside.
Tump wants to break the clinch but can't.
Motum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tump gets underhooks to prevent Motum's takedown attempt.
Motum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tump can do to turn this around?
Tump avoiding damage as Motum throws knees to the body.
Motum is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tump pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tump has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tump has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Motum looking to throw knees to the head but Tump is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Scott Motum dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Motum shoots in but Tump avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tump swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Motum misses.

Motum gets a clinch.
Motum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Motum tries to pull guard but Tump holds him up against the cage and eventually Motum drops back down to his feet.
Motum will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tump up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tump wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Motum is trying to push Tump away but Tump has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tump is looking to break free of the clinch but Motum has double underhooks.
Motum changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Tump fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Motum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Motum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Motum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tump as he avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Motum shoots for a takedown but Tump saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tump misses with an uppercut.

Motum gets the takedown into side control.
Tump tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Tump wants to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motum unloading with bombs!
Motum looking to control and managing it successfully.
Motum manages to capitalize on a mistake by Tump to take his back!
Motum cracks Tump with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tump from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Scott Motum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Motum controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tump is taking damage to the body and head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Motum lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Motum is working for the choke. It looks like he might have got it... has he...? Yes! Tump is tapping out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Scott Motum!