PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaetan Hart (ranked 1589 p4p, 2598 weight class) and Dredd Tatum (ranked 90 p4p, 134 weight class). Gaetan Hart had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hart
vs
Tatum

190 cm
28
300
12 - 2 - 0

210 cm
28
300
10 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Gaetan Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Dredd Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hart tries to keep at a distance but Tatum has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hart lands with a light punch inside.
Hart misses with a body punch.
Hart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hart stalls.
Tatum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hart has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tatum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum tries to land a knee to the head but Hart blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Hart throws an elbow but misses.
Hart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Hart content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Hart misses with some punches.
Tatum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hart keeps control of Tatum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tatum obliges.
Tatum looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart is struggling to control the position.
Tatum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hart lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Tatum breaks from the clinch.

Tatum has closed the distance and engaged Hart in a clinch.
Tatum with a knee to the head.
Hart tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hart lands a right hand.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tatum clinches up with Hart and pushes him back against the cage.

Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Tatum misses with a knee to the head.

Tatum breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Tatum takes the fight into the clinch.
Tatum misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but Hart blocks it.

Tatum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Tatum closes the distance and pushes Hart back into the cage.
Tatum looking to throw knees to the head but Hart is blocking nicely.
Tatum misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tatum scores with a knee to the head.
Tatum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hart has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum misses with a knee strike.
Tatum blocks a body shot from Hart.
Hart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A body shot lands from Hart.
Tatum looks winded!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hart.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Hart on the inside.
Hart has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Hart lands a left hand.
Hart lands a shoulder strike.
Hart lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatum landing knees to the body.
Hart lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hart just leaning against Tatum, taking a breather.
Tatum throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum trying to land knees to the body.
Hart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Hart.
Hart scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.

Tatum is rocked!
Hart creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tatum is still on wobbly legs! Can Hart finish him?
Tatum misses with a knee strike.
Hart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hart drops Tatum with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Tatum is out cold! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gaetan Hart!
Gaetan Hart retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Gaetan Hart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.