PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drederick Tatum has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bubba Bistro's chin.

Bistro
vs
Tatum

188 cm
25
215 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

180 cm
22
213 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bistro has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tatum.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatum blocks a low kick nicely.
Tatum misses with the combination.
Bistro fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tatum is out of range.
Tatum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Tatum misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Tatum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tatum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatum lands a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum throws a leg kick
and Bistro counters with a right hand to the body.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bistro makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

Tatum throws a left that rocks Bistro and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tatum dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Bistro regain composure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bistro gets back to half guard.
Tatum looks gassed!
Tatum working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro gets full guard.

Bistro has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tatum off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bistro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tatum swings for the body but Bistro moves out of range.
Bistro is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tatum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Tatum misses.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Bistro counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatum's knee momentarily.
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bistro ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Bistro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
Bistro feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bistro scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Bistro.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatum checks a leg kick.
Tatum throws a leg kick
and Bistro counters with an inside leg kick.
Tatum shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bistro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tatum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bistro.
Bistro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Bistro throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bistro misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bistro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bistro throws a nice inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bistro.
Bistro tries to work over Tatum's front leg with a kick but Tatum checks it.
Bistro throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tatum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bistro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bistro cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Bistro throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bistro.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bistro walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tatum checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bistro can pounce on him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bistro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A good leg kick by Bistro.
Bistro lands with a straight right. Tatum didn't see that one coming.
Bistro is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Tatum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bistro counters with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Tatum checks it.
Bistro throws a shot to the body.
Bistro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A good leg kick by Bistro.
Bistro throws a solid leg kick but Tatum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bistro.
Bistro moves out of range of the strikes.
Bistro scores with a nice right hand.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatum checks a low kick from Bistro.
Tatum checks a leg kick nicely.
Tatum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bistro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bistro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bistro feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bistro.
Bistro tries a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Bistro dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bistro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bubba Bistro is winning the standup battle so far.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bistro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum cracks Bistro with a good jab.
Tatum misses with a combination
and Bistro counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Bistro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bistro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bistro throws a leg kick which misses Tatum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatum tries to avoid it.
Drederick Tatum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bistro misses with a leg kick.
Bistro throws a solid leg kick but Tatum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bistro.
The crowd cheers as Bistro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tatum doesn't seem phased though.
Bistro tries to land a leg kick but Tatum saw it coming and moves away.
Bistro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good work by Tatum as he checks the leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bistro.
Nice body punch from Bistro.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bistro.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Tatum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bistro chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bistro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bistro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bistro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bistro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bistro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatum's calf.
Bistro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bistro throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bistro.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Tatum checks a leg kick.
Tatum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Bistro.
Bistro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Bistro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bistro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bistro thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Bistro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatum blocks the leg kick.
Tatum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bistro misses with a low kick.
Bistro tries to work over Tatum's front leg with a kick but Tatum checks it.
Bistro lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bistro lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bistro cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Bistro cracks Tatum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Bistro.
Tatum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bistro punishes Tatum's body with a nice straight punch.
Tatum checks a leg kick nicely.
Bistro works Tatum's body with a nice hook.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bistro, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bistro misses.
Bistro throws a solid leg kick but Tatum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bistro.
Tatum throws a combination that misses
and Bistro counters with an outside leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bistro.
Bistro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bistro. Bistro obviously looking to wear him down.
Bistro wants to land a leg kick but Tatum is out of range.
Bistro connects with a solid leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Tatum blocks the leg kick.
Bistro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bistro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bistro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
Bistro thumps Tatum with a low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Bistro.
Tatum throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bistro counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bistro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bistro scores with a leg kick.
Bistro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bistro lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro throws a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Bistro throws a solid leg kick but Tatum takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bistro.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bistro.
Bistro thumps Tatum with a low kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bistro, right into the meat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bistro.
Bistro scores with a leg kick.
Bistro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tatum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bistro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bistro keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bistro lands a nice shot to the body.
Bistro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bistro can pounce on him.
Bistro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bistro scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bubba Bistro dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bistro buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bistro is looking to score with low kicks.
Bistro takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bistro feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Tatum falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bistro counters with a leg kick.
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum throws a series of punches but Bistro avoids them all with ease.
Bistro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Bistro scores with a nice strike.
Bistro throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Tatum throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bistro.
Bistro looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bistro throws a leg kick which misses Tatum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatum tries to avoid it.
Bistro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bistro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bistro throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bistro. Bistro obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatum checks a leg kick.
Bistro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Bistro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bistro counters with a nice leg kick.
Bistro cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Bistro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tatum checks it well.
Bistro scores with a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bistro.
Bistro tries to land a leg kick but Tatum saw it coming and moves away.
Bistro lands a nice looking body kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Tatum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bistro fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bistro throws a leg kick which misses Tatum's front leg but catches the back leg as Tatum tries to avoid it.
Bistro thumps Tatum with a low kick.
Bistro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bistro scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum checks a leg kick.
Bistro misses with a low kick as Tatum jumps back.
Bistro feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Tatum sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tatum tries to bum rush Bistro with a series of wild strikes but Bistro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bistro cracks Tatum with an open hand slap.
Bistro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatum's calf.
Bistro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bistro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Bistro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Bistro tries to work over Tatum's front leg with a kick but Tatum checks it.
Bistro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatum checks the leg kick.
Bistro turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bistro throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bistro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tatum. That did some damage!
Bistro scores with a leg kick.
Bistro moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bistro with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bistro misses with a low kick as Tatum jumps back.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Bistro counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bistro.
Bistro throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tatum.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bistro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tatum takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bistro can pounce on him.
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bistro can pounce on him.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tatum misses with a double jab
and Bistro counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bubba Bistro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Bistro.
Bistro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bistro chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bistro takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bistro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bistro does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Tatum tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drederick Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good leg kick by Bistro there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tatum swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bistro counters with a good low kick that Tatum was not able to check.
Bistro throws a leg kick that misses.
Bistro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bistro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Bistro. That snapped Tatum's head back.
Bistro digs a good hook to Tatum's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bistro slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bistro scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tatum misses with a two punch combination.
Bistro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bistro motions for Tatum to come forward. Bistro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bistro throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bistro lands with a straight right. Tatum didn't see that one coming.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Bistro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bistro has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bubba Bistro!