PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Ducharme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drederick Tatum has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Paul Ducharme
vs
Tatum

183 cm
22
176 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Ducharme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum delivers a nice body kick.
Ducharme throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Ducharme waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
Tatum misses with a wild body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ducharme looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ducharme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducharme shoots in for a double leg but Tatum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Tatum scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ducharme doesn't seem bothered though.
Tatum thuds a left hand into Ducharme's body.
Ducharme misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tatum 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 Ducharme has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ducharme and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducharme fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Paul Ducharme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ducharme.
Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatum throws the kick towards the body but Ducharme avoids it.
Tatum throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Ducharme.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ducharme.
Ducharme slips under a jab from Tatum.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice defenses there by Ducharme.
Tatum misses with a low kick.
Ducharme throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ducharme attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Ducharme takes one to the side of the head.
Ducharme looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tatum.
Tatum slaps away a takedown attempt from Ducharme, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ducharme throws a lazy body kick
and Tatum counters with a body kick.
Jab, jab by Tatum - just one landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederick Tatum dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Tatum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ducharme.
Tatum 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.
A slow jab from Ducharme misses its intended target.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum misses with a low kick as Ducharme jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Tatum coming out on top.
Some bone on bone action there as Ducharme checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ducharme shoots in but no luck this time.
Ducharme throws a combination that misses
and Tatum counters with an outside leg kick.

Ducharme decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Ducharme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tatum's head.
Tatum really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ducharme. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ducharme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tatum defending well though.
Tatum tries to roll over but Ducharme keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ducharme throwing shots but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Tatum gets back to full guard.
Ducharme wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
Ducharme 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.
Tatum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ducharme looking to sit in guard and control but Tatum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tatum got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ducharme has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tatum has managed to get both his arms back between Ducharme's legs - danger averted.
Ducharme is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ducharme keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Ducharme wants to sweep but no luck.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Ducharme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Ducharme working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tatum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tatum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Tatum stands up from Ducharme's guard - Tatum perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ducharme wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Ducharme throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ducharme on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tatum moves out of range as Ducharme strikes.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatum looks to throw a body kick
and Ducharme counters with a two punch combo.
Ducharme is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tatum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederick Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Drederick Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good work by Ducharme as he checks the leg kick.
Ducharme closes the distance and clinches up with Tatum, looking for a takedown. Ducharme pushes Tatum against the cage but Tatum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tatum slips under a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ducharme ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Tatum lands a nice hook to Ducharme's body. Ducharme takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ducharme throws a lazy right hand but Tatum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ducharme falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum moves out of range of the body kick from Ducharme.
Ducharme thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ducharme misses with a looping right.

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.
Tatum throws a front kick aimed at Ducharme's knee but Ducharme avoids it well.
Ducharme throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Ducharme jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum lands with a straight right. Ducharme didn't see that one coming.
Ducharme misses with a hook.
Ducharme is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
The fighters circling - Ducharme throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ducharme tries to clinch up.
Ducharme misses with a double jab
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.

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.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Ducharme throws out a loose jab but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jean Paul Ducharme has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ducharme closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tatum circles away.
Tatum throws a front kick aimed at Ducharme's knee but Ducharme avoids it well.
Tatum connects with a right hand. Ducharme shakes it off.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ducharme changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tatum tries to avoid it but Ducharme manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tatum to the ground. Tatum escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drederick Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tatum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederick Tatum!