PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nate Grey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dp Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay-Z - Run this Town. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Grey
vs
Tatum

176 cm
22
183 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

178 cm
19
170 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 Amsterdam, Nate Grey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Dp Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Saam Ante and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grey swings widly with a right hand
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Grey.

Tatum shoots in and gets a takedown into Grey's guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Tatum trying to control but Grey is working from the bottom.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Grey is keeping the position.
Grey throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Grey keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.

Grey has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Tatum can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Grey keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tatum won't allow Grey to sweep him here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Grey is keeping the position for now.

Tatum is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Grey is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Grey has escaped and now he's on top!
Grey wants to get up but he can't break Tatum's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Tatum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tatum is pulling down on Grey's head to control his posture.
Tatum wants to sweep here but Grey controlling him for the moment.

That's two 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.
Tatum keeping moving, preventing Grey from controlling successfully.
Tatum looking to control.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Grey lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatum.
Nice takedown defense from Grey. No joy for Tatum on that attempt.
Nate Grey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grey fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Tatum looks gassed!
Nice body kick there by Grey.
Grey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grey throws a series of punches but Tatum avoids them all with ease.

Grey drops Tatum with a beautiful combination! Tatum stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grey is looking for the KO!

It looks like Dp Tatum has been cut.
The fighters circling - Grey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grey connects with a solid leg kick.
Tatum steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grey. That one must have hurt.
Grey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grey turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Grey misses with a two punch combination.
Grey scores with a jab to the head.
Grey misses with a left hand

and Tatum counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Tatum prevents Grey from standing back up.
Tatum is thwarting Grey's attempts to control the position.
Tatum uses his free foot to push down on Grey's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Grey.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Grey squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatum takes Grey's back.
Grey can't escape the position.
Tatum trying to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Grey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dp Tatum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Grey is looking to score with low kicks.
Nate Grey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grey throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Tatum moves into the clinch.
Tatum has Grey pressed against the ropes, preventing Grey from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

Tatum is working on a single leg takedown against the ropes. Grey can't fight it off and eventually Tatum manages to take the fight to the floor. Grey looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Grey keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Tatum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Grey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Grey wants to get back to his feet but Tatum is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum passes Grey's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grey is refusing to be controlled, as Tatum sits in half guard.
Grey has hold of Tatum's hands but Tatum slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tatum tries to pass to full mount but Grey defends it.
Tatum is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tatum is working away from the top position though.
Grey is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Tatum wants to pass the guard but Grey is defending well.

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.
Tatum is looking to take a break and control but Grey is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatum passes to side control.
Tatum tries to advance to mount but Grey denies him.
Tatum looking to control but instead Grey has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Tatum is taking a breather. Grey says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Grey tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum moves nicely into side control.

Tatum tries for a kimura but Grey is defending well.

Tatum working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tatum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Grey keeps working.

Tatum working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's four 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.
Grey tries to escape but Tatum is in control.
You can see the frustration on Grey's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Grey tries to buck Tatum off but Tatum is having none of it.
Grey stops Tatum from passing to mount.
Tatum landing a few strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatum passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Grey!
Tatum working Grey over with strikes here.
Grey is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dp Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dp Tatum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Grey throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.

Tatum closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Grey to the mat! Grey manages to get full guard.
Tatum looking to pass the guard.
Grey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tatum.
Grey is wriggling around but Tatum manages to pass to half guard.
Grey holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Tatum stops Grey from getting back to his feet.
Dp Tatum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Grey is in trouble now - Tatum has advanced to mount!

Tatum wants to finish this one by submission but Grey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Tatum.
Tatum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Grey is trying to escape the mount but Tatum keeps good control and instead manages to take Grey's back.
You can see the frustration on Grey's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.

Tatum has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.

Grey is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Tatum gets his way!
Grey tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grey is squirming around, avoiding Tatum's attempts to control the action.
BOOM! Tatum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Tatum trying to control but Grey is having none of it.
Grey wants to hold on but Tatum pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to control but Grey wriggling away.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Grey is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Tatum goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Grey turns into him and now he's in Tatum's guard.

Grey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tatum has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Grey has managed to get both his arms back between Tatum's legs - danger averted.

Tatum working for submissions but it's allowed Grey to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum wants to control but Grey is keeping busy.
Grey wants to pass the guard but Tatum is defending well.
Tatum trying to control here.
Tatum wants to control the action here but instead Grey manages to pass to full mount!
Tatum is looking to improve his position but Grey isn't that keen on the idea.
Grey trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dp Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tatum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29

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