PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Connor Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederic Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly comes to the cage accompanied by (When) Your Middle Name Is Danger. Tatum has chosen Corrosion of Conformity - Vote with a bullet as his entrance music. Connor Kelly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Drederic Tatum's chin.

Kelly
vs
Tatum

183 cm
24
145 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
142 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Hellbent, Inc.™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Connor Kelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drederic Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tatum throws out the jab.
Kelly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tatum connects with a nice looking jab.
Kelly looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kelly was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum cracks Kelly with a good jab.
Kelly falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Kelly steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Tatum misses.
A combination from Tatum does no damage.
A combination from Tatum does no damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some wild striking there from Kelly.
Kelly catches Tatum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelly misses with a looping left.
Kelly moves away from the strike by Tatum.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Tatum might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Tatum misses with a hook. Kelly ducked under it nicely.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Sloppy strikes from Tatum. Those never looked like landing.
Tatum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kelly uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tatum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly misses with a two punch combination.
Tatum throws a hook but Kelly blocks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatum pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kelly back to the cage. Tatum follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kelly avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kelly on the side of the head.
Tatum ducks right into an uppercut from Kelly.
Kelly catches Tatum with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kelly misses with a hook. Tatum ducked under it nicely.
Kelly takes one to the side of the head.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kelly moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Tatum.
Tatum takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Kelly moves away and avoids it.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Kelly.
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
and Kelly counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Tatum is rocked!
Tatum blocks a jab.
Tatum is still on wobbly legs! Can Kelly finish him?
Kelly keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tatum.
Kelly thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum moves away from the strike by Kelly.
Kelly misses with a straight right.
Kelly scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Kelly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kelly missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kelly throws a looping overhand right but Tatum ducks down to avoid it.
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Tatum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Kelly looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kelly.
Drederic Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kelly.
Tatum misses with a hook to the body
and Kelly counters with a crisp right that sends Tatum to the canvas! Kelly follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Connor Kelly!