PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Takeshi Miike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederic Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum has chosen Corrosion of Conformity - Vote with a bullet as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Drederic Tatum enters the cage!

Miike
vs
Tatum

162 cm
27
141 lbs
15 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
142 lbs
16 - 13 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Takeshi Miike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drederic Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tatum wants it to stay on the feet.
Tatum moves out of range of the leg kick from Miike.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tatum, as that shot connected.
Tatum looks to throw the jab but Miike is out of range.
Miike misses with a body punch
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Tatum closes the distance and clinches.
Miike has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tatum is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Miike has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
Miike will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tatum up against the cage.

Miike breaks from the clinch.
Miike will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takeshi Miike. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miike dips to his left and cracks Tatum with an uppercut!
Miike lands a right hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miike keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Tatum misses with the combination.
Miike looks to land a left hand but Tatum moved out of range nicely.
Tatum cracks a nice hook into Miike's ribs.
Miike connects with a single shot there.

It looks like Drederic Tatum has been cut.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Miike.
Tatum blocks a jab.
Tatum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Tatum is rocked!
Tatum loses concentration momentarily and Miike pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Tatum crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Miike finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Takeshi Miike!