PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lasi Leuka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Leuka
vs
Tatum

167 cm
28
153 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

165 cm
31
148 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!

KAISER
Brute

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lasi Leuka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leuka tries to bum rush Tatum with a series of wild strikes but Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Tatum pushes Leuka up against the cage in a clinch.
Leuka swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leuka scores with a shot to the side of Tatum's head.

Leuka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Leuka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Leuka closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tatum did well to prevent Leuka getting side control.

Tatum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Leuka pulls his head out easily.

Tatum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tatum looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leuka seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Leuka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Leuka's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Leuka's back!
Tatum throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Leuka!

Leuka showing good submission defense here.
Leuka is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Tatum throwing wild punches that miss their target.

Tatum is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Leuka with him. Leuka is trying to defend but Tatum has an arm under the chin now! Leuka grimaces and is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Danny Tatum!
Danny Tatum took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, KAISER for their support in the buildup to the fight.