PBP Commentary

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

Tatum
vs
Bee

176 cm
20
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ai Bee!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bee tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tatum counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Bee gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Bee throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bee throws an elbow but misses.
Bee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bee throws an elbow that misses.
Bee trying to land knees to the body.
Bee lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum can't get the takedown.
Bee lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Bee looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bee misses with an elbow strike.
Bee lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.

It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bee misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Tatum fails to pull guard.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but Bee has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drederick Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tatum dodges an elbow strike from Bee.
Bee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Bee forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tatum dodges an elbow strike from Bee.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Tatum can't get the takedown.
Bee misses with an elbow over the top.
Bee trying to land knees to the body.
Tatum goes for a takedown attempt but Bee pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Tatum counters by moving into the clinch.
Bee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Tatum manages to pull guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bee is looking to stand up but Tatum won't let him.
Bee must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Tatum had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bee defends it easily.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee wants to stand and escape but instead Tatum has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Tatum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bee wants to stand up but Tatum is controlling him.
Tatum looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bee wants to stand and escape but Tatum is having none of it.
Bee looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bee trying to keep a closed guard but Tatum is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Ai Bee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Tatum misses with a takedown attempt - Bee sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bee is looking to clinch.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bee wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ai Bee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bee doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Bee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bee gets a clinch.
Nice elbow from Bee.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bee just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tatum's brow.
Bee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bee lands a nice elbow.
Tatum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bee.
Bee lands an elbow inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ai Bee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bee moves to clinch but Tatum breaks away
and Tatum counters with a three punch combo that has Bee backing up. Bee nods at Tatum to acknowledge the strikes.
Bee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch but Bee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bee wants to clinch.
Tatum changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bee tries to avoid it but Tatum manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bee to the ground. Bee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
Bee tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Drederick Tatum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bee tries to clinch
and Tatum counters with a three punch combo that has Bee backing up. Bee nods at Tatum to acknowledge the strikes.
Bee darts in trying to clinch
and Tatum counters with a three punch combo that has Bee backing up. Bee nods at Tatum to acknowledge the strikes.
Bee tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatum dives in and grabs Bee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bee pushes down on Tatum's head and hops out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side

and Tatum moves into the clinch.
Tatum is trying to drag Bee to the mat but Bee just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drederick Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Bee lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Bee lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Bee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bee lands a nice elbow.
Bee lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Bee lands a nice elbow.
Bee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tatum avoids a wild elbow strike from Bee.
Bee throws an elbow but it misses.
Tatum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bee lands an elbow inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
Bee lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bee throws an elbow but misses.
Tatum blocks the elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Bee.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bee pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tatum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bee gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bee throws an elbow but misses.
Bee lands an elbow inside.
Bee lands an elbow inside.
Bee lands an elbow inside.
Bee lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Bee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
Bee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bee gets underhooks to prevent Tatum's takedown attempt.
Bee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bee lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Bee lands a nice elbow.
Bee comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
Bee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
Bee lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bee lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Bee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bee throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tatum fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nice elbow from Bee.
Bee pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
Bee lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Bee creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bee.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Bee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bee lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ai Bee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bee tries to clinch up.
Tatum shoots in for a double leg but Bee sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bee is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Bee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bee tries to clinch up.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Bee.

Tatum shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tatum stops Bee from getting back to his feet.
Bee has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Tatum is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bee tries to kick Tatum off but Tatum keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bee is trying to control but can't.
Tatum performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum shoots in and drives through. Bee sprawls well.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
Bee wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Bee tries to clinch but Tatum moves away
and Tatum counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Tatum shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Tatum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tatum won't allow Bee to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Tatum stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bee is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tatum is controlling him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum slips nicely into half guard.
Tatum thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bee's head.
Bee wants to improve his position but Tatum is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tatum seems to be looking for submissions.
Bee looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bee wants to control but Tatum is keeping busy.
Tatum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bee is trying to stand.

Bee is defending against the submission attempts here by Tatum.
Bee felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Tatum is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tatum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bee tries to roll over but Tatum keeps him under control.
Tatum missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tatum controlling the action here.
Bee is looking to escape.
Drederick Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bee really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Drederick Tatum.
I think Bee 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ai Bee!