PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maximus Meridius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dominic Tattum will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Meridius
vs
Tattum

178 cm
27
199 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
168 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Powerful

Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry (93%)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Maximus Meridius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Eddie Farnsworth and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tattum. That's going to slow Meridius down.

Meridius clinches.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Tattum controls his hands.
Tattum wants to break free but Meridius has control.
Tattum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meridius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
Meridius stalls.
Meridius misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meridius pushes Tattum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tattum takes an elbow to the temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tattum can't break the clinch.
Tattum letting Meridius take a breather here.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tattum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Meridius seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tattum can turn it around.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tattum is trying to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling him.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Meridius.
Meridius lands an elbow just above Tattum 's eye.

It looks like Dominic Tattum has been cut.
Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tattum's elbow.
Meridius keeps control of Tattum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tattum wants to break free but Meridius has control.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tattum can't break the clinch.
Tattum blocks a body shot from Meridius.
Tattum is trying to break free.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Tattum avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Tattum controls his hands.
Good body shot from Meridius.
Meridius lands a shot to the body.
Tattum dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius stalls.
The referee calls for Meridius to work.
Meridius seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Stalling in the clinch from Meridius.
Meridius makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tattum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tattum is trying to push Meridius away but Meridius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Meridius tries a body shot but Tattum blocks it.
Meridius has Tattum pressed against the cage.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tattum.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Tattum is trying to force a seperation but Meridius has the dominant position.
Tattum tries to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling the position.
Meridius has Tattum pressed against the cage, preventing Tattum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meridius lands a nice shot to the body.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tattum's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius lands a damaging elbow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Meridius - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Meridius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Meridius keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tattum's efforts to push away.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Meridius creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Meridius dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Tattum'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.

Meridius has closed the distance and engaged Tattum in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tattum's brow.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Meridius.
Tattum takes an elbow to the temple.
Meridius misses with an elbow strike.
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius stalling against the cage.
Tattum dodges an elbow strike from Meridius.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.
Meridius manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Meridius softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meridius lands a nice elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meridius throws an elbow but misses.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Meridius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tattum can do to turn this around?
Tattum with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Meridius displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tattum up against the cage.
Meridius lands with a short shot to the head.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tattum avoiding damage as Meridius throws knees to the body.
Tattum tries to circle away but Meridius has him pinned against the cage.
Tattum is trying to force a seperation but Meridius has the dominant position.
Meridius tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tattum's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike.
Meridius lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
Meridius working aggressively here.
Tattum is trying to break the clinch but Meridius has him pressed against the cage.
Meridius has a couple of punches blocked by Tattum.
Tattum can't break the clinch.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tattum working hard to break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Meridius.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Tattum in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meridius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tattum's defenses.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Meridius tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Tattum tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Meridius lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tattum backwards.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Meridius throws a punch but it's blocked by Tattum.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Meridius content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Meridius pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tattum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Meridius just leaning against Tattum, taking a breather.
Meridius has Tattum pressed against the cage, preventing Tattum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Meridius throws an elbow but misses.
Meridius cracks Tattum with a nice body shot.
Meridius tries to throw a body punch but Tattum avoids it by throwing Meridius back against the cage.
Tattum trying to control the position but instead, Meridius has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tattum into the cage.
Meridius lands a damaging elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Meridius lands a damaging elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maximus Meridius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dominic Tattum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Meridius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tattum, pushing him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Meridius.
Tattum blocks a body shot from Meridius.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tattum tries to circle away but Meridius has him pinned against the cage.
Tattum tries to break free but Meridius pushes him back against the cage.
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Meridius tries to work over Tattum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tattum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Meridius comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tattum is looking to break free of the clinch but Meridius has double underhooks.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Tattum tries to circle away but Meridius has him pinned against the cage.
Maximus Meridius has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tattum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum is trying to push Meridius away but Meridius has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Meridius misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tattum wants to break free but Meridius has control.
Tattum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike from Meridius.
Tattum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tattum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tattum blocks the elbow strike.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Meridius tries a body shot but Tattum blocks it.
Tattum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meridius gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Meridius throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tattum's defenses.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
A body shot lands from Meridius.
Meridius's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Meridius lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tattum's defenses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Meridius just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tattum's brow.
Meridius lands a damaging elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Meridius struggles to land a body shot inside as Tattum controls his hands.
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum working hard to break the clinch.
Meridius throws an elbow but it misses.
Meridius lands an elbow inside that Tattum shrugs off.
Meridius prevents Tattum from breaking the clinch.
Meridius lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Tattum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tattum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Maximus Meridius has been cut.

Meridius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tattum, pushing him back against the cage.
Meridius creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tattum's defenses.
Meridius stalls.
Tattum tries to break the clinch but Meridius is controlling the position.
Meridius creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Meridius lands an elbow that stopped Tattum in his tracks for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meridius misses with an elbow over the top.
Tattum avoids a wild elbow strike from Meridius.
Meridius looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Meridius lands an elbow inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meridius has Tattum pressed against the cage, preventing Tattum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Meridius effectively controlling the action here.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Nice elbow from Meridius.
Tattum blocks an elbow strike.
Meridius throws an elbow that misses.
Meridius tries to work over Tattum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dominic Tattum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tattum avoids the elbow strike from Meridius, against the cage.
Maximus Meridius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Meridius pushes off an throws an elbow but Tattum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maximus Meridius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meridius, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:24
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 30:24
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maximus Meridius!