PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marco Polo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Polo comes to the cage accompanied by On The Floor. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Polo
vs
Tattum

178 cm
36
153 lbs
13 - 23 - 1

185 cm
30
153 lbs
12 - 16 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
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 13 - 23 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marco Polo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polo dodges the punch combination from Tattum.
Tattum swinging wildly here.
Polo changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.

Polo scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Still in half guard, Polo seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tattum tries to kick Polo off but Polo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Well, if Polo is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Polo throwing shots but Tattum is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tattum looks like he's trying to stand up.
Tattum is staying active underneath Polo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo uses his free foot to push down on Tattum's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tattum.
Polo tries to control but Tattum wriggling away.
Polo with the ground and pound from mount.
Polo controlling from the full mount.
Tattum wants to control but Polo is having none of it.
Polo tries to control but Tattum wriggling away.
Tattum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Polo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Polo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Polo trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Polo looking for a guillotine from mount but Tattum is having none of it.
Tattum tries to hold on but Polo postures up.
Polo misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Tattum wants to control but Polo is having none of it.
Polo thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Polo punching from mount but Tattum doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Tattum wants to hold on but Polo pushes him away.
Polo punching from mount but Tattum doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo thowing shots but they're missing.
Tattum is in a horrible position here. Polo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Polo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Polo with a couple of short strikes.
Polo trying to control but Tattum is having none of it.
Tattum holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Polo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tattum hang on?
Polo tries to control but Tattum wriggling away.
Tattum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Tattum really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tattum in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Polo looking to ground and pound but Tattum is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Polo wants to control the pace but Tattum is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Polo landing strikes, looking to finish!
Polo looking to finish with strikes here!
Polo controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Polo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tattum closes the distance and lands a one-two.

It looks like Marco Polo has been cut.
Tattum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Polo is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tattum tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Polo defends well and Tattum ends up having to push Polo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Polo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Polo misses with a takedown attempt - Tattum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Polo tries to bum rush Tattum with a series of wild strikes but Tattum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Polo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Polo will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
Tattum slips under a jab.
Tattum goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Polo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tattum can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Polo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tattum.
Polo throws the left hand but Tattum avoids the punch easily.
Tattum unleashes a big counter combination but Polo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Tattum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Tattum gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Polo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tattum misses with a punch on the inside.

Tattum breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Polo shoots for a takedown but Tattum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Polo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tattum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Polo.
Tattum tries a head kick but it misses.
Tattum closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A jab lands there for Polo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Polo tries for a takedown but Tattum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Polo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Polo is fending him off so far but Tattum persists. Nope, Polo circles away and we're back to standing.
Polo shoots in but no luck this time.
The fighters circling - Polo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tattum leaves Polo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tattum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Polo tries to score with a low kick but Tattum moves his leg out of the way.
Tattum is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Tattum tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Polo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tattum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tattum lands with a kick to the temple. Polo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

Marco Polo's cut is getting worse.
Polo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tattum's waist but Tattum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Polo off to one side.
As Polo backs off Tattum throws a huge counter combo but Polo manages to avoid it all.
Tattum misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Polo avoids the head kick by Tattum.

Tattum has closed the distance and engaged Polo in a clinch.
Tattum scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tattum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Polo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Polo.
Tattum misses with the head strike.
Tattum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Polo backwards.

Polo lands a takedown into guard.
Polo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tattum keeping moving, preventing Polo from controlling successfully.
Polo won't allow Tattum to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Polo looking to sit in guard and control but Tattum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Tattum scoring with some ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Polo is on top in guard.

This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattum is looking to stand up but Polo isn't so interested in that idea.
Tattum controlling Polo's posture.
Polo trying to control but Tattum is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Tattum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Polo's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Polo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tattum's hands.
Tattum has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Polo.
Nice cross by Polo.

Polo gets tackled into the cage by Tattum. Tattum maintains the clinch.
Tattum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Polo blocks a body shot from Tattum.
Tattum misses with a body punch.
Tattum throws a punch but it's blocked by Polo.
Tattum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Polo breaks from the clinch.
Tattum tries to bum rush Polo with a series of wild strikes but Polo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tattum takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

Polo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Polo showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tattum preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum trying to hold on to Polo's head to control him but Polo postures up.
Polo slips a nice elbow through Tattum's hands, connecting with Tattum's forehead.
Polo wants to control but Tattum is keeping him busy.
Polo trying to mount his opponent but Tattum defends it.
Polo is controlling the pace.
Marco Polo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tattum is trying to stand up here but Polo is controlling him well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Polo tries to pass to full mount but Tattum defends it.
Tattum tries to get to full guard but Polo has control of the leg.
Tattum is trying to stand.
Tattum wants to get back to full guard.
Polo trying to control the action but Tattum is working from the bottom.
Polo slows the pace down in half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Tattum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum throws a head kick but Polo moves out of range.
Polo throws a quick counter head kick but Tattum was just out of range.
Polo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

Polo drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Polo prevents Tattum from getting back to his feet.
Polo wants to control from the top but Tattum keeps moving.
Polo postures up.
Tattum has momentary wrist control but Polo slips an elbow through the middle.
Tattum wants to hit a switch here but Polo passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tattum there!
Polo landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Polo working for a submission but Tattum is keeping him at bay.
Tattum is squirming around, avoiding Polo's attempts to control the action.
Tattum holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Polo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Tattum is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Polo looking to finish with strikes here!
Tattum working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Polo tries to control but Tattum wriggling away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Polo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Polo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Polo!
A victorious Marco Polo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.