PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 882 p4p, 106 weight class) and John Tabatabai (ranked 1823 p4p, 209 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tatum
vs
Tabatabai

196 cm
21
250 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

195 cm
29
260 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Tabatabai!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Ben Watson and Francis DeMontford.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum scores with a jab to the body.

Tabatabai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tabatabai struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Tabatabai tries to throw a body punch but Tatum avoids it by throwing Tabatabai back against the cage.
A short left from Tatum.
Tatum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tabatabai looks winded!
Tabatabai misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatum.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Tatum.
Tatum digs a right hand underneath Tabatabai's ribcage. Tabatabai let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tabatabai backwards.
Tatum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatum cracks Tabatabai with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tabatabai or not.
Nice body punch from Tatum - that landed with a thud.
Tatum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Tatum - that landed with a thud.
Tatum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum lands a hook that snaps the head of Tabatabai backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tatum.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike.

Tabatabai is rocked!
Tatum pushes Tabatabai back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tabatabai is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatum finish him?
Tatum creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Tabatabai with a big uppercut! Tabatabai tries to clinch up but Tatum pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Tabatabai to the mat! Tabatabai covers up and Tatum unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Drederick Tatum!
Drederick Tatum decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.