PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Naruto Uzumaki (ranked 3200 p4p, 2870 weight class) and Scoot Tatum (ranked 237 p4p, 221 weight class). Tatum has chosen Johnny Cash-The Man Comes Around as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Uzumaki
vs
Tatum

176 cm
22
140
3 - 4 - 0

175 cm
21
148
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Conviction
Conquer

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Naruto Uzumaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scoot Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Uzumaki.
Uzumaki misses with a double jab.
Tatum changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tatum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Uzumaki throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum feints the counter takedown.
Uzumaki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Uzumaki fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Uzumaki misses with the combination.
Tatum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Uzumaki walks into a straight right hand from Tatum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Uzumaki lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tatum moves out of range of the strikes.
Tatum wants to counter with a clinch but Uzumaki pushes him away.
Uzumaki misses with a few strikes there.
Uzumaki throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.
Tatum tries to counter by closing the distance.
Uzumaki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Decent striking displayed by Uzumaki there.

Tatum pushes Uzumaki up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Tatum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow over the top.
Tatum digs a right hand into Uzumaki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Uzumaki's gas tank.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Uzumaki lands an elbow inside that Tatum shrugs off.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Tatum avoids a wild elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Tatum tries for a takedown. No joy.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
Uzumaki blocks an uppercut.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Uzumaki prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Tatum.
Uzumaki creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tatum's defenses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Uzumaki seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tatum can turn it around.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Scoot Tatum has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Uzumaki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Uzumaki controls his hands.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Tatum scores with a shoulder strike.
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Uzumaki lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Uzumaki controls the action.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tatum avoids the elbow strike from Uzumaki, against the cage.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike from Uzumaki.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Uzumaki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Uzumaki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum lands a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uzumaki lands a damaging elbow.
Uzumaki lands a nice elbow.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Uzumaki throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Uzumaki just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tatum's brow.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzumaki misses with an elbow strike.
Tatum lands a shoulder strike.
Uzumaki pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Uzumaki.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.

Tatum has hold of one of Uzumaki's legs. Uzumaki is fighting the takedown attempt but Tatum gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Tatum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzumaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tatum working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Uzumaki keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uzumaki looking to control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Naruto Uzumaki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Scoot Tatum's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Uzumaki stalks Tatum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tatum's face. Tatum staggers backwards, shaken.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum tries to move into range but Uzumaki moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Uzumaki throws a left and a right that both miss

and Tatum counters by moving into the clinch.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Uzumaki throws an elbow that misses.

Tatum is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Uzumaki can't fight it off and eventually Tatum manages to take the fight to the floor. Uzumaki looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tatum is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tatum is working Uzumaki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Tatum working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Uzumaki's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum scoring with some ground and pound.
Uzumaki knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tatum on the ground.
Uzumaki keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Tatum throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tatum throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Uzumaki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Tatum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tatum postures up.
Tatum with a nice head shot there.
Tatum slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tatum lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Tatum advances position into side control!
Tatum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Uzumaki keeps working.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum landing strikes.
Tatum throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Tatum working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on Uzumaki's face as Tatum controls the position.
Scoot Tatum has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tatum working the body and head with strikes.
Uzumaki takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

Tatum has hold of Uzumaki's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Uzumaki tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Tatum cranks the arm and Uzumaki screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Uzumaki, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Scoot Tatum!
A very excited looking Scoot Tatum made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.