PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Jones (ranked 1463 p4p, 4290 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 208 p4p, 470 weight class). Jon Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Jones
vs
Tatum

194 cm
21
220
7 - 2 - 0

202 cm
22
210
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Senshi Fight Gear
Un-Kaged Nutrition

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jon Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a head kick.
Tatum is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
Jon Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the body from Jones misses
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Tatum has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Tatum's head.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tatum! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatum misses the target.
Jones dives in for a single leg takedown but Tatum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tatum creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jones lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.

It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Tatum digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones lands a nice uppercut.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum lands a left hand.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Tatum scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Tatum lands a body punch.
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Tatum leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Jones.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
Tatum effectively controlling the action here.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Tatum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tatum digs a right hand into Jones's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jones's gas tank.
Tatum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right handed body shot lands from Tatum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a body shot.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with an elbow over the top.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jones throws an elbow but misses.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jones lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tatum gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tatum.
Tatum softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tatum.
Jones throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Tatum tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Tatum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum misses with some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Tatum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jayson Tatum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones throws a body kick that misses.
Despite the aggression on Tatum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Tatum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Tatum wants it to stay on the feet.
Jones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Tatum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Tatum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tatum lands a big uppercut and Jones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Jones looks OK. Tatum waves Jones back to his feet!

Jones is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Tatum has cracked Jones with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Tatum lands another huge swinging hook and Jones tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Jones, before Tatum can land any more shots!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jayson Tatum!
After winning the bout, Jayson Tatum thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.