PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jester League Banned (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jester League Banned will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Tatum
vs
League Banned

188 cm
24
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

201 cm
22
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Jester League Banned!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

Tatum shoots in and bounces League Banned off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Tatum trying to control but League Banned is working from the bottom.
League Banned keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
Tatum postures up.
Tatum content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Tatum pushing down on League Banned's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
League Banned is in trouble now - Tatum has advanced to mount!
Tatum pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
League Banned looks gassed!
Tatum wants to control the pace but League Banned is squirming around nicely.
League Banned wants to try and get back to his feet.
Tatum is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tatum with the ground and pound from mount.
Tatum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as League Banned is looking to escape.
League Banned really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tatum. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
League Banned is trying to escape the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is landing with some decent strikes but League Banned is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Tatum looking to control and managing it successfully.

Tatum stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum tries to bum rush League Banned with a series of wild strikes but League Banned uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
League Banned throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tatum.
Tatum tries for a takedown but League Banned sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
League Banned scores with a kick to the body.
League Banned throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Jester League Banned is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
League Banned fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
Tatum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tatum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tatum moves out of range of the body kick from League Banned.

League Banned gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tatum to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tatum trying to control but League Banned is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
League Banned keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
Tatum slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Tatum seems to be working for a kimura but League Banned defends the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederick Tatum dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

League Banned misses with a wild combination.
Tatum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

Tatum darts in and clinches League Banned up against the cage.
Tatum has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. League Banned avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
League Banned has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tatum avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
League Banned stalling the fight.
League Banned stops a takedown attempt from Tatum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

League Banned's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Drederick Tatum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatum.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drederick Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from League Banned.

That's one minute gone in the round.
League Banned slaps away a takedown attempt from Tatum, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
League Banned lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jab by League Banned.
League Banned throws a combination that misses

and Tatum counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
League Banned is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Tatum's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Tatum's back!
Tatum has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from League Banned.
Tatum covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Tatum controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad spot.
Tatum turns into League Banned and is now in his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
League Banned keeping full guard, as Tatum tries to pass.
Tatum thows a big elbow that misses.

Tatum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No luck for Tatum with that takedown attempt.
League Banned thuds his shin into the meat of Tatum's side.
Jester League Banned seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tatum crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from League Banned - the referee stops the clock and Tatum gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says League Banned. Tatum manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
League Banned connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatum's hands.
League Banned misses with a combination

and Tatum counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for League Banned!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
League Banned bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Tatum has a closed guard, preventing League Banned from standing up.
Tatum has his hands on League Banned's head, controlling the position.
League Banned with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tatum wants to sweep but no luck.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tatum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. League Banned manages to get himself to full guard.
Tatum preventing the sweep.

Tatum drops back, looking for a kneebar! League Banned looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. League Banned looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from League Banned!
League Banned scores with punches from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
League Banned throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Tatum is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
You can see the frustration on Tatum's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederick Tatum dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

League Banned scores with a three punch combo!
Tatum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tatum fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Tatum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tatum is on the wrong end of a nice combination from League Banned.
League Banned scores with a head kick. Tatum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
League Banned connects with a high kick.
League Banned throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
League Banned swings and misses with a hook to the body.
League Banned lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatum circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatum tries to clinch but League Banned moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from League Banned as Tatum shoots in.

That's one minute gone in the round.
League Banned swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches up with League Banned, looking for a takedown. Tatum pushes League Banned against the cage but League Banned circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drederick Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
League Banned looks to land a combination but Tatum avoids it well.
Tatum walks into a left hand.
League Banned lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
League Banned throws an overhand right that lands on Tatum's shoulder, as Tatum tries to avoid the shot.
League Banned defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tatum.
League Banned lands a lovely overhand right.
League Banned thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tatum if he has to take too many more of those.
Crunch! League Banned slams his shin into Tatum's torso.
League Banned misses with a body shot.
Tatum shoots in for a double leg but League Banned sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jester League Banned has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
League Banned misses with the combination.
League Banned scores with a head kick. Tatum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No joy there for Tatum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
League Banned scores with a three punch combo!
Tatum will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tatum shoots in looking for a takedown. League Banned tries to sprawl out of it but Tatum keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. League Banned manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum shoots for a double leg takedown but League Banned sprawls well. He's pushed Tatum's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Some wild striking there from League Banned.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from League Banned. Tatum shrugs it off though.
League Banned tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for League Banned.
Drederick Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
League Banned throws a combination that misses

and Tatum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tatum.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but League Banned is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
League Banned wants to stand but Tatum is controlling the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tatum accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Tatum drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tatum jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
League Banned is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Tatum gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Tatum scores a takedown into full mount!
Tatum controlling the position easily from mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jester League Banned.
I think Tatum 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederick Tatum!