PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Abdul Bin Amin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abdul Bin Amin has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bin Amin
vs
Tatum

200 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

181 cm
25
165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Atlantis

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Bin Amin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bin Amin dodges the punch combination from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a wild combination.
Tatum throws a low kick, looking for Bin Amin's leg but Bin Amin calmly moves out of range.
Tatum connects with a body shot that sends Bin Amin's belly button to the back.
Tatum throws a series of punches but Bin Amin moves out of range.
Bin Amin tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches.
Bin Amin tries to counter by clinching up but Tatum breaks away and moves out of range.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Amin wants to clinch.
Tatum has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bin Amin feints and then cracks Tatum's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tatum down.
Tatum misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Bin Amin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tatum connects with a looping right hand.
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Amin.

Tatum gets tackled into the cage by Bin Amin. Bin Amin maintains the clinch.
Bin Amin has Tatum pressed against the cage, preventing Tatum from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bin Amin blocks an uppercut.
Bin Amin is looking to control Tatum's arms but Tatum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bin Amin has his back to the cage.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Tatum.
Bin Amin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch.
Mr Tatum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum throws a body shot but no joy.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum looks to land a combination but Bin Amin avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin wants to clinch.

Bin Amin closes the distance and clinches.
Bin Amin tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum working hard to break the clinch.

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bin Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatum is looking for the big counter here.
Tatum scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Amin.
Tatum changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bin Amin backs up against the cage.
Tatum thumps Bin Amin with a low kick.
Bin Amin connects with a leg kick. Tatum looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bin Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bin Amin tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Bin Amin tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bin Amin moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Bin Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nice cross by Tatum.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Amin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tatum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bin Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bin Amin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bin Amin closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bin Amin tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.

Bin Amin closes the distance and pushes Tatum back into the cage.
Bin Amin is trying to maintain a safe position but Tatum gets an underhook and turns Bin Amin into the cage.
Bin Amin looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Bin Amin tries to throw a body punch but Tatum avoids it by throwing Bin Amin back against the cage.
Bin Amin lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bin Amin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bin Amin wants to stall.
Bin Amin blocking some punches.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A jab from Tatum finds it's way through Bin Amin's defenses.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Bin Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bin Amin misses with the combination.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Tatum feints a jab promting Bin Amin to slip. Tatum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bin Amin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Bin Amin wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum connects with a nice looking jab.
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bin Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bin Amin dodges the punch combination from Tatum.
It looked like Bin Amin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum moves away
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tatum fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bin Amin throws a counter high kick but Tatum was just alert enough to avoid it.
Bin Amin moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Tatum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Bin Amin.
Tatum looks to score with a jab to the body but Bin Amin is just out of range.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bin Amin moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Tatum. Those never looked like landing.
Tatum swinging wildly here.
Tatum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bin Amin moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bin Amin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.

Bin Amin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch.
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Bin Amin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Bin Amin is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Tatum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bin Amin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bin Amin throws a low kick but Tatum moves out of range easily.
Bin Amin scoring well with a low kick there.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tatum with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Bin Amin gets a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bin Amin.
Tatum looks winded!
A nice left hand lands by Bin Amin.

Tatum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Tatum misses.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatum swings for the body but Bin Amin moves out of range.
Tatum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bin Amin. Bin Amin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bin Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bin Amin wants to clinch.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up.
Bin Amin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Tatum is working the combinations to good effect here.

Bin Amin clinches up against the cage.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Tatum letting Bin Amin take a breather here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum wants to break free but Bin Amin has control.
Bin Amin lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tatum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bin Amin under the eye.
Bin Amin slips a straight right by Tatum.
Tatum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bin Amin throws a right and a left that Tatum avoids nicely.
Bin Amin looks to land a body kick but Tatum moved away.
Bin Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.

Bin Amin moves into the clinch.
Bin Amin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bin Amin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Bin Amin trying to control the position but instead, Tatum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bin Amin into the cage.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Bin Amin.
Tatum throws an elbow that misses.
Bin Amin is pushing Tatum up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bin Amin lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Mr Tatum has been cut.
Bin Amin misses with a punch on the inside.
Bin Amin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Tatum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bin Amin is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short left from Bin Amin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Good leg kick by Bin Amin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tatum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice uppercut lands for Tatum. That snapped Bin Amin's head back.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Amin tries to clinch
and Bin Amin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tatum cracks a nice hook into Bin Amin's ribs.

Bin Amin closes the distance and pushes Tatum back into the cage.

Bin Amin manages to break the clinch.
Tatum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum lands with a shot to the body.
Tatum lands a nice hook to Bin Amin's body. Bin Amin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice straight punches there by Tatum. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tatum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bin Amin is looking to clinch.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Bin Amin's shoulder, as Bin Amin tries to avoid the shot.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Amin wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Bin Amin tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Tatum moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bin Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bin Amin throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Bin Amin moved out of range.
Tatum misses with the combination.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Abdul Bin Amin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Bin Amin went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tatum throws a counter combo.
Bin Amin moves out of range of the leg kick from Tatum.
Bin Amin closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Tatum.
Bin Amin wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.
Tatum moves out of range of the leg kick from Bin Amin.

Bin Amin clinches up with Tatum and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Bin Amin on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tatum scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Bin Amin on the inside.
Tatum throws an elbow that misses.
Tatum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bin Amin has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Bin Amin has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bin Amin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bin Amin lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum throws out a counter right but Bin Amin avoids it with no problem.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Bin Amin darts in and clinches Tatum up against the cage.
Tatum pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bin Amin lands a nice elbow.

Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bin Amin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
It seemed like Tatum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Bin Amin.
Bin Amin doesn't manage to clinch there - Tatum circles away.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum tries to bum rush Bin Amin with a series of wild strikes but Bin Amin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bin Amin closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bin Amin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Bin Amin moved out of range nicely.
Bin Amin ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum misses with the combination.
Mr Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bin Amin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bin Amin. Bin Amin obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatum throws a body punch but Bin Amin moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bin Amin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Amin.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Amin tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatum checks a leg kick.
As Bin Amin backs off Tatum throws a huge counter combo but Bin Amin manages to avoid it all.
Tatum cracks Bin Amin with an open hand slap.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bin Amin wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.

Bin Amin drives through and clinches with Tatum against the cage.
Bin Amin lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum tries to break the clinch but Bin Amin is controlling the position.

Bin Amin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bin Amin tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Tatum scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tatum checks a leg kick.
Tatum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bin Amin circles away quickly and effectively.
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A jab from Tatum misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Amin.
Tatum connects with a body shot.
Tatum moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bin Amin tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bin Amin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tatum misses with a hook.
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
As Tatum looks to move away, Bin Amin throws a big counter combo bu Tatum just gets out of the way.
Bin Amin wants to clinch.
Abdul Bin Amin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Amin.
Bin Amin checks a leg kick nicely.
Bin Amin is looking to clinch but Tatum is avoiding it.
Bin Amin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tatum lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bin Amin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Bin Amin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bin Amin wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up.
Tatum connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bin Amin. Bin Amin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bin Amin, right into the meat.

Bin Amin takes the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bin Amin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tatum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bin Amin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tatum throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tatum lands a right hook to the body.
Bin Amin tries to clinch up but Tatum circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum looks to land a combination but Bin Amin avoids it well.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bin Amin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Amin.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Bin Amin saw that one coming.
Bin Amin seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bin Amin on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tatum. Tatum obviously looking to wear him down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bin Amin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mr Tatum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bin Amin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bin Amin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bin Amin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Bin Amin lands a front kick to the face, that drops Tatum to the canvas! Is he dazed or just shocked? He's back to his feet and the referee is going to allow him to continue the fight!
Bin Amin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum fails to land with a series of punches.
Bin Amin throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Bin Amin.
Tatum chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bin Amin can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum misses with a few strikes there.
Bin Amin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatum lands a jab to Bin Amin's midsection.
Bin Amin moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
A jab from Tatum finds it's way through Bin Amin's defenses.
Tatum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tatum has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Mr Tatum!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Mr Tatum!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Mr Tatum!

Mr Tatum wins by unanimous decision!