PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mika Allu (ranked 717 p4p, 94 weight class) and Drederick Tatum (ranked 1234 p4p, 146 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Allu
vs
Tatum

186 cm
25
229 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

196 cm
25
250 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mika Allu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Allu lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
Tatum scores with a jab. Allu acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Allu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Allu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
An attempted straight right counter from Allu misses the target.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Allu moves away.
Allu feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu connects with a jab.
Allu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Tatum to score with a decent uppercut.
Tatum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Allu's hands.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu throws a quick inside leg kick.
Allu throws a right hand that misses
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Allu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tatum.
Allu wants to clinch up but Tatum keeps it at a distance.
Allu ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Drederick Tatum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum lands with a nice body punch.
Tatum swings away with a body shot that misses

and Allu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Allu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Allu controlling the action here for a moment.

Tatum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tatum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Allu slips under a jab from Tatum.
Allu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tatum waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Allu.
Allu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Tatum.
Allu misses with a double jab.
Tatum cracks Allu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Allu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Allu is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tatum tries to circle away but Allu has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Allu.
Allu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tatum.
A short right from Allu on the inside.
Allu can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Tatum breaks from the clinch.

Allu looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Tatum!
Tatum is looking to get back to his feet here but Allu is keeping cool and he's managed to take Tatum's back.
Tatum has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Allu lands punches and elbows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum covering up well and avoiding damage.
Allu scores with punches and elbows.

Tatum is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Allu cracks Tatum with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tatum from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Tatum is still in real trouble! Can Allu finish him?
Allu missing with strikes from the back.
Tatum seems to have recovered his senses.
Tatum covering up well and avoiding damage.
Allu looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Tatum looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Allu misses with punches from the back.
Tatum avoids the strikes from Allu.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Allu thows a strike but Tatum uses the opportunity to reverse the position! Great move by Tatum as he ends up in Allu 's guard!
Allu has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mika Allu will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tatum misses the body punch

and Allu counters with a beautiful punch that sends Tatum to the canvas!
Allu scoring with some ground and pound.
Allu postures up in Tatum's guard and throws a big left but Tatum blocks it.
Mika Allu overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Allu throwing strikes but missing.
Allu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
Allu throwing strikes but missing.
Allu is looking to work some ground and pound but Tatum has wrist control.
Allu with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Allu working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tatum's head.
Allu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tatum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Allu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Allu is working Tatum over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Allu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu throws a big right hand that misses.
Allu is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Allu looking to pass the guard.
Allu chips away with some ground and pound.
Allu throws a big right hand that misses.
Tatum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Allu.
Tatum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Allu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tatum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Allu with a flurry of punches that miss.
Allu throws an elbow that misses. Tatum uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Allu's guard. Nice move by Tatum!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Allu is proving hard to escape from.
Tatum stopping the sweep attempt from Allu.
Allu is working hard here to advance position.
Tatum looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Allu looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Allu is adopting a defensive guard.
Allu tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allu seems keen to control Tatum's posture.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Tatum throws a jab when Allu was well out of range.
Allu half committed to a counter leg kick.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum takes a swing at Allu's ribcage but misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Allu. That's going to slow Tatum down.
Allu moves out of range of the strikes.
Allu appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tatum throws a hook but Allu blocks it.
Tatum throws an off balance right hand
and Allu counters with an inside leg kick.
Allu throws the left hand but Tatum avoids the punch easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a combination that misses
and Allu counters with a good low kick that Tatum was not able to check.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Allu.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Allu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum throws out a counter right but Allu avoids it with no problem.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Allu, right into the meat.
Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Allu.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Allu jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Allu scores with a push kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Allu drives through and clinches with Tatum against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mika Allu dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Tatum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Allu.
Tatum throws a jab when Allu was well out of range.
Tatum lands with an overhand left.
Allu walks into a jab.
Allu misses with a right hand
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
Tatum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Allu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tatum momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Allu scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Allu rushes Tatum and presses him up against the cage.
Tatum takes a shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Allu looking to stall.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatum pushes Allu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Tatum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Allu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Allu misses with a hook to the body
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
Tatum swings for the body but Allu moves out of range.
Allu tries to counter with a takedown but Tatum is quick to defend against it.
Jab by Allu.
Tatum defending well as Allu loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum jabs Allu right on the nose. Allu blinks but takes it well.
Tatum cracks Allu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Drederick Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a right hand

and Allu counters by clinching up.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Allu tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Allu is trying to drag Tatum to the mat but Tatum just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Allu.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tatum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Allu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum misses with a hook
letting Allu counter with a right hand.
Allu thuds his shin into the meat of Tatum's side.
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Allu! Tatum is backing up but he can't get away as Allu lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Tatum and ends the fight. Great knockout.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mika Allu!