PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kanye Kuma Kenya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederic Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuma Kenya kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RUN this town. Kanye Kuma Kenya had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Kuma Kenya
vs
Tatum

225 cm
24
71 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Intelligent

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kanye Kuma Kenya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Drederic Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum wants to clinch up but Kuma Kenya keeps it at a distance.
Kuma Kenya uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tatum has time to react.
Kuma Kenya lands a nice looking body kick.
Kuma Kenya thuds his shin into the meat of Tatum's side.
Kuma Kenya circles away from the clinch attempt.

Kuma Kenya takes the fight into the clinch.
Kuma Kenya throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Tatum has Kuma Kenya pressed against the cage.
Tatum scores with a shoulder strike.

Kuma Kenya is rocked!
Kuma Kenya blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oh Kuma Kenya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tatum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kuma Kenya blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuma Kenya landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuma Kenya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A bit of stalling here from Tatum.

Tatum manages to pull guard.

Tatum has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Kuma Kenya is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tatum.
Kuma Kenya is looking to take a break and control but Tatum is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tatum is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

Tatum looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Tatum looking for submissions off his back.
Kuma Kenya really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Tatum looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Tatum is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kuma Kenya pulls his head out easily.
Tatum looks gassed!
Tatum tries to get to full guard but Kuma Kenya has control of the leg.
Kuma Kenya seems to have got his legs back now.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuma Kenya dips to his left and cracks Tatum with an uppercut!
Kuma Kenya scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kuma Kenya cracks Tatum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kanye Kuma Kenya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tatum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Tatum moves into range and clinches up with Kuma Kenya.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum stalls.
A right hand to the body from Kuma Kenya.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum is working Kuma Kenya over against the cage.
Kuma Kenya lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuma Kenya tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Kuma Kenya lands with a left to the head.
Tatum cracks Kuma Kenya with a nice body shot.
Kuma Kenya misses with a punch to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Tatum lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatum lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tatum swings wildly with an uppercut but Kuma Kenya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
Kuma Kenya struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatum controls his hands.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuma Kenya.
Kuma Kenya can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Kuma Kenya misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuma Kenya goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuma Kenya blocking some punches.
Kuma Kenya works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuma Kenya tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatum misses with the head strike.

Kuma Kenya is fighting off a takedown attempt but Tatum is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kuma Kenya to the mat. Kuma Kenya regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Kuma Kenya keeps moving.
Kuma Kenya being controlled here, momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederic Tatum dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A punch combination from Kuma Kenya misses.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuma Kenya manages to avoid it.
Kuma Kenya circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kuma Kenya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kuma Kenya tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum takes one on the button.
Tatum fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kuma Kenya throws a series of punches but Tatum avoids them all with ease.
Kuma Kenya avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum wants to clinch.
Tatum misses with a wild combination.
Tatum fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tatum tries to score with a low kick but Kuma Kenya moves his leg out of the way.
Tatum takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kuma Kenya swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kuma Kenya cracks Tatum with a right hand to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tatum wants to clinch up but Kuma Kenya keeps it at a distance.
Tatum throws a low kick but it's checked well by Kuma Kenya.
Kuma Kenya misses with a combination

and Tatum counters with a takedown into side control.

Tatum looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kuma Kenya sneaks back into half guard.

Tatum is looking for a kimura here.

Kuma Kenya looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to advance position but Kuma Kenya won't allow it.

Tatum is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

Tatum is trying to work for a kimura but Kuma Kenya is defending well.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Tatum trying to control the action but Kuma Kenya is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kuma Kenya is looking to improve his position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kuma Kenya lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Tatum darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Tatum is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuma Kenya wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederic Tatum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tatum throws a hook but Kuma Kenya blocks it.
Tatum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kanye Kuma Kenya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum wants to clinch up but Kuma Kenya keeps it at a distance.
Kuma Kenya cracks Tatum with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Kuma Kenya pushes him off.
Kuma Kenya keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice body kick from Kuma Kenya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum tries to clinch up but Kuma Kenya circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum takes one on the button.
Tatum wants to clinch
and Kuma Kenya counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Kuma Kenya slips the punch.
Kuma Kenya is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tatum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuma Kenya wants to clinch but Tatum slips to the side

and Tatum counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Tatum.

Tatum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tatum trying to control the position from guard on top but Kuma Kenya is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuma Kenya is retaining full guard.
Kuma Kenya keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.
Kuma Kenya looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tatum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kuma Kenya working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Tatum doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Tatum manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Tatum drops back looking for a leg! Kuma Kenya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kuma Kenya manages to kick Tatum off! Tatum jumps back into Kuma Kenya's guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kuma Kenya looks to clinch

so Tatum counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Tatum drops back looking for a leg! Kuma Kenya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kuma Kenya manages to kick Tatum off! Tatum jumps back into Kuma Kenya's guard.
Kuma Kenya is trying to control the position but Tatum postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tatum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Tatum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Kuma Kenya is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kuma Kenya keeping moving, preventing Tatum from controlling successfully.

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 thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kuma Kenya not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kuma Kenya is looking for a triangle but Tatum pushes his legs off easily.

Tatum thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Tatum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Tatum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederic Tatum really dominated that round.
That's time! Kuma Kenya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tatum takes one on the button.
Good exchange - Kuma Kenya coming out on top.
Kuma Kenya cracks Tatum with a good jab.
Kuma Kenya jabs at Tatum's body.
Kuma Kenya with a nice cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Kuma Kenya digs a good body shot into Tatum's ribs.
Kuma Kenya misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kuma Kenya has managed to clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tatum as the two fighters clinch.

Tatum gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Tatum wants to free his trapped foot but Kuma Kenya is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kuma Kenya is looking to control Tatum's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kuma Kenya avoid being mounted?

Tatum seems to be working for a kimura but Kuma Kenya defends the submission attempt.
Tatum is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Tatum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuma Kenya keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tatum is trying to work for a kimura but Kuma Kenya is defending well.

Tatum is looking for a kimura here.
Kuma Kenya is pressing down on Tatum's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kuma Kenya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tatum forces his way into half guard.
Still in half guard, Tatum seems content to control.
Drederic Tatum has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Tatum is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Kuma Kenya is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Tatum pulls his head out easily.
Tatum is pressing down on Kuma Kenya's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kuma Kenya is holding on for now.
Tatum is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Kuma Kenya has given up his back here. Will Tatum look for the submission or keep pounding away?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kuma Kenya wants to control his opponent's hands but Tatum gets his hands free.
Kuma Kenya has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Kuma Kenya trying to control the action but Tatum just sinks the hooks in.

Kuma Kenya is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.

Tatum is persistently looking for the submission but Kuma Kenya is defending it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kuma Kenya rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Drederic Tatum dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Kuma Kenya lands a front kick.
Kuma Kenya fails in his attempt to clinch.

Tatum has Kuma Kenya up against the cage in a clinch.
Kuma Kenya blocks an uppercut.
Tatum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kuma Kenya throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Tatum works on Kuma Kenya's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuma Kenya backwards.
Kuma Kenya working aggressively here.

Tatum is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kuma Kenya can't fight it off and eventually Tatum manages to take the fight to the floor. Kuma Kenya looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Kuma Kenya keeps moving.
Tatum is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's one minute gone in the round.

Tatum is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kuma Kenya working a defensive guard here.
Tatum tries to free his leg and advance position but Kuma Kenya is retaining full guard.

Kuma Kenya looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Tatum drops back looking for a leg! Kuma Kenya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kuma Kenya manages to kick Tatum off! Tatum jumps back into Kuma Kenya's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tatum wants to control from the top but Kuma Kenya keeps moving.

Tatum drops back looking for a leg! Kuma Kenya is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kuma Kenya manages to kick Tatum off! Tatum jumps back into Kuma Kenya's guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Tatum throws the left hand but Kuma Kenya avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuma Kenya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kuma Kenya throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

Tatum instigates a clinch.
Kuma Kenya lands a body punch.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tatum scores with a shot to the side of Kuma Kenya's head.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum just leaning against Kuma Kenya, taking a breather.
Tatum prevents a body shot from Kuma Kenya.
Tatum has Kuma Kenya pressed against the cage.
Kuma Kenya misses with a knee to the head.
Tatum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tatum managing to block the knees to the body from Kuma Kenya.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatum lands a body shot.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuma Kenya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatum lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuma Kenya.
Kuma Kenya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kanye Kuma Kenya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum stalling against the cage.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kuma Kenya tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatum.
A nice left hand lands by Tatum.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tatum lands a right hand.
Tatum displaying some good clinch control by pressing Kuma Kenya up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuma Kenya.

And that's the end of the fight!
Drederic Tatum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tatum winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 45:50
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 45:50
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Drederic Tatum!
Drederic Tatum is the new bantamweight champion!