PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sigvard Aurelius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aurelius's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Marcia Carolus Rex. Danny Tatum is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Aurelius
vs
Tatum

156 cm
34
141 lbs
23 - 5 - 2

165 cm
33
148 lbs
23 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ultra Fight Gear
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 2, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sigvard Aurelius!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Igor Prikhodko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum misses with a left hand
and Aurelius counters with a leg kick.
Tatum connects with a jab.
Tatum fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aurelius on the side of the head.
Aurelius moves out of range of the strikes.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tatum takes a swing at Aurelius's ribcage but misses.
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Tatum sees coming a mile off.
Aurelius connects with a right hand. Tatum shakes it off.
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Aurelius.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.
Tatum looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tatum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tatum misses the jab.
Tatum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Aurelius throws a body kick that misses.
Aurelius is looking to score with low kicks.
Tatum connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Aurelius momentarily.
Tatum misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aurelius.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius avoids the body shot from Tatum.
Danny Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aurelius counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius scores with a leg kick.
Aurelius throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Aurelius moved out of range.
Tatum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a left hand
and Tatum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aurelius keeps Tatum at a distance using the push kick.
Tatum looks winded!
An inside leg kick lands from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a head kick that half lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aurelius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tatum.
Aurelius turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Aurelius avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Aurelius.
Aurelius lands a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aurelius lands a leg kick that knocks Tatum off balance momentarily.
Aurelius looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Aurelius counters with a stiff right hand.
Aurelius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatum.
Sigvard Aurelius has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Tatum.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
and Aurelius counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum misses with a hook. Aurelius ducked under it nicely.
Tatum's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body kick there by Aurelius.
Sigvard Aurelius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tatum scores with the left hand. Aurelius knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius dominated that 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.

Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tatum blocks a leg kick.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Aurelius counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Aurelius fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.
Tatum moves out of range of the body kick.
Aurelius lands a nice looking body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum looks to throw the jab but Aurelius is out of range.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius connects with a high kick.
Tatum misses with a straight left.
Aurelius lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Aurelius throws a front kick that sends Tatum stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a nice inside leg kick.
Aurelius cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
Aurelius pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aurelius is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tatum. Aurelius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Aurelius throws the kick towards the body but Tatum avoids it.
Aurelius misses with a body kick.
Tatum misses with an uppercut. Aurelius saw that one coming.
Tatum walks into a stiff left hand from Aurelius.
Tatum takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Tatum misses with a right hand
and Aurelius counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatum's knee momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a hook to the body
and Aurelius counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tatum swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Tatum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tatum misses the body punch
and Aurelius counters with a body kick that stops Tatum in his tracks momentarily.
Aurelius is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Aurelius scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tatum has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Aurelius.
Tatum swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A head kick misses from Aurelius.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Aurelius lands a big head kick that sends Tatum tumbling to the mat! Aurelius takes a step backwards and waves Tatum back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Danny Tatum has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Aurelius. That's going to slow Tatum down.
Aurelius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Tatum might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Aurelius has got the better of the exchanges.
Tatum checks a low kick from Aurelius.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Aurelius throws a looping overhand right but Tatum ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sigvard Aurelius dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Danny Tatum's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Aurelius misses with a kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Aurelius.
Aurelius throws a wild body kick that Tatum sees coming a mile off.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Aurelius manages to avoid it.
Tatum with a lazy takedown attempt
and Aurelius counters with a nice kick to the body.
Aurelius misses with a straight left.
Tatum lands with a nice body punch.

Aurelius lands a big head kick that sends Tatum tumbling to the mat! Aurelius takes a step backwards and waves Tatum back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum swings widly with a right hand
and Aurelius finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Tatum swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aurelius cracks Tatum with a good jab.

Tatum is rocked!
Sigvard Aurelius is winning the standup battle so far.
Tatum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aurelius's hands.
Tatum is still on wobbly legs! Can Aurelius finish him?
Aurelius slips under a jab from Tatum.
Tatum seems to have recovered his senses.
Tatum throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with a straight right hand.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Aurelius to counter with a crisp jab.
Tatum misses with a takedown attempt - Aurelius sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Aurelius lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Sigvard Aurelius is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aurelius with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Tatum misses with a jab to the body
and Aurelius counters with a head kick. That will keep Tatum thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aurelius lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Aurelius lands with a nice body kick.
Aurelius thuds his shin into the meat of Tatum's side.
Aurelius looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tatum misses with a hook to the body
and Aurelius counters with a solid body kick.
Aurelius scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aurelius tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Tatum swings for the body but Aurelius moves out of range.
Aurelius feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tatum's calf.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aurelius moves away.
Danny Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tatum misses with an uppercut.
Aurelius fakes the leg kick and cracks Tatum in the body.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
and Aurelius counters with a good low kick that Tatum was not able to check.
Tatum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Aurelius moved out of range.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Aurelius throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Aurelius plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Tatum thows a body shot but no joy.
Tatum throws a poor cross that misses
and Aurelius counters with an inside leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Aurelius - that will leave a mark!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Aurelius throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Aurelius lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sigvard Aurelius showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aurelius has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 30:27
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sigvard Aurelius!
Sigvard Aurelius took to the mic in his post fight interview and said '...'.