PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Schoolboy Lamar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kelvin Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lamar
vs
Tatum

187 cm
22
259 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

183 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Schoolboy Lamar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kelvin Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Chris Downing and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Tatum closes the distance and clinches.
Lamar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Tatum trying to control the position but instead, Lamar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatum into the cage.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tatum jumps guard but Lamar stands there with Tatum around his waist. Tatum gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lamar throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lamar slows down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamar scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Kelvin Tatum has been cut.
Lamar looking to throw knees to the head but Tatum is blocking nicely.
Lamar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tatum tries to land knees in the clinch but Lamar avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar crunches a lovely knee into Tatum's ribcage.
Lamar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Lamar forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tatum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lamar is defending well for now.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Lamar.
Lamar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lamar connects with a knee to the head.
Lamar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lamar stalling.
Tatum is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schoolboy Lamar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Tatum.
Lamar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatum looks winded!
Lamar trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lamar throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice elbow from Lamar.
Lamar lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lamar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatum fails to pull guard.
Tatum tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lamar lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Lamar is struggling to control the position.
Lamar lands a nice knee to the body.
Lamar with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamar lands a nice knee to the body.
Lamar leaning his opponent against the cage.
A knee to the head by Lamar.
Lamar stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lamar utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lamar displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tatum up against the cage.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamar connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Come on Lamar - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tatum jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lamar walks away with a smile on his face. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tatum crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lamar - the referee stops the clock and Tatum gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lamar. Tatum manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Tatum gets tackled into the cage by Lamar. Lamar maintains the clinch.
Lamar trying to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tatum tries to break free but Lamar pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schoolboy Lamar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Tatum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Good leg kick by Lamar there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Lamar closes the distance and clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lamar.
Lamar lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Kelvin Tatum's cut even more.
Tatum has Lamar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lamar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Lamar.
Lamar using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tatum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lamar obliges.
Lamar 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.
Lamar landing knees to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lamar working Tatum over with knees to the body.
Lamar lands a knee to the body.
Lamar lands an elbow inside.
Lamar with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

The cut above Kelvin Tatum's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lamar tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lamar holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lamar putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tatum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lamar working Tatum over with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lamar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Lamar drops Tatum with a big knee straight up the middle! Tatum is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Tatum is rocked!
Lamar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum blocks a head kick by Lamar.
Tatum is still on wobbly legs! Can Lamar finish him?
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lamar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tatum seems to have recovered his senses.

Lamar gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lamar tries a knee to the head but Tatum blocks it.
Lamar using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lamar lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Lamar.
Lamar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tatum avoids it.
Lamar lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lamar.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lamar obliges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lamar - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lamar lands an elbow inside.
Lamar stalling in the clinch.
Lamar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Kelvin Tatum's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lamar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tatum letting Lamar take a breather here.
Lamar misses with a knee strike.
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 being controlled against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Schoolboy Lamar.

Lamar closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Schoolboy Lamar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kelvin Tatum's cut.
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 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lamar avoiding damage.
Lamar with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lamar stalling in the clinch.
Tatum doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lamar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Tatum is trying to pull guard but Lamar turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Lamar holds him up against the cage and eventually Tatum drops back down to his feet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lamar.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lamar tries to land knees in the clinch but Tatum avoids the damage to the body.
Tatum letting Lamar take a breather here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lamar for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Tatum trying to land knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lamar takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lamar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
Tatum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tatum tries to pull guard but Lamar won't allow it.
Schoolboy Lamar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kelvin Tatum.
Lamar gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum being controlled against the cage.
Lamar lands a good knee to the midsection. Tatum won't want to take too many of those.
Lamar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lamar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tatum's brow.
Lamar is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tatum is defending well for now.
Lamar slows down the pace here.
Tatum takes an elbow to the temple.
Lamar landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lamar lands a knee to the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kelvin Tatum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Schoolboy Lamar!
Schoolboy Lamar decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Kelvin Tatum stepped up to the mic, saying 'You all disgust me! Joe Rogan is Nazi plant! The space landing was faked! There is NO Santa Claus!'.