PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paddy McIrish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy McIrish is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

McIrish
vs
Tattum

185 cm
30
155 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

185 cm
23
168 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paddy McIrish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tattum lands a head kick. McIrish smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McIrish lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McIrish.
A combination from McIrish does no damage.
McIrish really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tattum misses with a head kick.
Tattum's coach down at Den of Tears (22 coaches, $800 fee) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tattum's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Tattum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McIrish 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.
Tattum is looking to score with low kicks.
McIrish lands the left hand.
McIrish misses with a straight left.
Nice defenses there by Tattum.
Tattum lands a head kick!

It looks like Paddy McIrish has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McIrish fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Tattum ducks under a wild hook from McIrish.
Tattum throws a head kick but McIrish moves out of range.
Tattum throws a head kick but McIrish moves out of range.
McIrish throws a lazy right hand but Tattum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McIrish attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIrish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McIrish scores with a nice strike.
Tattum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tattum, right into the meat.
Tattum defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McIrish.
McIrish misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tattum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McIrish.
Tattum throws a solid leg kick but McIrish takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tattum.
Tattum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on McIrish. That did some damage!
Tattum avoids the body shot from McIrish.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum cracks the inside of McIrish's front leg.
Tattum throws a nice looking combination but McIrish bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tattum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tattum stuffs the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tattum scores with a head kick.
McIrish throws an off balance right hand
and Tattum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
McIrish throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McIrish has been working on his balance at Bruize Brothers, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tattum.

McIrish closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Tattum's guard.
McIrish is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Tattum holds on and takes a little breather.
McIrish wants to pass the guard but Tattum is keeping the position.
Tattum keeping moving, preventing McIrish from controlling successfully.
Tattum bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McIrish's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tattum loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Tattum trying to control but McIrish is working from the bottom.
Tattum throws a big right hand that misses.
Tattum throws a big right hand that misses.
Tattum wants to control from the top but McIrish keeps moving.
Tattum wants to stand but McIrish is controlling his posture from full guard.
Tattum trying to control the position from guard on top but McIrish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
Tattum connects with an inside leg kick.
McIrish throws an off balance right hand
and Tattum counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tattum fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
No joy there for McIrish, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McIrish moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTattum.
McIrish 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.
Tattum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McIrish.
McIrish misses with a jab, cross combination.
McIrish is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tattum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tattum throws a big counter head kick but McIrish avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy McIrish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
Tattum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tattum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
McIrish throws an overhand right that lands on Tattum's shoulder, as Tattum tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Tattum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paddy McIrish's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nice defenses there by Tattum.
Tattum has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
Tattum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
Tattum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tattum feints a counter leg kick.
McIrish throws out a loose jab but Tattum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Despite the aggression on Tattum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McIrish closes the distance and clinches up with Tattum, looking for a takedown. McIrish pushes Tattum against the cage but Tattum circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tattum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of McIrish's head.
Tattum throws a solid leg kick but McIrish takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Tattum.
Tattum tries a head kick but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McIrish bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Tattum's head.
McIrish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tattum.
Tattum throws a nice inside leg kick.
McIrish misses with a lunging right hand
and Tattum counters with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tattum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McIrish misses with a takedown attempt - Tattum sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McIrish tries for a takedown but Tattum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy McIrish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McIrish throws a shot from downtown. Tattum moves away and avoids it.
Tattum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dominic Tattum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
Tattum blocks a jab.
McIrish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
McIrish shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tattum as he jumps to the side.
Tattum stuffs the takedown attempt from McIrish. McIrish gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tattum.
McIrish misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McIrish avoids the head kick by Tattum.
McIrish ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tattum moves away.
McIrish is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
McIrish doesn't manage to clinch there - Tattum circles away.
As McIrish backs off Tattum throws a huge counter combo but McIrish manages to avoid it all.
McIrish lands a two punch combo.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattum throws a sloppy head kick and McIrish moves out of range easily.
McIrish lands with a right hand.
McIrish has a takedown stuffed.
Tattum is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Tattum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McIrish was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dominic Tattum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
McIrish is looking to land body kicks.
Tattum cracks the inside of McIrish's front leg.
McIrish looks to land a left hand but Tattum moved out of range nicely.
McIrish tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tattum sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McIrish somewhat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McIrish avoids the head kick by Tattum.
A slow jab from McIrish misses its intended target.
Tattum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tattum circles away from the clinch attempt.
McIrish lands with a shot to the body.
Tattum throws a sloppy head kick and McIrish moves out of range easily.
Tattum throws a head kick that half lands.
Tattum throws a head kick that misses.
McIrish closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tattum circles away.
Tattum lands a nice leg kick that just misses McIrish's sensitive parts.
Tattum avoids the head kick by McIrish.
McIrish wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum scores with a leg kick.

McIrish feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McIrish looking to pass the guard.
Tattum wants to stand but McIrish is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dominic Tattum showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Paddy McIrish's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

McIrish throws a body punch but Tattum moves out of range.
McIrish lunges at Tattum with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tattum's hand.
McIrish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Tattum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for McIrish with that takedown attempt.
Tattum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
McIrish throws a hook but Tattum blocks it.
McIrish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Danga de danga de dang - Tattum scores with a four punch combination!

McIrish is rocked!
McIrish waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tattum.
Despite the aggression on Tattum's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Oh McIrish is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tattum throws out a leg kick but McIrish moves out of range and Tattum only half commits.
McIrish throws a shot to the body.
McIrish seems to have got his legs back now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattum slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tattum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tattum slips a jab and a cross from McIrish.
McIrish takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tattum displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McIrish.
Tattum is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paddy McIrish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tattum throws a nice inside leg kick.
McIrish misses with an uppercut. Tattum saw that one coming.
Tattum looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
McIrish avoids the head kick by Tattum.
A head kick from Tattum lands but McIrish takes it in his stride.
McIrish shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Tattum pinned against the cage. Tattum gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Tattum misses with a head kick.
McIrish is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
Tattum scores with a leg kick.
Tattum scores with a leg kick.
Tattum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tattum throws a nice inside leg kick.
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!
A nice inside leg kick there by Tattum. That's going to slow McIrish down.
A head kick from Tattum lands but McIrish takes it in his stride.
McIrish shoots in but no luck this time.
Tattum throws a counter combo.
McIrish scores with a one two! Tattum had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
McIrish looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tattum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tattum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
McIrish cracks a nice hook into Tattum's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tattum connects with a high kick.
Tattum connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McIrish missing with a left hand there. Tattum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tattum throws a head kick but McIrish moves out of range.
Tattum tries a head kick but it misses.
Tattum connects with a high kick.
McIrish shoots for a takedown but Tattum saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Tattum lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tattum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McIrish tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McIrish takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tattum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Tattum.
Tattum keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from McIrish.
McIrish throws a lazy right hand but Tattum sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McIrish shoots in for a takedown but Tattum shows good takedown defense.
Tattum only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tattum scores with a head kick.
Nice cross by Tattum.
Tattum throws a sloppy head kick and McIrish moves out of range easily.
Tattum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tattum throws a sloppy head kick and McIrish moves out of range easily.
McIrish doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tattum counters with an outside leg kick.
Tattum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tattum throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tattum blocks a jab.
Paddy McIrish has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McIrish throws a hook but Tattum avoids it easily.
Tattum plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

And that's the end of the fight!
Dominic Tattum comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tattum 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Tattum!