PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Tattum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter has chosen Sunday Bloody Sunday- U2 as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Tattum
vs
Hunter

185 cm
26
153 lbs
9 - 9 - 0

177 cm
30
167 lbs
16 - 11 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dominic Tattum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Justin Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, John Kavanagh and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter swings widly with a right hand
and Tattum counters with a two punch combo.

Tattum darts in and clinches Hunter up against the cage.
I was talking to Tattum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tattum tries to break the clinch but Hunter is controlling the position.
Hunter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tattum is working for takedown but Hunter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hunter lands an elbow inside.
Tattum tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunter's elbow.
Tattum can't break the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with an elbow strike.
Hunter misses with some punches.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter is leaning against Tattum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunter lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter tries to work over Tattum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hunter prevents a body shot from Tattum.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Tattum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter swings wildly with an uppercut but Tattum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hunter prevents Tattum from breaking the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Hunter.
A nice left hand lands by Hunter.
Hunter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tattum is trying to push Hunter away but Hunter has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Tattum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Tattum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter dives in and grabs Tattum's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tattum pushes down on Hunter's head and hops out.
Tattum throws a body punch but Hunter moves out of range.
A jab from Hunter misses.
Tattum scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tattum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hunter. Tattum shrugs it off though.
Dominic Tattum is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Tattum shows good takedown defense.
Hunter fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dominic Tattum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Justin Hunter.
Hunter fails with the takedown
and Tattum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tattum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tattum, right into the meat.
Justin Hunter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Tattum.
Tattum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tattum cracks the inside of Hunter's front leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Tattum misses.
Hunter fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tattum avoids it really well and circles away.
Hunter throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hunter closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tattum circles away.
Tattum throws a low kick, looking for Hunter's leg but Hunter calmly moves out of range.
Tattum lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tattum throws a chopping leg kick but Hunter manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tattum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hunter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tattum tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tattum wants to clinch

and Hunter counters with a nice double leg into side control. Tattum won't be happy with that.
Hunter tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tattum's legs.
Hunter throws a strike aimed at the side of Tattum's head but Tattum avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tattum wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Tattum struggling a bit here.
Hunter has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Hunter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Tattum, who protects the arm well.
Hunter slows the pace down.
Tattum manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tattum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hunter is looking to pass Tattum's guard but actually Tattum recovers to full guard.
Tattum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Justin Hunter will probably get the nod.
That's time! Tattum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hunter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tattum makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Tattum avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hunter moves in looking to clinch but Tattum pushes him off.
Dominic Tattum is winning the standup battle so far.
Tattum looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hunter tries to close the distance and clinch but Tattum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hunter misses with a takedown
and Tattum counters with a nice uppercut.
Tattum lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hunter will feel that in the morning.
Tattum connects with a right hand. Hunter shakes it off.
Hunter dives in for a single leg takedown but Tattum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Tattum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tattum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
An inside leg kick lands from Tattum.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Hunter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tattum misses with a leg kick
and Hunter counters with a stiff right hand.
Hunter avoids a kick to the body.
Tattum tries to land a leg kick but Hunter saw it coming and moves away.

Hunter shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tattum is trying to defend but Hunter finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tattum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hunter throwing shots but Tattum is blocking nicely.
Hunter is stalling here. Tattum is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hunter seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tattum has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Tattum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hunter keeps working.
Tattum throws a strike aimed at the side of Hunter's head but Hunter avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hunter parries the strikes from Tattum easily there. Tattum is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hunter to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tattum tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Tattum wants to control but Hunter is keeping him busy.
Tattum in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hunter manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Hunter seems to be working for a kimura but Tattum defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Hunter is trying to work for a kimura but Tattum is defending well.
Tattum throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Justin Hunter has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Hunter is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tattum defends it well.
Hunter not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Hunter wants to work for an arm triangle but Tattum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hunter looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

Hunter is looking for a kimura here.

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.

Hunter is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Tattum blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hunter.
Tattum wants to improve his position but Hunter is controlling well.
Tattum has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hunter is working away from the top position though.
Hunter trying to control the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Dominic Tattum will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Hunter takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tattum connects with a solid leg kick.
Tattum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Hunter clinches up against the cage.
Hunter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tattum's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tattum.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hunter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter misses with a punch on the inside.
Hunter misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hunter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Hunter.
Tattum tries a knee to the head but Hunter blocks it.
Tattum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tattum 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 breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hunter tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tattum.
Hunter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tattum.
Hunter checks the leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tattum.
Hunter shoots in for a takedown but Tattum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tattum throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hunter's head.
Hunter throws an overhand right that lands on Tattum's shoulder, as Tattum tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hunter misses with a takedown attempt
and Tattum counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tattum misses with a leg kick.

Hunter darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunter is trying to control. Tattum wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tattum is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Tattum slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Hunter trying to control the position from guard on top but Tattum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hunter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hunter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hunter sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tattum preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tattum is trying to control the position but Hunter postures up.
Hunter postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hunter trying to control but Tattum is working from the bottom.
Hunter tries to free his leg and advance position but Tattum is retaining full guard.

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.

Hunter drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hunter as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Tattum screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hunter! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Justin Hunter!
Justin Hunter is the new lightweight champion!
Justin Hunter tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.