PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Reco Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drederik Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tatum's choice of entrance music: Time 4 Sum Aksion. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Penn
vs
Tatum

172 cm
19
159 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
180 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Reco Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Drederik Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn misses with a left hand
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
A punch lands to the side of Tatum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tatum. Tatum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Penn looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatum is just out of range.
Penn staying out of range there.
Penn misses with a body punch
and Tatum cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Penn finds it's way through Tatum's defenses.

Penn drives through and clinches with Tatum against the cage.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Stalling in the clinch from Penn.
Penn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tatum working hard to break the clinch.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tatum drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Penn gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Penn fails to land.
Tatum tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Penn gets through Tatum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Penn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Penn can't find room to land a body shot as Tatum controls the action.
Penn keeps control of Tatum as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tatum tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Tatum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Penn misses with some punches.
Tatum letting Penn take a breather here.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn throws a head punch that misses.
Tatum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Penn throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Penn working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Penn.
Penn stalls.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn pushes Tatum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn taking a breather.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatum's elbow.
Penn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Tatum wants to break free but Penn has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Penn dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tatum working hard to break the clinch.
Penn lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands an uppercut.
A short left from Penn.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
A short left from Penn.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Penn cracks Tatum with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Penn.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Penn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Penn taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Penn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatum being controlled against the cage.
Tatum wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn is stalling here.
Tatum is trying to break free.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
Penn misses with a body punch.

Tatum breaks the clinch.
Penn staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reco Penn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Tatum ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
Penn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Tatum counters with a straight right hand.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
Penn lands with a straight right. Tatum didn't see that one coming.
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Penn's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Penn duly obliges.
Penn throws a hook but Tatum avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Tatum misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Penn misses the target.
Tatum throws a lazy right hand but Penn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Penn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Penn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Penn looks to throw the jab but Tatum is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Penn misses.
Tatum staying out of range there.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Penn throws a sloppy body shot
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Penn moved out of range nicely.

Penn clinches up with Tatum and pushes him back against the cage.
Penn misses with some punches.
Tatum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatum tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Penn effectively controlling the action here.
Penn tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tatum tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
Penn lands a right hand.
Penn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
We've been informed that Tatum has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn tries a body shot but Tatum blocks it.
Tatum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum is trying to break free.
Tatum letting Penn take a breather here.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Reco Penn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tatum tries to break the clinch but Penn is controlling the position.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Penn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn prevents Tatum from breaking the clinch.
Tatum is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a nice uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Penn takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Penn.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Penn.
A short right from Penn.
Tatum wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Penn is leaning against Tatum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Penn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Penn taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Tatum wants to break free but Penn has control.
Tatum tries to break free but Penn pushes him back against the cage.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penn lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Penn.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
Penn has Tatum pushed against the cage.
Penn lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee calls for Penn to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Penn tries to work over Tatum's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Penn works on Tatum's body with a couple of short punches.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
Penn lands with a right to the head.

Tatum is rocked!
Penn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tatum is still on wobbly legs! Can Penn finish him?
Penn has Tatum pressed against the cage.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tatum seems to have recovered his senses.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Tatum tries to circle away but Penn has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reco Penn dominated that second round.
That's time! Penn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Penn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tatum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
It seemed like Tatum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Penn misses with a hook.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Penn swings widly with a right hand
enabling Tatum to counter with a crisp jab.
Penn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Penn misses with an uppercut.
It seemed like Tatum was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Penn missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reco Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn blocks a jab.
Penn ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Penn is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tatum.

Penn has Tatum up against the cage in a clinch.
Penn lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Penn has him pressed against the cage.
Penn misses with a body punch.
Tatum wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn is leaning against Tatum and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Penn.
A frustrated look appears on Tatum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Penn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Penn lands a body shot.
Tatum takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Penn lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatum is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Penn pushes Tatum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Penn effectively controlling the action here.
Penn lands with a right to the head.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
Penn is working Tatum over against the cage.
Tatum is trying to break free.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn lands an uppercut.
Penn lands with a light punch inside.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Penn.
Penn is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn lands a body shot.
Penn scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Penn on the inside.
Tatum is trying to force a seperation but Penn has the dominant position.
Penn holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tatum is looking to break free of the clinch but Penn has double underhooks.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is trying to break the clinch but Penn is controlling him.
Tatum is trying to break free.
Tatum can't break the clinch.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Penn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Penn softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch but Penn keeps him there for the moment.
Penn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Drederik Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Penn misses with a punch to the body.
Penn stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tatum working hard to break the clinch.
Penn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Penn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tatum wants to get back to striking at distance but Penn won't allow it.
Penn just leaning against Tatum, taking a breather.
Penn has Tatum pressed against the cage.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Penn is stalling here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn gets through Tatum's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tatum has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tatum wants to break free but Penn has control.
Penn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatum is trying to push Penn away but Penn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Tatum's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tatum's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Penn lands with a short shot to the head.
Tatum working hard to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penn.
Penn lands a shoulder strike.
Tatum throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Penn scores with a nice short uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Reco Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Penn 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 Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:24
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:24
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Reco Penn!