PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Rudskogen (ranked 1716 p4p, 2927 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 260 p4p, 429 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Rudskogen
vs
Tatum

190 cm
32
190
15 - 12 - 0

203 cm
28
196
13 - 6 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jon Rudskogen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudskogen takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tatum loads up on a big right hand but Rudskogen slips the punch.
Tatum takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tatum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rudskogen throws a lazy head kick
and Tatum counters with an inside leg kick.
Tatum moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tatum is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A punch combination from Tatum misses.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum walks into a stiff left hand from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rudskogen!
Rudskogen misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick and Tatum moves out of range easily.
Tatum lands a leg kick that knocks Rudskogen off balance momentarily.
Rudskogen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Rudskogen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatum throws a leg kick which misses Rudskogen's front leg but catches the back leg as Rudskogen tries to avoid it.
Tatum looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tatum lands a front kick.
Jon Rudskogen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
Tatum looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rudskogen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rudskogen checks a leg kick nicely.
Jon Rudskogen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Tatum! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rudskogen wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatum wants to land a leg kick but Rudskogen is out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rudskogen swings for the body but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tatum misses the jab.
Rudskogen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rudskogen throws a sloppy head kick
letting Tatum counter with a right hand.
Tatum scores with a kick to the midsection.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tatum avoids the head kick by Rudskogen.
A left and a right from Tatum both land. Nice combination.
Tatum looks to land a right hand but Rudskogen moved out of range.
Rudskogen swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jayson Tatum will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Tatum cracks Rudskogen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rudskogen lands with an overhand left.
Rudskogen checks the leg kick.
Rudskogen connects with a high kick.
Tatum has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Rudskogen checks a leg kick.
It looked like Rudskogen was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tatum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Rudskogen lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Rudskogen.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum is trying to counter with his kicks.
Rudskogen ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
A shot to the body from Rudskogen misses
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudskogen misses with a head kick.
Tatum lands with a cross.
A head kick by Rudskogen misses
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rudskogens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Rudskogen moves out of range as Tatum throws a body kick.
Rudskogen throws a counter high kick but Tatum was just alert enough to avoid it.
Jayson Tatum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rudskogen moves out of range as Tatum throws a body kick.
Rudskogen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Tatum's corner calls for a 1-2. Tatum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rudskogen is looking to wear down Tatum with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rudskogen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tatum was well out of range. Poor timing from Rudskogen.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rudskogen.
Tatum unleashes a big counter combination but Rudskogen bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rudskogen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tatum's hands.
A jab lands there for Tatum.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rudskogen misses with a double jab
and Tatum counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rudskogen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from Tatum misses the target.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Rudskogen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tatum pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tatum just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRudskogen.
Rudskogen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jayson Tatum will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Tatum is looking to chop away at Rudskogen's legs.
Rudskogen lands with a kick to the temple. Tatum shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tatum throws a body punch but Rudskogen moves out of range.
Tatum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Rudskogen counters with a head kick. That will keep Tatum thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rudskogen. That did some damage!
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rudskogen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Rudskogen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tatum.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rudskogen scores with a jab to the head.
Rudskogen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rudskogen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Tatum tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Tatum just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromRudskogen.
Tatum misses with a looping right.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudskogen on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Tatum looks to land a left hand but Rudskogen moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Rudskogen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Rudskogen moves out of range of the body kick from Tatum.
Tatum misses with an attempted mid kick.
Tatum connects with a body shot.
Rudskogen misses with an uppercut
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Tatum fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jon Rudskogen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Danga de danga de dang - Tatum scores with a four punch combination!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rudskogen.
Rudskogen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left and a right from Rudskogen both land. Nice combination.
Rudskogen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tatum blocks a head kick by Rudskogen.
Rudskogen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rudskogen throws a head kick but Tatum moves out of range.
Rudskogen ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Rudskogen defending well as Tatum loads up on a big left hand.
Tatum throws a chopping leg kick but Rudskogen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Some bone on bone action there as Rudskogen checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jayson Tatum.
Well Tatum has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight for Jayson Tatum!
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight for Jayson Tatum!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Jon Rudskogen!

Jayson Tatum wins by split decision!
Our winner, Jayson Tatum, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.