PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jayson Tatum (ranked 20703 p4p, 5914 weight class) and Theodore Epicity (ranked 622 p4p, 566 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Epicity's choice of entrance music: Tempest by Deftones. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tatum
vs
Epicity

203 cm
33
209
20 - 13 - 0

198 cm
40
204
26 - 16 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayson Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Theodore Epicity!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
Tatum throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Tatum tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum takes one to the chin there.
Tatum misses with a series of wild punches.
Epicity misses with a looping right.
Tatum throws a good cross that connects.
Epicity fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tatum checks it well.
As Epicity backs away, Tatum returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Epicity lands a nice shot to the body.
Epicity throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Epicity has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Epicity throws a sloppy body shot
and Epicity takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Epicity lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A slow jab from Epicity misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Epicity wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tatum throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tatum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Epicity attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A quick step to the side and Tatum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Epicity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.
Tatum tries a low kick but Epicity avoids it.
Tatum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Epicity was well out of range. Poor timing from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a body kick.
Tatum drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Tatum goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Epicity checks a low kick from Tatum.
Epicity thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tatum is looking to counter punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epicity steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Epicity misses.
Tatum works the jab nicely.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epicity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Epicity.
A lazy left from Epicity finds it's target.

Jayson Tatum's cut is getting worse.
Tatum throws a head kick but Epicity moves out of range.
Tatum looks for the body kick but Epicity saw that one coming.
Tatum throws a big shot that misses.
Theodore Epicity is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epicity moves out of range of the body kick.
Epicity appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Tatum throws an off balance right hand
and Epicity cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice body kick there by Tatum.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Theodore Epicity will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Tatum looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Epicity misses with a leg kick
and Tatum counters with a left and a right that stings Epicity.
Tatum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Epicity gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Tatum connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Epicity throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum counters with a two punch combo.
Tatum throws an overhand right that lands on Epicity's shoulder, as Epicity tries to avoid the shot.
Tatum works the jab nicely.
Tatum catches Epicity with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Epicity.
Tatum is looking for a counter combo.
Epicity misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tatum.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tatum.
Tatum connects with a looping right hand.
Tatum throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A leg kick checked by Epicity.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity checks the leg kick.
Epicity walks into a straight right hand from Tatum.
Tatum cracks Epicity with an open hand slap.
Epicity attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum with the inside leg kick.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Epicity's head but Epicity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Epicity is looking to slow Tatum down with leg kicks.
Tatum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tatum moves out of range of the leg kick from Epicity.
Epicity lands a lovely overhand right.
Tatum misses with a looping left.
Tatum 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.
A shot to the body from Tatum misses
and Epicity counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tatum lands a lovely overhand right.
Theodore Epicity seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Epicity.
Epicity connects with a solid leg kick.
Epicity with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tatum lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Epicity lands with a shot to the body.
Tatum throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Epicity counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Epicity throws a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Tatum takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Epicity lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Jayson Tatum's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Epicity uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Epicity fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jayson Tatum will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jayson Tatum's cut.
That's time! Tatum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Both fighters circling a little - Epicity finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Tatum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab lands there for Epicity.
No joy there for Epicity, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tatum throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Epicity misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Epicity connects with an inside leg kick.
Tatum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Epicity throws a jab when Tatum was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Epicity.
Epicity connects with a body shot that sends Tatum's belly button to the back.
Tatum slips under a jab from Epicity.
Theodore Epicity seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Epicity dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum avoids the head kick by Epicity.
Epicity throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tatum lands with a nice body punch.
Tatum tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Epicity throws a sloppy body shot
and Tatum counters with a body kick.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Epicity's head but Epicity sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Epicity fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tatum manages to avoid it.
Epicity misses with a wild body shot.
Epicity takes a swing at Tatum's ribcage but misses.
Epicity takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Epicity.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Epicity sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Epicity fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Epicity with the inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A solid body kick from Tatum.
Epicity scores with the left hand. Tatum knows he should have avoided that one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Epicity lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Tatum has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tatum and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tatum throws a big counter combination but Epicity scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A low kick from Epicity misses
and Tatum counters with a slapping leg kick.
Jab by Epicity.

Jeez, Jayson Tatum's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Epicity with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Epicity misses with a kick to the body.
Epicity checks the leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Theodore Epicity comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Epicity 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!