PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Helio De Lima (ranked 2376 p4p, 2925 weight class) and Jayson Tatum (ranked 363 p4p, 429 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Lima
vs
Tatum

187 cm
25
206
7 - 2 - 0

202 cm
19
210
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Helio De Lima!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jayson Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Colin Fray and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Lima scores with a takedown into Tatum's guard.
Tatum wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Tatum is trying to control the position but De Lima postures up.
De Lima won't allow Tatum to sweep him here.
Tatum keeps trying to improve his position.
De Lima throwing strikes from guard but Tatum blocks nicely.
Tatum looking to control.

De Lima drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and De Lima jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
De Lima postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Lima is looking to work some ground and pound but Tatum has wrist control.
De Lima throwing strikes from guard but Tatum blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Lima trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
De Lima is looking to work some ground and pound but Tatum has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum keeping moving, preventing De Lima from controlling successfully.
De Lima lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Lima missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
De Lima scoring with some ground and pound.
De Lima trying to control the position from guard on top but Tatum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tatum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tatum has De Lima pulled in close to control his posture.
De Lima with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Lima keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tatum's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Lima's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tatum has momentary wrist control but De Lima slips an elbow through the middle.
De Lima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tatum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Lima might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
De Lima scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tatum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Lima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Lima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Lima throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tatum works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as De Lima accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tatum seems keen to control De Lima's posture.
De Lima wants to control from the top but Tatum keeps moving.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Lima's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tatum keeping moving, preventing De Lima from controlling successfully.
De Lima is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
De Lima postures up.
De Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Tatum.
De Lima throws a big elbow that misses.
Tatum is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
De Lima with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
De Lima lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima's corner is telling him to maintain position.
De Lima trying to control but Tatum is working from the bottom.
Tatum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
De Lima works over Tatum with some ground and pound from guard.
De Lima postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
De Lima chips away with some ground and pound.
Tatum is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

De Lima trying to control from the bottom.
De Lima is looking for a sweep. Tatum is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tatum is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
De Lima is trying to get back to full guard.
De Lima wants to get back to full guard but Tatum has passed into side control.
De Lima on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if De Lima tries to get out of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Tatum off and has taken his back!
Tatum looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Tatum covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Tatum trying to control but not successfully.
De Lima is hanging on to Tatum's back as he tries to escape.
De Lima lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Lima throwing sloppy strikes.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Tatum covering up well under a barage of strikes.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - De Lima's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Tatum is in bad spot here.
Tatum trying to control the position but De Lima manages to sink in the hooks.
Tatum manages to reverse the position and now he's in De Lima's guard. Nice work there by Tatum.
De Lima lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Helio De Lima dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

De Lima fails with a takedown attempt.
Tatum looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
De Lima is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tatum can do to turn this around?
De Lima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tatum counters with a nice body shot.
De Lima seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

De Lima drives through with a takedown into Tatum's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Tatum is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A short left from Tatum.
A nice left hand lands by Tatum.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tatum scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tatum pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tatum lands with a left to the head.
Tatum lands a right hand.
De Lima goes for a takedown attempt but Tatum pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tatum counters with a two punch combo.

De Lima scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Tatum is defending against the submission attempts here by De Lima.
Tatum trying to control from the bottom.
De Lima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tatum wants to improve his position but De Lima is controlling well.
De Lima lands strikes from half guard.
Tatum is trying to get back to full guard.
De Lima throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. De Lima connects with a nice short shot to Tatum's temple.
Tatum trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Lima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tatum defending well though.
De Lima prevents Tatum from standing back up.
De Lima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tatum's head.

Tatum is defending against the submission attempts here by De Lima.
De Lima missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De Lima thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tatum's head.

De Lima seems to be working for a kimura but Tatum defends the submission attempt.
De Lima tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tatum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Lima lands a nice short elbow.
De Lima throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tatum wants to get back to his feet.
De Lima thows a huge punch but Tatum dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Lima winds up and cracks Tatum with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
De Lima tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tatum knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tatum is trying is best to control the position here.
Helio De Lima overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

De Lima is trying to work for a kimura but Tatum is defending well.
De Lima is thwarting Tatum's attempts to control the position.
De Lima takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Tatum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tatum wants to control but De Lima is keeping busy.
De Lima sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tatum defending well though.
De Lima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Lima lands a nice short elbow.
De Lima working the head and body with strikes.
De Lima trying to pass the guard but Tatum defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Lima looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tatum with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tatum wants to get back to his feet.
Tatum is trying to control but can't.
De Lima not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum is staying active underneath De Lima, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
De Lima looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tatum is refusing to be controlled, as De Lima sits in half guard.
Tatum is looking to escape.
Tatum avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Lima.

De Lima is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tatum defends it well.
De Lima working over Tatum with some ground and pound. Tatum looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

De Lima is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
De Lima missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
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 Helio De Lima will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

De Lima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tatum avoids it really well and circles away.
De Lima shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tatum defends it nicely.
A shot to the liver by Tatum. Beautiful body shot.
De Lima fails with the takedown.
Tatum swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Helio De Lima. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Tatum.
Tatum lands an overhand right.
De Lima shoots in looking for a takedown. Tatum tries to sprawl out of it but De Lima keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Tatum manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Tatum on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Lima has his takedown stuffed
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Helio De Lima is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatum lands a nice hook to De Lima's body. De Lima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
De Lima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

De Lima is rocked!
Tatum is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tatum lands a right hook to the body.
Tatum jabs at De Lima's body.
BAM! Tatum delivers a spinning backfist that drops De Lima like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jayson Tatum!
Jayson Tatum seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.