PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dredd Tatum (ranked 1325 p4p, 1796 weight class) and Luis Naranja (ranked 86 p4p, 103 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tatum
vs
Naranja

210 cm
31
300
16 - 8 - 0

203 cm
25
278
8 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dredd Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luis Naranja!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Naranja scores with a head kick. Tatum tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Dredd Tatum has been cut.
Dredd Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Naranja lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tatum circles away quickly and effectively.
Tatum lands a really nice looking cross but Naranja seems unphased.

It looks like Luis Naranja has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Tatum as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Naranja does no damage.
A slow jab from Tatum misses its intended target.
Tatum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Tatum gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Naranja working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Tatum.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Naranja.
Tatum is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Naranja fails to land.
Naranja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naranja misses with some punches.
Tatum tries a body shot but Naranja blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum struggles to land a body shot inside as Naranja controls his hands.
Tatum blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Naranja swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Naranja.
Naranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Naranja fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naranja.
Naranja lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum is leaning against Naranja and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Naranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Naranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Tatum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tatum gets through Naranja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naranja scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Naranja fails to land.
Naranja throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naranja avoids it.
Naranja avoiding damage as Tatum throws knees to the body.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Naranja misses with some punches.
Naranja working aggressively here.
Tatum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tatum tries a knee to the head but Naranja blocks it.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum misses with a punch to the body.
Naranja lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Naranja.
Naranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naranja lands a hook that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Naranja scores with a shoulder strike.
Tatum misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Naranja.
Naranja misses with the head strike.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Naranja misses with some punches.
Naranja lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
Tatum blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tatum blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Naranja.
Tatum landing knees to the body.
Tatum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naranja lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tatum misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum blocking some punches.
Naranja prevents a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum throws a punch but it's blocked by Naranja.
Naranja avoiding damage as Tatum throws knees to the body.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Naranja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Naranja throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Naranja.
Naranja has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Naranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Naranja misses with a punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tatum tries to work over Naranja's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tatum misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
Tatum digs a right hand underneath Naranja's ribcage. Naranja let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Naranja throws a head punch that misses.
Naranja avoiding damage as Tatum throws knees to the body.
Naranja managing to block the knees to the body from Tatum.
Tatum misses with a punch on the inside.
Naranja has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Tatum fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Naranja swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tatum.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Naranja tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Naranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatum.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Naranja dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Naranja fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tatum avoids it really well and circles away.
Tatum throws a good cross that connects.
Naranja slips a straight right by Tatum.
Naranja slips under a jab from Tatum.
Naranja wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naranja misses with a series of wild punches.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Naranja! But no joy.
Tatum rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Naranja counters with a good low kick that Tatum was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws the left hand but Naranja avoids the punch easily.
Naranja moves out of range as Tatum strikes.
Tatum misses with a body shot.
Nice takedown defense from Tatum. No joy for Naranja on that attempt.
A head kick misses from Naranja.
A jab from Tatum does it's job there.
Tatum lands a nice shot to the body.
Naranja ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Naranja shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tatum defends it nicely.
Dredd Tatum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luis Naranja.

Tatum has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Tatum pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Naranja on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tatum misses the shot to the body.

Naranja clinches with his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum lands a left hand.
Tatum connects with a knee to the head.
Tatum trying to land knees to the body.
Tatum blocks an uppercut.
Naranja lands a left hand.
Naranja misses with a hook from the clinch.
Naranja swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Naranja has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Naranja working aggressively here.
Naranja misses with a short punch on the inside.
Naranja blocks a body shot from Tatum.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Naranja is defending well for now.
Tatum gets through Naranja's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tatum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Naranja is breathing heavily.
Tatum lands a nice shot to the body.
Naranja blocks a body shot from Tatum.
Tatum is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Luis Naranja seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tatum is working Naranja over against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tatum misses with some punches.
Tatum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Naranja avoids it.
Tatum using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tatum pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tatum lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naranja backwards.
Naranja blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Naranja backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naranja has a couple of punches blocked by Tatum.
Tatum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Naranja.

Tatum breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Naranja walks into a left hand.

That has opened up Luis Naranja's cut even more.
A punch lands to the side of Naranja 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tatum lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Naranja falls backwards - clearly groggy! Tatum dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dredd Tatum!
Dredd Tatum thanked the fans post fight for their support.