PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Phil Sprintin (ranked 1233 p4p, 2374 weight class) and Scoot Tatum (ranked 92 p4p, 174 weight class). Sprintin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Disturbed - Bad Man. Tatum is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Johnny Cash-The Man Comes Around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sprintin
vs
Tatum

168 cm
23
135
8 - 2 - 0

175 cm
22
146
4 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Conviction
Shadow Realm Apparel

Conquer
Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Phil Sprintin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Scoot Tatum!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Skip Squint and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum throws a shot from downtown. Sprintin moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Sprintin misses the target.
Sprintin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

It looks like Scoot Tatum has been cut.
Sprintin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tatum counters with a nice uppercut.
We've been told by Sprintin's head coaches at Gonzasco Hydropathy that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Tatum defending well as Sprintin loads up on a big left hand.
Sprintin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tatum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sprintin.
Sprintin stuns Tatum with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sprintin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Tatum at a distance.
Sprintin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Sprintin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tatum moves away.
Tatum moves out of range as Sprintin strikes.
Tatum keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tatum changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprintin misses with a looping left.
Sprintin is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Tatum's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Sprintin throws a poor cross that misses
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Phil Sprintin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sprintin misses with a right hand
and Tatum counters with a right hand to the body.
Sprintin tries to bum rush Tatum with a series of wild strikes but Tatum uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tatum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Tatum.
A nice side step and Tatum releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tatum slips under a jab.
Tatum bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Phil Sprintin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sprintin misses with a body punch
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sprintin misses with a body punch
and Tatum makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sprintin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprintin throws a right hand that misses
and Tatum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprintin scores with a decent looking hook.
Sprintin lands a jab to the nose.

Tatum is rocked!
Sprintin connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Tatum out cold! This one is over in a flash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Sprintin!
Our winner, Phil Sprintin, 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.