PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tatum
vs
Couture

182 cm
25
190 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
195 lbs
5 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Couture!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Couture shoots in looking for a takedown but Tatum manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Couture's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Couture with a poor takedown
and Tatum counters with a right hand to the body.
Couture fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tatum.

Tatum tries to sprawl but Couture drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Couture not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Tatum trying to hold on to Couture's head to control him but Couture postures up.
Tatum keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Couture sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Couture seems to be working for a kimura but Tatum defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Couture has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Tatum defend it? Couture steps over the head and cranks it - Tatum is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Couture!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Couture!
Bruce Couture is the new middleweight champion!