PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drederic Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivica Andric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tatum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Corrosion of Conformity - Vote with a bullet. Andric is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Crowning of Atlantis. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Tatum
vs
Andric

175 cm
25
142 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

219 cm
28
140 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Drederic Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ivica Andric!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Andric steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.
Tatum takes a swing at Andric's ribcage but misses.
Andric keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tatum throws the left hand but Andric avoids the punch easily.
Andric throws a shot to the body.
Andric avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Andric uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tatum wants to clinch.
Drederic Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Andric manages to avoid it.
Andric throws a jab when Tatum was well out of range.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Andric.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Tatum clinches up with Andric and pushes him back against the cage.
Andric tries to circle away but Tatum has him pinned against the cage.
Andric misses with a punch to the body.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Andric controls the action.
Andric tries to break the clinch but Tatum is controlling the position.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Andric avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
Andric tries to throw a body punch but Tatum avoids it by throwing Andric back against the cage.
Andric misses with a punch to the body.

Tatum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatum throws a right and a left that Andric avoids nicely.
Andric lands an overhand right.
Andric scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Tatum doesn't seem bothered though.
Andric moves away from the strike by Tatum.
A jab from Andric finds it's way through Tatum's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tatum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tatum misses with a jab to the body
and Andric counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Tatum gets a clinch.

Andric breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andric shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Andric is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tatum misses with a hook
and Andric counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatum throws a jab but it's blocked by Andric.
Andric misses the jab.
Tatum throws a right hand that Andric ducks under and follows up with a left that Andric also avoids with ease.
Andric scores with a shot to the body.
Tatum throws a hook to the side of Andric's head but Andric sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tatum takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ivica Andric is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Andric is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tatum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Donk. Tatum catches Andric right on the button with a cross.
Some wild striking there from Andric.
Andric is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Tatum lands a lovely overhand right.

Andric is rocked!
Andric throws a looping overhand right but Tatum ducks down to avoid it.
Andric is still on wobbly legs! Can Tatum finish him?
Tatum misses with an uppercut
and Andric counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Tatum dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Andric has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Drederic Tatum!