PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hranghleia Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Tatum
vs
Animai

180 cm
25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
26
215 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hranghleia Animai!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Animai ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tatum's corner calls for a 1-2. Tatum obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Hranghleia Animai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Animai tries to clinch up.
Tatum scores with a decent looking hook.
Tatum throws a one two combo.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum misses with a straight right.
Tatum swats away the attempt to clinch by Animai.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Animai looks to clinch
and Tatum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Tatum counters with a stiff right hand.
Tatum misses with the combination.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch but Tatum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatum throws a looping overhand right but Animai ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Tatum rushes Animai and presses him up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tatum.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Animai.

It looks like Drederick Tatum has been cut.
Animai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tatum pushes Animai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Animai blocks an uppercut.
Animai lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Animai tries to land a knee to the head but Tatum blocks with his arms.
Tatum blocks an elbow strike from Animai.
Tatum working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tatum misses with a body punch.
Animai scores a nice knee to the body.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Animai connects with a knee to the head.

Drederick Tatum's cut is getting worse.
Animai putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tatum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tatum lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Animai lands a knee to the body.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Animai lands a damaging elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Animai unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tatum could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!

Drederick Tatum's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tatum takes an elbow to the forehead.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Animai lands an elbow inside.
Animai crunches a lovely knee into Tatum's ribcage.
Animai connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tatum's face.
Animai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Animai lands an elbow that stopped Tatum in his tracks for a moment.
Tatum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Tatum takes a knee right on the jaw!
Animai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Animai.

Jeez, Drederick Tatum's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Animai lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Tatum fails to land.
Animai throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Animai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tatum lands with a right to the head.
Tatum lands a nice uppercut.
Tatum tries to throw a body punch but Animai avoids it by throwing Tatum back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tatum.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
Animai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tatum's efforts to push away.
Tatum effectively controlling the action here.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tatum leaning his opponent against the cage.
Animai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tatum.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tatum.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Come on Tatum - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tatum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tatum tries to circle away but Animai has him pinned against the cage.
Animai lands an elbow just above Tatum 's eye.
Animai trying to land knees to the body.
Tatum lands a hook that snaps the head of Animai backwards.
Tatum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Animai throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tatum blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
With the fighters up against the cage, Animai throws an elbow but misses.
Animai missing with knees to the body.
Tatum tries a body shot but Animai blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tatum pushes Animai back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Animai's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hranghleia Animai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Drederick Tatum's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Animai walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai wants to clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but Tatum is having none of it.
Tatum cracks Animai with a good jab.
Animai tries to clinch but Tatum moves out of range.
Tatum scores with a nice strike.
Animai tries to clinch up
and Tatum counters with a series of strikes. Animai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tatum circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tatum counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tatum goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Animai showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tatum.
Animai fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tatum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Animai is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Animai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Animai 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tatum lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Animai tries to clinch there but Tatum circles away.
Animai ducks under a wild hook from Tatum.
Animai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tatum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Animai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Tatum keeps the fight on the outside.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Tatum.
Tatum can't find room to land a body shot as Animai controls the action.
Animai working Tatum over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Animai lands a nice knee to the body.
Animai using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Animai.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Animai.
Animai lands a damaging elbow.
Nice elbow from Animai.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Drederick Tatum's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Hranghleia Animai!
Hranghleia Animai thanked the fans post fight for their support.