PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dredrick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hebert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dredrick Tatum looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Tatum
vs
Hebert

177 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
210 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dredrick Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sam Hebert!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hebert scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tatum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hebert swivels and escapes.
Hebert throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tatum.
Sam Hebert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hebert stuffs the takedown attempt from Tatum. Tatum gets slowly back to his feet.
Hebert tries to land a front kick but Tatum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hebert misses with a low kick.
Tatum looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dredrick Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatum.
Tatum is breathing heavily.
Some bone on bone action there as Tatum checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A clash of legs there as Tatum blocks the low kick.
Hebert throws a leg kick but Tatum moved away.
Hebert throws a nice looking combination but Tatum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sam Hebert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hebert scores with a jab to the body.
Tatum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hebert's waist but Hebert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tatum off to one side.
Hebert throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hebert tries to land a front kick but Tatum steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hebert keeps Tatum at a distance using the push kick.
Hebert cracks a nice hook into Tatum's ribs.
Hebert takes a swing at Tatum's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hebert misses with a low kick.
Tatum looks for a takedown but Hebert sprawls well.
Hebert lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hebert.
Tatum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hebert.
Tatum has a takedown stuffed.
Nice body kick there by Hebert.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum tries for a takedown but Hebert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hebert. Hebert obviously looking to wear him down.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but Hebert shows good takedown defense.
Hebert pushes Tatum away with a front kick.
Tatum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hebert is fending him off so far but Tatum persists. Nope, Hebert circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches up with Hebert, looking for a takedown. Tatum pushes Hebert against the cage but Hebert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hebert dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hebert throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tatum looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hebert is fending him off so far but Tatum persists. Nope, Hebert circles away and we're back to standing.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hebert as he jumps to the side.
Hebert throws a low kick but Tatum avoids it.
Hebert pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tatum is out of range and Hebert settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dredrick Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hebert scores with a push kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hebert, right into the meat.
Dredrick Tatum is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tatum takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Tatum fails with a takedown attempt.
Hebert shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tatum looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Tatum. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Nice takedown defense from Hebert. No joy for Tatum on that attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum has a takedown stuffed.
Tatum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hebert lands a nice leg kick that just misses Tatum's sensitive parts.
Tatum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by Tatum or perhaps it was just good defense by Hebert which made him look bad.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hebert.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum fails with a takedown attempt.
Hebert throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Hebert as Tatum shoots in.
Hebert scores with a kick to the midsection.
Hebert wants to land a leg kick but Tatum is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hebert will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tatum has a takedown stuffed.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hebert as he jumps to the side.
Tatum has a takedown stuffed.
Tatum throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hebert's waist but Hebert gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tatum off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Hebert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Hebert thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tatum if he has to take too many more of those.
Tatum moves out of range of the body kick.
Tatum looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tatum crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Hebert - the referee stops the clock and Tatum gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Hebert. Tatum manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Tatum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hebert pinned against the cage. Hebert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hebert.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tatum closes the distance and clinches up with Hebert, looking for a takedown. Tatum pushes Hebert against the cage but Hebert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dredrick Tatum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hebert misses with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hebert.
Sam Hebert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hebert throws a front kick aimed at Tatum's knee but Tatum avoids it well.
Tatum tries for a takedown but Hebert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tatum looks for a takedown but Hebert sprawls well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Tatum takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hebert.
Tatum will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tatum shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hebert but Hebert pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Hebert misses with a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a takedown attempt - Hebert sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hebert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tatum closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hebert circles away.
Hebert buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hebert.
A thudding body kick lands there by Hebert!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hebert cracks the inside of Tatum's front leg.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tatum.
Tatum avoids the body shot from Hebert.
Tatum blocks the body kick.
Dredrick Tatum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hebert is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Tatum rather than just go for the knockout.
Tatum tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hebert swivels and escapes.
Hebert looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hebert does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Hebert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hebert has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Hebert!