PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jayson Tatum (ranked 2286 p4p, 291 weight class) and Henri Jospin (ranked 1987 p4p, 256 weight class). Jospin has chosen Clash as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!

Tatum
vs
Jospin

203 cm
21
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
23
218 lbs
5 - 4 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jayson Tatum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of New York, Henri Jospin!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Jospin pushes him off.
Tatum is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jospin missing with a left hand there. Tatum was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jospin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum tries to clinch up.
Jospin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Jospin swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatum.
Tatum throws a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tatum misses with a lunging right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Jospin scores with a head kick.

It looks like Jayson Tatum has been cut.
Jospin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tatum.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Jospin pushes him off.
Jospin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Tatum swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Jospin to counter with a crisp jab.

Tatum closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Tatum tries a body shot but Jospin blocks it.
Jospin blocks a body shot from Tatum.
We've been hearing reports that Tatum has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.

Jospin manages to break the clinch.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch but Jospin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tatum wants to clinch.
Jospin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jayson Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tatum tries to clinch up but Jospin circles away and keeps his distance.
Tatum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jospin tries a quick counter leg kick but Tatum is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jospin throws out a leg kick but Tatum moves out of range and Jospin only half commits.
No joy there for Tatum, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tatum throws a low kick but Jospin avoids it.
Tatum tries to clinch
and Jospin counters with a nice leg kick.

Tatum forces Jospin back against the cage and clinches.
Jospin is trying to break the clinch but Tatum has him pressed against the cage.
Jospin takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Jospin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tatum wants to clinch.
Tatum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jospin is out of range.
Tatum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tatum dips to his left and cracks Jospin with an uppercut!
Tatum throws a right hand that misses
and Jospin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Jospin checks the leg kick.

Tatum rushes Jospin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jospin dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Tatum working aggressively here.
Tatum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jospin lands a shoulder strike.
Jospin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jospin's efforts to push away.
Jospin throws a punch but it's blocked by Tatum.
Jospin misses with a punch to the body.
Jospin slows down the pace here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jospin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jospin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatum backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Jospin breaks from the clinch.
A head kick by Tatum misses
and Jospin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatum's knee momentarily.
Tatum moves to clinch but Jospin breaks away
and Jospin counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Tatum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Jospin tries a head kick but it misses.
Tatum tries to clinch
and Jospin counters with a two punch combo.
Jospin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Jospin dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Tatum has Jospin up against the cage in a clinch.
Jospin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jospin works on Tatum's body with a couple of short punches.
Jospin lands with a left to the head.
Tatum misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jospin.
Tatum misses with the head strike.
Jospin pushes Tatum back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jospin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatums head.
Jospin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jospin stalling the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin has Tatum pushed against the cage.
Jospin controlling the action here for a moment.
Jospin receives a warning from the referee for stalling.

Jospin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jospin. Jospin obviously looking to wear him down.
Henri Jospin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tatum moves to clinch but Jospin breaks away
and Jospin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Tatum closes the distance but Jospin moves to the side
and Jospin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jospin lands a head kick. Tatum smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Jospin blocks a low kick nicely.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jospin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big right from Tatum misses.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
Tatum tries to land a leg kick but Jospin saw it coming and moves away.
Tatum feints a jab promting Jospin to slip. Tatum then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Jospin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with a head kick.
Jospin blocks a low kick nicely.
Tatum moves in looking to clinch but Jospin pushes him off.
Tatum lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jospin backs up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tatum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tatum tries to clinch but Jospin moves away
and Jospin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Jayson Tatum's cut is getting worse.
The fighters circling - Tatum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tatum tries to clinch but Jospin is having none of it.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jospin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Tatum's knee momentarily.
Jospin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tatum connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jospin scrambles back to his feet.
Jospin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tatum feinted with a counter takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jospin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Jospin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Jospin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tatum tries to clinch but Jospin moves out of range.
Tatum throws a chopping leg kick but Jospin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Jospin.
Tatum avoids the head kick by Jospin.
Tatum lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Tatum closes the distance but Jospin moves to the side
and Jospin counters with a head kick.
Tatum throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jospin sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatum misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a stiff right hand.

Jayson Tatum's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Jospin slips under a jab from Tatum.
Tatum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tatum's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jospin under the eye.

Tatum forces Jospin back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jospin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatum creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tatum lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jospin or not.
Tatum has a couple of punches blocked by Jospin.
Come on Jospin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jospin working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henri Jospin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Tatum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Jospin swats away the attempt to clinch by Tatum.
Tatum closes the distance but Jospin moves to the side
and Jospin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tatum thinking.
Tatum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jospin.
Tatum tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jospin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tatum is looking to clinch.
Jospin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Tatum throws a leg kick

and Jospin counters with a crisp one two that drops Tatum! Jospin thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Tatum to his feet! Tatum is in big trouble!

Tatum is rocked!
Jospin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tatum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jospin throws out a loose jab but Tatum uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tatum throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Jospin counters with a low kick, right behind Tatum 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jospin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Tatum connects with a body shot.
Tatum throws a push kick but Jospin slaps the foot to one side.
Jospin throws a fast counter high kick but Tatum manages to duck under it in time.
Tatum misses with a left hand
and Jospin counters with a good low kick that Tatum was not able to check.
Jospin checks a low kick from Tatum.
Tatum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jospin counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tatum throws a head kick that half lands.
Jospin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Tatum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Jospin misses.
Look low, kick high! Jospin uses the oldest trick in the book to send Tatum tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Jospin is absolutely delighted - when Tatum wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Henri Jospin!
Henri Jospin decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.