PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Percy Tallahan (ranked 3333 p4p, 24348 weight class) and Andrzej Bebok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Tallahan
vs
Bebok

175 cm
25
137
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
130
2 - 6 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Percy Tallahan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Andrzej Bebok!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bebok fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bebok moves away from the strike by Tallahan.
A big left from Tallahan misses.
Tallahan scores with a jab to the body.
Tallahan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bebok changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bebok displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tallahan throws out the jab.

Bebok closes the distance and pushes Tallahan back into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallahan.
Tallahan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bebok gets through Tallahan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tallahan lands an uppercut.
Bebok blocking some punches.
Tallahan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bebok.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallahan.
Tallahan pushes Bebok back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bebok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallahan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bebok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bebok blocking some punches.
Tallahan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bebok avoids the damage to the body.
Tallahan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallahan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bebok avoids it.
Tallahan scores with a shoulder strike.
Bebok lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tallahan backwards.
Tallahan misses with a body punch.
Tallahan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bebok.
Bebok swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tallahan lands a hook that snaps the head of Bebok backwards.
A shot in the inside from Tallahan.
Tallahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bebok.
Tallahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bebok.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallahan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bebok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallahan trying to land knees to the body.
Tallahan tries to throw a body punch but Bebok avoids it by throwing Tallahan back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallahan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Tallahan.
Tallahan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallahan lands with a light punch inside.
Bebok swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tallahan lands a left hand.
Bebok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallahan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bebok backwards.
Tallahan lands a shoulder strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebok makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tallahan fails to land.
Bebok has a couple of punches blocked by Tallahan.
Tallahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bebok.
Tallahan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bebok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallahan lands a body shot.
Tallahan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallahan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bebok is defending well for now.
Tallahan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallahan throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallahan.
Tallahan swings wildly with an uppercut but Bebok uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bebok blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallahan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tallahan.
Tallahan can't find room to land a body shot as Bebok controls the action.
Bebok blocks a body shot from Tallahan.
Tallahan can't find room to land a body shot as Bebok controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tallahan tries a body shot but Bebok blocks it.
Bebok fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallahan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tallahan.
Bebok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallahan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tallahan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bebok blocking some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Percy Tallahan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tallahan misses with a hook.
Tallahan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bebok manages to avoid it.
Tallahan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bebok.
Andrzej Bebok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bebok misses with a takedown
and Tallahan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fighters circling - Tallahan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tallahan is looking to land body kicks.
Bebok drops his hands momentarily and Tallahan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tallahan throws a low kick, looking for Bebok's leg but Bebok calmly moves out of range.

Bebok drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tallahan is trying to get back to half guard.
Bebok tries to advance to mount but Tallahan denies him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallahan is trying to control Bebok's posture but Bebok avoids it.
Bebok trying to control the action but Tallahan is working from the bottom.
Tallahan tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Bebok presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Tallahan is in a horrible position here. Bebok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bebok is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tallahan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tallahan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bebok can do to turn this around?
Bebok controlling from the full mount.
Tallahan tries to hold on but Bebok postures up.
Bebok thowing shots but they're missing.

Bebok with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebok looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tallahan is in a horrible position here. Bebok smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bebok controlling the pace for now.
Bebok landing strikes from the mount and Tallahan is in trouble!
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bebok working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Bebok lands a big shot there that rocks Tallahan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bebok tries to control but Tallahan wriggling away.
Bebok punching from mount but Tallahan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bebok with shots to the head and body - Tallahan looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bebok trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bebok lands a big shot there that rocks Tallahan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tallahan tries to hold on but Bebok postures up.
Tallahan is trying to reverse the position but instead Bebok has taken his back - oops!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Bebok showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Tallahan lands a lovely overhand right.
Tallahan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Tallahan half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bebok turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bebok takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tallahan jabs Bebok to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bebok closes this distance looking for a takedown but Tallahan circles away.

Bebok clinches up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Tallahan fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Bebok fails to land.
Percy Tallahan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Tallahan fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Tallahan.
A short right from Tallahan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Tallahan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Tallahan.
Tallahan lands with a right to the head.
Bebok blocks a body shot from Tallahan.
Bebok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Tallahan scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tallahan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallahan blocking some punches.
Bebok managing to block the knees to the body from Tallahan.
Tallahan throws a head punch that misses.
Tallahan has a couple of punches blocked by Bebok.
A shot in the inside from Tallahan.
Tallahan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bebok.
Tallahan blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallahan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallahan lands a shoulder strike.
Bebok has a couple of punches blocked by Tallahan.
A head punch on the inside from Bebok fails to land.
Tallahan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallahan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bebok tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallahan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tallahan lands a shoulder strike.
Tallahan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Tallahan misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tallahan.
Bebok takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bebok avoiding damage as Tallahan throws knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tallahan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bebok blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallahan pushes Bebok back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Tallahan.
Tallahan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tallahan scores with a shoulder strike.
Tallahan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bebok avoids it.
Bebok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tallahan throws a punch but it's blocked by Bebok.
Tallahan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bebok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Tallahan.
Tallahan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tallahan tries to land knees in the clinch but Bebok avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallahan working aggressively here.
Bebok's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bebok blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bebok on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tallahan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallahan blocking some punches.
Tallahan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tallahan.
Tallahan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tallahan lands an uppercut.
Tallahan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallahan blocks an uppercut.
Tallahan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Percy Tallahan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tallahan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Percy Tallahan!