PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Righteous Crusader (ranked 24291 p4p, 24224 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 159 p4p, 187 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Crusader
vs
Talbain

182 cm
27
200
7 - 7 - 1

210 cm
27
287
6 - 13 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

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 7 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Righteous Crusader !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crusader misses with a two punch combination.

Crusader pushes Talbain up against the cage in a clinch.
Crusader throws a knee to the head but misses.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Crusader has the dominant position.

Crusader breaks from the clinch.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader throws a big counter combination but Talbain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Crusader is avoiding it.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain throws a lazy body kick
and Crusader counters with a series of strikes. Talbain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crusader stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Crusader circles away.
Talbain tries for a takedown but Crusader sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Crusader is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
No joy there for Crusader , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain misses with a leg kick
and Crusader counters with a two punch combo.

Crusader instigates a clinch.
Talbain avoiding damage as Crusader throws knees to the body.
Crusader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crusader manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Crusader blocks an elbow strike.
Talbain prevents a takedown attempt there.
Talbain has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crusader after a bit of a struggle.
Righteous Crusader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Talbain.

Crusader manages to break the clinch.
Crusader has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Talbain throws a body kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Crusader digs a good hook to Talbain's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Talbain.
Crusader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talbain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crusader .
Crusader scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbain misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Talbain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crusader misses with a few strikes there.
Crusader tries to clinch there but Talbain circles away.
Crusader looks to land a combination but Talbain avoids it well.
Talbain tries to counter with a clinch but Crusader shakes him off and moves away.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crusader as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talbain tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crusader sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Talbain somewhat.
Crusader digs a good hook to Talbain's body.
Talbain slips a jab and a cross from Crusader .
Talbain throws a head kick but Crusader moves out of range.
Crusader misses with a double jab
and Talbain counters with a one-two to the body.
Talbain moves away from the strike by Crusader .

Crusader has Talbain up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crusader gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Talbain.
Talbain wants to take the fight to the mat but Crusader manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talbain has Crusader pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Crusader manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Crusader tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbain's elbow.
Crusader throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Talbain manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Talbain keeping full guard, as Crusader tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbain being controlled here, momentarily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Righteous Crusader dominated that round.
That's time! Crusader 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Crusader displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talbain.
Crusader lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talbain circles away quickly and effectively.
Righteous Crusader is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talbain drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Crusader defends it well.
Righteous Crusader is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Crusader .
Crusader darts in trying to clinch
enabling Talbain to counter with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crusader looks to land a combination. Talbain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Crusader lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Crusader tries to clinch but Talbain is having none of it.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown but Crusader shows good takedown defense.
Crusader seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbain tries to clinch there but Crusader circles away.
Crusader is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Crusader .
Crusader throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbain.
Talbain is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Crusader tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Crusader misses with a left hand
and Talbain counters with a one-two to the body.
Talbain shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Crusader sprawls well. Crusader wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Talbain gets slowly back to his feet.
Righteous Crusader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Talbain.
Talbain closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crusader circles away.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Crusader .
Crusader throws a big shot that misses.
Crusader fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain shoots in but no luck this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch but Crusader moves out of range.

Crusader has closed the distance and engaged Talbain in a clinch.
Crusader tries to pull guard but Talbain won't allow it.
Talbain is looking to control Crusader 's arms but Crusader gets an underhook and turns him. Now Talbain has his back to the cage.
Crusader is stalling here.
Crusader wants to stall.
Crusader wants a takedown but no success here.

Talbain successfully pulls guard.
Crusader is looking to work some ground and pound but Talbain has wrist control.
Crusader sitting in guard here, content to control.
Talbain is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crusader stays in close to Talbain's body and controls the position.
Crusader trying to control the position from guard on top but Talbain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Talbain throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

Talbain is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Crusader rolls with it to try and escape but Talbain cranks on the arm and Crusader is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Talbain!