PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 23585 p4p, 23911 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 213 p4p, 209 weight class). Jon Talbain has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Gunn's chin.

Gunn
vs
Talbain

182 cm
27
217
10 - 13 - 0

210 cm
27
287
8 - 13 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

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 10 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gunn throws a big counter combination but Talbain scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Talbain staggers Gunn with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Gunn looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Talbain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gunn appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gunn throws a quick counter head kick but Talbain was just out of range.
Some wild striking there from Talbain.
Talbain misses the shot to the body.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses.
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!
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gunn tests Talbain's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talbain throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn avoids the head kick by Talbain.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Gunn moves out of range.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Gunn throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gunn fires out a quick counter leg kick but Talbain just manages to avoid it.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain catches Gunn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Danga de danga de dang - Gunn scores with a four punch combination!
Gunn definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Talbain. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.
Gunn shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Talbain eats them both and turns towards Gunn to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn misses with a two punch combination.
Talbain moves to clinch but Gunn breaks away

and Gunn counters with a straight right that drops Talbain on his ass! Talbain jumps back to his feet. He seems OK to continue so we'll get back to the action.

Talbain is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Tommy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Talbain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gunn looks to land a combination. Talbain sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Talbain is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunn finish him?
Gunn swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Talbain seems to have recovered his senses.
Talbain wants to clinch

and Gunn counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Talbain on his ass! Talbain wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!
Gunn scores with a sloppy right hand. Talbain should have avoided that one.
Gunn lands an overhand right.
Talbain darts in trying to clinch
and Gunn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Talbain throws a poor cross that misses

and Gunn counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Talbain to the mat! Gunn runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Talbain is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Talbain takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Talbain tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Gunn blocks the leg kick.
Talbain darts in trying to clinch
and Gunn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Talbain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gunn throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talbain tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn appears to be looking for a big counter.
Good leg kick by Gunn.
Talbain cracks Gunn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Tommy Gunn's cut is getting worse.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain misses with a hook to the body

and Gunn counters by clinching up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Gunn has him pressed against the ropes.
Gunn has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gunn prevents Talbain from breaking the clinch.
Talbain wants to get back to striking at distance but Gunn won't allow it.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talbain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Talbain!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Talbain misses with a low kick.
Gunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn takes that one as he scored more knockdowns in what was an action packed first round!
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Talbain throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gunn counters with a series of strikes. Talbain will be more careful next time no doubt.
Talbain misses with a combination
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Talbain misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sloppy strikes from Gunn. Those never looked like landing.
Talbain throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talbain wants to clinch up but Gunn keeps it at a distance.
Gunn misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain misses with the combination.
Talbain moves out of range of the leg kick from Gunn.
Gunn throws a body punch but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain throws out a counter right but Gunn avoids it with no problem.
Talbain avoids a kick to the body.
Gunn sets himself, and Talbain steps forward looking for the clinch! Gunn avoids it this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Gunn went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Gunn.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Talbain.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses

and Gunn counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Talbain misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talbain tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gunn avoids it.
Gunn is looking to control Talbain's arms but Talbain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Gunn has his back to the ropes.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn lands with a kick to the temple. Talbain shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Gunn circles away.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talbain scores with a one two! Gunn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gunn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talbain misses with a body shot.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Gunn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a push kick but Gunn slaps the foot to one side.
Talbain throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gunn counters with a two punch combo.
Talbain displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunn throws out the jab.
Talbain takes a kick to the side of the head.
Gunn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain wants to clinch but Gunn slips to the side
and Gunn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Talbain avoids the head kick by Gunn.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain closes the distance but Gunn moves to the side
and Gunn counters with a one-two to the body.
Gunn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Gunn paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gunn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?
Gunn throws a leg kick that is checked
and Talbain connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Tommy Gunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Talbain tries to clinch up.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Talbain.
A clash of legs there as Talbain blocks the low kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Talbain misses.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
A nice leg kick from Gunn, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tommy Gunn is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain lands a right hook to the body.
Talbain tries to clinch but Gunn is having none of it.
Talbain tries a head kick but it misses.
Gunn throws out a powerful jab.
Gunn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tommy Gunn dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A jab from Talbain finds it's way through Gunn's defenses.
Talbain wants to clinch.
Talbain throws a low kick but Gunn avoids it.
Talbain goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Talbain tries to get set, Gunn tries to push him back and clinch up but Talbain manages to avoid the attempt.
Talbain throws a shot to the body.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses

and Talbain counters with a perfectly timed counter left hook that drops Gunn to the mat, face first! Talbain goes to the neutral corner and waits for the referee to start the count. Gunn is back to hise feet already though and looking to continue the bout! Exciting stuff!
Talbain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn tries to land a front kick but Talbain steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Gunn moves out of range easily.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gunn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain slips a jab and a cross from Gunn.
Talbain is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Gunn circles away.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Gunn is avoiding it.
Gunn throws a body punch but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain tries to clinch but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses.
Gunn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talbain tries to clinch up but Gunn circles away and keeps his distance.
Gunn misses with a combination
and Talbain counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gunn thinking.
Gunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Talbain throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a nice looking combination but Gunn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
As Talbain looks to move away, Gunn throws a big counter combo but Talbain just gets out of the way.
Talbain moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Talbain pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain closes the distance but Gunn moves to the side
and Gunn counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Gunn.
A head kick misses from Talbain.
It looked like Gunn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Gunn throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Talbain's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
A head kick misses from Gunn.
Talbain throws a big shot that misses.
Talbain has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Gunn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talbain 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.
Talbain throws a head kick but Gunn moves out of range.
A left and a right from Gunn both land. Nice combination.
Gunn misses with a series of wild punches.
Gunn sets himself, and Talbain steps forward looking for the clinch! Gunn avoids it this time.
Gunn moves out of range of the body kick.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gunn misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Talbain.

Jeez, Tommy Gunn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Talbain!