PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Dela Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Talon
vs
Dela Cruz

180 cm
20
178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

183 cm
26
177 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Torment Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Dela Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dela Cruz misses with a left hand
and Talon counters with an outside leg kick.
Talon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dela Cruz.
John Dela Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dela Cruz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talon tries to clinch there but Dela Cruz circles away.
Dela Cruz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talon throws a head kick but Dela Cruz moves out of range.
Dela Cruz misses with a looping right.
Dela Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dela Cruz misses the jab.
Dela Cruz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dela Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
Dela Cruz throws a leg kick
and Talon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talon rushes Dela Cruz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dela Cruz is looking to control Talon's arms but Talon gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dela Cruz has his back to the cage.
Talon scores with a knee to the head.
Talon's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Talon lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Talon.

It looks like John Dela Cruz has been cut.
Talon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dela Cruz's face.
Talon lands a good knee to the midsection. Dela Cruz won't want to take too many of those.
Dela Cruz looks gassed!
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!
Talon lands a damaging elbow.

Talon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talon shoots in looking for a takedown but Dela Cruz manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Talon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dela Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Talon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talon throws a series of punches but Dela Cruz avoids them all with ease.
Dela Cruz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talon fails with a takedown attempt.
Talon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dela Cruz circles away quickly and effectively.
Talon gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Talon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dela Cruz's sensitive parts.

Talon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dela Cruz, pushing him back against the cage.
Talon leaning against his opponent.
Talon seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dela Cruz tries to circle away but Talon has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Dela Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talon slowing the pace effectively.
Talon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice elbow from Talon.
Knees to the body from Talon.
Talon scores a nice knee to the body.
Talon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Talon lands an elbow inside.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dela Cruz has a couple of punches blocked by Talon.
Talon scores with a knee to the head.
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!
Talon blocks a body shot from Dela Cruz.
Talon lands a damaging elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Dela Cruz fails to land.
Talon scores with a shot to the side of Dela Cruz's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon lands a nice elbow.
Talon blocking some punches.
Talon lands an elbow just above Dela Cruz 's eye.
Dela Cruz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nice elbow from Talon.
Talon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dela Cruz's defenses.
Dela Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talon throws a knee to the head but misses.

Talon breaks from the clinch.
Dela Cruz lands a really nice looking cross but Talon seems unphased.
John Dela Cruz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dela Cruz rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Talon counters with a head kick that drops Dela Cruz to the mat! Dela Cruz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!

Dela Cruz is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dela Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talon counters with a low kick, right behind Dela Cruz 's knee.
Talon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talon is looking to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Talon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Dela Cruz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Talon fails in his attempt to clinch.
Milo Talon is winning the standup battle so far.
Talon misses with a wild combination.
Talon misses with a few strikes there.
Dela Cruz lands a jab to the nose.
Talon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dela Cruz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talon manages to avoid it.
Dela Cruz throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Talon counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Talon wants to control but Dela Cruz is keeping him busy.

Talon is working for a submission of some sort.
Dela Cruz is not content to let Talon control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dela Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Talon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dela Cruz can do to turn this around?
Dela Cruz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dela Cruz pulls Talon in to control the position.
Dela Cruz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Talon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dela Cruz works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Talon wants to control from the top but Dela Cruz keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Milo Talon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Dela Cruz tries to keep at a distance but Talon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Talon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Talon lands a nice knee to the body.
Dela Cruz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dela Cruz is looking to break free of the clinch but Talon has double underhooks.
Talon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dela Cruz backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dela Cruz tries to break the clinch but Talon is controlling the position.
Talon will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dela Cruz up against the cage.
Dela Cruz takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon has Dela Cruz pressed against the cage, preventing Dela Cruz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talon stalls.
Dela Cruz tries to stall but Talon uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dela Cruz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dela Cruz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talon's elbow.
Dela Cruz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dela Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dela Cruz is breathing heavily.
Dela Cruz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talon pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dela Cruz blocks it with crossed arms.
Stalling in the clinch from Talon.

Talon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dela Cruz scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dela Cruz throws out the jab.
Dela Cruz takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dela Cruz throws a poor cross that misses
and Talon counters with a head kick.
Dela Cruz just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talon blocks a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Talon dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on John Dela Cruz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A punch combination from Dela Cruz misses.
Talon avoids the body shot from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A big right from Dela Cruz misses.
Dela Cruz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talon moves away.
Dela Cruz misses with the combination.
Nice body punch from Dela Cruz.
Talon lands with a kick to the temple. Dela Cruz shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A big right from Dela Cruz misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon wants to clinch.
Dela Cruz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dela Cruz.
Dela Cruz throws a leg kick that is checked
and Talon counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Dela Cruz avoids the head kick by Talon.
Dela Cruz lunges at Talon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Talon's hand.
Talon moves out of range as Dela Cruz strikes.
Dela Cruz jabs at Talon's body.
Dela Cruz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Talon counters with a big head kick but Dela Cruz shrugs it off.
Dela Cruz is still on wobbly legs! Can Talon finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dela Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
Dela Cruz takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dela Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Dela Cruz finds it's way through Talon's defenses.
Talon looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dela Cruz is fending him off so far but Talon persists. Nope, Dela Cruz circles away and we're back to standing.
Dela Cruz misses with a left hand

and Talon counters with a head kick that drops Dela Cruz to the mat! Dela Cruz scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Talon slips a jab and a cross from Dela Cruz.

Talon has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dela Cruz misses with some punches.
Talon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon lands a damaging elbow.
Talon throws a knee to the head but misses.
Talon keeps control of Dela Cruz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Talon lands an elbow that stopped Dela Cruz in his tracks for a moment.
Talon scores a nice knee to the body.
Talon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Talon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talon doesn't manage to clinch there - Dela Cruz circles away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Talon! Dela Cruz is out on his feet! Talon rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Dela Cruz is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Dela Cruz is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Milo Talon!
Milo Talon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.