PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ziggy Cliff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cliff might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to GANJA FARMER. This should be a great matchup!

Cliff
vs
Talley

182 cm
26
176 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

186 cm
27
180 lbs
9 - 0 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

TWGC Champion
World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ziggy Cliff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Cliff swings widly with a right hand
and Talley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A jab from Talley misses.
Talley keeps the fight on the outside.
Cliff misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cliff slips a straight right by Talley.
Talley looks to land a left hand but Cliff moved out of range nicely.
Cliff's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cliff scrambles back to his feet.
Cliff staying out of range there.
Talley lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cliff at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley misses with a series of wild punches.
Talley staying out of range there.
Cliff misses with a double jab.
Cliff looks to land a left hand but Talley moved out of range nicely.
Talley throws a big shot that misses.
Talley lands a jab.
The fighters circling - Talley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cliff.
Talley walks into a straight right hand from Cliff.
Talley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Cliff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cliff uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Talley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cliff scores with a shot to the body.
Talley misses with a right hand

and Cliff counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley taking a breather.
Cliff blocking some punches.
Talley tries to work over Cliff's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Cliff's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Talley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Cliff on the inside.
Talley lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cliff misses with some punches.
Talley is looking to control Cliff's arms but Cliff gets an underhook and turns him. Now Talley has his back to the cage.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Cliff fails to land.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Cliff tries a body shot but Talley blocks it.
Cliff throws a punch but it's blocked by Talley.
Talley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Talley prevents a body shot from Cliff.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cliff.
Cliff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Talley blocking some punches.
Talley looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cliff tries to work over Talley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cliff.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
Talley is trying to pull guard but Cliff has him pressed against the cage.
Cliff scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cliff throws a head punch that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Talley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Talley backwards.
Talley misses with a punch to the body.
Talley misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but KJ Talley will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

A big right from Talley misses.
Cliff throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A telegraphed right hand from Talley misses the target.
Cliff connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Talley throws the left hand but Cliff avoids the punch easily.
Talley throws the left hand but Cliff avoids the punch easily.
Cliff throws a leg kick that misses.
Cliff throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Talley throws a right hand that misses

and Cliff counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Cliff.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff has a couple of punches blocked by Talley.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cliff as Talley tries to tie him up.
Talley prevents a body shot from Cliff.
Cliff lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talley tries to stall but Cliff uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Talley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Talley escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters circling - Cliff throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cliff is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talley.
Cliff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Talley throws out a leg kick but Cliff moves out of range and Talley only half commits.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Talley, right into the meat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Cliff does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cliff throws a combination that misses
and Talley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cliff throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Talley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talley looks to throw the jab but Cliff is out of range.
Talley fails to land with a series of punches.
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cliff was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cliff drops his hands momentarily and Talley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cliff uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talley.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Cliff saw that one coming.
Talley is looking to land body kicks.
Talley swats away the attempt to clinch by Cliff.
Talley throws a low kick but Cliff avoids it.
Cliff throws a leg kick but Talley sees it coming and checks it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley throws a hook to the side of Cliff's head but Cliff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cliff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cliff avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Talley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cliff drops his hands momentarily and Talley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Cliff thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cliff checks a leg kick nicely.
Cliff throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but KJ Talley will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Talley misses with a hook

and Cliff holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cliff lands with a short shot to the head.
Talley wants to stall.
Cliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Cliff.
A body shot lands from Cliff.
Cliff lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Talley is trying to push Cliff away but Cliff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Cliff lands a right hand.
Talley is trying to push Cliff away but Cliff has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Cliff lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cliff.
Cliff lands a shot to the body.
Ziggy Cliff has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cliff pushes Talley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cliff lands a hook that snaps the head of Talley backwards.
Talley lands with a right to the head.
Cliff can't find room to land a body shot as Talley controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cliff.
Talley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cliff doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cliff misses with a punch to the body.
Talley is trying to pull guard but Cliff turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Talley tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cliff just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cliff lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Talley lands a body shot.
Cliff tries a body shot but Talley blocks it.
Cliff tries a body shot but Talley blocks it.
Cliff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talley backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cliff has a couple of punches blocked by Talley.
Talley trying to control the position but instead, Cliff has worked for underhooks and has pushed Talley into the cage.
Cliff lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ziggy Cliff has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cliff lands with a left to the head.
Talley throws a punch but it's blocked by Cliff.
Talley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff blocks a body shot from Talley.
Cliff tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff lands a shoulder strike.
Cliff fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Cliff.
Nice body punch from Cliff.
Talley struggles to land a body shot inside as Cliff controls his hands.
Cliff misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cliff lands with a light punch inside.
Cliff pushes Talley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Talley misses with a punch on the inside.
Cliff tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talley tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Talley wants to break free but Cliff has control.
Cliff lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talley backwards.
Cliff working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Talley swings wildly with an uppercut but Cliff uses good head movement to avoid it.

Talley pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cliff dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Talley walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A nice inside leg kick there by Talley. That's going to slow Cliff down.
Talley misses with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cliff doesn't manage to clinch there - Talley circles away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cliff misses with a straight right.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cliff looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talley lands a lovely overhand right.
Cliff misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cliff looks to land a body kick but Talley moved away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ziggy Cliff showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Talley has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Talley!
Jumping up and down and very excited, KJ Talley waved his t-shirt featuring Hell's Balls Recovery (160)'s logo in front of the cameras.