PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between NaKai Mariner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mariner
vs
Talbert

186 cm
18
200 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

185 cm
18
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, NaKai Mariner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbert fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Talbert connects with a jab.
A combination from Talbert does no damage.
Mariner takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Talbert lands with a straight right. Mariner didn't see that one coming.
Talbert scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Talbert takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Talbert avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mariner is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talbert lands an overhand right.
Mariner walks into a left hand.
Talbert lands a jab to the head.
Mariner takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Talbert tests Mariner's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Talbert lands.
Talbert misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talbert connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mariner momentarily.
Talbert dips to his left and cracks Mariner with an uppercut!

Mariner is rocked!
Talbert lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Mariner is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Talbert engages and cracks Mariner with a massive lead left hook - Mariner tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Talbert is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sam Talbert!