PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tellen Sliversun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mieszko Talarczyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sliversun comes to the cage accompanied by Papa Roach - Time Is Running Out. Mieszko Talarczyk will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Sliversun
vs
Talarczyk

190 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
250 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

Nemesis Cage Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tellen Sliversun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mieszko Talarczyk!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
Sliversun loads up on a big right hand but Talarczyk slips the punch.
Talarczyk misses with a double jab.
Talarczyk lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Nice body kick there by Sliversun.
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
Sliversun throws a big shot that misses.
Good shot there by Talarczyk.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sliversun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sliversun fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliversun bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talarczyk's head.
Sliversun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sliversun shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Talarczyk really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
You get the feeling that Talarczyk really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sliversun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sliversun landing strikes, looking to finish!
Talarczyk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sliversun cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sliversun landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talarczyk taking shots to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Talarczyk is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Talarczyk looks gassed!
Sliversun lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Talarczyk is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talarczyk is bucking up trying to escape but Sliversun cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Talarczyk is still in real trouble! Can Sliversun finish him?
Talarczyk is trying to escape the mount.
Talarczyk seems to have recovered his senses.
Sliversun dominating with strikes here.
Talarczyk throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Talarczyk wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Talarczyk flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Sliversun working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sliversun prevents Talarczyk from getting the reversal.
Sliversun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Talarczyk hang on?
Sliversun with a couple of short strikes.
Talarczyk in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliversun pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sliversun punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sliversun looking to finish Talarczyk with some ground and pound. This is bad for Talarczyk!
Sliversun has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Talarczyk bucks Sliversun off and manages to get back to his feet!
Sliversun misses with an uppercut.
Sliversun lands with a hook. Talarczyk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Sliversun connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Talarczyk momentarily.
Talarczyk misses with a head kick.
Sliversun's corner calls for a 1-2. Sliversun obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Talarczyk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sliversun paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Talarczyk takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sliversun scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Mieszko Talarczyk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sliversun lands a nice shot to the body.

Sliversun rushes Talarczyk and presses him up against the cage.

Sliversun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sliversun cracks Talarczyk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Sliversun throws a head kick but Talarczyk moves out of range.
Talarczyk avoids a kick to the body.
Talarczyk tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sliversun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A combination from Sliversun does no damage.
Sliversun throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talarczyk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Talarczyk goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sliversun connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Sliversun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sliversun lands an elbow that stopped Talarczyk in his tracks for a moment.
Sliversun prevents Talarczyk from breaking the clinch.
Talarczyk can't break the clinch.

Sliversun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talarczyk works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sliversun misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sliversun takes one to the side of the head.
Sliversun throws a right and a left that Talarczyk avoids nicely.
Talarczyk throws a wild body kick that Sliversun sees coming a mile off.
Sliversun throws a shot from downtown. Talarczyk moves away and avoids it.
Sliversun misses with a takedown attempt - Talarczyk sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Talarczyk swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Sliversun.
Sliversun blocks a head kick by Talarczyk.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sliversun.
Sliversun works over Talarczyk's head and body with a nice combination.
Talarczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sliversun throws a head kick that misses.
Talarczyk avoids the head kick by Sliversun.
Talarczyk scores with the left hand. Sliversun knows he should have avoided that one.
Sliversun looks to land a combination but Talarczyk avoids it well.
Mieszko Talarczyk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sliversun misses with a few strikes there.
Sliversun takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk throws an overhand right that lands on Sliversun's shoulder, as Sliversun tries to avoid the shot.
Sliversun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talarczyk scores with a head kick.
Sliversun looks to land a combination. Talarczyk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The fighters circle momentarily. Talarczyk darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talarczyk throws a lazy right hand but Sliversun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talarczyk has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talarczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sliversun throws a series of punches but Talarczyk avoids them all with ease.
Talarczyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talarczyk lands with a nice combination. Sliversun backs away looking to recover.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tellen Sliversun dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Talarczyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sliversun.
Sliversun works over Talarczyk's head and body with a nice combination.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that half lands.
Talarczyk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Talarczyk throws a combination that misses
and Sliversun cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Talarczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Sliversun scores with a four punch combination!
Talarczyk throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

Sliversun has Talarczyk up against the cage in a clinch.

Sliversun breaks from the clinch.
Talarczyk tries to bum rush Sliversun with a series of wild strikes but Sliversun uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Sliversun closes the distance and clinches.

Sliversun is trying to trip Talarczyk. He has hold of a leg but Talarczyk is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Sliversun persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Sliversun sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Talarczyk's guard.
Sliversun seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sliversun working over Talarczyk with some ground and pound. Talarczyk looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Talarczyk blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sliversun.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sliversun prevents Talarczyk from standing back up.
Sliversun landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talarczyk tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sliversun is pressing down on Talarczyk's thigh, looking to free his foot. Talarczyk is holding on for now.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sliversun fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talarczyk manages to avoid it.
Sliversun gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk throws a nice head kick!
Talarczyk walks into a stiff left hand from Sliversun.
Sliversun misses with a head kick.
A right-left combo lands from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sliversun misses with a two punch combination.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Talarczyk - that will leave a mark!
A combination from Sliversun does no damage.
Sliversun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sliversun tests Talarczyk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talarczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tellen Sliversun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talarczyk ducks under a wild hook from Sliversun.
Talarczyk throws a combination. Sliversun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Talarczyk doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sliversun misses with a double jab.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot by Talarczyk.
Sliversun pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talarczyk is out of range and Sliversun settles back down.

Sliversun feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Talarczyk tries to strike from the bottom.

Sliversun gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Sliversun uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk throws a nice looking combination but Sliversun bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Talarczyk.

Sliversun gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Talarczyk wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sliversun lands an elbow just above Talarczyk 's eye.

Sliversun has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Talarczyk clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Sliversun has Talarczyk flattened out and is raining down punches.
Talarczyk has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Sliversun.
Sliversun struggling to land strikes to the head as Talarczyk covers up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can Talarczyk hold on?! Sliversun is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Sliversun throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Talarczyk tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Talarczyk regains half guard.
Tellen Sliversun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sliversun working the head and body with strikes.
Talarczyk looks like he's trying to stand up.

Sliversun escapes and gets back to his feet.
Talarczyk scores with a punch to the head.
Sliversun lands a glancing blow to the side of Talarczyk's head.
Talarczyk looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sliversun jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sliversun throws a series of punches but Talarczyk moves out of range.
Sliversun avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sliversun scores with a jab. Talarczyk acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Sliversun. Beautiful body shot.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses.
Sliversun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Talarczyk moves out of range of the body kick.
Donk. Talarczyk catches Sliversun right on the button with a cross.
Sliversun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talarczyk lands with an overhand left.
Sliversun throws a nice looking combination but Talarczyk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sliversun throws out a loose jab but Talarczyk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talarczyk lands a really nice looking cross but Sliversun seems unphased.
Sliversun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sliversun looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talarczyk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Talarczyk throws a series of punches but Sliversun moves out of range.
Talarczyk scores with a crisp jab that stopped Sliversun in his tracks.

Sliversun closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sliversun prevents Talarczyk from breaking the clinch.
Sliversun prevents Talarczyk from breaking the clinch.

Sliversun breaks from the clinch.
Sliversun showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tellen Sliversun dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sliversun blocks a head kick by Talarczyk.
Mieszko Talarczyk seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talarczyk scores with a nice strike.
Sliversun throws a lazy right hand but Talarczyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sliversun keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Talarczyk moves out of range as Sliversun throws a body kick.
Talarczyk moves out of range of the body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sliversun keeps control of Talarczyk as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sliversun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talarczyk.
Talarczyk is trying to break free.

Sliversun manages to break the clinch.
Talarczyk lands with a nice combination. Sliversun backs away looking to recover.
Talarczyk connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sliversun shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sliversun tries for a takedown but Talarczyk sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Talarczyk rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sliversun moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talarczyk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that misses.

Sliversun moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Sliversun manages to break the clinch.
Talarczyk throws a combination. Sliversun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talarczyk fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sliversun misses the shot to the body.
Talarczyk throws a nice head kick!
Talarczyk misses with a looping left.
Talarczyk throws a combination. Sliversun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sliversun misses with a straight left.
Sliversun throws a jab when Talarczyk was well out of range.
Talarczyk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sliversun moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sliversun closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Decent striking displayed by Talarczyk there.
Talarczyk moves out of range of the body kick.
Talarczyk scores with a jab.
Talarczyk tries a head kick but it misses.
Talarczyk on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sliversun throws the left hand but Talarczyk avoids the punch easily.
Sliversun fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Talarczyk slips a jab and a cross from Sliversun.
Sliversun lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Talarczyk throws a head kick that Sliversun semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sliversun throws a looping overhand right but Talarczyk ducks down to avoid it.
Talarczyk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Talarczyk misses with a few strikes there.
Talarczyk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Sliversun momentarily.
Sliversun lands with a shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sliversun.
Talarczyk chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sliversun can pounce on him.
Talarczyk avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talarczyk misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Talarczyk.
A head kick misses from Talarczyk.
Sliversun slips a straight right by Talarczyk.
Talarczyk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sliversun throws out the jab.
Sliversun will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Talarczyk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sliversun lands the left hand.
Talarczyk lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sliversun throws a right hand that Talarczyk ducks under and follows up with a left that Talarczyk also avoids with ease.
Talarczyk bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talarczyk loads up on a big right hand but Sliversun slips the punch.
Talarczyk throws a good cross that connects.
Talarczyk uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sliversun has time to react.
Talarczyk showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sliversun.
Talarczyk slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Talarczyk goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Sliversun lands a jab to the head.
Sliversun thows a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talarczyk wants to break free but Sliversun has control.

Sliversun manages to break the clinch.
Talarczyk throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sliversun's head.
Sliversun throws the kick towards the body but Talarczyk avoids it.
Talarczyk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sliversun lands a slapping body shot.
Sliversun steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Talarczyk. That one must have hurt.
Talarczyk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talarczyk throws a shot from downtown. Sliversun moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talarczyk smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sliversun fails to land with a series of punches.
Talarczyk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talarczyk thuds his shin into the meat of Sliversun's side.

Sliversun closes the distance and clinches.
Talarczyk can't break the clinch.
Talarczyk tries to break the clinch but Sliversun is controlling the position.
Talarczyk wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Talarczyk wants to break the clinch but can't.
Talarczyk is looking to break free of the clinch but Sliversun has double underhooks.
Sliversun softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sliversun misses with an elbow over the top.
Talarczyk is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mieszko Talarczyk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Sliversun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sliversun throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Talarczyk's waist but Talarczyk gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sliversun off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tellen Sliversun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Talarczyk throws a series of punches but Sliversun moves out of range.
Talarczyk throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sliversun takes one on the button.
Talarczyk throws a head kick but Sliversun moves out of range.
Talarczyk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A punch combination from Sliversun misses.
Talarczyk moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mieszko Talarczyk.
I think Sliversun has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tellen Sliversun!