PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Skantze Jr
vs
Talon

176 cm
36
174 lbs
21 - 23 - 0

180 cm
28
178 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Talon.
Talon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skantze Jr.
Talon throws a head kick but Skantze Jr moves out of range.

Oooooh!!! Talon has knocked Skantze Jr down with a huge combo! Talon steps away and waves a wobbly Skantze Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like John Skantze Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Skantze Jr misses.
Nice body kick from Talon.
Skantze Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Skantze Jr tries to keep at a distance but Talon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Skantze Jr looking for a takedown.
Talon throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Talon stalling in the clinch.
Talon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Skantze Jr's defenses.
Nice elbow from Talon.
Talon taking a breather.
Talon scores with a knee to the head.
Skantze Jr is trying to pull guard but Talon has him pressed against the cage.
Skantze Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Skantze Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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 landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've been hearing reports that Skantze Jr has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Talon landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Talon presses Skantze Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talon lands with a left 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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Talon.
Talon connects with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Talon.
Talon utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Talon scores with a knee to the head.
Talon lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Skantze Jr is rocked!
Talon has Skantze Jr pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Skantze Jr is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Talon - that's hurt Skantze Jr badly! Oh, another knee lands and Skantze Jr is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Skantze Jr doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Milo Talon!
Milo Talon is the new welterweight champion!
Milo Talon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated John Skantze Jr had this to say: ' dont care about the title anymore! just give me fights.'.