PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bearer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Talon
vs
Bearer

180 cm
29
178 lbs
17 - 12 - 1

183 cm
26
185 lbs
11 - 13 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Bearer!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon lands a glancing blow to the side of Bearer's head.

It looks like Paul Bearer has been cut.
Talon walks into a straight right hand from Bearer.

It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Bearer tries to clinch up but Talon circles away and keeps his distance.
A shot to the body from Bearer misses

and Talon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talon.
Talon is stalling here.
Bearer is looking for a takedown.
Talon throws a punch but it's blocked by Bearer.
Talon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talon is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bearer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Talon up against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Talon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talon lands a shot to the body.
Talon lands an elbow that stopped Bearer in his tracks for a moment.
Our sources have told us that Talon has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bearer is trying to push Talon away but Talon has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bearer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Talon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but Bearer blocks with his arms.
Talon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bearer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bearer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Talon has managed to clinch.
Bearer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bearer blocks an elbow strike from Talon.
Bearer tries to work over Talon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bearer has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bearer has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Talon lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Paul Bearer's cut even more.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Talon has Bearer pressed against the cage, preventing Bearer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talon is pressed up against the cage. Bearer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Talon down to the mat. Talon avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Talon throws a head kick that misses.
Talon checks a leg kick.
Bearer shoots in looking for a takedown. Talon tries to sprawl out of it but Bearer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Talon manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Milo Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bearer.
Talon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bearer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bearer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

The cut above Paul Bearer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talon misses with a two punch combination.
Bearer misses with a body kick.
Talon throws a sloppy head kick and Bearer moves out of range easily.
Bearer is looking to clinch.
Talon moves in looking to clinch but Bearer pushes him off.
Talon lands with a right hand.
Milo Talon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bearer looks to land a left hand but Talon moved out of range nicely.
Bearer has a takedown stuffed.

Bearer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Talon is trying to control Bearer's posture but Bearer avoids it.
Talon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bearer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bearer wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bearer creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Talon sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bearer trying to control the action but Talon is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bearer is trying to ground and pound but Talon uses the momentary lack of control by Bearer to regain half guard.
Bearer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Talon trying to control here.
Bearer thows a huge punch but Talon dodges it nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bearer throwing shots but Talon is blocking nicely.
Bearer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Talon defending well though.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bearer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

Talon gets caught napping as Bearer dives in and scores a takedown. Talon manages to retain guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bearer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milo Talon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Talon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Milo Talon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bearer lunges at Talon with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Talon's hand.
Talon throws a sloppy head kick and Bearer moves out of range easily.
Bearer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Talon.

Bearer closes the distance and pushes Talon back into the cage.
Bearer lands a hook that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Talon throws an elbow that misses.
Bearer avoiding damage as Talon throws knees to the body.
Bearer tries to score a body lock takedown but Talon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Talon tries a knee to the head but Bearer blocks it.
Talon throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bearer.

Bearer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Talon has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Talon as the two fighters clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bearer is looking to take this one to the mat.
Milo Talon has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from Talon.
Bearer taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bearer is trying to break the clinch but Talon is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bearer as Talon tries to tie him up.
Bearer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talon's defenses.

Bearer breaks the clinch.
Talon scores with a head kick. Bearer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Talon throws a sloppy head kick and Bearer moves out of range easily.
Talon moves in looking to clinch but Bearer pushes him off.
Bearer looks to land a combination but Talon avoids it well.
Talon tries to clinch there but Bearer circles away.
Milo Talon is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Talon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bearer tries to clinch up.
Bearer misses with a double jab.
Paul Bearer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talon throws the kick towards the body but Bearer avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Talon lands a big head kick that sends Bearer tumbling to the mat! Talon takes a step backwards and waves Bearer back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bearer is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bearer takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bearer is still on wobbly legs! Can Talon finish him?

Paul Bearer's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bearer misses with the combination.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bearer or perhaps it was just good defense by Talon, which made it look bad.
Milo Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Bearer.
Talon throws a series of punches but Bearer moves out of range.
Bearer avoids the head kick by Talon.
Bearer misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Talon counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talon.
Bearer seems to have recovered his senses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Talon throws an elbow but misses.
Talon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bearer's elbow.
Talon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bearer backwards.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Paul Bearer's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Milo Talon!
A victorious Milo Talon thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.