PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incheol Wonha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Tallon
vs
Wonha

169 cm
29
145 lbs
23 - 7 - 0

161 cm
28
142 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Heavy handed

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sean Tallon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Incheol Wonha!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallon looks to land a left hand but Wonha moved out of range nicely.
Wonha moves out of range as Tallon strikes.
Tallon sets himself, and Wonha steps forward looking for the clinch! Tallon avoids it this time.
Wonha walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Wonha wants to clinch.
Wonha scores with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Wonha, as that shot connected.
Wonha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Tallon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wonha connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tallon's face.
A left hand lands to the body for Tallon.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Tallon.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tallon tries to pull guard but Wonha holds him up against the cage and eventually Tallon drops back down to his feet.
Tallon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
Wonha misses with an elbow strike.
Wonha misses with an elbow over the top.
Tallon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tallon working aggressively here.

Tallon breaks the clinch.

Wonha instigates a clinch.
Tallon leaning his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Tallon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wonha misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tallon.
Tallon staying out of range there.
Wonha tries to land a leg kick but Tallon saw it coming and moves away.
Wonha shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tallon scores with a hook.
Wonha clobbers Tallon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tallon.
Tallon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tallon throws a hook but Wonha blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wonha moves into the clinch.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Tallon is struggling to control the position.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.

Tallon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
Wonha steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Tallon.
Tallon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wonha.
Tallon circles away from the clinch attempt.

Wonha takes the fight into the clinch.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wonha with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Sean Tallon has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon trying to control the position but instead, Wonha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tallon into the cage.
Tallon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wonha to keep the fight standing.
Tallon lands a left hand.
Wonha lands an elbow just above Tallon 's eye.
Wonha is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tallon is defending well for now.
Tallon is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wonha to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sean Tallon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tallon is trying to break free.
Tallon holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tallon blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wonha lands an elbow inside.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Wonha.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon blocks an elbow strike from Wonha.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Incheol Wonha dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sean Tallon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Tallon lands a nice looking body shot.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
Tallon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wonha.
Wonha tries to clinch there but Tallon circles away.
Tallon throws a body punch but Wonha moves out of range.
Wonha takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Incheol Wonha has been cut.
Tallon scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tallon misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon misses with a hook. Wonha ducked under it nicely.
Tallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonha misses with a leg kick
letting Tallon counter with a right hand.
Tallon blocks a head kick by Wonha.
A little feinted left hand from Tallon on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon lands with a good body shot.
Sean Tallon is winning the standup battle so far.
Wonha ducks under a wild hook from Tallon.
Tallon wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Tallon misses with a looping left.
Wonha tries to counter by closing the distance.
Wonha cracks Tallon with a good jab.
Tallon avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Wonha tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Tallon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wonha looks to clinch
and Tallon counters with a nice body shot.
Wonha misses the body punch
and Tallon counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonha takes a jab right on the kisser.
Wonha digs a good body shot into Tallon's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon moves away from the strike by Wonha.
As Wonha looks to move away, Tallon throws a big counter combo bu Wonha just gets out of the way.
Tallon throws a nice looking combination but Wonha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tallon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wonha takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wonha misses with a left hand
and Tallon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tallon throws a hook but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An attempted straight right counter from Tallon misses the target.
The fighters circling - Tallon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wonha lands with an uppercut that bounces Tallon off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonha jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Wonha slips under a jab from Tallon.
Nice shot lands for Wonha.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
A slow jab from Tallon misses its intended target.
Wonha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tallon scores with a nice strike.
Wonha lands a nice shot that snaps Tallon's head back.

Wonha darts in and clinches Tallon up against the cage.
Tallon is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Wonha throws an elbow that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wonha with a knee to the head.
Tallon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tallon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wonha prevents a body shot from Tallon.
Wonha blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wonha misses with a knee to the head.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Wonha blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Incheol Wonha seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wonha unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tallon lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wonha lands an elbow that stopped Tallon in his tracks for a moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Wonha.
Tallon blocks the elbow strike.
Wonha tries to land knees in the clinch but Tallon avoids the damage to the body.
Wonha misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tallon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Tallon dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Wonha goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tallon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Wonha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Wonha misses the jab.
Donk. Wonha catches Tallon right on the button with a cross.
Tallon tries to move into range but Wonha moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses.
Wonha tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Wonha finds it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonha on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Wonha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tallon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Tallon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon avoids the body shot from Wonha.
Wonha defending well as Tallon loads up on a big left hand.
Tallon lands with a hook. Wonha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tallon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wonha finds it's way round the side to connect with Tallon's head.
Wonha looks to land a left hand but Tallon moved out of range nicely.
Tallon missing with a left hand there. Wonha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wonha tries to counter by closing the distance.
A head kick misses from Tallon.
Wonha stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tallon misses with a looping right.
Tallon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Wonha's calf.
Wonha missing with a left hand there. Tallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon throws a hook to the side of Wonha's head but Wonha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wonha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wonha tries to counter with a clinch but Tallon shakes him off and moves away.
Wonha misses with an uppercut. Tallon saw that one coming.
Tallon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tallon lands with a hook. Wonha tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallon cracks Wonha with an open hand slap.
Wonha keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tallon.
Wonha wants to counter with a clinch but Tallon pushes him away.
Wonha uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Tallon scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonha.
Wonha throws an overhand right that lands on Tallon's shoulder, as Tallon tries to avoid the shot.
Wonha moves in looking to clinch but Tallon pushes him off.
Tallon moves out of range as Wonha strikes.
Tallon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Wonha rushes Tallon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wonha misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tallon tries a body shot but Wonha blocks it.
Wonha's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wonha blocking some punches.
Tallon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wonha misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Wonha controls his hands.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Wonha controls the action.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wonha pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Tallon.
Wonha is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tallon lands a hook that snaps the head of Wonha backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wonha comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wonha pushes off an throws an elbow but Tallon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tallon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wonha tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
Tallon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tallon digs a right hand underneath Wonha's ribcage. Wonha let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wonha throws an elbow but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Tallon showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tallon 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Tallon!
After winning the bout, Sean Tallon thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.