PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Talbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bob
vs
Talbot

192 cm
18
248 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
268 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Ron Bob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Talbot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Roosa Järviläinen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talbot.
Bob misses with a looping left.
Despite the aggression on Talbot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Talbot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bob swings for the body but Talbot moves out of range.
Bob throws a right hand that misses
and Talbot counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Talbot keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talbot is looking for the big counter here.
Bob throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bob misses with a hook. Talbot ducked under it nicely.
Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbot is just out of range.
Talbot throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob.
Talbot is looking for the big counter here.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Talbot's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
A big right from Bob misses.
Talbot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob thuds his right hand into Talbot's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talbot.
Bob misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Talbot releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And Talbot responds with a good body kick, but Bob manages to step out the way in time.
A jab from Bob misses.
Talbot is looking for the big counter here.
Bob uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bob scores with a jab.
Talbot uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bob.
Bob lands a body shot.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talbot.
Talbot throws a counter combo.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Bob avoids them all with ease.
A slow jab from Bob misses its intended target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob throws a lazy uppercut
and Talbot counters with a left and a right that stings Bob.
Talbot's coach down at Cozad MMA Helsinki was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Talbot's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bob throws the left hand but Talbot avoids the punch easily.
Bob ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbot moves away.
Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob throws a body punch but Talbot moves out of range.
Talbot throws a right hand that Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob also avoids with ease.
Talbot ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob misses the jab.
Bob waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talbot.
Talbot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob.
Ron Bob seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Talbot.
As Bob backs off Talbot throws a huge counter combo but Bob manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob scores with a nice head shot.
Bob throws a body punch but Talbot moves out of range.
Talbot misses with a series of wild punches.
Bob blocks a head kick by Talbot.
Talbot throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bob stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bob misses with a body shot.
Talbot unleashes a big counter combination but Bob bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bob with a nice cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob. Talbot does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Bob. That snapped Talbot's head back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbot slips a straight right by Bob.
Nice defenses there by Talbot.
Bob misses with a looping right.
Talbot is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Talbot. Those never looked like landing.
Bob pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Talbot back to the cage. Bob follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big right from Bob misses.
Talbot looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Talbot.
Bob throws a body shot but no joy.
Bob with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bob throws a hook but Talbot avoids it easily.

Bob clinches up with Talbot and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Bob dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bob thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bob swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talbot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Talbot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talbot lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob throws a shot to the body.

Bob closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbot's elbow.
Bob misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbot can do to turn this around?
Bob misses with the head strike.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bob.
Bob lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talbot blocking some punches.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right from Bob.
Bob lands a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
Bob has Talbot pressed against the cage, preventing Talbot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bob tries to work over Talbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talbot backwards.
Nice body punch from Bob.
Talbot is breathing heavily.
Talbot blocks an uppercut.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bob here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob gets through Talbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Talbot's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Talbot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talbot.
Bob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Talbots head.
Bob lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bob.
Bob keeps control of Talbot as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bob lands with a short shot to the head.
Bob lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bob.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob prevents Talbot from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bob misses with a body punch.
Bob misses with the head strike.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Talbot controls the action.
Bob lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ron Bob has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bob throws a head punch that misses.
Talbot blocks a body shot from Bob.
Bob misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob tries to work over Talbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talbot backwards.
Bob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ron Bob dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Talbot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bob jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talbot.
As Bob backs off Talbot throws a huge counter combo but Bob manages to avoid it all.
Bob misses with a jab to the body
and Talbot counters with a right hand to the body.
Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbot was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob.
Bob missing with a left hand there. Talbot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bob just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob throws a body punch but Talbot moves out of range.
Talbot ducks under a wild hook from Bob.
Bob avoids the head kick by Talbot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bob closes the distance and pushes Talbot back into the cage.
Talbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob stalls.
Bob swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Bob scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bob takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bob stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Talbot controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bob creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talbot prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bob fails to land.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bob misses with some punches.
Bob swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bob throws a punch but it's blocked by Talbot.
Talbot takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talbot prevents a body shot from Bob.
Bob prevents Talbot from breaking the clinch.
Bob tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbot's elbow.
Bob tries to work over Talbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob misses with a punch to the body.
Bob misses with a punch on the inside.
Talbot has had enough of the clinch but Bob keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Talbot tries to break the clinch but Bob is controlling the position.

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.
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bob.
Bob tries to work over Talbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Talbot avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.
Bob has Talbot pressed against the cage, preventing Talbot from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bob misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jefferson Talbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bob tries to throw a body punch but Talbot avoids it by throwing Bob back against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ron Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bob has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:26
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ron Bob!
Jefferson Talbot was interviewed post fight and said 'I got sloppy and he got lucky.'.