PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bam Bam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Talbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bam
vs
Talbot

192 cm
18
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
26
268 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Self confident

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, Bam Bam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Talbot!
The judges for this bout are Ben Zyskovitsi, Johanna Lukiainen and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbot moves forwards but Bam connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Talbot rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talbot misses with a low kick as Bam jumps back.
Bam misses with a left hand
and Talbot counters with a three punch combo that has Bam backing up. Bam nods at Talbot to acknowledge the strikes.
Bam swings for the body but Talbot moves out of range.
Bam looks to throw the jab but Talbot is out of range.
Bam misses with a wild body shot.
Bam misses with an uppercut.

Bam moves into range and clinches up with Talbot.
Bam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bam misses with a hook to the ribs.
The referee calls for Bam to work.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bam lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bam working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbot blocks a body shot from Bam.
Bam misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talbot.
Bam lands with a short shot to the head.
Bam lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talbot backwards.
Bam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bam throws a punch but it's blocked by Talbot.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bam lands an uppercut.
Bam could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bam throws a head punch that misses.
Bam struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbot controls his hands.
Bam swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bam taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam lands a left hand.
A frustrated look appears on Talbot's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bam softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bam lands a left hand.
Bam lands a body shot.

Bam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bam swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talbot avoids the body shot from Bam.
Bam throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Talbot on the side of the head.
Talbot throws a lazy right hand but Bam sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bam throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bam misses with a straight left.
Talbot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Talbot scrambles back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bam thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bam lands with a right hand.
Talbot blocks a jab.
Talbot moves out of range as Bam strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bam.
Bam throws a hook but Talbot avoids it easily.
Bam misses with a looping left.
Talbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bam pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Talbot back to the cage. Bam follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Talbot throws a body punch but Bam moves out of range.
Bam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bam smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talbot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice shot lands for Bam.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Bam avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talbot.
Jefferson Talbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A leg kick checked by Bam.
Talbot misses with the combination.

Bam moves into range and clinches up with Talbot.
Bam lands a body punch in the clinch.
Talbot looks winded!
Bam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbot's elbow.
Bam swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bam scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've been informed that Talbot has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bam misses with an uppercut.
Bam throws a body shot but no joy.
Talbot throws a head kick but Bam moves out of range.
Talbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talbot takes one to the chin there.
Bam Bam is winning the standup battle so far.

Bam has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bam pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bam.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bam misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Bam fails to land.
Bam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bam misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bam tries a body shot but Talbot blocks it.
Bam misses with some punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Bam here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Bam tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bam.
Bam is pushing Talbot up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Talbot looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bam has a couple of punches blocked by Talbot.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bam misses with some punches.
Talbot blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talbot.
Talbot blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Bam pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talbot ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bam loads up on a big right hand but Talbot slips the punch.
As Bam backs off Talbot throws a huge counter combo but Bam manages to avoid it all.
Talbot slips under a jab.
Talbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talbot misses with a few strikes there.
Bam ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talbot moves away.
Talbot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Talbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Talbot misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bam clinches with his opponent.
Bam tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bam scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bam fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bam misses with a punch on the inside.
Bam misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bam goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bam lands a body punch.
Bam misses with a body punch.
Bam tries to work over Talbot's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bam working aggressively here.
Bam working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bam swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbot uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbot blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bam struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbot controls his hands.
Talbot tries to break free but Bam pushes him back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Bam scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bam tries a body shot but Talbot blocks it.
A right handed body shot lands from Bam.
Bam doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bam Bam dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Talbot lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Talbot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bam.
Talbot throws a nice looking combination but Bam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bam misses with a low kick as Talbot jumps back.
Talbot avoids the body shot from Bam.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bam darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Talbot scores with a nice strike.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Talbot lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bam has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bam and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Talbot misses with a combination
and Bam counters with a nice body shot.
Talbot's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Talbot duly obliges.
Talbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talbot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bam finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Talbot takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talbot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bam showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talbot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bam with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talbot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bam connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Talbot scrambles back to his feet.
Bam jabs Talbot right on the nose. Talbot blinks but takes it well.

Bam moves into the clinch.
Bam is working Talbot over against the cage.
Bam misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talbot.
A right handed body shot lands from Bam.
Bam lands with a left to the head.
Bam stalls.
Talbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bam gets through Talbot's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bam.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talbot prevents a body shot from Bam.
Bam throws a punch but it's blocked by Talbot.
Bam lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bam scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bam fails to land.
Bam throws a punch but it's blocked by Talbot.
Bam throws a head punch that misses.
Bam lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Talbot.
Bam tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbot's elbow.
Talbot blocking some punches.
Bam misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bam swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee calls for Bam to work.
Bam lands a shoulder strike.

Bam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talbot moves out of range as Bam strikes.
Talbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talbot has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bam finds it's way round the side to connect with Talbot's head.
Bam has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bam there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bam misses with a straight left.
Bam throws a hook but Talbot blocks it.
Bam throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talbot bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bam moves away from the strike by Talbot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Talbot misses.
No joy there for Bam, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bam throws a hook to the side of Talbot's head but Talbot sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talbot.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Bam moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bam clinches up with Talbot and pushes him back against the cage.
Talbot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Talbot being controlled against the cage.

Bam escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bam works the jab nicely.
Bam throws a body shot but no joy.
Jefferson Talbot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bam misses with an uppercut. Talbot saw that one coming.
Talbot takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bam Bam showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bam 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 Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:27
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bam Bam!
Jefferson Talbot spoke after the fight, saying 'I got sloppy and he got lucky.'.