PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hussein Stahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Talbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Stahl
vs
Talbot

208 cm
25
308 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

210 cm
26
268 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hussein Stahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Talbot!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talbot scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Stahl wants to clinch.

Stahl gets a clinch.
Stahl tries to pull guard but Talbot forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stahl is working for takedown but Talbot is calmly controlling the position for now.
Stahl tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Talbot just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussein Stahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stahl fails to pull guard.
Stahl is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talbot is defending well for now.
Stahl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Talbot backwards.
Stahl missing with knees to the body.
Stahl missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Stahl breaks from the clinch.
Talbot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stahl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Stahl tries to clinch up but Talbot circles away and keeps his distance.
Jefferson Talbot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stahl attempts a counter takedown but Talbot avoids it well and moves away.
Stahl tries to clinch but Talbot moves out of range.
Talbot is looking to chop away at Stahl's legs.
Stahl moves out of range as Talbot throws a body kick.
Stahl throws a nice looking combination but Talbot bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stahl dodges the punch combination from Talbot.
Talbot swinging wildly here.
Stahl digs a good body shot into Talbot's ribs.
Talbot throws a right and a left that Stahl avoids nicely.
Talbot has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Talbot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stahl counters with a flying knee. Nice.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl misses with the body kick
and Talbot counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stahl throws a hook but Talbot avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talbot lands a nice hook to Stahl's body. Stahl takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talbot walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stahl checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Talbot swinging wildly here.
Talbot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stahl blocks a head kick by Talbot.
Talbot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Stahl is out of range and Talbot settles back down.
Stahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbot circles away.
Sloppy strikes from Talbot. Those never looked like landing.
Talbot uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stahl.
Talbot swinging wildly here.
A little feinted left hand from Stahl on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbot keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbot displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stahl.
Some wild striking there from Talbot.
Stahl swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Stahl blocks a leg kick.
Stahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbot circles away.
Jefferson Talbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stahl does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

Stahl clinches up against the cage.
Talbot wants to get back to striking at distance but Stahl won't allow it.
Stahl jumps guard but Talbot turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Talbot prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stahl scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbot managing to block the knees to the body from Stahl.

Stahl breaks from the clinch.
Talbot throws a head kick but Stahl moves out of range.
Talbot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Stahl misses with a takedown attempt - Talbot sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Talbot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Stahl is out of range.
Stahl attempts a counter takedown but Talbot avoids it well and moves away.
Stahl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Talbot swivels and escapes.
Stahl moves in looking to clinch but Talbot pushes him off.
Stahl tries to clinch but Talbot is having none of it.
Stahl shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Stahl tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbot swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Stahl gets cracked there but stands up to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Talbot dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Talbot avoids a kick to the body.
Talbot throws a nice looking combination but Stahl bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
As Talbot backs away, Stahl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Jefferson Talbot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stahl tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talbot manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stahl throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Despite the aggression on Talbot's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stahl fails to land the takedown.
Stahl throws a chopping leg kick but Talbot manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Stahl on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Stahl slips a jab and a cross from Talbot.
Talbot misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stahl was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A nice combination there by Talbot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
A punch combination from Talbot misses.
Stahl takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jefferson Talbot seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stahl fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Talbot checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbot throws a head kick but Stahl moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Talbot. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Talbot moves out of range as Stahl throws a body kick.
Talbot throws a counter combo.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stahl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Stahl has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stahl tries for a takedown. No joy.
Talbot has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talbot wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Stahl fails to land.
Stahl prevents Talbot from breaking the clinch.

Stahl pulls Talbot into guard.
Stahl is looking to stand up but Talbot isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl pulls Talbot in to control the position.
Talbot trying to control but Stahl is working from the bottom.
Stahl trying to control the position.
Stahl trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Talbot must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Stahl tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Talbot is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Stahl working a defensive guard here.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Stahl fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbot manages to avoid it.
Talbot scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl wants to clinch up but Talbot keeps it at a distance.
Talbot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Stahl misses.
Talbot let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Talbot misses with a wild combination.
Stahl wants to slow Talbot down by chopping away at his legs.
Talbot throws a right hand that Stahl ducks under and follows up with a left that Stahl also avoids with ease.
Stahl drops down looking for a counter takedown but Talbot sprawls and moves away.
Stahl tries to clinch but Talbot is having none of it.
An inside leg kick from Talbot misses.
Talbot fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stahl thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stahl misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbot unleashes a big counter combination but Stahl bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Stahl.
Stahl darts in looking for a takedown but Talbot gets double underhooks and turns Stahl into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hussein Stahl. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Talbot tries to keep at a distance but Stahl has taken the fight into the clinch.

Stahl pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sloppy strikes from Talbot. Those never looked like landing.
A jab lands there for Stahl.
Talbot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stahl manages to avoid it.
Talbot throws a series of punches but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbot circles away.
Talbot throws a head kick but Stahl moves out of range.
Stahl wants to land a leg kick but Talbot is out of range.
Talbot tries a head kick but it misses.
Stahl half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Talbot is breathing heavily.
Stahl finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jefferson Talbot showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Talbot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Some bone on bone action there as Talbot checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Stahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbot throws a head kick that misses.
Stahl tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stahl walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talbot checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Stahl scores with a takedown into Talbot's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Talbot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Talbot is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

Stahl drops back looking for a leg! Talbot is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Talbot manages to kick Stahl off! Stahl jumps back into Talbot's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stahl thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahl passes into half guard.

Stahl is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Stahl seems to be working for a kimura but Talbot defends the submission attempt.
Stahl is thwarting Talbot's attempts to control the position.
Hussein Stahl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahl frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Stahl working for a submission but Talbot is keeping him at bay.
Talbot tries to reverse the position but Stahl maintains control.

Talbot defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Stahl.
Stahl is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Talbot is in real trouble.

Stahl has one arm under Talbot 's neck. Talbot is controlling the other arm well. He's just looking to survive right now. Stahl manages to get his arm free though and Talbot is in a world of trouble! Stahl sinks in the hooks and squeezes! Talbot turns purple and then goes limp. The referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Hussein Stahl!
Hussein Stahl spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Jefferson Talbot stepped up to the mic, saying 'I got sloppy and he got lucky.'.