PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Zepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Talley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zepp comes to the cage accompanied by Boom! Shake The Room . I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that KJ Talley was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Zepp
vs
Talley

177 cm
36
187 lbs
41 - 15 - 0

186 cm
38
191 lbs
24 - 8 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 41 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Zepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Talley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talley punishes Zepp's body with a nice straight punch.
Talley scores with a hook.

It looks like Bobby Zepp has been cut.
Talley lands a nice hook to Zepp's body. Zepp takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Talley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Zepp ducks under a wild hook from Talley.
KJ Talley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talley waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zepp.
Talley throws a lazy right hand but Zepp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Zepp was looking to counter with a kick there.
Talley scores with a body shot.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
Jab by Talley.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zepp lands a right hook to the body.
Talley swings for the body but Zepp moves out of range.
Talley looks to land a body kick but Zepp moved away.
Zepp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Zepp lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Talley looks to land a combination. Zepp sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Talley throws a hook but Zepp blocks it.
Zepp just misses with a punch to the body.
Zepp throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Talley looks to score with a jab to the body but Zepp is just out of range.
Talley chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Zepp can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Zepp checks a low kick from Talley.
Zepp looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Talley is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zepp rather than just go for the knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley with a jab.
Talley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Talley tries a low kick but Zepp avoids it.
Jab, jab by Talley - just one landing.
Zepp throws a hook but Talley avoids it easily.
A big left from Talley misses.
Talley needs to keep his hands up - Zepp had a free shot at his head there.
Zepp lands with a hook. Talley tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Talley staying out of range there.
Talley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Zepp throws a right hand that misses
and Talley counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A punch combination from Zepp misses.
Zepp takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zepp moves out of range of the body kick from Talley.
Zepp is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Talley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Talley lands.
Zepp on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Talley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zepp.
Zepp appears to be looking for a big counter.
Talley lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Talley throws a big shot that misses.
Zepp walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Zepp misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talley wants to slow Zepp down by chopping away at his legs.
Zepp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Talley fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Zepp.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley tries to land a leg kick but Zepp saw it coming and moves away.
Zepp works Talley's body with a nice hook.
Talley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Talley misses with a leg kick
and Zepp counters with a nice leg kick.
Talley fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Zepp looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Talley misses with a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zepp ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zepp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talley has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Talley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Zepp had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Talley throws a combination that misses
and Zepp counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Talley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Zepp's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Talley motions for Zepp to come forward. Talley throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talley has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Zepp throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talley throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Zepp to counter with a crisp jab.
Talley throws a leg kick but Zepp checks it.
Talley keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It seemed like Talley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Zepp misses with a looping right.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zepp moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley takes a swing at Zepp's ribcage but misses.
Talley loads up on a big right hand but Zepp slips the punch.
Talley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Talley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talley misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Zepp wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zepp defending well as Talley loads up on a big left hand.
Talley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Talley misses with a low kick.
Talley lands a nice looking body shot.
Talley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zepp moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Zepp blocks the leg kick.
And Zepp counters with a quick kick to the body but Talley blocks it.
Talley throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Zepp throws a big counter combination but Talley scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talley sizes up Zepp with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Talley misses with a looping left.
Talley throws a series of punches but Zepp moves out of range.
Zepp wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Talley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley misses with an uppercut
enabling Zepp to counter with a crisp jab.
Talley checks the leg kick.
Talley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zepp looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Talley lands a nice shot that snaps Zepp's head back.
Talley walks into a straight right hand from Zepp.
Talley misses with a wild body shot.
Zepp takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zepp tries to land a front kick but Talley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zepp takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Talley misses with a body kick.
It looked like Zepp was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Talley.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Zepp appears to be looking for a big counter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley misses with a body shot
and Zepp counters with a head kick. That will keep Talley thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Talley checks a leg kick nicely.
Talley throws a one two combo.

Bobby Zepp's cut is getting worse.
Talley misses with a hook
and Zepp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zepp throws a head kick but Talley moves out of range.
Zepp will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talley scores with a hook.
A chopping leg kick lands by Talley.
Talley throws a half hearted mid kick.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zepp counters with a good low kick that Talley was not able to check.
Zepp checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Talley feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Zepp's calf.
A leg kick checked by Talley.
Talley looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Talley misses with a low kick as Zepp jumps back.
Zepp tests Talley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Talley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Zepp moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talley lands a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Zepp might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Talley looks to score with a jab to the body but Zepp is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Talley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bobby Zepp's cut.
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.

Talley takes a swing at Zepp's ribcage but misses.
Zepp avoids the body shot from Talley.
Talley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zepp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Zepp.
Zepp with a hook.
Talley jabs Zepp to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Talley tries to land a front kick but Zepp steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talley connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Zepp's hands.
Zepp is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zepp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talley misses with a straight left.
Talley jabs at Zepp's body.
Talley jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
Zepp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talley throws a leg kick that misses.
Zepp was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Talley just misses with a punch to the body.
A jab from Talley misses.
Zepp seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Zepp moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talley misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Zepp on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zepp manages to avoid it.
Zepp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Talley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Zepp on the side of the head.
Talley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Talley throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Talley misses the shot to the body.
As Talley looks to move away, Zepp throws a big counter combo but Talley just gets out of the way.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Talley.
Zepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
KJ Talley seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talley scores with a jab to the head.
Talley throws a leg kick but Zepp moved away.
Zepp tried to counter with a leg kick but Talley avoided it.
Zepp throws a hook to the side of Talley's head but Talley sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sloppy strikes from Talley. Those never looked like landing.
Zepp feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Talley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talley lands a leg kick that knocks Zepp off balance momentarily.
Zepp dodges the punch combination from Talley.
A telegraphed right hand from Talley misses the target.
Talley misses the body punch
and Zepp counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talley walks into a stiff left hand from Zepp.
Talley punishes Zepp's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Talley. Zepp does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talley is looking to land body kicks.
Talley misses with a shot to the body
and Zepp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Zepp dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Talley. That did some damage!
Zepp misses with a head kick.
Talley jabs at Zepp's body.
Talley tried to score with a low kick but Zepp checks it.
Talley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talley stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zepp takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talley swings away with a body shot that misses
and Zepp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talley fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zepp takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Talley misses with a wild body shot.
Zepp was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Zepp throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Talley. Beautiful body shot.
Zepp fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Talley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zepp misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talley.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Zepp.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Talley really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Zepp's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Talley uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zepp.
Talley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It appears Zepp was looking to counter with a kick there.
Talley moves out of range of the strikes.
Talley takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Talley throws out a leg kick but Zepp moves out of range and Talley only half commits.
Zepp throws a hook but Talley avoids it easily.
Talley misses with an uppercut. Zepp saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talley lands a leg kick that knocks Zepp off balance momentarily.
Talley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Talley.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talley misses with a shot to the body
and Zepp counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Talley looks to throw a body kick
and Zepp connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Talley swings for the body but Zepp moves out of range.
Talley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
An inside leg kick from Zepp misses.
Zepp keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talley misses the jab.
Good shot there by Zepp.
Talley scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Talley.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talley scores with a jab.
Talley misses with an uppercut

and Zepp counters with a crisp one two that drops Talley! Zepp thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Talley to his feet! Talley is in big trouble!

Talley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley misses with a body punch
and Zepp counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Talley is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A combination from Talley does no damage.
Talley throws the left hand but Zepp avoids the punch easily.
Zepp swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Talley chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice defenses there by Talley.
Talley missing with a left hand there. Zepp was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talley throws an overhand right that lands on Zepp's shoulder, as Zepp tries to avoid the shot.
Zepp went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talley misses with a right hand
and Zepp makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Talley is looking to land body kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Talley.
Zepp lunges at Talley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Talley's hand.
Talley has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Talley scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zepp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talley.
Zepp misses with a wild body shot.
Talley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talley throws a leg kick but Zepp sees it coming and moves out of range.
Zepp throws a body punch but Talley moves out of range.
Talley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick from Talley misses.
Talley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zepp eats them both and turns towards Talley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zepp slips under a jab from Talley.
Talley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talley lands a right hook to the body.
Zepp moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A slapping leg kick lands for Talley.
A swing and a miss from Talley.
Zepp went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talley cracks Zepp with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talley turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Talley takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Talley throws a lazy uppercut

and Zepp counters with a crisp one two that drops Talley! Zepp thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Talley to his feet! Talley is in big trouble!
Talley is still on wobbly legs! Can Zepp finish him?
Talley looks to land a right hand but Zepp moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

KJ Talley dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Bobby Zepp's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Talley throws a leg kick that misses.
Zepp is looking for a counter combo.
Talley seems to have recovered his senses.
Zepp has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Talley.
Talley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Talley there.
Zepp looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Zepp connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A low kick from Zepp misses
and Talley counters with a low kick, right behind Zepp 's knee.
Talley looks to score with a jab to the body but Zepp is just out of range.
Zepp tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Talley manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zepp takes a swing at Talley's ribcage but misses.
Talley slips a straight right by Zepp.
Talley lands a really nice looking cross but Zepp seems unphased.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zepp throws a right hand that Talley ducks under and follows up with a left that Talley also avoids with ease.
Zepp on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talley throws a body kick that misses
and Zepp counters with a one-two to the body.
Talley tries to bum rush Zepp with a series of wild strikes but Zepp uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Talley swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Zepp counters with a nice low kick that buckles Talley's knee momentarily.
Talley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zepp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Talley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zepp ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talley moves away.
Talley misses with a straight right.
An attempted straight right counter from Zepp misses the target.
Talley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talley throws a body shot but no joy.
Zepp is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Talley throws a body punch but Zepp moves out of range.
Zepp takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big right from Zepp misses.
A big left from Talley misses.
Talley connects with a right hand. Zepp shakes it off.
Zepp takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Zepp avoids the body shot from Talley.
Nice shot by Zepp.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talley misses with a leg kick.
Zepp takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talley throws an overhand right that lands on Zepp's shoulder, as Zepp tries to avoid the shot.
And Zepp counters with a quick kick to the body but Talley blocks it.
Talley digs a good hook to Zepp's body.
Talley throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Zepp counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Talley misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Talley!

Bobby Zepp's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Talley cracks Zepp with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bobby Zepp has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Talley staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talley takes a swing at Zepp's ribcage but misses.
Zepp connects with a high kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Talley will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Talley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Zepp tried to counter with a leg kick but Talley avoided it.
Zepp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Talley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Zepp was well out of range. Poor timing from Talley.
Zepp takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Talley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zepp manages to avoid it.
Zepp ducks under a wild hook from Talley.
Zepp cracks Talley with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

And that's the end of the fight!
KJ Talley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... KJ Talley!
After the fight, KJ Talley was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.