PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Farmhouse Flander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Talbert
vs
Flander

185 cm
30
220 lbs
22 - 15 - 1

182 cm
26
205 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 15 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Talbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Farmhouse Flander!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbert lands an overhand right.
Talbert misses with a straight left.
Jab from Talbert.

It looks like Farmhouse Flander has been cut.
Flander throws a right and a left that Talbert avoids nicely.
Talbert stalks Flander and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Flander's face. Flander staggers backwards, shaken.
Flander throws a lazy right hand but Talbert sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Flander throws an off balance right hand
and Talbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talbert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Flander.
Talbert slips a straight right by Flander.
A little feinted left hand from Talbert on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Flander misses with a combination
and Talbert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Flander.
Talbert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Flander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Talbert counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Flander thinking.
Farmhouse Flander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Flander.
Talbert slips a jab and a cross from Flander.
Flander tries to bum rush Talbert with a series of wild strikes but Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flander blocks a jab.
Flander misses with a two punch combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Talbert misses the target.
Talbert keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Flander looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice uppercut there from Flander.
Talbert ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Talbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Flander.
Flander tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talbert manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Flander ducks under a wild hook from Talbert.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Talbert!
Flander loads up on a big right hand but Talbert slips the punch.
Flander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flander takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Flander finds it's way round the side to connect with Talbert's head.
Talbert gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Flander on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Flander falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Talbert counter with a right hand.

Flander is rocked!
Flander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Flander lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Talbert slips a jab from Flander.
Talbert swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A left and a right from Flander both land. Nice combination.
Talbert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Flander lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jab from Flander.
A jab from Talbert misses.
Talbert is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Flander wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flander misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Flander fails to land with a series of punches.
Talbert was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Flander swings widly with a right hand
and Talbert counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That has opened up Farmhouse Flander's cut even more.
A swing and a miss from Flander.
Flander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talbert lands a nice shot to the body.
Flander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Flander throws a right hand that misses
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbert throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Flander on the side of the head.
Flander changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Flander fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flander throws a lazy uppercut
and Talbert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talbert is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Talbert.
Good standup being displayed there by Talbert as he connects with a hook.
Flander is still on wobbly legs! Can Talbert finish him?
A big right from Talbert misses.
Flander seems to have recovered his senses.
Flander slips a jab from Talbert.
Talbert scores with a jab.
Flander throws an off balance right hand
and Talbert cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Flander throws a big shot that misses.
Flander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Talbert counters with a crisp right that sends Flander to the canvas! Talbert follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Talbert!