PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dom Diego (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Diego
vs
Talbert

194 cm
40
223 lbs
21 - 11 - 0

185 cm
31
220 lbs
24 - 17 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

King of Fists

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 21 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dom Diego!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diego misses with an uppercut.
Diego looks to land a right hand but Talbert moved out of range.
Dom Diego seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbert scores with a nice strike.

It looks like Dom Diego has been cut.
Diego misses with a hook. Talbert ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Talbert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Talbert scores with a punch to the head.
Talbert throws the left hand but Diego avoids the punch easily.
Talbert drops his hands momentarily and Diego takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Diego connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diego fails to land with a series of punches.
Talbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
A little feinted left hand from Diego on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Talbert displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Diego throws out the jab.
Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diego.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
Talbert unleashes a big counter combination but Diego bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
Diego misses with a hook. Talbert ducked under it nicely.
Talbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talbert throws a counter combo.
Talbert avoids the body shot from Diego.
Talbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Diego attempts a counter takedown but Talbert avoids it well and moves away.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Talbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Diego.
Diego is looking to counter punch.
Diego misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A little jabbing left from Talbert on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Diego misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talbert.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Diego there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diego misses with a hook. Talbert ducked under it nicely.
It seemed like Talbert was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Diego misses with the combination.
Talbert ducks under a wild hook from Diego.
Nice straight punches there by Diego. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Diego.
Talbert misses with a straight right.
Talbert fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Diego looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego cracks Talbert with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Talbert moves out of range as Diego strikes.
Diego scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Talbert slips under a jab.
Talbert swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Diego moves into range and connects with a jab.
Talbert dodges the punch combination from Diego.
Diego fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbert manages to avoid it.
Diego throws a shot from downtown. Talbert moves away and avoids it.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Talbert counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diego darts in looking for a takedown but Talbert gets double underhooks and turns Diego into the cage.
Talbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Talbert on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Diego does it's job there.
Diego throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Talbert looks to land a right hand but Diego moved out of range.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talbert counters with a straight right hand.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Diego throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talbert.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbert! But no joy.
Diego throws an off balance right hand
and Talbert counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Diego is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Diego thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diego's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Diego duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dom Diego dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dom Diego's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Diego thuds his right hand into Talbert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice defenses there by Talbert.
Talbert looks to land a left hand but Diego moved out of range nicely.
Diego looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Talbert might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Diego has got the better of the exchanges.
Talbert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talbert fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Diego on the side of the head.
Diego misses with a takedown attempt
letting Talbert counter with a right hand.
Diego jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbert avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Diego keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talbert.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Diego tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Diego.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbert! But no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Diego throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbert has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
The fighters circling - Talbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talbert slips under a jab from Diego.
Diego is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Diego throws a hook but Talbert blocks it.
Talbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Diego.
A big right from Diego misses.
A nice side step and Talbert releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Diego throws a hook but Talbert blocks it.
Talbert throws out a counter right but Diego avoids it with no problem.
Diego misses with a right hand
letting Talbert counter with a right hand.
Talbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Diego sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talbert scores with a jab to the jaw.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Diego throwing a counter right hand but Talbert manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diego bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Talbert's head.
Diego misses with a looping right.
Diego is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbert can do to turn this around?
Diego moves out of range as Talbert strikes.
Diego misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Talbert counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Diego misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Diego was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Diego is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Talbert.
Donk. Diego catches Talbert right on the button with a cross.
Diego misses with an uppercut
and Diego takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Diego throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Diego just misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diego misses with a left hand
and Talbert counters with a three punch combo that has Diego backing up. Diego nods at Talbert to acknowledge the strikes.
Diego misses with a combination
and Talbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Dom Diego's cut is getting worse.
Nice shot lands for Diego.
Nice defenses there by Talbert.
Talbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Diego misses with an uppercut
letting Talbert counter with a right hand.
Diego throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talbert with a hook.
Talbert throws a hook but Diego avoids it easily.
Diego misses with a hook to the body
and Talbert counters with a straight right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Some wild striking there from Diego.
Dom Diego is winning the standup battle so far.
Diego on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Diego is rocked!
Diego swings for the body but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert misses with a jab, cross combination.
Diego throws a body shot but no joy.
Sam Talbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diego moves out of range of the strikes.
Talbert throws a lazy right hand but Diego sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talbert throws out a loose jab but Diego uses good head movement to avoid it.
Diego misses with a body punch
and Talbert counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Talbert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dom Diego's cut.
That's time! Diego's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Diego misses with an uppercut

and Talbert counters with a crisp one two that drops Diego! Talbert thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Diego to his feet! Diego is in big trouble!
Oh Diego is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
BOOM! Talbert lands a beautiful left hook that drops Diego. Diego tries to recover but Talbert is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Diego lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sam Talbert!
The defeated Dom Diego had this to say: 'Came to knock this punk out. '.