PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Havar Bjornbak (ranked 1994 p4p, 1700 weight class) and Kauko Johan Talo (ranked 253 p4p, 220 weight class). Bjornbak comes to the cage accompanied by Danheim - Berserkir. Kauko Johan Talo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bjornbak
vs
Talo

206 cm
23
288
6 - 3 - 0

202 cm
23
250
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Havar Bjornbak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Johan Talo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Winston Howard and Ron Honeybunn.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Talo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bjornbak throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Talo lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bjornbak looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bjornbak moves out of range of the strikes.
Bjornbak is looking to counter punch.
Talo avoids the body shot from Bjornbak.
Talo ducks under a wild hook from Bjornbak.

Talo drives through and clinches with Bjornbak against the cage.
Talo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornbak throws a head punch that misses.
Talo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjornbak misses with some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bjornbak tries to throw a body punch but Talo avoids it by throwing Bjornbak back against the cage.
Talo struggles to land a body shot inside as Bjornbak controls his hands.
Talo presses Bjornbak against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Talo tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talo tries to throw a body punch but Bjornbak avoids it by throwing Talo back against the cage.
Bjornbak throws a punch but it's blocked by Talo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bjornbak blocks a body shot from Talo.
Bjornbak tries a body shot but Talo blocks it.
Talo tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talo tries a body shot but Bjornbak blocks it.
Talo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bjornbak misses with a hook to the ribs.
Talo tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Talo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Talo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornbak has a couple of punches blocked by Talo.
Talo tries a body shot but Bjornbak blocks it.
Bjornbak can't find room to land a body shot as Talo controls the action.
Talo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Talo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjornbak blocks an uppercut.
Talo tries to work over Bjornbak's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bjornbak throws a punch but it's blocked by Talo.
Bjornbak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Talo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak throws a head punch that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Bjornbak.
Bjornbak lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talo backwards.
Bjornbak works on Talo's body with a couple of short punches.
Talo prevents a body shot from Bjornbak.
Bjornbak tries to work over Talo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Bjornbak.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornbak misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bjornbak prevents a body shot from Talo.
Bjornbak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talo's elbow.
A short right from Talo.
Bjornbak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornbak.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talo.
A head punch on the inside from Talo fails to land.
Talo is leaning against Bjornbak and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Talo breaks from the clinch.
Bjornbak tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Talo thinks about the counter body kick.
Bjornbak throws a head kick but Talo moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Talo throws out a leg kick but Bjornbak moves out of range and Talo only half commits.

Talo darts in and clinches Bjornbak up against the cage.
Bjornbak has a couple of punches blocked by Talo.
A short body shot lands from Bjornbak as the two fighters clinch.
Talo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornbak's elbow.
A short uppercut from Bjornbak.
Talo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bjornbak's elbow.
Talo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bjornbak misses with a body punch.
Bjornbak lands a hook that snaps the head of Talo backwards.
Talo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Talo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bjornbak misses with a body punch.
Talo working aggressively here.
Talo misses with the head strike.
Bjornbak misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bjornbak doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talo misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bjornbak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talo's elbow.
Bjornbak blocks a body shot from Talo.
Talo blocks a body shot from Bjornbak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bjornbak.

Talo breaks the clinch.
Talo thuds a left hand into Bjornbak's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Talo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jab by Talo.
Bjornbak throws a jab when Talo was well out of range.
Talo with the inside leg kick.
Bjornbak misses with a hook. Talo ducked under it nicely.
A punch lands to the side of Bjornbak 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bjornbak throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bjornbak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Talo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot.
Bjornbak misses with a body shot.
Good leg kick by Talo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kauko Johan Talo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Talo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Talo throws a body kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Bjornbak misses the target.
Talo throws a wild body kick that Bjornbak sees coming a mile off.
Talo misses with a shot to the body
and Bjornbak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bjornbak uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Talo has time to react.
Bjornbak misses with a hook. Talo ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Talo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bjornbak doesn't seem bothered though.

Talo has managed to clinch.
Bjornbak misses with a punch to the body.
Bjornbak scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bjornbak tries to throw a body punch but Talo avoids it by throwing Bjornbak back against the cage.
Talo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Bjornbak scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bjornbak lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Talo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bjornbak lands with a right to the head.

Talo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talo missing with a left hand there. Bjornbak was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talo throws a lazy head kick

and Bjornbak counters with a nice right hand that sends Talo toppling to the canvas! Talo scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bjornbak finish him?!

Talo is rocked!
Talo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bjornbak lands a right hand from hell, dropping Talo. Bjornbak pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Havar Bjornbak!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Havar Bjornbak made sure he mentioned Brooklyn Threads, along with how happy he was to win his fight.