PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Camulius Talboteasar (ranked 21996 p4p, 6512 weight class) and Igor Shevchenko (ranked 135 p4p, 706 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Shevchenko's choice of entrance music: Mouth For War - Pantera. Igor Shevchenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Talboteasar
vs
Shevchenko

196 cm
31
245
15 - 9 - 2

190 cm
31
270
16 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Urban Fighter

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 15 - 9 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Camulius Talboteasar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Igor Shevchenko!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talboteasar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shevchenko misses with an uppercut.
An inside leg kick from Shevchenko misses.
Sloppy strikes from Talboteasar. Those never looked like landing.
Talboteasar misses with an uppercut. Shevchenko saw that one coming.
Talboteasar throws a jab but it's blocked by Shevchenko.
Talboteasar misses with a hook to the body
and Shevchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shevchenko throws a head kick that misses
and Talboteasar counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shevchenko's knee momentarily.
Shevchenko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Shevchenko lands with a good body shot.
Shevchenko throws a leg kick but Talboteasar sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A big right from Talboteasar misses.
Shevchenko now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Talboteasar misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shevchenko! But no joy.
Shevchenko lands a head kick. Talboteasar smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
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!
Good exchange - Talboteasar coming out on top.
No joy there for Shevchenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talboteasar swings for the body but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Talboteasar avoids the head kick by Shevchenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shevchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shevchenko misses with a body shot.
Talboteasar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Shevchenko misses with a kick to the body
and Talboteasar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shevchenko misses with a right hand
and Talboteasar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shevchenko misses with a hook.
Shevchenko with the inside leg kick.

Shevchenko clinches up with Talboteasar and pushes him back against the ropes.
Talboteasar tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shevchenko avoids it.
Shevchenko tries to work over Talboteasar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talboteasar lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Our sources have told us that Talboteasar has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Shevchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Talboteasar trying to land knees to the body.
Talboteasar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Shevchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Talboteasar takes a shot to the head.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body.
Shevchenko looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Talboteasar tries to throw a body punch but Shevchenko avoids it by throwing Talboteasar back against the ropes.
Talboteasar misses with a punch to the body.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Talboteasar lands with a left to the head.
Talboteasar blocks a body shot from Shevchenko.
Shevchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Talboteasar controls the action.
Talboteasar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Talboteasar blocks a body shot from Shevchenko.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Talboteasar tries to land knees in the clinch but Shevchenko avoids the damage to the body.
Talboteasar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shevchenko's elbow.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar lands a hook that snaps the head of Shevchenko backwards.
Talboteasar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Shevchenko backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Shevchenko fails to land.
Talboteasar digs a right hand into Shevchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shevchenko's gas tank.
Talboteasar lands with a short shot to the head.
Talboteasar misses with the head strike.
Talboteasar lands a good knee to the midsection. Shevchenko won't want to take too many of those.
Talboteasar working Shevchenko over with knees to the body.
Talboteasar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shevchenko backwards.
Talboteasar unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Shevchenko blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Talboteasar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Talboteasar unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shevchenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Talboteasar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Talboteasar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shevchenko.
Shevchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses with a punch on the inside.

Talboteasar breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Shevchenko needs to keep his hands up - Talboteasar had a free shot at his head there.
Camulius Talboteasar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talboteasar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shevchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Shevchenko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Talboteasar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar lands with an uppercut that bounces Shevchenko off the ropes and back into range.
Shevchenko throws out a loose jab but Talboteasar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talboteasar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shevchenko misses with a looping right.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Camulius Talboteasar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Shevchenko uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar is looking to slow Shevchenko down with leg kicks.
Talboteasar scores with a body shot.
Talboteasar lands with a cross.
Talboteasar scores with a nice strike.
Talboteasar blocks a head kick by Shevchenko.
A leg kick checked by Talboteasar.
Shevchenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shevchenko misses with a wild combination.
Talboteasar checks the leg kick nicely there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talboteasar with a jab.
Talboteasar's corner calls for a 1-2. Talboteasar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Shevchenko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talboteasar misses with a hook. Shevchenko ducked under it nicely.
Talboteasar takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Talboteasar connects with a good right hand that stumbles Shevchenko. Shevchenko circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talboteasar goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Shevchenko slips a jab and a cross from Talboteasar.
Shevchenko moves out of range of the strikes.
Talboteasar throws out a powerful jab.
Shevchenko on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A big left from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar lands a really nice looking cross but Shevchenko seems unphased.
Shevchenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Talboteasar throws a body punch but Shevchenko moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talboteasar misses with a left hand
and Shevchenko counters with a nice body shot.
Talboteasar jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talboteasar throws a hook but Shevchenko blocks it.
Shevchenko checks a low kick from Talboteasar.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shevchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Shevchenko misses with a kick to the body
and Talboteasar counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko slips under a jab.
Talboteasar lands the left hand.
Shevchenko misses with a two punch combination.
Good standup being displayed there by Talboteasar as he connects with a hook.
Talboteasar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shevchenko is breathing heavily.
Shevchenko slips under a jab from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar misses with a right hand
and Shevchenko counters with a thumping low kick.
The crowd cheers as Talboteasar lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shevchenko doesn't seem phased though.
Shevchenko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shevchenko defending well as Talboteasar loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Shevchenko.
Talboteasar swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talboteasar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Shevchenko wants to slow Talboteasar down by chopping away at his legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar feints a jab promting Shevchenko to slip. Talboteasar then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Shevchenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Talboteasar misses with a jab to the body
and Shevchenko counters with a three punch combo that has Talboteasar backing up. Talboteasar nods at Shevchenko to acknowledge the strikes.
Shevchenko slips under a jab.
Shevchenko is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Talboteasar digs a good hook to Shevchenko's body.
Shevchenko slips a straight right by Talboteasar.
Shevchenko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Talboteasar throws a shot to the body.
Shevchenko on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Shevchenko moves into range and clinches up with Talboteasar.
Talboteasar lands a nice shot to the body.
Talboteasar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shevchenko can do to turn this around?
Talboteasar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shevchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Talboteasar controls his hands.
Talboteasar misses with the head strike.
Talboteasar tries to stall but Shevchenko uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Shevchenko avoiding damage as Talboteasar throws knees to the body.
Talboteasar trying to land knees to the body.
Shevchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar prevents a body shot from Shevchenko.
Talboteasar pushes Shevchenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shevchenko blocks a body shot from Talboteasar.
Talboteasar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Shevchenko backwards.
Shevchenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Shevchenko working aggressively here.
Talboteasar scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Shevchenko as the two fighters clinch.
Shevchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Shevchenko tries a body shot but Talboteasar blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Talboteasar.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talboteasar lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Talboteasar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Talboteasar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Shevchenko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Talboteasar presses Shevchenko against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Camulius Talboteasar dominated that second round.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A punch lands to the side of Shevchenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Talboteasar cracks Shevchenko with a good jab.
Talboteasar moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Talboteasar swings for the body but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Talboteasar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Shevchenko moves forwards but Talboteasar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shevchenko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Shevchenko takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Shevchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Talboteasar. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Talboteasar misses.
Talboteasar lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Shevchenko at a distance.
Camulius Talboteasar is winning the standup battle so far.
Shevchenko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Talboteasar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shevchenko was well out of range. Poor timing from Talboteasar.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talboteasar throws a looping overhand right but Shevchenko ducks down to avoid it.
Shevchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Talboteasar thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Talboteasar misses the target.
Talboteasar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Talboteasar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shevchenko moves away.
Talboteasar lands a nice shot to the body.
Talboteasar throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shevchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Shevchenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Talboteasar.
Shevchenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shevchenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talboteasar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shevchenko scrambles back to his feet.
Shevchenko thows a leg kick but Talboteasar checks it
letting Talboteasar counter with a right hand.
Talboteasar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shevchenko throws a predictable looking body shot
and Talboteasar counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Shevchenko misses with a shot to the body
and Talboteasar counters with a stiff right hand.

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!
Shevchenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talboteasar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shevchenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Talboteasar misses with a straight right.
Shevchenko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shevchenko misses the shot to the body.
Shevchenko looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Talboteasar lands a right hook to the body.
Shevchenko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Shevchenko misses with a right hand
and Talboteasar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talboteasar looks to score with a jab to the body but Shevchenko is just out of range.
Talboteasar comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Talboteasar moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shevchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talboteasar manages to avoid it.
Talboteasar misses the jab.
Shevchenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talboteasar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talboteasar throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Shevchenko on the side of the head.
Shevchenko misses with a kick to the body
and Talboteasar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Talboteasar.
Shevchenko swings widly with a right hand
and Talboteasar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talboteasar throws a body punch but Shevchenko moves out of range.
Talboteasar clobbers Shevchenko with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Shevchenko takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talboteasar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Shevchenko.
Igor Shevchenko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Talboteasar. Beautiful body shot.
Shevchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Talboteasar checks a leg kick.
Talboteasar cracks Shevchenko with a right hand to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talboteasar with a hook.

Shevchenko is rocked!
Talboteasar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shevchenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Talboteasar finish him?
Talboteasar connects with a looping right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shevchenko walks straight into a perfectly timed right hook, crumpling him to the floor! Shevchenko is in all kinds of trouble here - can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6,7,8,9....10 - he's out and it's by a long way too - he didn't ever look like beating that count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Camulius Talboteasar!