PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Ebrahim Azhari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Azhari comes to the ring accompanied by Jedi Mind Tricks - Blood in Blood out. 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 Sean Tallon was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Azhari
vs
Tallon

171 cm
32
156 lbs
18 - 15 - 1

169 cm
27
159 lbs
17 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

DC Unrivaled

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ebrahim Azhari!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Azhari checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Azhari blocks a jab.
Azhari misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Azhari there.
Azhari tries to score with a low kick but Tallon moves his leg out of the way.
A telegraphed right hand from Tallon misses the target.
Azhari misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tallon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Azhari closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari throws a jab but it's blocked by Tallon.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ebrahim Azhari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tallon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tallon lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari staying out of range there.
Tallon has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Azhari.
Tallon throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Tallon connects with a leg kick. Azhari looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tallon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
An attempted straight right counter from Azhari misses the target.
Azhari walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tallon.
A punch lands to the side of Tallon 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Good shot there by Azhari.
Tallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.
Azhari turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Azhari throws a wild body kick that Tallon sees coming a mile off.
Azhari sets himself, and Tallon steps forward looking for the clinch! Azhari avoids it this time.
Tallon throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tallon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Azhari rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Tallon counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tallon chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jab, jab by Tallon - just one landing.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses.
Azhari scores with a jab to the body.
Tallon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

Tallon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Our sources have told us that Azhari has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Tallon scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Tallon lands an uppercut.
Tallon digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Azhari landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Azhari.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Azhari controls the action.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Azhari.
Tallon lands a body shot.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tallon misses with some punches.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Azhari controls the action.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the ropes.
Tallon tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallon scores with a shot to the side of Azhari's head.
Tallon lands a shoulder strike.
Tallon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tallon lands a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tallon.
A right hook to the body lands for Tallon.
Tallon managing to block the knees to the body from Azhari.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Azhari pushes Tallon back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tallon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
Tallon lands a hook that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Azhari controls the action.
Azhari throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Tallon.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tallon.
Tallon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Azhari backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tallon.
Azhari wants to get back to striking at distance but Tallon won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Azhari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Tallon dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tallon cracks the inside of Azhari's front leg.
Tallon scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tallon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tallon throws a hook but Azhari avoids it easily.
Azhari thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tallon if he has to take too many more of those.
Azhari misses with a lunging right hand
and Tallon counters with a body kick that stops Azhari in his tracks momentarily.
Tallon throws a low kick but Azhari avoids it.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari misses with a right hand
and Azhari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tallon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tallon throws a leg kick but Azhari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tallon needs to keep his hands up - Azhari had a free shot at his head there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tallon. Azhari shrugs it off though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
No joy there for Azhari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azhari misses with an uppercut.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tallon slips a jab from Azhari.
Tallon keeps Azhari at a distance using the push kick.
Azhari throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Azhari backing away here, and Tallon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tallon.
Azhari is looking to counter punch.
Tallon jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tallon ducks under a wild hook from Azhari.
Azhari plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon scores with a kick to the midsection.
Azhari uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Tallon throws a leg kick which misses Azhari's front leg but catches the back leg as Azhari tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azhari with a hook.
Azhari moves out of range of the body kick from Tallon.
Tallon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azhari was well out of range. Poor timing from Tallon.
A looping hook to the body misses from Azhari. Tallon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tallon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Azhari walks into a stiff left hand from Tallon.
Azhari will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Tallon scores with a shot to the body.
Tallon throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Azhari looks to land a right hand but Tallon moved out of range.
Tallon slips a straight right by Azhari.
Tallon throws out a counter right but Azhari avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tallon.
Azhari throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Tallon counters by clinching up.
Sean Tallon seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Tallon lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Azhari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon looking to slow down the pace here.
Tallon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Azhari avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the ropes.
Tallon lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Azhari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon just leaning against Azhari, taking a breather.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon digs a right hand underneath Azhari's ribcage. Azhari let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Tallon creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tallon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tallon tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Tallon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tallon tries a body shot but Azhari blocks it.
Good body shot from Tallon.
A body shot lands from Tallon.
Tallon lands a left hand.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon pushes Azhari back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Tallon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Azhari's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Azhari throws a sloppy head kick and Tallon moves out of range easily.
Nice straight punches there by Tallon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tallon.
Azhari punishes Tallon's body with a nice straight punch.
Sean Tallon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tallon avoids the head kick by Azhari.
It seemed like Tallon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Azhari takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Azhari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tallon throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari misses with a looping right.
Azhari keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tallon throws a body punch but Azhari moves out of range.
It looked like Azhari was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Tallon.
Tallon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Azhari throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Azhari thuds a left hand into Tallon's body.
Azhari misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tallon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Tallon blocks a jab.
Tallon misses with an uppercut
and Azhari counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Azhari looks to land a left hand but Tallon moved out of range nicely.
Tallon let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Azhari misses with an uppercut
and Tallon counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tallon misses with a left hand
and Azhari counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Azhari pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Azhari checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Azhari keeps Tallon at a distance using the push kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
Tallon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A jab from Azhari misses.
Tallon misses with a left hand
and Azhari counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Azhari, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
Azhari waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tallon.
The fighters circling - Tallon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Azhari is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tallon ducks right into an uppercut from Azhari.
Azhari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Tallon has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon slowing the pace effectively.
Azhari working aggressively here.
Tallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tallon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Azhari tries a knee to the head but Tallon blocks it.
Azhari is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tallon is defending well for now.
Azhari takes a shot to the head.
Azhari lands a nice knee to the body.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Tallon trying to stall but Azhari improves his position.
Azhari is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tallon tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon lands with a left to the head.
Azhari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tallon gets through Azhari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Azhari blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
Tallon lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Tallon.
Tallon lands an uppercut.
Azhari misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tallon.
Azhari blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Azhari trying to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Tallon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Ebrahim Azhari did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tallon throws a right hand that misses
and Azhari cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tallon checks a leg kick nicely.
Tallon looks to land a body kick but Azhari moved away.
Tallon lands a jab to the nose.
Tallon throws out a powerful jab.
Tallon lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Tallon fakes the leg kick and cracks Azhari in the body.
Azhari throws a hook but Tallon blocks it.
Azhari moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromTallon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tallon is out of range and Azhari settles back down.
Tallon connects with a body shot that sends Azhari's belly button to the back.
Tallon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon misses with a hook to the body
and Azhari counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Tallon misses.
Azhari seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Tallon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tallon throws a looping overhand right but Azhari ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Azhari misses the target.
Tallon throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Azhari lands a high kick!
Tallon throws a leg kick that misses.
Tallon wants to land a leg kick but Azhari is out of range.
Azhari feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tallon's calf.
Tallon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Azhari. That did some damage!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Tallon swings for the body but Azhari moves out of range.
Azhari swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Azhari dips to his left and cracks Tallon with an uppercut!
Azhari throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tallon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Azhari slips under a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Azhari on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tallon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tallon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tallon looking to land some kicks to the body here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon thumps Azhari with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tallon.
Tallon wants to clinch but Azhari slips to the side
and Azhari counters with a nice uppercut.
Azhari moves out of range of the strikes.
Azhari swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Azhari throws a lazy right hand but Tallon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tallon tries to land a leg kick but Azhari saw it coming and moves away.
Azhari scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circle momentarily. Azhari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Azhari scores with a jab to the body.
Azhari slips a straight right by Tallon.
Tallon looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari fails to land with a series of punches.
Good work by Azhari as he checks the leg kick.
Donk. Azhari catches Tallon right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tallon tries to score with a low kick but Azhari moves his leg out of the way.
Azhari swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tallon.
Tallon throws a jab when Azhari was well out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Tallon checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Tallon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tallon scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Azhari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tallon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Sean Tallon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Azhari checks a leg kick nicely.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tallon is looking to score with low kicks.
Azhari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Tallon shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Tallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Azhari.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Azhari.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azhari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tallon.
Azhari missing with a left hand there. Tallon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tallon throws the left hand but Azhari avoids the punch easily.
Azhari on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon slips under a jab.
Azhari tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Azhari.
Azhari slips a straight right by Tallon.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tallon.
Azhari connects with a looping right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Azhari.
Tallon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Azhari's calf.
Tallon throws a jab but it's blocked by Azhari.
Tallon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Azhari throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Azhari throws out a loose jab but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Azhari throws a body kick that misses.
Azhari throws a head kick that misses

and Tallon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Tallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Azhari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tallon blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Azhari fails to land.
Azhari is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Tallon lands with a right to the head.
A short uppercut from Tallon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short right from Tallon.
The referee calls for Tallon to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon tries to work over Azhari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tallon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tallon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Tallon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tallon lands a nice shot to the body.
Tallon avoiding damage as Azhari throws knees to the body.
Tallon lands a body shot in the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Azhari missing with knees to the body.
Tallon avoiding damage as Azhari throws knees to the body.
Tallon is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Azhari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Azhari blocks an uppercut.
Tallon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tallon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
Azhari blocking some punches.
A short left from Tallon.
Azhari misses with an elbow over the top.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Azhari's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tallon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azharis head.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Azhari controls his hands.
Ebrahim Azhari has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tallon misses with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sean Tallon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tallon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 46:49
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 46:49
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 47:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Tallon!
Sean Tallon is the new lightweight champion!
Our winner, Sean Tallon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.