PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Angle Kurtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferson Talbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Kurtis
vs
Talbot

194 cm
25
265 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

210 cm
25
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Angle Kurtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jefferson Talbot!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Anni Minnemäki and Johanna Lukiainen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbot scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

It looks like Angle Kurtis has been cut.
Kurtis fails with a takedown attempt.
Kurtis avoids a kick to the body.

Kurtis looking to score a takedown here. Talbot is defending well but Kurtis drives through and ends up in Talbot's guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Kurtis with a flurry of punches that miss.
Talbot is pulling down on Kurtis's head. It's preventing any offense from Kurtis, at least for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kurtis lands a couple of digs.
Kurtis trying to control but Talbot is working from the bottom.
Kurtis's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Talbot can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kurtis scoring with punches to the head and body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kurtis is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kurtis is looking to work some ground and pound but Talbot has wrist control.
Talbot working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kurtis.
Talbot looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kurtis is one step ahead there.
Talbot utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kurtis throwing strikes but missing.
Kurtis advances to half guard.
Kurtis prevents Talbot from standing back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurtis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Talbot is staying active underneath Kurtis, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Kurtis sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Talbot defending well though.
Talbot trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Talbot looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kurtis missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Talbot is refusing to be controlled, as Kurtis sits in half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kurtis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kurtis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kurtis could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kurtis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Talbot keeps working.
Kurtis working Talbot over with strikes.
Kurtis is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbot has hold of Kurtis's hands but Kurtis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Talbot avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kurtis.
Kurtis moves into full mount! Talbot won't be happy about that!
Kurtis landing strikes, looking to finish!
Talbot is working to get back to half guard.
Talbot looks winded!
The referee warns Talbot that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Talbot wants to hold on but Kurtis pushes him away.

Talbot has left one of his arms exposed and Kurtis doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Talbot screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Angle Kurtis!