PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pako Laine (ranked 443 p4p, 58 weight class) and Sean Tallon (ranked 474 p4p, 62 weight class). Laine comes to the cage accompanied by Nikke Ankara - Värifilmi. This should be a great matchup!

Laine
vs
Tallon

174 cm
35
146 lbs
26 - 13 - 0

169 cm
42
128 lbs
59 - 28 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pako Laine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 59 - 28 - 1, fighting out of London, Sean Tallon!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laine cracks Tallon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tallon checks the leg kick.
Tallon is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Tallon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tallon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Laine is out of range.
Tallon lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tallon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
Tallon walks into a straight right hand from Laine.
Laine falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tallon counters with a body kick that stops Laine in his tracks momentarily.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
Laine ducks under a wild hook from Tallon.
Laine looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Tallon listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon lands a leg kick that knocks Laine off balance momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine thuds his shin into the meat of Tallon's side.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Tallon circles away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tallon, right into the meat.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Laine delivers a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Laine.
Tallon throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine throws a head kick but Tallon moves out of range.
Laine turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Tallon looks to score with a jab to the body but Laine is just out of range.
Laine swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laine throws a body kick that misses
and Tallon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tallon throws a low kick but Laine moves out of range easily.
Pako Laine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tallon.
Laine scores with a leg kick.
Laine fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tallon manages to avoid it.
Tallon tries to score with a low kick but Laine moves his leg out of the way.
Sean Tallon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Laine pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tallon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Laine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tallon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Laine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Laine misses with an uppercut
and Tallon counters with a left to the body.
Tallon scores with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallon misses with an uppercut.
Laine half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Laine misses the jab.
Laine scores with a hook to the body. Tallon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Laine pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tallon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine throws the kick towards the body but Tallon avoids it.
Laine backing away here, and Tallon unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Tallon thumps Laine with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Laine, right into the meat.
Tallon lands a jab.
Tallon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Laine's sensitive parts.
Tallon scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Tallon connects with an inside leg kick.
Tallon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Laine lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Laine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tallon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laine tries to land a front kick but Tallon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Laine waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tallon.
Tallon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Laine manages to avoid it.
Laine looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tallon jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Laine shoots in and gets a takedown into Tallon's guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Tallon manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Laine obliges.
Laine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon gets through Laine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laine throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tallon blocks it with crossed arms.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Laine lands a right hand.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Tallon tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine looking to throw knees to the head but Tallon is blocking nicely.
Laine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Laine scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tallon lands a right hand.
Laine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Tallon lands with a right to the head.
Laine lands a hook that snaps the head of Tallon backwards.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Laine is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Tallon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tallon prevents a body shot from Laine.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Laine takes a shot to the head.
Tallon scores with a shot to the side of Laine's head.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Tallon tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Tallon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Tallon.
Tallon tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sean Tallon will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Laine.
Laine throws an off balance right hand
enabling Tallon to counter with a crisp jab.
Laine avoids the body shot from Tallon.
Tallon misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Tallon misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Laine misses the shot to the body.
Tallon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tallon throws a body shot but no joy.
Laine fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tallon.
Tallon is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Laine rather than just go for the knockout.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tallon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Tallon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That kick from Laine tenderised Tallon's leg. Tallon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Laine with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laine looks to score with a jab to the body but Tallon is just out of range.
Tallon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Laine.
Laine goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine is looking to slow Tallon down with leg kicks.
Tallon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tallon misses with a body kick.
Tallon bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Laine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A swing and a miss from Laine.

Laine rushes Tallon and presses him up against the cage.
Tallon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Laine gets through Tallon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Laine is leaning against Tallon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Tallon misses with a punch on the inside.
Laine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Nice body punch from Tallon - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Laine has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tallon after a bit of a struggle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laine blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Tallon tries to work over Laine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laine can't find room to land a body shot as Tallon controls the action.
Laine with a knee to the head.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine lands a nice knee to the body.
Tallon tries a body shot but Laine blocks it.
Tallon lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laine or not.
Laine throws a knee to the head but misses.
Laine prevents a body shot from Tallon.
A short right from Tallon.
A right handed body shot lands from Tallon.
Tallon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Tallon lands a body shot in the clinch.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine tries a knee to the head but Tallon blocks it.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine working aggressively here.
Tallon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Tallon as the two fighters clinch.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Tallon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laine blocks an uppercut.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Tallon.
Tallon misses with a body punch.
Laine doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laine misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Tallon avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Laine tries to land a knee to the head but Tallon blocks with his arms.
Pako Laine has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallon working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Laine is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tallon gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Laine lands with a light punch inside.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Still in the clinch, Tallon scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Laine lands a nice knee to the body.
Tallon lands a nice uppercut.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
Laine makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tallon avoids it.
Laine tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon scores with a nice hook to the head.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
Tallon digs a right hand into Laine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laine's gas tank.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tallon struggles to land a body shot inside as Laine controls his hands.
Laine blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Pako Laine will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Laine avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Laine checks a leg kick nicely.
Laine tries to score with a low kick but Tallon moves his leg out of the way.
Laine moves into range and connects with a jab.
Laine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Laine lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pako Laine is winning the standup battle so far.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Tallon is trying to counter with his kicks.
Laine lands a head shot.
Laine lands with a good body shot.
Tallon blocks a jab.
Laine connects with a leg kick. Tallon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallon tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Laine gets tackled into the cage by Tallon. Tallon maintains the clinch.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.
Tallon blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Laine working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallon.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laine has a couple of punches blocked by Tallon.
Laine misses with a knee strike.
Tallon scores with a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Laine misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tallon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Laine blocks a body shot from Tallon.
A short right from Tallon on the inside.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Tallon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tallon digs a right hand into Laine's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Laine's gas tank.
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tallon gets through Laine's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Tallon working aggressively here.
Laine tries to pull guard but Tallon holds him up against the cage and eventually Laine drops back down to his feet.
Tallon works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tallon blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
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!
Laine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tallon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tallon lands with a left to the head.
Tallon stops a takedown attempt from Laine.
Tallon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Laine seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tallon can turn it around.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallon.
Tallon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Tallon avoids the damage to the body.
Tallon tries to throw a body punch but Laine avoids it by throwing Tallon back against the cage.
Laine throws a punch but it's blocked by Tallon.
Tallon blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
Tallon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laines head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tallon.
Laine misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
A hook to the body from Tallon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Tallon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Tallon is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tallon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Laine lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tallon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Laine working aggressively here.
Laine looking to throw knees to the head but Tallon is blocking nicely.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Tallon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tallon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Tallon lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Laine backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laine tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Laine swings wildly with an uppercut but Tallon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laine working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Laine.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tallon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Tallon.
Tallon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Laine successfully pulls guard.
Tallon stays in close to Laine's body and controls the position.
Tallon wanted to stand there but Laine had control of the position.

Tallon got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laine has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tallon has managed to get both his arms back between Laine's legs - danger averted.

Laine looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tallon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Tallon stands up from Laine's guard - Tallon perhaps looking for a knockout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sean Tallon just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Laine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Tallon scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Laine doesn't seem bothered though.
Tallon avoids the body shot from Laine.
Tallon throws a leg kick that misses.
Laine takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Laine.
A good leg kick by Tallon.
Laine looks for the body kick but Tallon saw that one coming.
Tallon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Laine.
Laine is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Tallon.
Tallon tries to counter with a clinch but Laine shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Laine avoids the body shot from Tallon.
Good work by Laine as he checks the leg kick.
Laine does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Laine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Laine misses with a low kick.
Laine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Tallon circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tallon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tallon looks to land a right hand but Laine moved out of range.
Laine drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Laine doesn't manage to clinch there - Tallon circles away.
Tallon throws a hook but Laine blocks it.
Tallon throws an overhand right that lands on Laine's shoulder, as Laine tries to avoid the shot.
As Tallon backs away, Laine returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Laine with a hook.
Laine tries to work over Tallon's front leg with a kick but Tallon checks it.
Tallon tries to work over Laine's front leg with a kick but Laine checks it.
Laine throws a head kick but Tallon moves out of range.
Tallon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Laine moves away.
The fighters circling - Laine throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tallon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Laine lands a head kick!
Tallon blocks a leg kick.
Laine lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Tallon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Laine paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Laine staying out of range there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tallon throws a hook but Laine avoids it easily.
Laine misses with a looping left.
Tallon lands a body shot.
Laine throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Laine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tallon misses with a wild body shot.
Tallon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tallon misses with a straight right.
Laine takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Tallon just misses with a punch to the body.
Laine is looking to land body kicks.
Laine misses with a hook.
Laine tries to work over Tallon's front leg with a kick but Tallon checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallon misses with a low kick.
Laine is looking to chop away at Tallon's legs.
Tallon only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Tallon takes one to the chin there.
Laine moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Tallon tries to clinch but Laine moves out of range.
Laine quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tallon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Laine at a distance.
Laine throws a nice outside leg kick.
A cross from Laine lands.
Laine throws a lazy head kick
and Tallon counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Tallon tries a head kick but it misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tallon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Laine has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Laine and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Laine quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Tallon blocks a leg kick.
Laine avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Laine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tallon was well out of range. Poor timing from Laine.
Tallon slips under a jab from Laine.
Laine misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Tallon finds it's target.
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!
Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tallon.
Laine feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tallons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tallon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tallon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Laine lands a nice looking body shot.
Laine fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tallon checks it well.
Tallon is looking to clinch but Laine is avoiding it.
Tallon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Tallon.
Laine thuds a left hand into Tallon's body.
Laine tries to bum rush Tallon with a series of wild strikes but Tallon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Laine misses with an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pako Laine had his way with Sean Tallon in that round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Laine lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tallon thows a leg kick but Laine checks it

and Laine counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tallon!

Tallon throws Laine to one side and escapes!
Laine wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Laine.
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!
Tallon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Tallon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tallon checks a leg kick.
Tallon throws a body punch but Laine moves out of range.
Tallon scores with a punch to the head.
Laine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Laine throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

Laine has closed the distance and engaged Tallon in a clinch.
Tallon is leaning against Laine and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Tallon lands with a light punch inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
Laine with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tallon.
Laine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Laine prevents a body shot from Tallon.
Laine tries to land knees in the clinch but Tallon avoids the damage to the body.
Tallon lands a shoulder strike.
Laine swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon misses with the head strike.
Tallon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tallon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tallon lands an uppercut.
Laine blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tallon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Tallon scores with a nice short uppercut.
Laine putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tallon in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Laine scores with a nice short uppercut.
Tallon is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Laine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Laine lands with a right to the head.
Laine connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tallon's face.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Tallon throws a head punch that misses.
Tallon can't find room to land a body shot as Laine controls the action.
Laine 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.
A shot in the inside from Laine.
Tallon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laine's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Tallon has a couple of punches blocked by Laine.
A head punch on the inside from Tallon fails to land.
Tallon misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laine misses with a punch to the body.
Laine lands a nice shot to the body.
Tallon swings wildly with an uppercut but Laine uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laine blocks a body shot from Tallon.
Laine lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Sean Tallon has been cut.
Laine misses with some punches.
Tallon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laine misses with a hook from the clinch.
Laine trying to land knees to the body.
Laine missing with knees to the body.
Tallon blocks an uppercut.
Laine lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tallon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Laine working aggressively here.
Tallon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tallon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tallon misses with a punch to the body.
Laine tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tallon's elbow.
Laine is trying to pull guard but Tallon turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Laine scores with a shoulder strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Laine.
Laine throws a head punch that misses.

Laine has clasped his hands together around Tallon's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tallon dodges the ground and pound from Laine.

Laine is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Tallon has escaped the position, nice work there.
Tallon is trying to control Laine's posture but Laine avoids it.

Laine tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Laine has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Tallon can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Laine tries for a kimura but Tallon is defending well.
Tallon prevents Laine from moving into mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Pako Laine.
I think Laine has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 50:46
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 48:47
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 49:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pako Laine!
Pako Laine was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.