PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 23701 p4p, 23798 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 267 p4p, 263 weight class). Boxing Powerhous has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Powerhous
vs
Talbain

225 cm
33
300
14 - 21 - 1

210 cm
31
287
15 - 20 - 0

Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 21 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves out of range.
As Talbain backs away, Powerhous returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain looks for the body kick but Powerhous saw that one coming.
Powerhous seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talbain.
Talbain checks a low kick from Powerhous.
Powerhous feints a jab promting Talbain to slip. Powerhous then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Talbain slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

Powerhous lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Talbain goes down! The ref sends Powerhous to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Talbain is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
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!
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Powerhous pushes him off.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Talbain tries to land a front kick but Powerhous steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Talbain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talbain scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain throws a shot from downtown. Powerhous moves away and avoids it.
Talbain avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powerhous misses with a double jab.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Powerhous staggers Talbain with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Talbain looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!
Powerhous moves out of range of the body kick from Talbain.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Powerhous throws a head kick but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain unleashes a big counter combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain stalks Powerhous and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Powerhous's face. Powerhous staggers backwards, shaken.
Powerhous looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Talbain avoids the head kick by Powerhous.
Powerhous misses with a double jab.
Powerhous throws a leg kick but Talbain checks it.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powerhous wants to clinch
and Powerhous takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Powerhous throws a body kick that misses
and Talbain counters with a left to the body.
A punch combination from Powerhous misses.
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Talbain moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Powerhous pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Talbain tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous throws a low kick but Talbain avoids it.
Talbain wants to counter with a clinch but Powerhous pushes him away.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous throws a quick counter head kick but Talbain was just out of range.
Talbain misses with a leg kick
and Powerhous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Powerhous tries to clinch up.
Talbain is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Talbain counters with a big 3 punch combo that drops Powerhous on his ass! Powerhous wobbles back to his feet half way through the count and though looking a bit dazed, the referee is going to allow the fight to continue!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous is looking to counter with head kicks.
Talbain fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Powerhous checks it well.
Talbain bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerhous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain misses with a body kick.
Powerhous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talbain.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Powerhous avoids the head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Boxing Powerhous takes that one as he scored more knockdowns in what was an action packed first round!
The cut man is working on Jon Talbain's cut.
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.

Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Powerhous is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talbain can do to turn this around?
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Powerhous keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Powerhous fails to land with a series of punches.
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Powerhous moves out of range easily.
Boxing Powerhous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powerhous throws a lazy head kick
and Talbain counters with a three punch combo that has Powerhous backing up. Powerhous nods at Talbain to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous misses the shot to the body.
Talbain misses with a double jab
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Powerhous keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boxing Powerhous is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Powerhous manages to avoid it.
Powerhous misses with a two punch combination.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Powerhous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powerhous seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Powerhous looks to land a right hand but Talbain moved out of range.
Talbain misses with a body kick.
Talbain moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous throws a quick counter head kick but Talbain was just out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Powerhous at a distance.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talbain throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talbain misses with a kick to the body.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Powerhous throws a push kick but Talbain slaps the foot to one side.
Powerhous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powerhous misses with a looping right.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Powerhous moves out of range easily.
Powerhous connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Powerhous throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talbain stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Talbain keeps the fight on the outside.
Powerhous throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Powerhous tries to bum rush Talbain with a series of wild strikes but Talbain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Donk. Talbain catches Powerhous right on the button with a cross.
Talbain looks to land a body kick but Powerhous moved away.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Talbain clobbers Powerhous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Powerhous throws a sloppy head kick and Talbain moves out of range easily.
Powerhous pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Powerhous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combo that has Talbain backing up. Talbain nods at Powerhous to acknowledge the strikes.
Talbain looks to land a body kick but Powerhous moved away.
Powerhous connects with a looping right hand.
Powerhous takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous scores with a big combo that sends Talbain crashing to the mat! He's still conscious but the referee has seen enough as Talbain flops around uncontrollably and he's called an end to the fight! Powerhous jumps onto the ropes and throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Gross.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boxing Powerhous!