PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Boxing Powerhous (ranked 23014 p4p, 23100 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 252 p4p, 261 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Powerhous
vs
Talbain

225 cm
37
300
15 - 25 - 1

210 cm
35
287
18 - 26 - 0

Solid boxing
Very strong

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 15 - 25 - 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 18 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain digs a good body shot into Powerhous's ribs.

Talbain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Powerhous, pushing him back against the ropes.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.
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 has Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous trying to stall but Talbain improves his position.
Powerhous is trying to maintain a safe position but Talbain gets an underhook and turns Powerhous into the ropes.

Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Talbain pushes Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Talbain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Talbain has him pressed against the ropes.
Powerhous misses with a punch to the body.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Powerhous wants to stall.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talbain breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Talbain does it's job there.
Talbain looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Powerhous tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Talbain pushes Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous tries to work over Talbain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Talbain breaks the clinch.
Powerhous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.

Talbain closes the distance and pushes Powerhous back into the ropes.
Talbain lands a shot to the body.
Powerhous working aggressively here.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Talbain works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Talbain with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talbain fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
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 clinches up with Powerhous and pushes him back against the ropes.

Talbain breaks the clinch.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain throws a nice looking combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talbain ducks under a wild hook from Powerhous.
Talbain follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Talbain has taken the fight to the clinch.
Talbain effectively controlling the action here.
Powerhous wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
Powerhous can't break the clinch.
Powerhous misses with some punches.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Talbain misses with a head kick.
Powerhous definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Talbain softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Powerhous wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Powerhous prevents a body shot from Talbain.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talbain tries to circle away but Powerhous has him pinned against the ropes.
Talbain looking to slow down the pace here.
Talbain is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Powerhous is defending well for now.
Powerhous with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Powerhous tries to land knees in the clinch but Talbain avoids the damage to the body.
Talbain on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Talbain lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Talbain dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Talbain is looking to land body kicks.
Powerhous tries to clinch up but Talbain circles away and keeps his distance.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.
Powerhous is looking to clinch but Talbain is avoiding it.

Talbain has Powerhous up against the ropes in a clinch.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Powerhous throws a knee to the head but misses.
Powerhous tries to circle away but Talbain has him pinned against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Talbain trying to stall but Powerhous improves his position.
Talbain has Powerhous pressed against the ropes, preventing Powerhous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to maintain a safe position but Powerhous gets an underhook and turns Talbain into the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powerhous working hard to break the clinch.
Talbain displaying some good clinch control by pressing Powerhous up against the ropes.
Powerhous is looking to control Talbain's arms but Talbain gets an underhook and turns him. Now Powerhous has his back to the ropes.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talbain as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Powerhous misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talbain.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talbain blocks a low kick nicely.
Talbain wants to counter the offense by Powerhous and move into the clinch position.
Talbain digs a good body shot into Powerhous's ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain throws a low kick but Powerhous moves out of range easily.
Talbain wants to clinch.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As Powerhous backs off Talbain throws a huge counter combo but Powerhous manages to avoid it all.
Powerhous takes a shot right to the bread basket.

Talbain moves into the clinch successfully.
Powerhous working aggressively here.

Talbain breaks from the clinch.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain avoids the body shot from Powerhous.
Talbain scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a body kick that misses.
Talbain misses with a low kick as Powerhous jumps back.
Talbain has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Powerhous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Boxing Powerhous is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Talbain looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talbain 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.
Talbain misses with a kick to the body.
Talbain uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Powerhous.
A punch combination from Talbain misses.

Talbain rushes Powerhous and presses him up against the ropes.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to force a seperation but Powerhous has the dominant position.
Powerhous has had enough of the clinch but Talbain keeps him there for the moment.
Powerhous is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.

Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Talbain has managed to clinch.
Talbain lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Talbain showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Powerhous throws a lazy uppercut

and Talbain counters by clinching up.

It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Powerhous closes the distance looking to clinch

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!
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Talbain unleashes a big counter combination but Powerhous bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain throws a push kick but Powerhous slaps the foot to one side.
The fight stays on the outside here - Powerhous looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain connects with a nice looking jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Powerhous does no damage.
Powerhous looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jon Talbain seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Powerhous fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbain manages to avoid it.
Talbain misses with a kick to the body.

Talbain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Talbain's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Powerhous tries to throw a body punch but Talbain avoids it by throwing Powerhous back against the ropes.
Jon Talbain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Powerhous misses with a knee strike.
Powerhous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Talbain struggles to land a body shot inside as Powerhous controls his hands.
Talbain is trying to break the clinch but Powerhous is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talbain as Powerhous tries to tie him up.
Stalling in the clinch from Talbain.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Powerhous is trying to break the clinch but Talbain is controlling him.
Talbain is trying to break free.
Talbain has Powerhous pressed against the ropes, preventing Powerhous from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A shot in the inside from Talbain.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Powerhous as Talbain tries to tie him up.
Powerhous wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Powerhous keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talbain's efforts to push away.
Talbain blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Powerhous tries to break free but Talbain pushes him back against the ropes.

Talbain breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous swats away the attempt to clinch by Talbain.
Powerhous appears to be looking for a big counter.
Talbain with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous tries to clinch there but Talbain circles away.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Talbain throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous avoids the head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous misses with a body punch
and Talbain counters with a stiff right hand.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous is having none of it.
Powerhous throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talbain lands a nice hook to Powerhous's body. Powerhous takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talbain throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A clash of legs there as Powerhous blocks the low kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Talbain has closed the distance and engaged Powerhous in a clinch.
Powerhous trying to control the position but instead, Talbain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Powerhous into the ropes.
Boxing Powerhous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jon Talbain is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Talbain landing some nice looking knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Talbain comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Talbain has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 26:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 26:30
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Talbain!