PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Born (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Talentus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaius Talentus is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Born
vs
Talentus

179 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
170 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Alex Born!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gaius Talentus!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Chris Downing and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Born will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talentus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Born swivels and escapes.
Left hook, right uppercut from Born.
Talentus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Born rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talentus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talentus shoots in but Born avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alex Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Talentus.
Talentus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Born.

It looks like Gaius Talentus has been cut.
Born with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No joy there for Born, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talentus slips a jab and a cross from Born.
Born misses with a double jab.
Born misses with a jab, cross combination.
Born keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Born scores with a three punch combo!
Nice uppercut there from Born.
Talentus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Born.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Born fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Born lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Talentus ducks right into an uppercut from Born.

Born gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Talentus looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Born wants to stand but Talentus is controlling the position.

Born has his feet on Talentus's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Born throws a right and a left that Talentus avoids nicely.
Talentus fails with a takedown attempt.
Born lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Talentus backs up against the cage.
Born scores with a one two! Talentus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Born throws a series of strikes that have Talentus backpedaling.
Born displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Talentus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Born throws out a powerful jab.
Talentus walks into a jab.
Born throws a combination. Talentus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentus takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Born scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Born throws a right and a left that Talentus avoids nicely.
A left and a right from Born both land. Nice combination.
Born scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Born throws a series of punches but Talentus avoids them all with ease.
Born lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Born scores with a sloppy right hand. Talentus should have avoided that one.
Alex Born seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Born scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Talentus is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Born.
Born misses with a series of wild punches.
A jab from Born finds it's way through Talentus's defenses.
Born scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Donk. Born catches Talentus right on the button with a cross.
Born displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Born scores with a one two! Talentus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Born catches Talentus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Born scores with a body shot.
Talentus takes one to the chin there.
A left and a right from Born both land. Nice combination.
Born uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A right-left combo lands from Born.
Talentus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Talentus ducks right into an uppercut from Born.
Born lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Born displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Talentus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Born finds it's way round the side to connect with Talentus's head.
Alex Born is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Born tests Talentus's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Born lands a head shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Born!
Born goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talentus slips a jab and a cross from Born.

Talentus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Talentus thows a big elbow that misses.
Talentus has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Born is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Talentus is controlling him.
Born knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Talentus on the ground.
Talentus trying to control but Born is working from the bottom.
Talentus wants to pass the guard but Born is keeping the position.

Talentus drops back looking for a leg! Born is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Born manages to kick Talentus off! Talentus jumps back into Born's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Talentus prevents Born from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Born dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gaius Talentus's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Born throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Talentus.
Born is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Born tries to bum rush Talentus with a series of wild strikes but Talentus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Born works over Talentus's head and body with a nice combination.
Talentus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Born circles away.
Alex Born is winning the standup battle so far.
Talentus shoots for a takedown but Born saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Born throws a combination. Talentus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Born rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talentus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talentus fails with a takedown attempt.
Alex Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Talentus.
Born scores with a one two! Talentus had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Born displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Born throws a one two combo.
Born lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Talentus backs up against the cage.
Born connects with a good right hand that stumbles Talentus. Talentus circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Left hook, right uppercut from Born.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Born scores with a jab to the jaw.
Born slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Talentus takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talentus slips a jab and a cross from Born.
Born goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Born dips to his left and cracks Talentus with an uppercut!
Talentus takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Born goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Talentus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Talentus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Born swivels and escapes.
Talentus takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Talentus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Born!
Born scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Born scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Born scores with a nice right hand.
Talentus gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Born.
Born is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talentus can do to turn this around?
Born lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Talentus backs up against the cage.
Born misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alex Born is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Born.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talentus slips a jab and a cross from Born.
Born is working the combinations to good effect here.
Talentus tries to clinch there but Born circles away.
Born scores with a three punch combo!
Born fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No joy there for Born, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talentus tries to clinch but Born is having none of it.
Nice jab there from Born.
Born lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Talentus closes this distance looking for a takedown but Born circles away.
Born throws a combination. Talentus tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Talentus tries to clinch there but Born circles away.
Born scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Born misses with a jab, cross combination.
Born throws a right and a left that both miss.
Born fails to land with a series of punches.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown but Born shows good takedown defense.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talentus fails with a takedown attempt.
Born lands a lovely overhand right.
Born lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice takedown defense from Born. No joy for Talentus on that attempt.
Born lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Born scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Born scores with a jab to the head.
Born throws a right and a left that both miss.
Born's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Born duly obliges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Born.
Talentus shoots in looking for a takedown. Born tries to sprawl out of it but Talentus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Born manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talentus has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Born lands a jab to Talentus's midsection.
Some wild striking there from Born.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Talentus has a takedown stuffed.
Talentus tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Born swivels and escapes.
Some wild striking there from Born.
Born lands with a nice body punch.
Talentus dodges the punch combination from Born.
Born displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Talentus.
Born scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Some wild striking there from Born.
Born throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Talentus wants to clinch.
Born misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Born dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gaius Talentus's cut.
That's time! Born's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Born throws a series of punches but Talentus moves out of range.
Talentus dodges the punch combination from Born.
Talentus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Born finds it's way round the side to connect with Talentus's head.
Born throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Born fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Born tries to bum rush Talentus with a series of wild strikes but Talentus uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Born sprawls well. Born wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Talentus gets slowly back to his feet.
Talentus tries for a takedown but Born sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Born displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Born lands a nice hook to Talentus's body. Talentus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Born stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Born wants it to stay on the feet.
Alex Born has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaius Talentus.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A right-left combo lands from Born.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Born!
Born lands a jab to Talentus's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Born swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Born lands a slapping body shot.
Born misses with a series of wild punches.
Born lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talentus circles away quickly and effectively.
Born misses with the combination.
Born throws a right and a left that Talentus avoids nicely.
Born lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Talentus on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talentus closes the distance and clinches up with Born, looking for a takedown. Talentus pushes Born against the cage but Born circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Born connects with the punch.
Born lands a nice hook to Talentus's body. Talentus takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A combination from Born does no damage.
Born throws a series of punches but Talentus moves out of range.
Born moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Born fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Talentus shoots in and drives through. Born sprawls well.

Talentus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Born manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Talentus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Talentus fails with a takedown attempt.
Born throws a right and a left that Talentus avoids nicely.
Born lands with a nice combination. Talentus backs away looking to recover.
Born stuffs the takedown.
Born throws a right and a left that Talentus avoids nicely.
Born throws a right and a left that both miss.
Born comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Born, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Born as he jumps to the side.
Talentus shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Born as he avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Born misses with the combination.
Talentus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Born defends it nicely.
Talentus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Born paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talentus dodges the punch combination from Born.
Born punishes Talentus's body with a nice straight punch.
Born throws a series of punches but Talentus avoids them all with ease.
Born throws a series of punches but Talentus moves out of range.
Talentus shoots in and drives through. Born sprawls well.
Born works over Talentus's head and body with a nice combination.
Born scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Born, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Born lands a nice shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Born lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Born lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Talentus backs up against the cage.
Born stuns Talentus with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Talentus slips a jab and a cross from Born.
Talentus throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Born's waist but Born gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Talentus off to one side.
Born lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Talentus backs up against the cage.
Born lands a nice looking body shot.
Born misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Born uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Born's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Born duly obliges.
Talentus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Born sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Born throws a nice looking combination but Talentus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Talentus.
Born catches Talentus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gaius Talentus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alex Born is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Born throws a one two combo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Born showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Born, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Born!