PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Syltty Tallikone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Alice in Chains - Them Bones. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Tallikone
vs
Jones

200 cm
25
260 lbs
18 - 7 - 0

195 cm
30
249 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Exotic Animal Supplements

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 18 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Syltty Tallikone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallikone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Tallikone counters with an inside leg kick.
Jones fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Tallikone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tallikone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tallikone pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses

and Tallikone counters with a series of strikes that sends Jones to the canvas! Tallikone follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!

Jones is rocked!
Tallikone throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tallikone is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Tallikone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tallikone wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.

Jones is working an open guard so Tallikone takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A nice inside leg kick there by Tallikone. That's going to slow Jones down.

Tallikone knocks Jones to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

It looks like Joseph Jones has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tallikone working the ground and pound.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Tallikone finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone is chipping away with strikes.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Tallikone throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Tallikone fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Tallikone in side control, throwing shots but Jones defends.
Jones regains half guard, as Tallikone was trying to land strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallikone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Tallikone tries to stand but Jones is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tallikone looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tallikone keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Tallikone wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Syltty Tallikone dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Jones's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Jones works the jab nicely.
Tallikone scores with a head kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Jones takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Tallikone counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones misses with a combination
and Tallikone counters with a straight right hand.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Tallikone counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Jones throws a poor cross that misses
and Tallikone counters with a left to the body.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Tallikone feints and then cracks Jones's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Jones down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tallikone.
A slapping leg kick lands for Tallikone.
Tallikone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tallikone lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Tallikone is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Tallikone throws a powerful right kick. Jones tried to block low but the kick was high! Jones was taken right off of his feet! Tallikone jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Syltty Tallikone!