PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rude's choice of entrance music: Face fucked by PISSING RAZORS. Rick Rude has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Talon
vs
Rude

188 cm
28
272 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

195 cm
28
260 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Milo Talon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rick Rude!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talon closes the distance but Rude moves to the side
and Rude counters with a stiff right hand.
Rude keeps the fight on the outside.
Talon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Talon moves away.
Rude misses with a looping right.
Rude throws a lazy right hand but Talon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Talon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Talon sizes up Rude with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

It looks like Rick Rude has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talon.
Rude lands with a shot to the body.
Talon throws the left hand but Rude avoids the punch easily.
Rude takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Talon connects with a nice looking jab.
Talon doesn't manage to clinch there - Rude circles away.
Talon wants to clinch up but Rude keeps it at a distance.
Talon looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rude jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talon is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.
Talon misses with a hook. Rude ducked under it nicely.
Talon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Talon throws a poor cross that misses
and Rude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rude waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Talon.
Talon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rude moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talon throws an off balance right hand
and Rude counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rude misses with a wild combination.
Rude dodges the punch combination from Talon.
Talon dodges the punch combination from Rude.
Talon throws a hook but Rude blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Milo Talon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude blocks a jab.
Rude lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude throws out a loose jab but Talon uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rude catches Talon with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch but Rude swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rude comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Talon.
Talon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talon is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talon.
Rude digs a good body shot into Talon's ribs.
Talon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Talon is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon throws out a loose jab but Rude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talon misses with an uppercut
letting Rude counter with a right hand.
Talon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rude's head.
Rude misses with a few strikes there.

Talon closes the distance and clinches.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Talon has him pressed against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Talon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rude's brow.
Talon prevents Rude from breaking the clinch.
Rude is trying to break the clinch but Talon is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Rude's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Talon.
Talon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Talon stalling the fight.

Rude breaks from the clinch.
Talon swings widly with a right hand
and Rude counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talon moves out of range as Rude strikes.
Talon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rude.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rude. Talon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talon walks into a straight right hand from Rude.
Rude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talon.
Talon misses with a double jab
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Talon is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Rude's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Talon throws a right and a left that both miss.
Talon misses with a leg kick
and Rude cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Rude bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A combination from Talon does no damage.
Talon tries to clinch up but Rude circles away and keeps his distance.
Rude jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Talon lands a glancing blow to the side of Rude's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talon misses with a double jab
and Rude connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talon closes the distance but Rude moves to the side
enabling Rude to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rick Rude will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Talon wants to clinch.
Talon throws out a loose jab but Rude uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talon just misses with a punch to the body.
Rude cracks Talon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rude ducks under a wild hook from Talon.
Rude connects with a single shot there.
Talon tries to clinch
and Rude counters with a thumping low kick.
Rude misses with the combination.
Sloppy strikes from Talon. Those never looked like landing.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Rude.
Talon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Talon looks to land a right hand but Rude moved out of range.
Talon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rude swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude's jab looks to have found its range, popping Talon under the eye.
Talon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rude.
Rude takes a swing at Talon's ribcage but misses.
Talon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
Rick Rude seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talon misses with a right hand
and Rude counters with a left to the body.
Talon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A punch combination from Rude misses.
Rude thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rude with a nice cross.
Talon 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.
Rude shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Talon eats them both and turns towards Rude to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
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!
Rude connects with a body shot.
Rude lands a head shot.
Rude shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Talon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Talon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rude swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rude misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Rude lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Milo Talon's cut is getting worse.
Rude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Talon needs to keep his hands up - Rude had a free shot at his head there.
Talon scores with a shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rude lands a jab.
Talon slips a straight right by Rude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rude misses with a left hand
and Talon counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Talon is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.
Talon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talon misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice uppercut lands for Rude. That snapped Talon's head back.
The fighters circling - Talon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talon tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Rude manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talon looks to land a combination. Rude sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Talon is looking to clinch but Rude is avoiding it.
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!
Rude lands a jab to the nose.
Talon loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Rude has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talon on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Talon gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Talon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon throws an elbow but it misses.
Nice elbow from Talon.
Talon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rude has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rude lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Talon tries to work over Rude's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rude wants to break the clinch but can't.

Rude breaks from the clinch.
Rude throws the left hand but Talon avoids the punch easily.

Talon closes the distance and pushes Rude back into the cage.
Talon tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rude lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Talon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Talon lands a damaging elbow.

Rude escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Talon's head backwards.
Rude keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Talon misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Talon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rude lands a nice shot to the body.
Rude pivots, looking for a leg kick but Talon is out of range and Rude settles back down.
Rude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Rude takes a swing at Talon's ribcage but misses.
Talon moves into range and connects with a jab.
Talon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Talon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rude closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Rude keeps the fight on the outside.
Rude misses with a straight left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rude connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Milo Talon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Talon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rude lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rude missing with a left hand there. Talon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Talon throws an overhand right that lands on Rude's shoulder, as Rude tries to avoid the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude tries to bum rush Talon with a series of wild strikes but Talon uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Talon looks to land a left hand but Rude moved out of range nicely.
Rude showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Talon.
Rude scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Talon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Talon connects with a single shot there.
Rude ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rude misses with a two punch combination.
Talon tries to clinch up but Rude circles away and keeps his distance.
Rude loads up on a big right hand but Talon slips the punch.
Talon on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Talon misses with a hook
and Rude counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Rude avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rude throws a hook but Talon avoids it easily.
Talon looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude lands with a nice body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rude throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Talon on the side of the head.
Rude scores with a leg kick.
Rude throws a combination that misses
and Talon counters with a leg kick.
Talon moves in looking to clinch but Rude pushes him off.
Rude digs a good body shot into Talon's ribs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Talon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Talon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rude on the side of the head.
Talon tries to clinch up.
Rude connects with a body shot that sends Talon's belly button to the back.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rude darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rude scores with a three punch combo!
Talon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A right-left combo lands from Rude.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon throws an overhand right that lands on Rude's shoulder, as Rude tries to avoid the shot.
Talon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rude.
Rude scores with a crisp jab that stopped Talon in his tracks.
Talon thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rude comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rude moves out of range as Talon strikes.
Talon on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Talon looks to land a right hand but Rude moved out of range.
Talon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Talon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rude works Talon's body with a nice hook.
Talon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Rude lands with a hook. Talon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rude lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Talon doesn't seem bothered though.
Rude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rude, as that shot connected.
Talon misses with a hook.
Talon takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Talon tries to clinch
and Rude counters with a nice uppercut.

Jeez, Milo Talon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Talon moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Rude scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Talon takes one to the chin there.
Rude sizes up Talon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rude keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rude needs to keep his hands up - Talon had a free shot at his head there.
Talon throws a nice looking combination but Rude bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Talon throws a hook but Rude blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Rude really dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rude lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Talon is looking to score with low kicks.
Rude steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Talon.
Talon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rude goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Rude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talon.
Talon fails with an attempt to clinch.

Talon instigates a clinch.
Rude tries to break free but Talon pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Rude.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Milo Talon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rick Rude!
Rick Rude is the new heavyweight champion!
Rick Rude decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.