PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Milo Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slim Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe has chosen Noah Gundersen - Oh Death as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Talon
vs
Crowe

180 cm
24
178 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

190 cm
22
180 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

[JMFC] Arashi Fighting Nutrition
Conquer

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 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milo Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Slim Crowe!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Talon closes the distance and clinches.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe tries to break the clinch but Talon is controlling the position.
Crowe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Crowe lands with a right to the head.

Crowe breaks from the clinch.
Crowe scores with a nice right hand.
A head kick misses from Talon.
Talon throws a right hand that Crowe ducks under and follows up with a left that Crowe also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Talon pushes Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Crowe scores with a shot to the side of Talon's head.

It looks like Milo Talon has been cut.
Talon misses with an elbow over the top.
Crowe lands an elbow inside.
Talon lands a good knee to the midsection. Crowe won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talon trying to land knees to the body.
Talon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Talon.
Talon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

Crowe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Talon is fighting to break Crowe's control of his arms but Crowe is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Talon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Crowe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Crowe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Talon content to stall in guard here.

We're going to have a standup here because Milo Talon wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

Talon moves into the clinch.
A short left from Crowe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Talon misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe jumps guard but Talon turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Crowe jumps guard but Talon stands there with Crowe around his waist. Crowe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Talon misses with a knee to the head.
Talon misses with an elbow strike.

Crowe breaks the clinch.
Talon shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Crowe lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Milo Talon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Talon wants to clinch but Crowe slips to the side
and Crowe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Talon looks to clinch
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Crowe swats away the attempt to clinch by Talon.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon throws a lazy head kick
and Crowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Talon closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crowe tries to pull guard but Talon won't allow it.
Milo Talon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Slim Crowe.

Crowe breaks from the clinch.
Crowe lands with a nice body kick.
Crowe lands a head kick!
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch but Crowe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talon wants to clinch but Crowe slips to the side
and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Talon cracks the inside of Crowe's front leg.
Crowe throws a head kick but Talon moves out of range.
Talon is looking to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Talon tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Crowe counters with a straight right hand.
Talon tries to clinch up
and Crowe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Talon's knee momentarily.
Talon doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowe circles away.
A head kick misses from Talon.
Crowe keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Talon looks to clinch
and Crowe counters with a thumping low kick.
Talon fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Crowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Milo Talon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Crowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Talon takes a jab right on the kisser.
Crowe slips a jab from Talon.
Talon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Talon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Crowe.
Crowe circles away from the clinch attempt
and Crowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Talon shrugs it off.
A head kick from Crowe lands but Talon takes it in his stride.
Talon tries to clinch
and Crowe counters with a leg kick.
Talon wants to clinch but Crowe slips to the side
and Crowe counters with a low kick, right behind Talon 's knee.
Talon tries to clinch but Crowe moves out of range.
Crowe lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Slim Crowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Talon tries to clinch
and Crowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Talon wants to clinch
and Crowe makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Crowe cracks Talon with a good jab.
Talon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Crowe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Talon darts in trying to clinch
and Crowe counters with a left to the body.
Talon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Crowe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talon tries to clinch up.

Crowe tries to keep at a distance but Talon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talon tries to throw a body punch but Crowe avoids it by throwing Talon back against the cage.
Talon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Crowe's defenses.
Crowe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowe avoids the elbow strike from Talon, against the cage.
Talon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe gets through Talon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Talon controls his hands.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Talon is defending well for now.
Talon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crowe backwards.
Talon tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Talon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Talon throws an elbow but it misses.
Crowe has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Talon tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Crowe avoids it.
Crowe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talon backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon misses with a knee to the head.
Crowe throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Crowe jumps guard but Talon stands there with Crowe around his waist. Crowe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Crowe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talon closes the distance but Crowe moves to the side
and Crowe makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Talon really felt that one!
Crowe is looking to land body kicks.
Crowe lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Talon closes the distance but Crowe moves to the side
and Crowe counters with a body kick that stops Talon in his tracks momentarily.
Talon is looking to clinch.
Talon doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowe circles away.
Crowe blocks a head kick by Talon.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Talon darts in trying to clinch
and Crowe counters with a low kick, right behind Talon 's knee.

Talon pushes Crowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Talon.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Talon.
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!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Crowe.
Crowe scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Milo Talon's cut is getting worse.
Talon with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Crowe.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowe scores with a shot to the side of Talon's head.
Talon tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Talon misses with an elbow over the top.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slim Crowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Milo Talon's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Talon wants to clinch but Crowe slips to the side
and Crowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Talon looks to clinch
and Crowe counters with a nice body kick.
Milo Talon is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Talon misses with a head kick.
Talon moves in looking to clinch but Crowe pushes him off.
A head kick from Crowe lands but Talon takes it in his stride.
Talon tries to clinch but Crowe moves away
and Crowe counters with a slapping leg kick.
Talon looks to clinch
and Crowe counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Crowe.
Both fighters circling a little - Crowe finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Talon takes one to the side of the head.
Talon is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Crowe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Crowe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Talon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crowe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Talon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Crowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Talon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Crowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Crowe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talon will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Crowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Talon gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Talon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Crowe.
Talon throws a nice head kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Crowe.
Crowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Talon tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Crowe to counter with a crisp jab.
Crowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Talon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Crowe finds it's way round the side to connect with Talon's head.

Talon is rocked!

Milo Talon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Crowe steps in with a hook that catches Talon right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Crowe follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Talon looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Slim Crowe!
Slim Crowe decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.