PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mio Talon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques La Haine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying La Haine's choice of entrance music: Cut Killer - Nique La Police. Mio Talon has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Talon
vs
La Haine

182 cm
21
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

182 cm
21
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mio Talon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jacques La Haine!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Talon.
La Haine ducks under a wild hook from Talon.
Talon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talon paws at him with a jab and circles away.

La Haine closes the distance and pushes Talon back into the cage.
Talon is trying to break free.
La Haine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talon.
Talon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
La Haine comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Mio Talon has been cut.
Talon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
Talon dodges an elbow strike from La Haine.
La Haine misses with a short punch on the inside.
La Haine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Haine lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

La Haine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
La Haine tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Talon counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talon lands a body shot.
La Haine throws a hook but Talon avoids it easily.
Talon throws a leg kick but La Haine sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Talon misses with a double jab.
Talon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by La Haine.
Talon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
La Haine misses with a shot to the body
and Talon counters with an outside leg kick.
Talon is looking to wear down La Haine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
La Haine staying out of range there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Haine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice cross by Talon.
Talon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
La Haine throws a shot from downtown. Talon moves away and avoids it.
La Haine throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Talon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Talon misses with a body shot.
Talon misses with a straight left.
La Haine scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from La Haine misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

La Haine closes the distance and clinches.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talon's defenses.

La Haine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talon throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
La Haine tries to clinch there but Talon circles away.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talon ducks under a wild hook from La Haine.
La Haine is looking to clinch.
Talon takes a swing at La Haine's ribcage but misses.
A big left from La Haine misses.
La Haine moves out of range of the strikes.
Talon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling La Haine to score with a decent uppercut.
La Haine throws a hook but Talon blocks it.
La Haine tries to clinch but Talon moves out of range.
La Haine tries to clinch
and La Haine takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as La Haine throws out the jab.
No joy there for Talon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
La Haine is looking to clinch but Talon is avoiding it.
Talon scores with a jab. La Haine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
La Haine is looking to clinch.
Talon waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract La Haine.
La Haine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Talon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
La Haine moves in looking to clinch but Talon pushes him off.
Talon cracks La Haine with a good jab.
Jacques La Haine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Talon misses with a body shot.
La Haine works the jab nicely.
La Haine blocks a head kick by Talon.

La Haine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
La Haine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
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 short left from La Haine.
Talon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

La Haine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
La Haine tries to clinch
and Talon finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Talon misses with a straight left.

La Haine gets a clinch.
La Haine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talon avoids it.
Talon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Talon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talon misses with a wild body shot.
La Haine wants to clinch up but Talon keeps it at a distance.
La Haine moves in looking to clinch but Talon pushes him off.
La Haine throws a lazy right hand but Talon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Haine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
La Haine doesn't manage to clinch there - Talon circles away.
Talon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from La Haine.
La Haine doesn't manage to clinch there - Talon circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Mio Talon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mio Talon's cut.
That's time! Talon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

La Haine tries to clinch but Talon moves out of range.
La Haine tries to clinch there but Talon circles away.
La Haine looks to clinch
and Talon counters with a straight right hand.
Talon throws a quick inside leg kick.
Talon throws out a loose jab but La Haine uses good head movement to avoid it.
La Haine doesn't manage to clinch there - Talon circles away.
An inside leg kick from Talon misses.
Talon throws a body punch but La Haine moves out of range.

La Haine rushes Talon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Talon scores with a shoulder strike.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talon's defenses.
La Haine working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
La Haine misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Talon.
Talon is trying to break the clinch but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
Talon wants to get back to striking at distance but La Haine won't allow it.
La Haine presses Talon against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
La Haine lands an elbow inside that Talon shrugs off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
La Haine tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Talon avoids it.
La Haine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
La Haine gets through Talon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

La Haine pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A punch lands to the side of La Haine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
La Haine misses with an uppercut
and Talon counters with a stiff right hand.
Talon lands a straight punch to the body, keeping La Haine at a distance.
La Haine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A jab lands there for 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!
La Haine looks to land a combination. Talon sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A head kick misses from Talon.
Talon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Talon swats away the attempt to clinch by La Haine.
Talon swings for the body but La Haine moves out of range.
Talon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mio Talon is winning the standup battle so far.
Talon throws a hook but La Haine blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
La Haine tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - La Haine looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

La Haine instigates a clinch.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talon's defenses.
La Haine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from La Haine.
Talon tries to break free but La Haine pushes him back against the cage.

La Haine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

La Haine moves into range and clinches up with Talon.
La Haine unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Talon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
La Haine 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 avoids the elbow strike from La Haine, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from La Haine.
Talon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Talon managing to block the knees to the body from La Haine.
Talon wants to break free but La Haine has control.
Talon is trying to break the clinch but La Haine is controlling him.
La Haine lands a nice elbow.
La Haine has a couple of punches blocked by Talon.
La Haine tries to land knees in the clinch but Talon avoids the damage to the body.
La Haine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
Talon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Haine trying to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from La Haine.
Talon is trying to push La Haine away but La Haine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Haine looks to throw an elbow but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talon is trying to push La Haine away but La Haine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
La Haine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
La Haine utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Talon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talon takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Haine lands an elbow that stopped Talon in his tracks for a moment.
La Haine trying to land knees to the body.
La Haine lands a left hand that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Talon.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
La Haine misses with an elbow strike.
La Haine trying to land knees to the body.
Talon blocks an elbow strike from La Haine.
Talon takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques La Haine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mio Talon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

La Haine fails in his attempt to clinch.
La Haine wants to clinch.
A punch combination from Talon misses.
Talon circles away from the clinch attempt
and Talon counters with a straight right hand.
Talon misses with a straight left.
Talon swings for the body but La Haine moves out of range.
La Haine tries to clinch but Talon moves out of range.
La Haine takes a swing at Talon's ribcage but misses.
La Haine takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Talon throws a jab but it's blocked by La Haine.
Talon throws a shot to the body.
La Haine tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Talon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
La Haine tries to clinch but Talon is having none of it.
Nice defenses there by La Haine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

La Haine gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
La Haine gets through Talon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jacques La Haine seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Talon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Talon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Talon is trying to force a seperation but La Haine has the dominant position.
La Haine lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
La Haine creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Talon is trying to push La Haine away but La Haine has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Talon dodges an elbow strike from La Haine.
La Haine pushes off an throws an elbow but Talon leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.

La Haine moves into the clinch.
La Haine fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Talon takes a shot to the head.
La Haine lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
La Haine lands an uppercut.

Talon is rocked!
Talon wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Oh Talon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Talon wants to break free but La Haine has control.
La Haine keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Talon's efforts to push away.
Talon seems to have got his legs back now.
La Haine is working Talon over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Talon takes an elbow to the forehead.
La Haine creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Talon's defenses.

La Haine's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

La Haine forces Talon back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talon blocks an elbow strike.
La Haine lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
La Haine lands a nice elbow.
La Haine lands an elbow that stopped Talon in his tracks for a moment.
La Haine lands a damaging elbow.
La Haine lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Talon working hard to break the clinch.
Talon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Talon blocks an elbow strike from La Haine.

La Haine breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
La Haine looks to clinch
and Talon counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

La Haine rushes Talon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
La Haine tries to land knees in the clinch but Talon avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from La Haine.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
La Haine lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Talon looking to slow down the pace here.
La Haine lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
La Haine lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Talon avoids a wild elbow strike from La Haine.
Talon tries to work over La Haine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Talon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Talon is trying to break the clinch but La Haine has him pressed against the cage.
La Haine lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Talon backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Talon using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Haine has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
La Haine lands a body punch.

Talon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
La Haine is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques La Haine comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think La Haine has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jacques La Haine!