PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Drysdale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Robert Drysdale has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Robert Drysdale seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Drysdale
vs
Talbert

191 cm
29
209 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

185 cm
20
205 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Determined

Firebird Designs - 10% Laundry commission

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Drysdale!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Wagner Zegers and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Talbert finds it's target.
Talbert throws the left hand but Drysdale avoids the punch easily.
Talbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drysdale.
Talbert looks to land a right hand but Drysdale moved out of range.
Talbert cracks Drysdale with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Talbert smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Talbert misses with a few strikes there.
Drysdale misses with an uppercut. Talbert saw that one coming.
Talbert misses with a double jab
and Drysdale counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Talbert duly obliges.
Drysdale avoids the body shot from Talbert.
Talbert missing with a left hand there. Drysdale was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Drysdale takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Sam Talbert is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talbert waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Drysdale.
Talbert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talbert misses with a right hand

and Drysdale decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Talbert's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Talbert has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Talbert looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale wants to control from the top but Talbert keeps moving.
Drysdale seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Drysdale.
Drysdale displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talbert throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Talbert sizes up Drysdale with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Drysdale bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big left from Talbert misses.
Talbert lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sam Talbert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Talbert scores with a crisp jab that stopped Drysdale in his tracks.
Drysdale looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Drysdale looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Talbert is fending him off so far but Drysdale persists. Nope, Talbert circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale tries for a takedown but Talbert sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Drysdale uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Talbert.
Drysdale keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Talbert.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Drysdale throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Talbert misses.
Talbert 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Drysdale looks to land a right hand but Talbert moved out of range.
A left and a right from Talbert both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Talbert dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Drysdale tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Talbert defends well and Drysdale ends up having to push Talbert into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Drysdale can't get the takedown.
Drysdale pressing his opponent against the cage.
Drysdale looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Drysdale.
Drysdale can't get the takedown.
Drysdale is working for takedown but Talbert is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drysdale is looking to take this one to the mat.
Talbert throws a head punch that misses.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert misses with an uppercut. Drysdale saw that one coming.
Talbert throws a jab but it's blocked by Drysdale.
Good exchange - Talbert coming out on top.
Talbert throws a series of punches but Drysdale moves out of range.
No joy there for Talbert, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbert throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Drysdale counters with a nice body kick.
Talbert throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Drysdale with a poor takedown
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drysdale takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Talbert misses with a left hand

so Drysdale counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drysdale sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Drysdale wants to pass the guard but Talbert is keeping the position.

Talbert working for a triangle but Drysdale defends it easily.
Talbert being controlled here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Talbert has control of Drysdale's left arm, preventing Drysdale from doing any damage.
Drysdale wants to control from the top but Talbert keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Robert Drysdale.
Drysdale slips under a jab.
Talbert bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drysdale's head.
Drysdale moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drysdale is looking to land body kicks.
Sam Talbert seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Drysdale slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Robert Drysdale will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Drysdale fails to land the takedown.
Talbert swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Drysdale.
Talbert throws out a loose jab but Drysdale uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Drysdale thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbert throws a hook to the side of Drysdale's head but Drysdale sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drysdale lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Talbert circles away quickly and effectively.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbert scores with a sloppy right hand. Drysdale should have avoided that one.
Drysdale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Talbert throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Talbert misses the target.
Drysdale shoots in and drives through. Talbert sprawls well.
Drysdale shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Talbert pinned against the cage. Talbert gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robert Drysdale. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drysdale throws a hook but Talbert avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drysdale fails with the takedown.
Drysdale avoids a punch combination nicely.
Drysdale shoots in looking for a takedown. Talbert tries to sprawl out of it but Drysdale keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Talbert manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Talbert feints a jab promting Drysdale to slip. Talbert then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Drysdale slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Drysdale misses.
Talbert throws a right hand that misses
and Drysdale counters with a nice leg kick.
Drysdale uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Talbert.
Talbert changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Talbert connects with a right hand. Drysdale shakes it off.
Drysdale misses with an uppercut. Talbert saw that one coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbert throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Drysdale to counter with a crisp jab.
Talbert misses with a hook. Drysdale ducked under it nicely.
Drysdale moves out of range as Talbert strikes.
Talbert lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Drysdale backs up against the cage.
Talbert's corner calls for a 1-2. Talbert obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Talbert misses with a straight left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Drysdale needs to keep his hands up - Talbert had a free shot at his head there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sam Talbert comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Talbert 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 Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sam Talbert!