PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Talbain (ranked 23676 p4p, 23580 weight class) and Boxing Powerhous (ranked 269 p4p, 256 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Talbain
vs
Powerhous

210 cm
30
287
14 - 19 - 0

225 cm
33
300
14 - 19 - 1

Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Boxing Powerhous!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Cecil Peabody and Alan Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Powerhous throws a lazy head kick
and Talbain counters with a right hand to the body.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain throws a big counter combination but Powerhous scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Talbain misses with a low kick as Powerhous jumps back.
Powerhous attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Powerhous just misses with a punch to the body.
Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powerhous circles away quickly and effectively.
Talbain tries a head kick but it misses.
Powerhous wants to counter with a clinch but Talbain pushes him away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Talbain wants to clinch up but Powerhous keeps it at a distance.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Talbain definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Powerhous lands a jab to Talbain's midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Powerhous blocks a head kick by Talbain.
Powerhous is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Powerhous tries to clinch up but Talbain circles away and keeps his distance.
Talbain fails with an attempt to clinch.
Powerhous steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Talbain doesn't manage to clinch there - Powerhous circles away.
Talbain throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Powerhous slips a straight right by Talbain.
Talbain looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Powerhous moves in looking to clinch but Talbain pushes him off.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous checks a leg kick.
Talbain blocks a head kick by Powerhous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Powerhous misses
and Talbain counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talbain avoids a kick to the body.
A combination from Talbain does no damage.
Powerhous closes the distance looking to clinch
and Talbain counters with a nice uppercut.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain misses with the combination.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Talbain misses with a low kick.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Talbain throws a sloppy head kick and Powerhous moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves out of range.
Powerhous uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Talbain has time to react.

It looks like Jon Talbain has been cut.
Talbain scores with a one two! Powerhous had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.
As Powerhous tries to get set, Talbain tries to push him back and clinch up but Powerhous manages to avoid the attempt.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
Powerhous throws out a loose jab but Talbain uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbain tries a low kick but Powerhous avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Talbain. Those never looked like landing.
Talbain misses with a kick to the body.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain 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.
Talbain sets himself, and Powerhous steps forward looking for the clinch! Talbain avoids it this time.
We've been informed that Powerhous has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch but Talbain swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Powerhous throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powerhous keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerhous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Powerhous tries to counter with a clinch but Talbain shakes him off and moves away.
Talbain is looking to clinch but Powerhous is avoiding it.
Powerhous throws the kick towards the body but Talbain avoids it.
Powerhous wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Talbain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jon Talbain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain is looking to clinch.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powerhous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous unleashes a big counter combination but Talbain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Powerhous misses with a low kick.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt
and Talbain counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous avoids them all with ease.
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Powerhous doesn't manage to clinch there - Talbain circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Powerhous circles away quickly and effectively.
Talbain looks for the body kick but Powerhous saw that one coming.
Powerhous is looking to clinch.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain wants to clinch.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain is having none of it.
Talbain misses with a series of wild punches.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Talbain moves out of range.
As Powerhous looks to move away, Talbain throws a big counter combo but Powerhous just gets out of the way.
Powerhous tries to clinch up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Jon Talbain is winning the standup battle so far.
Talbain lands with a nice combination. Powerhous backs away looking to recover.
Powerhous throws the kick towards the body but Talbain avoids it.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain is looking for a counter combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Talbain takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Talbain throws a leg kick
and Powerhous counters with a three punch combo that has Talbain backing up. Talbain nods at Powerhous to acknowledge the strikes.
Powerhous wants to slow Talbain down by chopping away at his legs.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain throws a combination. Powerhous tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Boxing Powerhous has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous tries to land a leg kick but Talbain saw it coming and moves away.
Jon Talbain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Powerhous tries to clinch up.
Talbain moves out of range of the body kick.
Powerhous thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous tries a head kick but it misses.
Powerhous keeps the fight on the outside.
Talbain throws a right and a left that both miss.
Powerhous misses with a looping left.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Powerhous.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Talbain stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Powerhous circles away from the clinch attempt.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Powerhous paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Talbain lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Powerhous moves to clinch but Talbain breaks away

and Talbain counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Powerhous to the mat! Talbain runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Powerhous is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Talbain will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Talbain wants to clinch up but Powerhous keeps it at a distance.
Powerhous wants to clinch up but Talbain keeps it at a distance.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Powerhous fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain tries to counter by clinching up but Powerhous breaks away and moves out of range.
Powerhous wants to clinch
and Talbain counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Powerhous tries to clinch up but Talbain circles away and keeps his distance.
Powerhous tries to bum rush Talbain with a series of wild strikes but Talbain uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain tries to clinch there but Powerhous circles away.
Talbain swats away the attempt to clinch by Powerhous.
Talbain moves in looking to clinch but Powerhous pushes him off.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powerhous throws a one two combo.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up but Talbain swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Talbain misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Talbain tries to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
letting Powerhous counter with a right hand.
Talbain dodges the punch combination from Powerhous.
Talbain throws out a loose jab but Powerhous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talbain tries to clinch but Powerhous moves away
and Powerhous counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Talbain thinking.
Powerhous throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Talbain is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Powerhous throws a head kick but Talbain moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbain misses with a wild combination.
Powerhous lands a glancing blow to the side of Talbain's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Talbain misses with a body kick.
Talbain throws a leg kick that is checked
and Powerhous connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Talbain blocks a head kick by Powerhous.
Talbain misses with a series of wild punches.
Talbain tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Powerhous throws the kick towards the body but Talbain avoids it.
Talbain looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Talbain pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Powerhous unleashes a big counter combination but Talbain bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Powerhous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Talbain paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It looked like Talbain was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Powerhous throws a nice looking combination but Talbain bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
No joy there for Powerhous, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch but Powerhous swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Talbain tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Powerhous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Powerhous lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Powerhous misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A punch combination from Powerhous misses.
Talbain fails in his attempt to clinch.
Talbain throws a chopping leg kick but Powerhous manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Talbain throws a series of punches but Powerhous moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Talbain looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powerhous misses with a few strikes there.
Powerhous throws a head kick that misses.
Powerhous tries to clinch but Talbain moves out of range.
Talbain tries to close the distance and clinch up but Powerhous swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Powerhous checks the leg kick.
Powerhous misses with a head kick.
Talbain tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Powerhous counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Talbain throws a front kick aimed at Powerhous's knee but Powerhous avoids it well.
Powerhous tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Talbain manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain throws a head kick but Powerhous moves out of range.

And that's the end of the fight!
Boxing Powerhous comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Powerhous has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 29:27
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Talbain!