PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Jon Talbain (ranked 23655 p4p, 23381 weight class) and Tommy Gunn (ranked 238 p4p, 279 weight class). Jon Talbain has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Talbain
vs
Gunn

210 cm
31
287
15 - 21 - 0

182 cm
31
217
14 - 21 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

Dangerous knees
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 15 - 21 - 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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

Talbain lands with a right, followed by a left to the temple and Gunn goes down! The ref sends Talbain to a neutral corner so he can begin the count. 3,4,5,6 and Gunn is back to his feet. He seems a little groggy but the referee thinks he's OK to continue, so we're back to the action!

It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.

Talbain clinches with his opponent.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Gunn lands with a nice body punch.
Talbain takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Talbain moves into the clinch.

Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Talbain clinches with his opponent.
Talbain blocking some punches.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.

Gunn tries to keep at a distance but Talbain has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gunn breaks the clinch.

Talbain clinches with his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talbain breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

Talbain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Talbain slows down the pace here.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Talbain is keeping busy.

Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Talbain. Those never looked like landing.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses

and Talbain counters by clinching up.
Gunn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Talbain breaks the clinch.

Talbain takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.

Talbain moves into the clinch successfully.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Talbain won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses

and Talbain counters by clinching up.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Talbain unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Talbain breaks from the clinch.
Gunn throws a head kick that misses

and Talbain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Talbain's elbow.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Gunn wants to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunn breaks the clinch.
Gunn takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tommy Gunn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Talbain forces Gunn back against the ropes and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talbain as Gunn tries to tie him up.

Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Talbain misses the shot to the body.

Talbain forces Gunn back against the ropes and clinches.
Talbain lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gunn or not.

Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That has opened up Tommy Gunn's cut even more.
Talbain swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Talbain moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn throws a body kick that misses

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talbain.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A low kick lands for Talbain.
We've been informed that Gunn has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Talbain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Talbain closes the distance and clinches.

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

Gunn tries to keep at a distance but Talbain has taken the fight into the clinch.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.
Gunn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Talbain fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gunn, pushing him back against the ropes.

Gunn manages to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Talbain should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gunn'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 walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Talbain gets a clinch.
Gunn looking to slow down the pace here.
Jon Talbain has scored more points in the clinch so far.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn cracks Talbain with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gunn misses with a kick to the body

and Talbain counters by clinching up.
Gunn is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunn moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

Talbain gets a clinch.
Talbain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gunn can do to turn this around?
Gunn takes an elbow to the forehead.

Talbain breaks the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Talbain darts in and clinches Gunn up against the ropes.
Gunn is trying to maintain a safe position but Talbain gets an underhook and turns Gunn into the ropes.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Talbain clinches with his opponent.

Talbain breaks the clinch.
Gunn misses with a combination

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talbain.

Talbain breaks the clinch.
Jon Talbain is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Gunn misses

and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Talbain.

Talbain escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jon Talbain is winning the standup battle so far.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Talbain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gunn with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn misses with the body kick

and Talbain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Talbain scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbain controls his hands.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Talbain clinches up against the ropes.
Gunn is trying to stall.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Talbain gets a clinch.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Gunn swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talbain.

Talbain drops Gunn on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Gunn bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.

The cut above Tommy Gunn's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Talbain looks to score with a jab to the body but Gunn is just out of range.

Talbain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.

Gunn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talbain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Talbain closes the distance and clinches.
Talbain lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.

Tommy Gunn's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talbain cracks Gunn on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jon Talbain!