PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 23211 p4p, 23478 weight class) and Jon Talbain (ranked 325 p4p, 249 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunn
vs
Talbain

182 cm
32
217
14 - 23 - 0

210 cm
32
287
16 - 21 - 0

Great elbows
Cardio machine

Solid Muay Thai
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 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jon Talbain!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Cecil Peabody and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gunn obliges.
Gunn will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Talbain up against the ropes.
Talbain holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Talbain breaks the clinch.

Talbain drives through and clinches with Gunn against the ropes.

Talbain breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Talbain scores with a kick to the midsection.
Gunn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA Las Vegas in the buildup to the fight.
Gunn throws a lazy head kick

and Talbain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

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

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn misses with a combination

and Talbain counters by clinching up.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gunn misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gunn breaks the clinch.

Talbain instigates a clinch.
Talbain unloads a knee to the mid-section. Gunn lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.
Gunn takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Tommy Gunn has been cut.
Gunn throws a predictable looking body shot

and Talbain counters by clinching up.

Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Talbain drives through and clinches with Gunn against the ropes.
Gunn swings wildly with an uppercut but Talbain uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Talbain content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Talbain with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

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

Talbain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Talbain throws a right and a left that Gunn avoids nicely.
Gunn is looking for a counter combo.

Talbain has taken the fight to the clinch.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gunn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gunn scores with a punch to the head.

Talbain clinches with his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gunn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Talbain plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Talbain gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.
Talbain pushes Gunn away with a front kick.

Talbain closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
We've been informed that Talbain has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

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

Talbain pushes Gunn up against the ropes in a clinch.
Talbain has Gunn pressed against the ropes.

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

Talbain moves into the clinch successfully.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gunn throws a sloppy head kick

and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Talbain breaks the clinch.
Talbain thows a body kick. Gunn tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Talbain throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gunn cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Talbain rushes Gunn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

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

Talbain takes the fight into the clinch.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbain controls his hands.
Talbain stalling.

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

and Talbain moves into the 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 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 forces Gunn back against the ropes and clinches.
Talbain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gunn trying to control the position but instead, Talbain has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gunn into the ropes.

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

Talbain forces Gunn back against the ropes and clinches.
Talbain's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Still in the clinch, Talbain scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jon Talbain seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talbain lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbain feints a jab promting Gunn to slip. Talbain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gunn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Talbain misses with a wild body shot.
Gunn takes one on the chin but seems OK.

Tommy Gunn's cut is getting worse.

Talbain forces Gunn back against the ropes and clinches.
Gunn taking a breather.
Gunn lands a good knee to the midsection. Talbain won't want to take too many of those.

Talbain breaks from the clinch.

Talbain clinches with his opponent.
Talbain gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Gunn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gunn throws a combination that misses

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch.

Gunn manages to break the clinch.
Talbain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Talbain has managed to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Talbain misses with a two punch combination.
Talbain jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Tommy Gunn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Gunn falls off balance throwing a combination

and Talbain counters by clinching up.
Talbain is pushing Gunn up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

Talbain manages to break the clinch.

Talbain moves into range and clinches up with Gunn.
Gunn misses with some punches.
Talbain leaning his opponent against the ropes.

Talbain breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbain lands a leg kick that knocks Gunn off balance momentarily.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.
Gunn throws an off balance right hand

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch.

Gunn breaks from the clinch.

Talbain gets a clinch.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tommy Gunn is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Talbain clinches.
Talbain pushes Gunn back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Talbain is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Talbain prevents a body shot from Gunn.

Gunn breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Talbain fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gunn gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Talbain counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Talbain lands a good knee to the midsection. Gunn won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Talbain's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gunn throws a left and a right that both miss

and Talbain counters by moving into the clinch.

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

and whilst Gunn still has his hands down, Talbain counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Gunn crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Gunn be able to survive another onslaught?
Gunn throws a lazy head kick

and Talbain holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gunn struggles to land a body shot inside as Talbain controls his hands.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Talbain takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Tommy Gunn's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Gunn takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gunn throws a leg kick

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.
Talbain rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gunn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Talbain throws out a head kick that Gunn doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Gunn crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Gunn's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Gunn is rocked!
Gunn misses with a double jab

and Talbain moves into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Talbain is working Gunn over against the ropes.
Gunn tries to stall but Talbain uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gunn.

Talbain drops Gunn with a big knee! Will Gunn beat the count? Yep, he's up already and we're only at 3... let's see if he's just faking it or if he's actually OK.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Tommy Gunn's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tommy Gunn's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jon Talbain!