PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Colin Kaepernick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Talbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Kaepernick
vs
Talbert

188 cm
31
218 lbs
17 - 12 - 0

185 cm
30
220 lbs
22 - 13 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Colin Kaepernick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Talbert!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Talbert.
Kaepernick uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Talbert.
A little feinted left hand from Kaepernick on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kaepernick lands with a nice body punch.
Kaepernick tries to move into range but Talbert moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jab by Talbert.
Talbert digs a good hook to Kaepernick's body.
Kaepernick throws a hook but Talbert blocks it.
Kaepernick walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kaepernick digs a good hook to Talbert's body.
Talbert takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kaepernick throws a big shot that misses.
Talbert with the counter takedown but Kaepernick avoids it easily.
Talbert tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kaepernick misses with a straight left.
Kaepernick closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A left and a right from Talbert both land. Nice combination.
Nice defenses there by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick connects with a body shot.
Colin Kaepernick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Talbert.
Kaepernick lands a right hook to the body.
Kaepernick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Talbert avoids the head kick by Kaepernick.
Talbert fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kaepernick takes a swing at Talbert's ribcage but misses.
Talbert misses with a hook.
Talbert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Colin Kaepernick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Talbert scores with a nice right hand.
Talbert bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kaepernick's head backwards.
Kaepernick throws a head kick that misses.
Kaepernick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaepernick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Talbert darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

Talbert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kaepernick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick keeping moving, preventing Talbert from controlling successfully.
Talbert is looking to work some ground and pound but Kaepernick has wrist control.
Kaepernick keeping moving, preventing Talbert from controlling successfully.
Talbert forces his way into half guard.
Talbert trying to control the action but Kaepernick is working from the bottom.
Talbert wants to pass the guard but Kaepernick is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert is keen to just control but Kaepernick is a slippery customer.
Kaepernick gets back to full guard.
Kaepernick is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Talbert is controlling him.
Talbert wants to control from the top but Kaepernick keeps moving.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaepernick fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kaepernick listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbert is just out of range.
Kaepernick misses the jab.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot.
Talbert has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Talbert avoids the head kick by Kaepernick.
Talbert connects with the punch.
Talbert throws a hook but Kaepernick blocks it.
Kaepernick throws a sloppy head kick
and Talbert counters with a left and a right that stings Kaepernick.
Kaepernick throws a sloppy head kick and Talbert moves out of range easily.
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.
Nice uppercut there from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick connects with a leg kick. Talbert looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Talbert shoots in looking for a takedown. Kaepernick tries to sprawl out of it but Talbert keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kaepernick manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sam Talbert dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kaepernick is looking to wear down Talbert with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kaepernick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kaepernick lands a nice looking body shot.
Kaepernick lands with a right hand.
Jab from Kaepernick.
Talbert throws an overhand right that lands on Kaepernick's shoulder, as Kaepernick tries to avoid the shot.
Kaepernick throws a head kick but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert blocks a head kick by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbert is just out of range.
Kaepernick misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kaepernick. Talbert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Talbert slips under a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Talbert! But no joy.
A jab from Talbert misses.
Kaepernick throws out a loose jab but Talbert uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kaepernick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick with a hook.
Colin Kaepernick is winning the standup battle so far.
Kaepernick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaepernick.
Talbert misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Talbert throws a big shot that misses.
Talbert blocks a head kick by Kaepernick.
Kaepernick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbert is just out of range.
Kaepernick takes a swing at Talbert's ribcage but misses.
Talbert goes for a double leg but Kaepernick avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kaepernick continues to drive forward.
Kaepernick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Talbert misses with a straight right.
Talbert pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a wild body shot.
Talbert lands a jab to the head.
Kaepernick scores with a punch to the head.
Talbert dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kaepernick leaves Talbert with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kaepernick throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Talbert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kaepernick throws a hook but Talbert blocks it.
Kaepernick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kaepernick throws a hook to the side of Talbert's head but Talbert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaepernick connects with the punch.
Talbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kaepernick.
Talbert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kaepernick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Talbert manages to avoid it.
Talbert keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talbert connects with a body shot that sends Kaepernick's belly button to the back.
Kaepernick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaepernick.
Talbert misses with an uppercut. Kaepernick saw that one coming.
Talbert avoids the body shot from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Talbert connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kaepernick scrambles back to his feet.
Talbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaepernick.
A little jabbing left from Talbert on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talbert is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Talbert throws a hook but Kaepernick avoids it easily.
Talbert swings for the body but Kaepernick moves out of range.
Talbert lands a jab to Kaepernick's midsection.
A head kick misses from Kaepernick.
Talbert lands a really nice looking cross but Kaepernick seems unphased.
Talbert staying out of range there.
A swing and a miss from Talbert.
A quick step to the side and Kaepernick tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a left hand
and Talbert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kaepernick swings widly with a right hand

and Talbert counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Talbert stops Kaepernick from standing up.
Talbert looking to pass the guard.
Talbert trying to control but Kaepernick is working from the bottom.
Kaepernick looking to hit a scissor sweep but Talbert is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colin Kaepernick dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Jab from Talbert.
Talbert blocks a jab.
Kaepernick thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kaepernick stuns Talbert with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kaepernick misses with an uppercut. Talbert saw that one coming.
Talbert looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A swing and a miss from Kaepernick.
A little jabbing left from Talbert on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Talbert rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kaepernick counters with a nice body shot.
Talbert takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice uppercut there from Talbert.
Kaepernick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaepernick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talbert was well out of range. Poor timing from Kaepernick.
Kaepernick lands a nice shot that snaps Talbert's head back.
Kaepernick moves out of range as Talbert strikes.
Talbert on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kaepernick misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Talbert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaepernick misses with a jab to the body
and Talbert counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A big right from Kaepernick misses.
Kaepernick walks into a jab.
Kaepernick walks into a straight right hand from Talbert.
Kaepernick just misses with a punch to the body.
Kaepernick swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Talbert to counter with a crisp jab.
Good exchange - Talbert coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Talbert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kaepernick was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kaepernick goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Talbert shoots in for a takedown but Kaepernick shows good takedown defense.
Kaepernick rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Talbert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Talbert looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Talbert connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Kaepernick throws a shot to the body.
Kaepernick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talbert throws a hook to the side of Kaepernick's head but Kaepernick sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kaepernick lands with a good body shot.
A head kick by Kaepernick misses

and Talbert counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Talbert.

Kaepernick has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Talbert is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Talbert can't get the takedown.
Talbert's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kaepernick's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Talbert bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kaepernick misses with a body punch
and Talbert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kaepernick misses with a double jab.
Kaepernick looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kaepernick with a hook.
Kaepernick lands a nice shot to the body.
Talbert throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kaepernick sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kaepernick stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kaepernick throws a big shot that misses.
Talbert uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kaepernick.
Talbert lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kaepernick misses the shot to the body.
Talbert connects with a looping right hand.
Kaepernick lands a nice looking body shot.
Talbert works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Talbert misses its intended target.
Talbert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kaepernick lands a jab.
Kaepernick throws a head kick but Talbert moves out of range.
Talbert steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kaepernick.
A cross from Talbert lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Talbert shoots in and drives through. Kaepernick sprawls well.
Colin Kaepernick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sam Talbert.
Kaepernick lands a glancing blow to the side of Talbert's head.
Talbert jabs Kaepernick right on the nose. Kaepernick blinks but takes it well.
Kaepernick lands a body shot.
A big left from Kaepernick misses.
Kaepernick scores with a shot to the body.
Kaepernick throws a body punch but Talbert moves out of range.
Kaepernick displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Talbert throws out the jab.
Talbert blocks a head kick by Kaepernick.
Talbert throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Talbert lands with a cross.
Kaepernick looks to score with a jab to the body but Talbert is just out of range.
Talbert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Colin Kaepernick showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Kaepernick has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Colin Kaepernick!
Colin Kaepernick gave a mention to GREEN!160 in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).