PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 1465 p4p, 1654 weight class) and Abdul Rahman (ranked 207 p4p, 225 weight class). Abdul Rahman is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Linewood
vs
Rahman

185 cm
37
180
17 - 19 - 1

182 cm
28
184
15 - 9 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 19 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Linewood darts in and clinches Rahman up against the cage.
Linewood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Linewood.
Linewood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Linewood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
A short right from Rahman.
A right handed body shot lands from Rahman.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linewood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood lands a body punch in the clinch.
Linewood tries to stall but Rahman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Linewood lands a shoulder strike.
Linewood stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rahman.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rahmans head.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood wants to get back to striking at distance but Rahman won't allow it.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linewood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linewood blocks an uppercut.
Rahman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linewoods head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood is trying to break the clinch but Rahman is controlling him.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
Linewood can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
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!
Rahman takes a shot to the head.
Rahman gets through Linewood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Rahman.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Linewood fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rahman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood trying to control the position but instead, Rahman has worked for underhooks and has pushed Linewood into the cage.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rahman cracks Linewood with a nice body shot.
Rahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linewood.
Rahman tries a body shot but Linewood blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Linewood.
Linewood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Linewood pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Linewood misses.

Rahman has Linewood up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linewood is stalling here.
A bit of stalling here from Linewood.
Linewood seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman lands a right hand.
Rahman misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Linewood taking a breather.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rahman tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood trying to stall but Rahman improves his position.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linewood misses with a punch to the body.
Rahman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Linewood on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rahman tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing Rahman back against the cage.
Linewood is stalling here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Rahman walks forward, straight into a front kick from Linewood.
Rahman blocks a jab.
Rahman doesn't manage to clinch there - Linewood circles away.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linewood.
Rahman tries to clinch up but Linewood circles away and keeps his distance.
Rahman misses with a two punch combination.
Rahman moves out of range of the body kick.
Rahman takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Rahman has closed the distance and engaged Linewood in a clinch.
Linewood wants to break free but Rahman has control.
Linewood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rahman.
Linewood lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rahman.

Linewood breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman blocks a leg kick.
Rahman is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Rahman moves into range and clinches up with Linewood.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rahman can't find room to land a body shot as Linewood controls the action.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
Linewood working aggressively here.
Abdul Rahman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rahman lands with a right to the head.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Rahman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Linewood is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rahman gets through Linewood's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Linewood.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood is trying to maintain a safe position but Rahman gets an underhook and turns Linewood into the cage.
Rahman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood slows down the pace here.
Linewood lands a nice shot to the body.
Rahman lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linewood blocking some punches.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood is trying to break free.

Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rahman is looking to clinch.
Rahman has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Rahman throws a body shot but no joy.
Linewood looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.

Linewood tries to keep at a distance but Rahman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Good body shot from Linewood.
Linewood blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman lands with a light punch inside.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
Linewood tries to work over Rahman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood is trying to break free.
A head punch on the inside from Rahman fails to land.
Linewood controlling the action here for a moment.
Rahman throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Rahman.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman swings wildly with an uppercut but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.

Linewood breaks from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rahman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linewood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rahman misses with a hook.
Rahman tests Linewood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A nice leg kick from Linewood, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linewood throws a wild body kick that Rahman sees coming a mile off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice cross by Linewood.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
Rahman tries to counter by closing the distance.
Linewood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Shock Linewood is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rahman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linewood tries to counter by clinching up but Rahman breaks away and moves out of range.
Rahman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Linewood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rahman backwards.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Rahman closes the distance and clinches.
Rahman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rahman blocks an uppercut.
Linewood pushes Rahman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linewood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Rahman.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Linewood tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Linewood pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rahman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rahman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rahman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Linewood's head.
Rahman misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linewood displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rahman up against the cage.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Rahman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Linewood works on Rahman's body with a couple of short punches.
Linewood tries to throw a body punch but Rahman avoids it by throwing Linewood back against the cage.
Rahman misses with a body punch.
Rahman blocks a body shot from Linewood.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linewood.
Linewood tries to stall but Rahman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linewood.
Rahman misses with some punches.
Rahman scores with a shot to the side of Linewood's head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood takes a shot to the head.
Rahman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Linewood.

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

Rahman takes the fight into the clinch.
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!
Linewood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linewood lands a body shot.
Rahman scores with a shoulder strike.
Linewood tries a body shot but Rahman blocks it.
Linewood lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rahman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Linewood can't find room to land a body shot as Rahman controls the action.
Linewood misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rahman.
Rahman pushes Linewood back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Rahman.
Rahman lands an uppercut.
Rahman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Rahman working aggressively here.
Rahman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Rahman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rahman tries a body shot but Linewood blocks it.

Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Abdul Rahman is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Linewood misses with a looping right.
Rahman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rahman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rahman tries to clinch but Linewood moves out of range.

Rahman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linewood, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Linewood - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Linewood working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rahman prevents a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Shock Linewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linewood is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Rahman misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rahman's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Rahman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as Rahman controls his hands.
Rahman blocking some punches.
Rahman misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Abdul Rahman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rahman winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Abdul Rahman!