PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Malcolm King (ranked 2528 p4p, 2619 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 319 p4p, 324 weight class). King's entrance music is YoungBoy Never Broke Again – White Teeth. A fine choice. On his way into the cage it seems that Malcolm King has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Malcolm King seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

King
vs
Linewood

185 cm
29
171
13 - 10 - 0

185 cm
39
180
19 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick

BJJ Red Belt
World class MT
Fast

Groove Gear

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 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Malcolm King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King throws a right hand that Linewood ducks under and follows up with a left that Linewood also avoids with ease.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts King, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by King.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linewood.
King connects with a high kick.
King walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
King misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linewood.
Linewood stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linewood connects with a body shot that sends King's belly button to the back.
Linewood needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
King misses with a body shot
and Linewood counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Linewood lands a head kick!

King moves into range and clinches up with Linewood.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.

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

King has managed to clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Linewood.

That's one minute gone in the round.
King pushes off an throws an elbow but Linewood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
King tries to throw a body punch but Linewood avoids it by throwing King back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
A left hand lands to the body for Linewood.
King missing with knees to the body.
We've been informed that Linewood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A head punch on the inside from Linewood fails to land.

Linewood breaks from the clinch.
Linewood 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.
King lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
King throws a lazy head kick

and Linewood holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Linewood scores with a nice hook to the head.
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Linewood controls the action.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of King backwards.
Linewood managing to block the knees to the body from King.
King lands a body shot.
Linewood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
King lands a left hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linewood misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a punch to the body.
King lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King throws an elbow that misses.
A right hand to the body from Linewood.
Linewood blocks a punch to the side of the head.
King throws an elbow that misses.
Linewood throws a punch but it's blocked by King.
Linewood struggles to land a body shot inside as King controls his hands.
King has a couple of punches blocked by Linewood.
Linewood pushes King back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King misses with the head strike.
Good body shot from Linewood.
King throws an elbow but it misses.
Linewood landing knees to the body.
King is breathing heavily.
King swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linewood managing to block the knees to the body from King.

Linewood's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Linewood tests King's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linewood connects with a single shot there.
Linewood lands with an uppercut that bounces King off the cage and back into range.

King is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
King misses with a double jab
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Oh King is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
King walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles King limp body while Linewood jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shock Linewood!
Shock Linewood thanked the fans post fight for their support.