PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Kharinov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kharinov has chosen Metallica - For Whom The Bell Tolls as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sergey Kharinov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lindel
vs
Kharinov

190 cm
23
240 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

193 cm
27
246 lbs
17 - 1 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mikael Lindel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sergey Kharinov!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindel looks to score with a jab to the body but Kharinov is just out of range.
Lindel looks for a takedown but Kharinov sprawls well.
Kharinov looks to throw the jab but Lindel is out of range.

Lindel shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lindel throwing strikes from guard but Kharinov blocks nicely.
Kharinov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lindel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kharinov is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lindel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindel stands up over Kharinov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kharinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lindel throws a big right hand that misses.
Lindel controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lindel pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kharinov is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lindel trying to control but Kharinov is working from the bottom.
Lindel stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kharinov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kharinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindel not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Lindel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindel pushing down on Kharinov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Lindel is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lindel trying to control the pace.
Lindel is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindel trying to control from Kharinov's half guard. Kharinov has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lindel lands a couple of digs.
Kharinov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lindel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lindel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindel is working Kharinov over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lindel controlling from the top position.
Kharinov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lindel.

Kharinov has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lindel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lindel wants to control from the top but Kharinov keeps moving.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Lindel dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Kharinov misses the jab.
Lindel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lindel swings for the body but Kharinov moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Lindel or perhaps it was just good defense by Kharinov which made him look bad.
Lindel swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kharinov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindel throws out the jab.
Kharinov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindel misses with a takedown attempt - Kharinov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lindel shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kharinov as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikael Lindel. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindel fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kharinov looks to land a right hand but Lindel moved out of range.
Lindel fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kharinov avoids it really well and circles away.

Lindel closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindel jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kharinov walks away with a smile on his face. Lindel gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lindel fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lindel misses with a straight left.
Lindel takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Kharinov enables Lindel to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kharinov manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Kharinov tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kharinov looking to control.
Lindel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kharinov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kharinov keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.
Lindel tries to free his leg and advance position but Kharinov is retaining full guard.
Kharinov keeping moving, preventing Lindel from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lindel trying to control the position from guard on top but Kharinov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lindel throwing strikes from guard but Kharinov blocks nicely.
Lindel advances position into side control!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kharinov manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lindel thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lindel missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kharinov is in trouble now - Lindel has advanced to mount!
Lindel controlling the position easily from mount.
Kharinov takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lindel working Kharinov over with strikes here.
Lindel punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Kharinov has left one of his arms exposed and Lindel doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kharinov screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mikael Lindel!
Mikael Lindel retains his heavyweight title!
Mikael Lindel thanked the fans post fight for their support.