PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mr Bronze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne has chosen Arcturus - The Chaos Path as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bronze
vs
Linne

200 cm
27
165 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

170 cm
35
165 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Mr Bronze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Sam Margolis and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronze misses with a body kick.
Bronze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bronze lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bronze swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Linne.
Bronze dives in and grabs Linne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Linne pushes down on Bronze's head and hops out.
Bronze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linne.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bronze checks a low kick from Linne.
The fighters circling - Bronze throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bronze misses with a low kick.
Bronze connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linne's hands.
Bronze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze shoots in but Linne avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bronze's corner calls for a 1-2. Bronze obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bronze lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A punch combination from Bronze misses.
Mr Bronze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne misses with a leg kick

and Bronze counters with a shoot takedown. Linne fights it but they end up in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linne is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bronze looking to pass the guard.
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!
Bronze wants to control from the top but Linne keeps moving.
Bronze wanted to stand there but Linne had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze landing some decent shots from guard.
Bronze makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bronze with a nice head shot there.
Bronze postures up.
Bronze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linne is trying to control the position but Bronze postures up.
Linne keeping moving, preventing Bronze from controlling successfully.
Bronze tries to free his leg and advance position but Linne is retaining full guard.
Bronze stopping the sweep attempt from Linne.
Bronze distracts Linne with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bronze trying to control the position from guard on top but Linne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bronze preventing the sweep.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bronze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Linne circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mr Bronze. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bronze scores with a head kick.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That kick from Linne tenderised Bronze's leg. Bronze is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crunch! Linne slams his shin into Bronze's torso.
Linne lands a really nice looking cross but Bronze seems unphased.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bronze throws a lazy right hand but Linne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linne throws a hook but Bronze blocks it.
Bronze shoots in looking for a takedown but Linne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Linne throws a hook to the side of Bronze's head but Bronze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronze takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bronze lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mr Bronze dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bronze misses with a looping left.
Bronze blocks a head kick by Linne.
Bronze throws a shot to the body.
Bronze throws a chopping leg kick but Linne manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linne lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bronze has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bronze and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bronze digs a good hook to Linne's body.
Bronze 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.
Bronze is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bronze waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linne.
Linne staying out of range there.
Linne takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronze connects with a nice looking jab.
The fighters circling - Linne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bronze, right into the meat.
Linne throws a solid leg kick but Bronze takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linne.
Bronze steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
Bronze throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linne counters with an inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Linne.
Linne throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bronze takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bronze scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Bronze checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mr Bronze is winning the standup battle so far.
Linne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linne tries a low kick but Bronze avoids it.
Linne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bronze is out of range.
Linne moves away from the strike by Bronze.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Bronze. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bronze.
Linne misses with a body kick.
A punch combination from Linne misses.
Bronze shoots in looking for a takedown but Linne manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bronze's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Linne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bronze slips a jab and a cross from Linne.
Bronze thows a leg kick but Linne checks it
and Linne counters with a low kick, right behind Bronze 's knee.
Bronze connects with a looping right hand.
Linne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bronze is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Bronze misses.
Linne throws a hook to the side of Bronze's head but Bronze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bronze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linne 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.
Linne connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne avoids the head kick by Bronze.
Linne stuffs the takedown.
Linne looks to land a body kick but Bronze moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Sebastien Linne will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bronze darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bronze loads up on a big right hand but Linne slips the punch.
Linne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bronze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Linne misses with a body kick.
Bronze lands an overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Linne.
Linne thuds a left hand into Bronze's body.
Bronze looks to land a right hand but Linne moved out of range.
Bronze clobbers Linne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Linne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bronze feints and then cracks Linne's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linne down.
Bronze misses with a looping left.
Bronze throws a jab when Linne was well out of range.
Bronze is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bronze shoots in for a takedown but Linne shows good takedown defense.
Bronze checks a leg kick.

Bronze shoots in and gets a takedown into Linne's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne looking for a sweep. Not yet Linne, not yet.
Linne controls Bronze momentarily but Bronze frees himself.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bronze accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Linne seems keen to control Bronze's posture.

Linne looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Linne not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bronze will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mr Bronze overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bronze is pushing down on Linne's leg trying to pass to half guard. Linne is fighting to maintain full guard but Bronze has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne has his hands clasped together around Bronze's back. He's all about the action.
Bronze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Linne is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bronze working the head and body with strikes.
Bronze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Linne tries to roll over but Bronze keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Linne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bronze scoring with punches to the head and body.
Linne working a defensive guard here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bronze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bronze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linne is keeping the position for now.
Linne wants to sweep but no luck.
Linne working a defensive guard here.
Bronze throws a big right hand that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne is trying to keep Bronze in close.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Linne working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bronze doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bronze manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Linne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linne wants to sweep here but Bronze controlling him for the moment.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mr Bronze.
I think Bronze 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 James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mr Bronze!
Mr Bronze took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GTI - 1337 sponsors VERSUS for their support in the buildup to the fight.