PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Linius Lindeberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Felix Fonseca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Felix Fonseca enters the cage!

Lindeberg
vs
Fonseca

166 cm
25
144 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
26
140 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Leviathan Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Linius Lindeberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Felix Fonseca!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fonseca connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lindeberg's hands.

Lindeberg has managed to clinch.

Lindeberg turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lindeberg manages to end up in side control.
Fonseca is trying to improve his position.
Lindeberg is chipping away with strikes.
Lindeberg misses with the ground and pound.
Lindeberg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lindeberg scores with punches from side control.
Fonseca is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fonseca managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lindeberg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lindeberg looks up at the clock and then as Fonseca takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lindeberg smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lindeberg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lindeberg working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

Fonseca is rocked!
Fonseca avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lindeberg.
Fonseca is still in real trouble! Can Lindeberg finish him?
Lindeberg creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Fonseca sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Fonseca looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lindeberg scoring with punches and elbows.
Lindeberg has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindeberg cracks Fonseca with a big elbow.
Lindeberg working the body and head with strikes.
Lindeberg lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Fonseca down.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lindeberg landing strikes.
Lindeberg is putting a hurting on Fonseca here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lindeberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fonseca is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Fonseca parries the strikes from Lindeberg easily there. Lindeberg is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fonseca to escape.
Lindeberg postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lindeberg cracks Fonseca with a big right hand but Fonseca just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fonseca is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fonseca defending against the ground and pound.
Lindeberg is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fonseca takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Fonseca on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindeberg connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Fonseca some visible discomfort.
Lindeberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
Fonseca is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fonseca looks winded!
Lindeberg misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lindeberg in side control, throwing shots but Fonseca defends.
Fonseca seems to have recovered his senses.
Lindeberg throws a strike aimed at the side of Fonseca's head but Fonseca avoids it well.
Lindeberg throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lindeberg in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fonseca is trying to get back to his feet.
Lindeberg creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lindeberg scores with a couple of short elbows.
Lindeberg landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindeberg sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Fonseca is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lindeberg in side control lands a decent elbow.
Fonseca takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lindeberg working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lindeberg lands some shots froms side control.
Lindeberg lands a strong strike to the head of Fonseca. That's dazed him! Lindeberg looking to finish here. Fonseca is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Lindeberg lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Linius Lindeberg!