PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 2945 p4p, 313 weight class) and Nick Sins (ranked 3327 p4p, 338 weight class). Sins has chosen ATLiens - By: Outkast as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Linewood
vs
Sins

185 cm
27
201 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

186 cm
31
201 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nick Sins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Linewood.
Linewood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linewood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sins.
Sins connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linewood misses with an uppercut. Sins saw that one coming.
Nick Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sins is looking to score with low kicks.
Sins throws a shot from downtown. Linewood moves away and avoids it.
Sins lands a jab to the head.
Sins needs to keep his hands up - Linewood had a free shot at his head there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sins.
A slow jab from Linewood misses its intended target.
Linewood tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Sins manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linewood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sins paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sins swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
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 gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sins.
Sins throws an overhand right that lands on Linewood's shoulder, as Linewood tries to avoid the shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Linewood misses its target.
Sins misses with a straight left.
Linewood thinks about countering with a body kick.
Sins thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linewood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sins throws a jab when Linewood was well out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Linewood. That snapped Sins's head back.
Linewood lands with a straight right. Sins didn't see that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sins connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linewood momentarily.
Linewood throws a big shot that misses.
Sins throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linewood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sins.
Sins misses with a left hand
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Linewood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sins.
Sins throws a lazy uppercut
and Linewood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A big left from Sins misses.
Linewood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linewood scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch lands to the side of Sins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Sins misses with a looping right.
Sins throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Linewood misses.
Linewood walks into a jab.
It looks like Linewood has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Linewood thumps Sins with a low kick.
Sins misses with a looping left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins throws out a loose jab but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Sins as he connects with a hook.
Sins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Linewood scores with a nice right hand.
Linewood smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linewood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linewood cracks Sins with a right hand to the side of the head.

Sins is rocked!
Linewood takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Sins lands a jab.
Sins throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sins misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sins darts in trying to clinch
and Linewood counters with a nice leg kick.
Sins throws a solid leg kick but Linewood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sins.
Linewood throws a low kick but Sins avoids it.
Sins moves out of range of the strikes.
Sins dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linewood. That did some damage!
Linewood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linewood.
Linewood lands the left hand.
Sins throws a jab when Linewood was well out of range.
Sins will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sins tries a head kick but it misses.
Sins loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.
Sins takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Linewood lands with a nice body kick.
Linewood scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sins looks to land a left hand but Linewood moved out of range nicely.
Sins scores with a hook to the body. Linewood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Linewood walks into a jab.
Linewood takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood misses with an uppercut. Sins saw that one coming.
It seemed like Sins was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sins pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linewood takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sins throws out the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins jabs Linewood to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Linewood walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Linewood scoring well with a low kick there.
Sins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sins throws a right hand that misses
and Linewood counters with a low kick, right behind Sins 's knee.
Decent striking displayed by Linewood there.
Linewood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
A head kick by Sins misses
and Linewood counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, jab by Sins - just one landing.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linewood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linewood thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sins uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linewood has time to react.
Sins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linewood was well out of range. Poor timing from Sins.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linewood throws a body punch but Sins moves out of range.
Linewood sizes up Sins with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linewood connects with a solid leg kick.
Linewood slips under a jab.
Linewood throws a quick counter kick to the body but Sins avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nick Sins will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Jab by Linewood.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Sins moved out of range nicely.
Good exchange - Sins coming out on top.
Sins avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sins looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sins shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sins throws a front kick aimed at Linewood's knee but Linewood avoids it well.
Linewood is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sins.
Sins throws a right hand that misses
and Linewood counters with a nice uppercut.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Linewood ducks down to avoid it.
Sins throws a hook but Linewood avoids it easily.
Linewood feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Sinss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Sins is still on wobbly legs! Can Linewood finish him?
A low kick from Sins misses
and Linewood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linewood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sins.
Linewood throwing a counter right hand but Sins manages to avoid it.
Sins seems to have recovered his senses.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sins ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Sins misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood throws a jab but it's blocked by Sins.
Linewood takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linewood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sins lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Donk. Sins catches Linewood right on the button with a cross.
Linewood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Sins. Sins obviously looking to wear him down.
Linewood's corner calls for a 1-2. Linewood obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linewood blocks a head kick by Sins.
Linewood jabs Sins to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Linewood lands a jab to Sins's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linewood misses with a series of wild punches.
Good leg kick by Linewood there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sins throws a hook but Linewood blocks it.
Sins throws a lazy uppercut
and Linewood counters with a nice uppercut.
Linewood misses with a double jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with a body shot.
Linewood throwing a counter right hand but Sins manages to avoid it.
Sins fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Linewood is out of range.
Sins throws a right hand that misses
and Linewood counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sins thinking.
Sins takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sins scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linewood doesn't seem bothered though.
Sins misses with a hook.
Shock Linewood is winning the standup battle so far.
A lazy left from Linewood finds it's target.
Linewood throws out a powerful jab.
Linewood scores with a jab to the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sins.

Linewood cracks Sins with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Sins looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Linewood finish him?
Linewood blocks a jab.
Linewood connects with a single shot there.
Sins's corner calls for a 1-2. Sins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donk. Sins catches Linewood right on the button with a cross.
Sins misses with a body shot.
Linewood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sins.
Sins throws a solid leg kick but Linewood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sins.
Linewood misses the shot to the body.
Linewood waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sins.
Sins looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Linewood misses with a body shot.
Sins throws a jab but it's blocked by Linewood.
Sins takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

Linewood moves into the clinch.
Sins throws an elbow but it misses.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Linewood's brow.
Linewood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sins backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linewood creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sins blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Linewood blocks the elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sins.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sins.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood working aggressively here.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Sins working aggressively here.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Linewood tries to pull guard but Sins won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Linewood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Linewood on the inside.

Linewood manages to pull guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Linewood is trying to keep Sins in close.
Linewood working a defensive guard but Sins manages to pass into side control anyway.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sins taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shock Linewood dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Sins misses with a left hand
and Linewood counters with a nice uppercut.
Linewood lands a lovely overhand right.
Linewood misses with a hook. Sins ducked under it nicely.
Linewood attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Sins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linewood moves away.
Linewood appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Linewood catches Sins with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sins tries a head kick but it misses.
It appears Linewood was looking to counter with a kick there.
Sins scores with a nice strike.
Sins throws a hook to the side of Linewood's head but Linewood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sins checks a leg kick.
Sins jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sins connects with a nice looking jab.
Sins has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A low kick from Sins misses
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sins throws an overhand right that lands on Linewood's shoulder, as Linewood tries to avoid the shot.
Sins misses with an uppercut. Linewood saw that one coming.
It looked like Linewood was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sins.
Sins swings widly with a right hand
and Linewood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sins throws a looping overhand right but Linewood ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood checks a leg kick.
Linewood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sins.
Sins throws a lazy right hand but Linewood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linewood looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Sins is fending him off so far but Linewood persists. Nope, Sins circles away and we're back to standing.
Sins bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Sins on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Linewood defending well as Sins loads up on a big left hand.
Linewood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sins misses with a hook
and Linewood counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Linewood misses with a series of wild punches.
Linewood checks a leg kick.
Linewood feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Sins blocks a leg kick.
Linewood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sins.
Sins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linewood throws out the jab.
Linewood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sins can pounce on him.
Sins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linewood sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sins loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Sins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Sins.
Linewood throws a hook but Sins avoids it easily.
Sins misses with a leg kick
and Linewood counters with a nice uppercut.
Sins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sins throws a leg kick that misses.
Linewood moves away from the strike by Sins.
Sins just misses with a punch to the body.
Sins walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Linewood checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sins misses with a right hand
and Linewood counters with a nice body shot.
Sins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Sins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Linewood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Linewood misses with an uppercut.
Sins scores with a jab to the body.
Linewood swings for the body but Sins moves out of range.
Sins swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Linewood misses the target.
Sins misses with a straight left.
Linewood was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Linewood moves out of range of the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins throws a hook to the side of Linewood's head but Linewood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Sins misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linewood cracks Sins with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sins cracks Linewood with an open hand slap.
Sins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linewood.
Linewood needs to keep his hands up - Sins had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Linewood.
Linewood throws a head kick that misses.
Linewood defending well as Sins loads up on a big left hand.
Sins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Linewood gets a clinch.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linewood's elbow.
Sins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
Linewood avoiding damage as Sins throws knees to the body.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sins's elbow.
Nice body punch from Linewood - that landed with a thud.
Sins swings wildly with an uppercut but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Linewood drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Linewood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Linewood is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sins sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Linewood is trying to control the position from the bottom.

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 Shock Linewood.
Well Linewood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge George Francis scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Shock Linewood!
A relieved looking Shock Linewood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.