PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Haro Magalo (ranked 4225 p4p, 480 weight class) and Kedson Linhares (ranked 24828 p4p, 747 weight class). Magalo kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Franco - All Nighter. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Magalo
vs
Linhares

175 cm
28
204 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

205 cm
27
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Haro Magalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kedson Linhares!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares tries to clinch but Magalo is having none of it.

Magalo clinches.

Magalo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Magalo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Magalo pulls Linhares in close to prevent any damage.
Magalo is trying to keep Linhares in close.
Linhares wants to control from the top but Magalo keeps moving.
Linhares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Magalo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magalo has his hands on Linhares's head, controlling the position.
Magalo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares passes Magalo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Linhares tries to pass to full mount but Magalo defends it.
Magalo is trying to control but can't.
Magalo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Linhares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Magalo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Magalo trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Linhares closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Magalo to the mat! Magalo manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Magalo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Linhares gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Linhares shoots in and bounces Magalo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Magalo wants to get back to his feet but Linhares passes into half guard.

Linhares is trying to control the action in half guard but Magalo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Linhares stalling.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Magalo is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Linhares is keen to just control but Magalo is a slippery customer.
Linhares wants to free his trapped foot but Magalo is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Magalo is trying to control but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Magalo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Linhares prevents Magalo from improving his position.
Magalo regains full guard. Nicely done.
Magalo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Magalo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Magalo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Magalo lands strikes from half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Linhares can do anything to dispel that myth.
Linhares is staying active underneath Magalo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Linhares is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Magalo pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Haro Magalo will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Magalo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linhares.
Magalo cracks Linhares with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linhares stuffs the takedown.
Magalo punishes Linhares's body with a nice straight punch.
Magalo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Linhares sprawls well. Linhares wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Magalo gets slowly back to his feet.
Magalo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linhares manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linhares thinks about the counter body kick.
Linhares shoots in but Magalo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Linhares is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magalo punishes Linhares's body with a nice straight punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Magalo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Magalo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Linhares gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Magalo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Linhares is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Haro Magalo!
An out of breath Haro Magalo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.