PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olli Lindholm (ranked 1078 p4p, 817 weight class) and ZaDarius Haden (ranked 118 p4p, 97 weight class). Haden has chosen Mot�rhead - Orgasmatron as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lindholm
vs
Haden

199 cm
33
266
19 - 14 - 0

198 cm
31
249
20 - 12 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Bondi MMA 🏝️

Urban Fighter
PWNAGE™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Olli Lindholm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, ZaDarius Haden!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haden scores with a shot to the body.
Lindholm slips a straight right by Haden.
Haden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haden shoots in looking for a takedown but Lindholm manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Haden's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lindholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindholm lands a lovely overhand right.
Haden blocks a head kick by Lindholm.
Lindholm throws a sloppy head kick and Haden moves out of range easily.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lindholm looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Haden is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

Lindholm pushes Haden up against the cage in a clinch.
Lindholm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haden blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindholm has a couple of punches blocked by Haden.
Lindholm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindholm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haden.
Haden blocks an elbow strike.
Lindholm gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Haden.
Lindholm pushes off an throws an elbow but Haden leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm tries to throw a body punch but Haden avoids it by throwing Lindholm back against the cage.
Haden misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haden.
Haden dodges an elbow strike from Lindholm.
Haden drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Olli Lindholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Lindholm working aggressively here.
Lindholm's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice elbow from Lindholm.
Lindholm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindholm throws a punch but it's blocked by Haden.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lindholm just misses with a elbow thrown towards Haden's brow.
Haden prevents a body shot from Lindholm.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lindholm.
Lindholm utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Haden looks winded!
Lindholm lands an uppercut.
Lindholm lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindholm can't find room to land a body shot as Haden controls the action.
Lindholm tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lindholm tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Haden throws a head punch that misses.
Lindholm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindholm lands with a left to the head.
Lindholm landing knees to the head.
Haden works on Lindholm's body with a couple of short punches.
Haden misses with some punches.
Lindholm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haden is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haden blocking some punches.
Haden tries a body shot but Lindholm blocks it.
Haden dodges an elbow strike from Lindholm.

Haden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindholm darts in trying to clinch
enabling Haden to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindholm misses with the combination.

Lindholm has taken the fight to the clinch.

Haden breaks from the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lindholm throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lindholm lands a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindholm.
Lindholm scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Haden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindholm.
Haden feints the counter takedown.
Lindholm looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lindholm is looking to clinch but Haden is avoiding it.
Olli Lindholm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindholm jabs Haden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haden circles away from the clinch attempt
and Haden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haden shoots in but no luck this time.
Haden lands with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Lindholm.
Haden showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindholm.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lindholm connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Lindholm dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Lindholm misses the jab.
Nice shot by Lindholm.
A big left from Lindholm misses.
Haden blocks a head kick by Lindholm.
Haden's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lindholm connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Haden scrambles back to his feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lindholm darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lindholm lands the left hand.
Olli Lindholm is winning the standup battle so far.
Lindholm takes a swing at Haden's ribcage but misses.
Olli Lindholm is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindholm looks to score with a jab to the body but Haden is just out of range.
Lindholm tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haden dives in and grabs Lindholm's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lindholm pushes down on Haden's head and hops out.
Lindholm is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haden can do to turn this around?
Lindholm lands with a cross.
Haden lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindholm tries to clinch up but Haden circles away and keeps his distance.
Lindholm lands a head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindholm.
Lindholm throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haden's head.
Haden avoids a punch combination nicely.
Haden has a takedown stuffed.
Lindholm closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Haden swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindholm tries to clinch there but Haden circles away.
Haden avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindholm lands a head shot.
Lindholm lands a jab to the head.
Lindholm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haden was well out of range. Poor timing from Lindholm.
Haden fails with the takedown.
Olli Lindholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm misses with a right hand
letting Haden counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sloppy strikes from Lindholm. Those never looked like landing.
Lindholm wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lindholm slips under a jab.
Haden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A jab from Lindholm misses.
Lindholm is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lindholm tries to clinch up but Haden circles away and keeps his distance.
Lindholm on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Haden slips a jab and a cross from Lindholm.
Haden avoids the head kick by Lindholm.
Olli Lindholm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lindholm wants to clinch up but Haden keeps it at a distance.
Haden connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lindholm momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm is looking to clinch.

Lindholm forces Haden back against the cage and clinches.
Haden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch on the inside from Lindholm fails to land.
A bit of stalling here from Haden.
Lindholm throws a head punch that misses.

Haden manages to break the clinch.
Haden scores with a jab to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lindholm.
Lindholm punishes Haden's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindholm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haden changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lindholm throws a sloppy head kick and Haden moves out of range easily.
Lindholm misses the shot to the body.
Haden with the counter takedown but Lindholm avoids it easily.
Lindholm avoids the body shot from Haden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm throws out a loose jab but Haden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindholm throws a hook but Haden avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindholm jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Lindholm gets a clinch.

Haden escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindholm lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Lindholm darts in and clinches Haden up against the cage.
Haden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Haden.
Lindholm misses with a knee to the head.
Lindholm throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Lindholm on the inside.
Lindholm lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Olli Lindholm dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Haden takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haden misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Lindholm.
Haden avoids the body shot from Lindholm.
Lindholm keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Lindholm gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Haden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lindholm can't fight it off and eventually Haden manages to take the fight to the floor. Lindholm looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Lindholm scrambles and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindholm throws a head kick that misses

and Haden decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lindholm's guard.

Lindholm is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Haden blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindholm trying to land knees to the body.
Haden avoiding damage as Lindholm throws knees to the body.
Haden blocks an uppercut.
Lindholm swings wildly with an uppercut but Haden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindholm has a couple of punches blocked by Haden.
Lindholm lands a shoulder strike.
Haden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haden looking for a takedown.
A head punch on the inside from Lindholm fails to land.
Lindholm throws a head punch that misses.
Lindholm can't find room to land a body shot as Haden controls the action.
Haden tries for a takedown. No joy.
Haden blocks the elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haden blocking some punches.
Haden is looking for a takedown.
Olli Lindholm has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of ZaDarius Haden.
Lindholm struggles to land a body shot inside as Haden controls his hands.
Lindholm works on Haden's body with a couple of short punches.
Haden takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lindholm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haden blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindholm using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Haden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Haden.
Lindholm tries to land knees in the clinch but Haden avoids the damage to the body.
Haden blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lindholm throws an elbow but misses.
Lindholm throws an elbow but it misses.
Lindholm lands a hook that snaps the head of Haden backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lindholm fails to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindholm misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Lindholm.
Lindholm misses with a body punch.
Lindholm tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Haden's elbow.
Lindholm throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

Haden breaks the clinch.
ZaDarius Haden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haden swinging wildly here.
Lindholm misses with a series of wild punches.
Lindholm lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haden circles away quickly and effectively.
Lindholm swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindholm misses with a double jab.
Haden is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lindholm missing with a left hand there. Haden was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haden doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Haden misses with an uppercut. Lindholm saw that one coming.
Haden has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Lindholm connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lindholm throws out a powerful jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Haden.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haden fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindholm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Haden is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Lindholm with a body shot.
Haden shoots in and drives through. Lindholm sprawls well.
Haden swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindholm.
Lindholm jabs Haden to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lindholm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Olli Lindholm showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lindholm 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olli Lindholm!