PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shoot em' up kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Linne
vs
Silva

170 cm
26
165 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

177 cm
21
163 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Al Silva!
The judges for this bout are Vladimir Khabensky, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Linne misses with a body kick.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linne throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Linne lands a jab-cross combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linne.
Linne connects with a looping right hand.
Crunch! Linne slams his shin into Silva's torso.
Sebastien Linne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne thumps Silva with a low kick.
Linne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linne tries to land a leg kick but Silva saw it coming and moves away.
A big left from Linne misses.
Linne scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linne.
Linne moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Linne throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Linne lands a nice looking kick to the body. Silva takes a step back to recover.
Silva looks gassed!
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Linne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linne. That's going to slow Silva down.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne connects with a solid leg kick.
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Linne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
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!
Linne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Silva managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Linne.
Silva really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Linne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Linne connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Silva some visible discomfort.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne landing strikes.

Linne tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Linne has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Linne cracks Silva with a big right hand but Silva just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Linne 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.
Silva defending against the ground and pound.
Silva seems a little lost for a moment, as Linne dominates the positioning.
Linne trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
The referee asks Linne politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Linne prefers to stall for the moment though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Linne is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva wants to control but Linne postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Linne thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
A lull in the action here as Linne stalls from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Linne with the ground and pound but Silva regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Silva is staying active underneath Linne, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Silva wants to control but Linne is keeping busy.
Silva wants to improve his position but Linne is controlling well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Linne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Linne cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.

Silva has taken the fight to the clinch.
Linne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Silva's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Linne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Silva gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linne up against the cage.
Linne slows down the pace here.
Linne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linne up against the cage.

Linne breaks the clinch.
Linne lands a head kick!
Linne throws a head kick that half lands.

Silva is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva blocks a low kick nicely.
Linne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva jabs at Linne's body.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
Silva lands a nice looking body shot.
Linne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Linne throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linne wants it to stay on the feet.
Silva misses with a wild body shot.
Silva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linne momentarily.
Linne fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Linne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Linne throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linne thumps Silva with a low kick.
Linne is looking to wear down Silva with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Linne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva misses with a straight left.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne connects with a solid leg kick.
Linne lunges at Silva with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Silva's hand.
Linne scores with a nice right hand.
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
Silva takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Linne scores with a head kick.
Linne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sebastien Linne is winning the standup battle so far.
Linne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linne.
Al Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silva takes one on the button.
Linne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Linne scores with a push kick.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
Linne throws a head kick but Silva moves out of range.
Linne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Linne cracks Silva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silva has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linne.
Linne scores with a nice body kick.
Linne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linne lands a front kick.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Linne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
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!
Linne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linne.
Linne scores with a leg kick.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Linne throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Linne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Linne finish him?
Linne scores with a push kick.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
A head kick from Linne lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Linne - just one landing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne 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.

Linne lands the left hand.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
Linne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Silva has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
Jab, jab by Linne - just one landing.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linne feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linne connects with a solid leg kick.
Linne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linne throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Linne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Linne scores with a punch to the head.
Nice body kick there by Linne.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linne.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
Silva takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Linne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Linne scores with a leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linne.
Linne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Linne thows a body kick. Silva tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
Linne connects with a single shot there.
Silva takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Linne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
Linne's corner calls for a 1-2. Linne obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linne feints and then cracks Silva's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Silva down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Linne - that will leave a mark!
Silva blocks a head kick by Linne.
Linne throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A thudding body kick lands there by Linne!
Linne scores with a leg kick.
Linne lands with a straight right. Silva didn't see that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne scores with a shot to the body.
Silva avoids the head kick by Linne.
Silva throws the left hand but Linne avoids the punch easily.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
Linne scores with a kick to the body.
Linne lands with a kick to the ribs.
An inside leg kick lands from Linne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
Linne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Silva's calf.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
A lazy left from Linne finds it's target.
Linne fakes the leg kick and cracks Silva in the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Linne.
Linne scores with a shot to the body.
Linne lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Linne.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linne.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Linne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Linne.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linne.
An inside leg kick lands from Linne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Silva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linne with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linne.
Linne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Silva.
Linne scores with a nice body kick.
Linne connects with a looping right hand.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linne lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick from Linne lands but Silva takes it in his stride.
Linne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Linne lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Linne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne lands an overhand right.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva dives in and grabs Linne's left leg, looking for a takedown. Linne pushes down on Silva's head and hops out.
Linne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Silva if he has to take too many more of those.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Silva's front leg but catches the back leg as Silva tries to avoid it.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linne throws a head kick that Silva semi-blocks.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linne. That's going to slow Silva down.
Linne keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Linne scores with a punch to the head.
Linne thuds his right hand into Silva's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Linne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne works Silva's body with a nice hook.
Linne throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Silva's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linne keeps Silva at a distance using the push kick.
Linne paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva takes one on the button.
Linne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linne lands with a kick to the ribs.
Linne lands a slapping body shot.
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Silva throws a lazy right hand but Linne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linne throws a shot to the body.
Silva tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linne.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice combination there by Linne.
Linne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
An inside leg kick lands from Linne.
Linne throws a sloppy head kick and Silva moves out of range easily.
Linne cracks the inside of Silva's front leg.
Good leg kick by Linne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Silva blocks a head kick by Linne.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Linne thumps Silva with a low kick.
Linne scores with a leg kick.
Linne lands a head kick!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Linne there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva blocks a head kick by Linne.
A solid body kick from Linne.
Silva walks into a straight right hand from Linne.
Linne scores with a head kick.
Linne ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Linne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch but Linne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linne.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Silva takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Linne - that will leave a mark!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne had his way with Al Silva in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Linne connects with a high kick.
Linne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Linne punishes Silva's body with a nice straight punch.
Linne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Linne dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linne scores with a nice body kick.
Linne connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linne scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linne.
Silva takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Silva is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Silva takes a kick to the side of the head.
Silva looks up at the clock. Bad move! Linne lands a right hand from hell, dropping Silva. Linne pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne retains his lightweight title!