PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Linx (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linx has chosen Hellbillies - Ei Krasafaren Steinbu as his entrance music. Charlie Linx has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bauer
vs
Linx

185 cm
24
196 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Charlie Linx!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Bauer.
Linx misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bauer slips a straight right by Linx.
Bauer moves forwards but Linx connects with a nice, crisp jab.

It looks like Jack Bauer has been cut.
Linx is looking to chop away at Bauer's legs.
Bauer scores with a jab to the body.
Bauer lunges at Linx with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Linx's hand.
Linx takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Linx misses with a wild combination.
Bauer throws a lazy right hand but Linx sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

A jab-cross combination lands for Bauer and sends Linx crashing to the mat! Bauer follows him down to the mat - Linx regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bauer winds up and cracks Linx with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Linx is rocked!
Linx is trying to stand back up but Bauer is controlling him
Bauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Linx defending well though.
Linx regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bauer.
Linx has Bauer pulled in close to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer is in close to Linx's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Linx avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bauer throws a big right hand that misses.
Bauer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bauer scoring with some ground and pound.
Bauer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linx is keeping the position for now.
Linx wants to sweep here but Bauer controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Linx works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bauer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Linx avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linx keeping moving, preventing Bauer from controlling successfully.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Linx can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bauer advances to half guard.
Bauer wants to control but Linx is keeping him busy.
Bauer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Linx has one foot on Bauer's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A left lands for Bauer.
Charlie Linx seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bauer throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Linx was covering up waiting for the punch and Bauer finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Linx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Linx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bauer tries to free his leg and advance position but Linx is retaining full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bauer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bauer trying to control the position from guard on top but Linx is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bauer postures up in Linx's guard and throws a big left but Linx blocks it.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Linx throws a lazy right hand but Bauer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Linx misses its intended target.
Linx swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linx walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bauer checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linx falls off balance throwing a combination

and Bauer counters with a shoot takedown. Linx fights it but they end up in guard.
Bauer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bauer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bauer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Linx wants to stand but Bauer is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Bauer's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Linx throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bauer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Linx looks to land a right hand but Bauer moved out of range.
Bauer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bauer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linx.

Bauer shoots in and bounces Linx off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Linx preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Linx wants to stand up but Bauer is controlling him.
Bauer tries to free his leg and advance position but Linx is retaining full guard.
Bauer throws and elbow that misses. Linx uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bauer's guard. Nice move by Linx!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linx stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bauer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Linx has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bauer is proving hard to escape from.
Linx is breathing heavily.

Bauer uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Linx slips under a jab from Bauer.
Linx throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bauer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bauer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bauer swings for the body but Linx moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bauer looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bauer trying to control the action but Linx is working from the bottom.
Bauer is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Linx keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bauer working the head and body with strikes.
Bauer is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linx preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Linx has wrist control.
Bauer works over Linx with some ground and pound from guard.
Bauer is looking to advance position but Linx has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Bauer 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.

Linx is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Bauer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linx.
Bauer throws a jab but it's blocked by Linx.
Linx takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linx looks to land a left hand but Bauer moved out of range nicely.
Bauer scores with a nice strike.
Charlie Linx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauer shoots in but no luck this time.
Bauer tries to move into range but Linx moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bauer moves out of range of the strikes.
Jack Bauer is winning the standup battle so far.
Linx misses with a combination

and Bauer counters with a shoot takedown. Linx fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bauer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bauer lands a couple of elbows.
Bauer throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Linx's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Bauer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jack Bauer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Linx throws a looping overhand right but Bauer ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Linx.
Linx misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Bauer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Linx's guard now.
Bauer throwing strikes from guard but Linx blocks nicely.
Bauer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Linx is looking to stand up but Bauer isn't so interested in that idea.
Bauer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Linx is keeping the position for now.
Bauer throws a strike but Linx rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linx wants to stand but Bauer has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Linx takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Linx gets to his feet. Bauer looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bauer.
Linx with a nice cross.
Linx misses with a two punch combination.

Bauer drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bauer throwing strikes from guard but Linx blocks nicely.
Charlie Linx has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer scoring with some ground and pound.
Bauer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linx is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bauer working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Linx's head.
Linx utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bauer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bauer is looking to work some ground and pound but Linx has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bauer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bauer with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bauer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bauer throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bauer. Linx does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauer staying out of range there.
Linx thows a body shot but no joy.
Charlie Linx is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linx takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Linx throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bauer stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A big left from Bauer misses.
Linx stuffs the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linx throws out a loose jab but Bauer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Bauer.
Linx misses with a body punch
and Bauer counters with a stiff right hand.
Linx stuffs the takedown attempt from Bauer. Bauer gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer shoots in but Linx avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Linx misses with a looping right.
Bauer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linx lands a jab to Bauer's midsection.
Bauer blocks a jab.
Linx throws the left hand but Bauer avoids the punch easily.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Linx as he avoids it easily.
Jack Bauer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linx swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bauer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bauer 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bauer!