PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sing Ali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Ali is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Prince Ali - Reprise. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Linne
vs
Ali

170 cm
27
165 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

225 cm
28
154 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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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 9 - 2 - 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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sing Ali!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, James Glass and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ali blocks the body kick.
Linne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sebastien Linne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali misses the shot to the body.
Linne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.
Ali tries to clinch but Linne is having none of it.
Linne misses with a body shot.
Ali will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A shot to the body from Linne misses
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ali looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ali misses with a body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a sloppy body shot
and Ali counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ali throws a shot from downtown. Linne moves away and avoids it.
Linne misses with a straight left.
Linne thows a body shot but no joy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linne.
Linne throws the left hand but Ali avoids the punch easily.
Ali takes a jab right on the kisser.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali blocks a head kick by Linne.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Linne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali misses with a wild body shot.
Linne connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Linne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ali.
Ali fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne thumps Ali with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Linne.
Linne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ali misses with a wild combination.
Ali lands with an uppercut that bounces Linne off the cage and back into rage.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ali on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Linne scores with a spinning back kick!
Ali looks gassed!
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 looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linne misses with a hook to the body
and Ali makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Linne throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Linne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Ali tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ali's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ali avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linne throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Ali.
Linne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Linne is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
Ali avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Linne. Ali shrugs it off though.
Linne lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Linne fakes the leg kick and cracks Ali in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linne.
Ali throws a combination. Linne tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheers as Linne lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ali doesn't seem phased though.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
Horrible takedown by Linne or perhaps it was just good defense by Ali which made him look bad.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Linne swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ali tries to close the distance and clinch but Linne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne scores with a nice body kick.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Linne cracks the inside of Ali's front leg.
That kick from Linne tenderised Ali's leg. Ali is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Linne lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Linne lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linne misses the jab.
Sebastien Linne is winning the standup battle so far.
Linne digs a good body shot into Ali's ribs.
Linne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali's calf.
Linne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Linne rather than just go for the knockout.
Linne keeps Ali at a distance using the push kick.
Linne throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ali is breathing heavily.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
Linne punishes Ali's body with a nice straight punch.
Linne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linne lands a jab to the head.
Linne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ali can do to turn this around?
Ali pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linne feints and then cracks Ali's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ali down.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linne.
Nice uppercut lands for Linne. That snapped Ali's head back.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.
Linne throws the kick towards the body but Ali avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linne throws a wild body kick that Ali sees coming a mile off.
Ali swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
Ali throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice cross by Linne.
Linne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sing Ali is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne misses with a shot to the body
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Linne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linne.
Linne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ali keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ali is looking to clinch.
Ali misses with a straight left.
Ali has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linne.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ali fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linne lands a leg kick that knocks Ali off balance momentarily.
Linne is looking to slow Ali down with leg kicks.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
Linne clobbers Ali with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
An inside leg kick lands from Linne.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linne. That's going to slow Ali down.
Linne misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ali cracks a nice hook into Linne's ribs.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ali has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linne finds it's way round the side to connect with Ali's head.
Linne tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ali was well out of range. Poor timing from Linne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linne swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ali counter with a right hand.
Linne misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Ali moves into the clinch.
Ali goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Linne is working Ali over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ali.
Ali has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Linne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ali.
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 left hand that snaps the head of Ali backwards.
Linne works on Ali's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linne.
Linne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Linne.

Ali is rocked!
Linne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ali is still on wobbly legs! Can Linne finish him?
Linne lands a hook to the side of the head.

Linne escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Linne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ali seems to have recovered his senses.
Linne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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 misses with a hook to the body
and Ali counters with a straight right hand.
A nice leg kick lands there from Linne.
Ali just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Ali blocks the low kick.
Linne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ali.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Linne misses with a straight left.
Linne throws a head kick that misses
and Ali counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Ali scores with a four punch combination!
Linne finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Linne turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ali checks the leg kick.
Ali misses with a double jab.
Ali takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linne.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Linne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Linne feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ali's calf.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ali's sensitive parts.

Linne fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ali sprawls well initially but Linne persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Linne is looking to stall here but Ali recovers full guard.
Linne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne looking to pass the guard.
Linne is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Linne stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ali swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ali manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Linne is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ali avoids the attempt from Linne to control.

Ali stands up from mount. Strange move.
Linne connects with an inside leg kick.
Linne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ali swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Linne goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linne.
Ali takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ali lands a jab.
Linne misses with a body kick.
Linne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ali counters with a one-two to the body.
Ali listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Linne thows a body kick. Ali tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Ali checks a leg kick.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ali throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linne.
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Linne finds it's way through Ali's defenses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linne. That's going to slow Ali down.
Ali connects with a single shot there.
Linne throws a head kick but Ali moves out of range.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Ali loads up on a big right hand but Linne slips the punch.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ali takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linne swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ali counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Linne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ali.
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
A shot to the body from Linne misses
and Ali counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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 leg kick but Ali sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linne lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Linne throws a hook but Ali blocks it.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ali chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linne can pounce on him.
Linne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ali.
Linne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Ali is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ali tries to bum rush Linne with a series of wild strikes but Linne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ali. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Linne jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ali walks away with a smile on his face. Linne gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Linne throws a leg kick which misses Ali's front leg but catches the back leg as Ali tries to avoid it.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linne.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Linne looks for the body kick but Ali saw that one coming.
Linne throws a leg kick but Ali moved away.
Ali takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Linne connects with an inside leg kick.
Linne looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ali throws a body punch but Linne moves out of range.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ali stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linne.
A head kick misses from Linne.
Linne buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ali on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Linne. Linne obviously looking to wear him down.
Linne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linne pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Linne looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linne won't allow Ali to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ali is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastien Linne had his way with Sing Ali in that round.
That's time! Linne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Ali blocks a head kick by Linne.
Ali tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Linne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Ali takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ali is looking to clinch but Linne is avoiding it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linne.
Ali throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ali slips a jab from Linne.
Linne throws a looping overhand right but Ali ducks down to avoid it.
Linne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ali. That did some damage!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ali has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linne looks to score with a jab to the body but Ali is just out of range.
Ali has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linne.
A looping hook to the body misses from Linne. Ali does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ali thows a body shot but no joy.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linne.
Ali is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sing Ali is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Linne.
Linne tries to move to full mount but Ali actually manages to regain half guard.
Sebastien Linne is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ali can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ali is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Linne stalling away here and it's allowed Ali to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Linne looking to pass the guard.
Ali being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Linne 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 50:45
Judge James Glass scores the fight 50:45
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastien Linne!
Sebastien Linne retains his lightweight title!