PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Queen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cross Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Queen
vs
Lindland

166 cm
21
141 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
155 lbs
8 - 11 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, John Queen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Cross Lindland!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lindland misses with a takedown
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Lindland shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Queen manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Queen trying to control the position.
Queen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lindland is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Queen has momentary wrist control but Lindland slips an elbow through the middle.

Queen pushes Lindland off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Queen fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindland moves away.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindland is just out of range.
Lindland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Queen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
John Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Lindland.
Queen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lindland throws a right hand that misses
and Queen counters with a nice body shot.

Lindland throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Queen tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lindland is in Queen's guard.
Queen pulls Lindland in to control the position.
Queen trying to keep a closed guard but Lindland is proving a slippery customer.
Queen wants to get back to his feet but Lindland is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Queen misses with a series of wild punches.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lindland.
Queen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Queen is fending him off so far but Lindland persists. Nope, Queen circles away and we're back to standing.
Queen looks to land a combination. Lindland sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lindland walks into a left hand.
Queen connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lindland. Lindland circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cross Lindland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Queen dips to his left and cracks Lindland with an uppercut!
Lindland tries to score a power double leg takedown but Queen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lindland somewhat.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindland moves away.
Lindland takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lindland showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Queen.
Queen jabs at Lindland's body.
Queen misses with a lunging right hand
and Lindland counters with a nice uppercut.
Queen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
John Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Queen misses with a wild combination.
Lindland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Queen defends it nicely.
Queen lands a slapping body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Queen feints a jab promting Lindland to slip. Queen then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Lindland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Lindland misses with a double jab.
Lindland looks for a takedown but Queen sprawls well.
Queen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindland.
Lindland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A shot to the body from Lindland misses
letting Queen counter with a right hand.
Lindland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Queen.
Lindland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Queen misses with the combination.
The crowd cheers as Queen lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lindland doesn't seem phased though.
Jab by Queen.
Lindland shoots and misses
and Queen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lindland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Queen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Queen gets caught flat footed, as Lindland shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lindland looks gassed!
Queen is trying to keep Lindland in close.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindland stopping the sweep attempt from Queen.

Queen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lindland defends it easily.
Queen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lindland on the ground.

Queen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lindland can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lindland tries to free his leg and advance position but Queen is retaining full guard.
Queen is looking to stand up but Lindland isn't so interested in that idea.

Lindland got a little sloppy there for a moment and Queen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lindland has managed to get both his arms back between Queen's legs - danger averted.

That's eight 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.
Lindland trying to control the position from guard on top but Queen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lindland stands and steps away. Queen gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A combination from Queen does no damage.
A big left from Lindland misses.
Queen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Queen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Queen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lindland misses with a few strikes there.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindland shoots in and drives through. Queen sprawls well.
Lindland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Queen pinned against the cage. Queen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lindland shoots and misses
and Queen counters with a left and a right that stings Lindland.
Queen lunges at Lindland with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lindland's hand.
Good exchange - Queen coming out on top.
Queen's corner calls for a 1-2. Queen obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Queen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Queen lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Queen dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Queen misses with the combination.
Lindland pivots, looking for a leg kick but Queen is out of range and Lindland settles back down.
Lindland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Queen as he jumps to the side.
Queen cracks Lindland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen lands a nice hook to Lindland's body. Lindland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lindland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lindland with a lazy takedown attempt
and Queen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lindland is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland with a poor takedown
and Queen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
John Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Lindland.
Queen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Queen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lindland on the side of the head.
Lindland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Queen stuns Lindland with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Queen misses with a wild combination.
Queen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindland manages to avoid it.
Lindland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Queen as he jumps to the side.
Lindland slips a jab and a cross from Queen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Queen lands a nice looking body shot.
Lindland shoots in but no luck this time.
Queen falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lindland counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Queen thinking.
A low kick from Lindland is predictable there
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
Queen connects with a single shot there.

Lindland shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Queen is trying to defend but Lindland finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Lindland stops Queen from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen wants to improve his position but Lindland is controlling well.
Queen is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Queen tries to kick Lindland off but Lindland keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Queen makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Lindland gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Queen.
Lindland tries for a takedown but Queen sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Queen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lindland misses with a combination
and Queen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Lindland.
Lindland tries for a takedown but Queen circles away easily
and Lindland takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lindland has his takedown stuffed
and Queen counters with a right hand to the body.
Queen with a body punch. A glancing blow.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Queen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lindland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Queen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Queen connects with a body shot.
Queen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Queen digs a good body shot into Lindland's ribs.
Queen misses with a few strikes there.
Queen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Queen thows a body shot but no joy.
John Queen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Queen lands a really nice looking cross but Lindland seems unphased.
Queen swinging wildly here.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lindland.
Queen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Queen lands a nice shot to the body.
Queen showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindland.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Queen lands with a shot to the body.
Queen cracks Lindland with an open hand slap.
Queen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lindland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lindland looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Queen is fending him off so far but Lindland persists. Nope, Queen circles away and we're back to standing.
Queen connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lindland's hands.
Queen cracks Lindland with a right hand to the side of the head.
Queen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindland was well out of range. Poor timing from Queen.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Queen.
Lindland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lindland shoots in looking for a takedown. Queen tries to sprawl out of it but Lindland keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Queen manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Queen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A lazy left from Queen finds it's target.
A shot to the liver by Queen. Beautiful body shot.
Queen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lindland's head backwards.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Queen cracks a nice hook into Lindland's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Queen. Lindland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Good shot there by Queen.
Queen throws an overhand right that lands on Lindland's shoulder, as Lindland tries to avoid the shot.
Queen cracks a nice hook into Lindland's ribs.
Queen works the jab nicely.
Queen's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Queen duly obliges.
Queen misses with a hook to the body

and Lindland counters with a single leg into guard. Queen didn't expect that.
Queen looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Queen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lindland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Queen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Lindland counters with a single leg into guard. Queen didn't expect that.

Lindland thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Queen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Lindland is controlling him.
Queen working a defensive guard here.
Queen managing to control the position.
Queen looking for a sweep. Not yet Queen, not yet.
Lindland takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Queen has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Lindland off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Lindland closes this distance looking for a takedown but Queen circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland shoots and misses
and Queen counters with a three punch combo that has Lindland backing up. Lindland nods at Queen to acknowledge the strikes.
Queen connects with a body shot.
Queen lands with a straight right. Lindland didn't see that one coming.
Jab, jab by Queen - just one landing.

Lindland shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Queen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Queen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Lindland goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Queen is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lindland working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Queen doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Queen manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Queen gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Queen lands a nice hook to Lindland's body. Lindland takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Queen thuds his right hand into Lindland's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Queen misses with a body shot.
Lindland misses with a hook to the body
and Queen counters with a left to the body.
Lindland takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands with an overhand left.
Lindland thows a leg kick but Queen checks it
and Queen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lindland misses with a takedown
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
John Queen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cross Lindland.
Queen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Queen scores with a nice right hand.
Queen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Queen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Queen does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nice jab there from Queen.
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindland moves away.
Queen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Queen lands with a nice combination. Lindland backs away looking to recover.
A jab from Queen does it's job there.
Queen swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Lindland counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lindland.

Queen kicks Lindland off and gets to his feet.
Queen throws a shot to the body.
Queen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Queen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindland moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Queen looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindland is just out of range.
Lindland shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Queen pinned against the cage. Queen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Queen throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lindland misses with a hook to the body
and Queen counters with a two punch combo.
Lindland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Queen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindland.
Lindland has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lindland there as he acknowledges the shot.
Queen scores with a jab. Lindland acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lindland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Queen as he jumps to the side.
Queen works over Lindland's head and body with a nice combination.
Queen works Lindland's body with a nice hook.
Lindland has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Queen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindland shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Queen as he jumps to the side.
Queen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Queen throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Queen scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Queen is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lindland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
John Queen is winning the standup battle so far.
Queen digs a good body shot into Lindland's ribs.
Lindland is trying hard to land a takedown here. Queen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Queen scores with a hook to the body. Lindland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lindland on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Queen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lindland on the side of the head.
A cross from Queen lands.
Queen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Queen connects with a body shot that sends Lindland's belly button to the back.
Queen lands with a cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for Queen.
Queen throws a series of punches but Lindland avoids them all with ease.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Queen looks to land a combination but Lindland avoids it well.
Queen throws a right hand that Lindland ducks under and follows up with a left that Lindland also avoids with ease.
Jab by Queen.
Lindland throws a combination that misses
and Queen counters with a three punch combo that has Lindland backing up. Lindland nods at Queen to acknowledge the strikes.
Queen throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lindland on the side of the head.
Queen tries to bum rush Lindland with a series of wild strikes but Lindland uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Queen misses with a wild body shot.
Cross Lindland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Queen ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Queen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Queen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Queen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight for John Queen!
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight for John Queen!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for John Queen!

John Queen wins by unanimous decision!