PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xhun Kawozinazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jones Linderman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones Linderman has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Kawozinazaki
vs
Linderman

190 cm
24
230 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

190 cm
20
227 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Xhun Kawozinazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jones Linderman!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Shigeki Sano and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kawozinazaki has his takedown stuffed
and Linderman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kawozinazaki's knee momentarily.
Linderman throws a sloppy head kick and Kawozinazaki moves out of range easily.
Kawozinazaki with a poor takedown
and Linderman counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kawozinazaki misses with a takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xhun Kawozinazaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kawozinazaki is breathing heavily.
Linderman lands with a slapping head kick.
Kawozinazaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.

It looks like Xhun Kawozinazaki has been cut.
Linderman lands a high kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linderman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Linderman lands a leg kick that knocks Kawozinazaki off balance momentarily.
Jones Linderman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A good leg kick by Linderman.
Linderman fakes the leg kick and cracks Kawozinazaki in the body.
Linderman lands a head kick!
Linderman throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kawozinazaki will feel that in the morning.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linderman.
Linderman lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kawozinazaki will feel that in the morning.
Linderman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kawozinazaki takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kawozinazaki. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.

Linderman moves into range and clinches up with Kawozinazaki.
Linderman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kawozinazaki's face.
Linderman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linderman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Linderman drops Kawozinazaki with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawozinazaki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Kawozinazaki is rocked!

Xhun Kawozinazaki's cut is getting worse.
Linderman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kawozinazaki was well out of range. Poor timing from Linderman.
Oh Kawozinazaki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linderman cracks the inside of Kawozinazaki's front leg.
Kawozinazaki seems to have got his legs back now.
Kawozinazaki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linderman connects with an inside leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kawozinazaki takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Linderman scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Linderman.
Kawozinazaki has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linderman.

Linderman closes the distance and pushes Kawozinazaki back into the cage.

Linderman drops Kawozinazaki with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawozinazaki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Linderman throws a quick inside leg kick.

Linderman moves into the clinch.
Linderman scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Linderman.
Linderman scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Linderman.

Xhun Kawozinazaki's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Linderman lands a nice knee to the body.
Kawozinazaki dodges an elbow strike from Linderman.
Linderman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Linderman.

Linderman drops Kawozinazaki with a big knee straight up the middle! Kawozinazaki is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Linderman clinches up with Kawozinazaki and pushes him back against the cage.
Kawozinazaki is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Linderman pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Kawozinazaki is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jones Linderman!