PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cj High (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Irwin Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

High
vs
Linford

190 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
25
204 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Apex MMA
Apex MMA

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cj High!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Irwin Linford!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Skip Squint and Damien Edna.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford stalks High and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into High's face. High staggers backwards, shaken.
High tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Linford swivels and escapes.
High closes the distance and clinches up with Linford, looking for a takedown. High pushes Linford against the cage but Linford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Linford shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. High eats them both and turns towards Linford to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Linford stuffs the takedown attempt from High. High gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cj High. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linford with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cj High seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
High throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Linford's waist but Linford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing High off to one side.
Linford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
High shoots for a double leg takedown but Linford sprawls well. He's pushed High's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
High on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
High shoots in looking for a takedown. Linford tries to sprawl out of it but High keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Linford manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
High tries for a takedown but Linford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
High is breathing heavily.
A nice combination there by Linford.
Linford will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
High shoots in but no luck this time.
Linford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Linford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linford lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good work by High as he checks the leg kick.
Linford feints a jab promting High to slip. Linford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. High slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
High shoots in and drives through. Linford sprawls well.
Linford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck High on the side of the head.
Irwin Linford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linford is looking to score with low kicks.
High shoots in for a takedown but Linford shows good takedown defense.
Linford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice leg kick lands there from Linford.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from High.
High blocks a head kick by Linford.
Linford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
High tries to score a power double leg takedown but Linford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten High somewhat.
Jab from Linford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between High's hands.
High looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Linford scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A lazy left from Linford finds it's target.
Linford cracks High with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linford lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Linford leaves High with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
High tries to move into range but Linford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Linford lands a two punch combo.
Linford lands a jab to the nose.
Linford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Linford is working the combinations to good effect here.
Linford looks for the body kick but High saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
High blocks a leg kick.
High misses with a takedown attempt - Linford sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Linford closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Linford lands a two punch combo.
Linford pivots, looking for a leg kick but High is out of range and Linford settles back down.
High misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Linford scores with a one two! High had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
High shoots in for a takedown but Linford shows good takedown defense.
Linford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from Linford misses.
High shoots in but no luck this time.
Linford lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Linford feints a jab promting High to slip. Linford then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. High slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
High closes this distance looking for a takedown but Linford circles away.
High avoids the head kick by Linford.
No luck with that takedown attempt from High.
High changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Linford tries to avoid it but High manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Linford to the ground. Linford escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Linford stuns High with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linford wants it to stay on the feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
High tries for a takedown but Linford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for High. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Linford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linford should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
High has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
High fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Linford finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
High shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linford pinned against the cage. Linford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Linford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. High checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Irwin Linford dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

High tries to score a power double leg takedown but Linford sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten High somewhat.
Linford keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Good standup being displayed there by Linford as he connects with a hook.
Linford takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
High shoots in and drives through. Linford sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cj High. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linford throws a leg kick but High moved away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from High.
Linford lands a head shot.
Linford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linford pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces High back to the cage. Linford follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Linford moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linford moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Linford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Linford!
A right-left combo lands from Linford.
Linford fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and High has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linford looks to land a combination. High sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

High drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Linford pushes High away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, High gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

High is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Linford looks calm but he's in trouble here. High gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Linford is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! High lets go of the hold and Linford can pop his arm back in it's socket.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Cj High!