PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Markus Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Justice
vs
Linford

182 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

183 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Markus Justice!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Columbo Gatti and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford misses with a looping left.
Linford throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Linford throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Justice misses with a hook.
Linford scores with a nice strike.
Linford misses with a wild combination.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
Linford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justice circles away quickly and effectively.
Justice displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Justice slips under a jab from Linford.
A right-left combo lands from Linford.
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice scores with a nice right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice cracks Linford with an open hand slap.
Linford throws a one two combo.
Linford with a nice cross.
A punch combination from Justice misses.
Justice tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Markus Justice has been cut.
Justice throws a jab when Linford was well out of range.
Linford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice counters with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linford smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justice staying out of range there.
Linford looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
Jab by Justice.
Justice ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Justice has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Linford finds it's way round the side to connect with Justice's head.
Justice cracks Linford with a good jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Justice.
Linford throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Justice.
Linford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Justice moves away.
Linford swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Justice cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linford misses with a series of wild punches.
Linford misses the shot to the body.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Linford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linford gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Justice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justice takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Justice throws a head kick but Linford moves out of range.
Linford digs a good body shot into Justice's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left and a right from Justice both land. Nice combination.
Linford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Linford walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Justice checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linford swinging wildly here.
Linford misses with a head kick.
Justice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice lands a jab-cross combination.
Linford tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linford blocks a head kick by Justice.
Linford lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.
Linford shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Justice is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A punch combination from Linford misses.
Linford walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A slow jab from Linford misses its intended target.
Linford lands an overhand right.
Justice lands a jab to the head.
Justice shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Linford defends it nicely.
Linford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Justice ducks under a wild hook from Linford.
Linford lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Markus Justice will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Justice with a hook.
Justice throws a body punch but Linford moves out of range.
Linford lands a nice looking body shot.
Linford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linford defending well as Justice loads up on a big left hand.
Justice looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linford misses with a low kick.
Linford connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Markus Justice is winning the standup battle so far.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linford stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Linford wants it to stay on the feet.
Justice with a jab.
Linford throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Justice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linford bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Linford connects with a jab.
Linford lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Linford misses.
Justice shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Linford pinned against the cage. Linford gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Justice scores with a jab.
Jab from Linford.
Linford loads up on a big right hand but Justice slips the punch.
Justice misses with a right hand
letting Linford counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking cross lands there for Justice.
Justice takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Linford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Justice. Those never looked like landing.
Justice tries to bum rush Linford with a series of wild strikes but Linford uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Justice throws a jab when Linford was well out of range.
Justice digs a good body shot into Linford's ribs.
Linford cracks Justice with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linford lands the left hand.
Justice looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice shot lands for Linford.
Linford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Linford scores with a punch to the head.
Markus Justice is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linford scores with a punch to the head.
Justice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linford counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Linford enables Justice to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Linford manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Linford keeping full guard, as Justice tries to pass.
Linford has his hands on Justice's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Justice stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Linford swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Linford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Justice's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Justice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Linford showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Justice keeping full guard, as Linford tries to pass.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
This has been an exciting period of action!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Tyrone Linford was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Linford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linford, as that shot connected.
Justice is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick from Linford lands but Justice takes it in his stride.
Justice walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice shoots in but Linford avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linford avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tyrone Linford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Markus Justice's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Justice tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Linford swivels and escapes.
Linford looks to land a combination but Justice avoids it well.
A cross from Linford lands.
Justice avoids the head kick by Linford.
Linford connects with a looping right hand.
Justice misses the jab.
Linford misses with a body shot.
Linford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
Justice shoots for a takedown but Linford saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Linford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Justice moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linford manages to avoid it.
Linford pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justice is out of range and Linford settles back down.
Justice misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linford throws an overhand right that lands on Justice's shoulder, as Justice tries to avoid the shot.
Linford throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Justice rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linford moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Justice moves out of range as Linford strikes.
Linford takes a swing at Justice's ribcage but misses.
Linford throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Linford ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Linford throws a hook but Justice avoids it easily.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linford misses with a double jab.
Linford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Justice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linford.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford stuffs the takedown attempt from Justice. Justice gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Markus Justice. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linford slaps away a takedown attempt from Justice, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Linford throws a series of strikes that have Justice backpedaling.
Tyrone Linford is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linford connects with the punch.
Justice misses with a series of wild punches.
Linford uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justice throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linford cracks a nice hook into Justice's ribs.
Justice on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Justice throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford connects with a right hand. Justice shakes it off.
A telegraphed right hand from Justice misses the target.
Justice shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Linford eats them both and turns towards Justice to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Justice takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Justice tries for a takedown but Linford sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jab from Linford.
Justice avoids a punch combination nicely.
Justice tries to move into range but Linford moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Linford lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.

Markus Justice's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linford throws a right and a left that Justice avoids nicely.
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.
Linford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Justice throws a hook but Linford blocks it.
Linford lands a jab to Justice's midsection.
Linford moves forwards but Justice connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Justice throws a combination that misses
and Linford counters with a two punch combo.
Justice ducks right into an uppercut from Linford.
Justice takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Justice takes one to the side of the head.
Linford lands a jab to Justice's midsection.
Linford misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Justice closes the distance and clinches up with Linford, looking for a takedown. Justice pushes Linford against the cage but Linford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Linford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A lazy left from Linford finds it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyrone Linford comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Linford has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyrone Linford!