PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marshall Mathers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Linford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mathers's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Anthem of Kings. 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.

Mathers
vs
Linford

180 cm
30
170 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

183 cm
22
170 lbs
6 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marshall Mathers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyrone Linford!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Lou da Vinci and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linford dips to his left and cracks Mathers with an uppercut!
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.
Linford just misses with a punch to the body.
Linford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mathers circles away quickly and effectively.
Linford throws a hook but Mathers avoids it easily.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Linford moves out of range easily.
Linford throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford misses with a hook. Mathers ducked under it nicely.
Linford avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
Mathers throws out a powerful jab.
Linford avoids a kick to the body.
Mathers is looking to land body kicks.
Tyrone Linford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linford uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mathers.
Nice defenses there by Mathers.
Mathers scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Linford misses with a combination
and Mathers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Linford is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Linford throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mathers counters with a thumping low kick.
Linford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mathers ducks right into an uppercut from Linford.
Mathers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mathers moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mathers connects with a single shot there.
Linford swinging wildly here.
Linford throws a body punch but Mathers moves out of range.
Linford misses with a looping left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Linford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linford misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Linford misses the target.
Linford throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linford misses with a wild body shot.
Linford throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mathers lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.
Mathers bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Mathers throws a leg kick which misses Linford's front leg but catches the back leg as Linford tries to avoid it.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linford changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Linford throws out a loose jab but Mathers uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mathers goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a head kick but Linford moves out of range.
A head kick from Mathers lands but Linford takes it in his stride.
Mathers lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Mathers.
Linford throws a series of punches but Mathers avoids them all with ease.
Linford scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Linford misses with a left hand
and Mathers counters with a head kick. That will keep Linford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
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!
Linford just misses with a punch to the body.
Linford misses with a straight left.
Linford misses with an uppercut.
Linford will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Linford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford takes a jab right on the kisser.
Good exchange - Linford coming out on top.
Mathers throws a one two combo.
Mathers moves out of range as Linford strikes.
Mathers throws the kick towards the body but Linford avoids it.
Mathers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathers throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mathers takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mathers ducks under a wild hook from Linford.
Nice shot by Mathers.
Linford lands a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linford fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mathers connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Linford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Mathers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Mathers throws a leg kick but Linford checks it.
Linford throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mathers sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mathers plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Linford off balance momentarily.
Linford swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mathers makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Linford really felt that one!
Mathers throws a head kick that misses.
Mathers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linford if he has to take too many more of those.
Sloppy strikes from Linford. Those never looked like landing.
Mathers is looking to slow Linford down with leg kicks.
Mathers throws a sloppy head kick and Linford moves out of range easily.
Mathers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Linford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mathers chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linford misses the shot to the body.
Mathers ducks right into an uppercut from Linford.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linford misses with a hook to the body
and Mathers counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linford throws a nice looking combination but Mathers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linford connects with a crisp jab.
Linford jabs at Mathers's body.
Linford misses the jab.
Marshall Mathers is winning the standup battle so far.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mathers scores with a head kick. Linford tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mathers. Linford shrugs it off though.
Linford throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mathers on the side of the head.
Linford fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mathers cracks Linford with an open hand slap.
Mathers lands a nice shot to the body.
Linford misses with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A punch lands to the side of Linford 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Linford fails to land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mathers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice shot by Mathers.
Linford falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mathers counters with a head kick. That will keep Linford thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Oooooh!!! Mathers has knocked Linford down with a huge combo! Mathers steps away and waves a wobbly Linford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Linford is rocked!
Mathers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linford is still on wobbly legs! Can Mathers finish him?
A head kick misses from Linford.
Linford misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd cheers as Linford lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mathers doesn't seem phased though.
Mathers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linford seems to have recovered his senses.
Linford moves out of range as Mathers throws a body kick.
Linford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linford throws an off balance right hand
and Mathers counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Linford is breathing heavily.
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Linford throws a hook to the side of Mathers's head but Mathers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mathers steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linford.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linford just misses with a punch to the body.
Mathers throws a series of punches but Linford avoids them all with ease.
Linford blocks a head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a head kick that Linford semi-blocks.
Linford swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mathers.
Linford throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mathers counters with an inside leg kick.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick from Mathers lands but Linford takes it in his stride.
Linford throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Linford looks to land a left hand but Mathers moved out of range nicely.
Mathers gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linford.
Mathers lands with a shot to the body.
Mathers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mathers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linford.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linford drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linford swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linford misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Linford lands the left hand.
A head kick misses from Mathers.
Mathers avoids the body shot from Linford.
Mathers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linford throws a big shot that misses.
Linford takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mathers avoids the body shot from Linford.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mathers.
Linford throws a sloppy head kick
and Mathers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linford misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marshall Mathers dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Linford stalks Mathers and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Mathers's face. Mathers staggers backwards, shaken.
Mathers turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mathers. That's going to slow Linford down.
Linford has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mathers.
Linford misses with a double jab
and Mathers counters with a big head kick but Linford shrugs it off.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Linford might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Mathers has got the better of the exchanges.
Mathers lands a slapping body shot.
Mathers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Linford has time to react.
Linford avoids the head kick by Mathers.
Mathers throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Linford.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mathers moves away.
Mathers cracks the inside of Linford's front leg.
Linford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mathers feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linford's calf.
Mathers lands a leg kick that knocks Linford off balance momentarily.
Mathers tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mathers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Linford misses with a lunging right hand
and Mathers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linford looks to land a combination but Mathers avoids it well.
Linford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mathers manages to avoid it.
Linford takes one to the chin there.
Whack! Mathers lands a heavy head kick that drops Linford. The ref tackles Mathers to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Linford was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Marshall Mathers!