PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Orville Redenbacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Redenbacher might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Danger Zone. 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.

Redenbacher
vs
Lindros

190 cm
29
220 lbs
28 - 8 - 1

189 cm
30
212 lbs
21 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!
Brute

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 28 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Orville Redenbacher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Andrew Berry and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Redenbacher checks the leg kick nicely there.
Lindros throws a body punch but Redenbacher moves out of range.
Lindros misses with a looping right.
Lindros throws an off balance right hand
enabling Redenbacher to counter with a crisp jab.
Redenbacher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindros moves away.
Redenbacher shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lindros throws a sloppy head kick and Redenbacher moves out of range easily.
Redenbacher takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Redenbacher misses with a leg kick.
Lindros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redenbacher moves away.
Lindros keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindros misses with a kick to the body.
Lindros swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redenbacher lands a leg kick that knocks Lindros off balance momentarily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Redenbacher. That's going to slow Lindros down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redenbacher misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros ducks under a wild hook from Redenbacher.
Lindros misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindros misses with a two punch combination.
Lindros tries to move into range but Redenbacher moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lindros looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lindros uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Redenbacher.
Eric Lindros seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Redenbacher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindros tries a head kick but it misses.
Redenbacher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Redenbacher connects with a body shot.
Lindros on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lindros thows a body shot but no joy.
A solid body kick from Lindros.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot to the liver by Redenbacher. Beautiful body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher throws a chopping leg kick but Lindros manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redenbacher lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lindros's sensitive parts.
Lindros misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Redenbacher misses with a kick to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindros as he connects with a hook.
Lindros is looking to chop away at Redenbacher's legs.
Redenbacher throws a solid leg kick but Lindros takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Redenbacher.
Redenbacher scores with a leg kick.
A slow jab from Lindros misses its intended target.
Redenbacher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lindros stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Redenbacher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Redenbacher. Lindros does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindros.
A solid leg kick lands there for Redenbacher.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindros. Redenbacher does a little dance to reset his feet.
A leg kick checked by Lindros.
Lindros moves out of range of the leg kick from Redenbacher.
The fighters circling - Lindros throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redenbacher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redenbacher ducks under a wild hook from Lindros.
Redenbacher is looking to wear down Lindros with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Redenbacher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindros plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

It looks like Orville Redenbacher has been cut.
Redenbacher throws the kick towards the body but Lindros avoids it.
Lindros swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lindros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Redenbacher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindros tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lindros fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Redenbacher.
Lindros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A punch lands to the side of Lindros 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lindros misses with a head kick.
Lindros is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
No joy there for Lindros, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Redenbacher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Redenbacher thows a leg kick but Lindros checks it
and Lindros counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Redenbacher thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Redenbacher. Lindros does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lindros steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Redenbacher.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindros misses the target.
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 Orville Redenbacher will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Orville Redenbacher's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Redenbacher cracks Lindros with a good jab.
Redenbacher scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A head kick misses from Lindros.
Redenbacher connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lindros looks to score with a jab to the body but Redenbacher is just out of range.
Lindros takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Redenbacher throws a good cross that connects.
Lindros looks to land a right hand but Redenbacher moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Redenbacher misses with an uppercut. Lindros saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lindros.
Redenbacher lands with a good body shot.
Orville Redenbacher is winning the standup battle so far.
Redenbacher throws a nice looking combination but Lindros bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lindros uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Redenbacher.
Lindros swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Redenbacher works Lindros's body with a nice hook.
Redenbacher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindros was well out of range. Poor timing from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher throws a leg kick but Lindros sees it coming and moves out of range.
Redenbacher throws a right hand that misses
and Lindros connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lindros rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Redenbacher counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lindros slips under a jab from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher connects with a looping right hand.
Redenbacher ducks under a wild hook from Lindros.
A big left from Redenbacher misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Redenbacher misses the target.
Redenbacher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lindros if he has to take too many more of those.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lindros in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Redenbacher thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lindros if he has to take too many more of those.
Lindros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Redenbacher. Redenbacher obviously looking to wear him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redenbacher chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Redenbacher staying out of range there.
Lindros misses with a body shot.
Lindros scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Redenbacher lands a glancing blow to the side of Lindros's head.
Lindros pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Redenbacher has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindros.
Lindros slips a straight right by Redenbacher.
Redenbacher moves out of range of the body kick from Lindros.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindros. Redenbacher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Redenbacher fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redenbacher throws a low kick but Lindros avoids it.
Redenbacher swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Lindros misses.
Lindros takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Redenbacher throws out a leg kick but Lindros moves out of range and Redenbacher only half commits.
Redenbacher scores with a body shot.
Redenbacher throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Redenbacher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindros manages to avoid it.
Redenbacher tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindros was well out of range. Poor timing from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher lands with a nice body punch.
Lindros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Redenbacher takes a shot to the body in his stride.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher wants to clinch.
Redenbacher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindros throws out the jab.
Lindros is looking to land body kicks.
Redenbacher misses the shot to the body.
Redenbacher tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindros swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Redenbacher uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindros.
Lindros lands a leg kick that knocks Redenbacher off balance momentarily.
Redenbacher slips a jab and a cross from Lindros.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redenbacher misses with a leg kick
and Lindros counters with a left to the body.
Lindros swats away the attempt to clinch by Redenbacher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Orville Redenbacher dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Orville Redenbacher's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Redenbacher misses with a body shot.
Lindros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Donk. Lindros catches Redenbacher right on the button with a cross.
Lindros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redenbacher moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redenbacher thows a body shot but no joy.
Redenbacher keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lindros.
Redenbacher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Redenbacher lands a leg kick that knocks Lindros off balance momentarily.
Lindros swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lindros comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Redenbacher motions for Lindros to come forward. Redenbacher throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lindros's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Redenbacher lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lindros lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Redenbacher blocks a head kick by Lindros.
Redenbacher keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Redenbacher tries to work over Lindros's front leg with a kick but Lindros checks it.
A jab from Redenbacher misses.
Redenbacher walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lindros checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lindros.
Redenbacher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lindros tests Redenbacher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Redenbacher missing with a left hand there. Lindros was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redenbacher throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redenbacher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Redenbacher there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lindros misses with an uppercut. Redenbacher saw that one coming.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Redenbacher lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lindros has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindros and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Redenbacher moves away.
Lindros misses with a straight left.
Lindros takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Redenbacher pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Redenbacher tries to score with a low kick but Lindros moves his leg out of the way.
A punch combination from Lindros misses.
Redenbacher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lindros lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Redenbacher on the side of the head.
Lindros looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Good shot there by Redenbacher.
A jab from Redenbacher finds it's way through Lindros's defenses.
Redenbacher slips under a jab from Lindros.
Redenbacher lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lindros backs up against the cage.
Eric Lindros has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindros throws a nice head kick!
Lindros dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Redenbacher. That did some damage!
Redenbacher checks a low kick from Lindros.
Redenbacher works Lindros's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindros chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orville Redenbacher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lindros swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindros throws a front kick aimed at Redenbacher's knee but Redenbacher avoids it well.
Lindros misses with a body punch
and Redenbacher counters with a nice body kick.
Lindros scores with a sloppy right hand. Redenbacher should have avoided that one.
Lindros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Redenbacher.
Redenbacher tries a low kick but Lindros avoids it.
Redenbacher thows a body shot but no joy.
Redenbacher is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Redenbacher blocks the leg kick.
Redenbacher tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindros swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Redenbacher lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindros at a distance.
Lindros throws a leg kick but Redenbacher moved away.
Redenbacher cracks Lindros with an open hand slap.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lindros comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Redenbacher has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Orville Redenbacher!
Our winner, Orville Redenbacher, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.