PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slurms Mckenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindland kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sandstorm. Luiz Lindland is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lindland
vs
Mckenzie

188 cm
23
188 lbs
10 - 1 - 0

189 cm
25
196 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Slurms Mckenzie!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Konstantin Menshow and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindland throws a head kick that misses.
Lindland checks the leg kick nicely there.
Slurms Mckenzie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A lazy body kick from Mckenzie
and Lindland counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lindland lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lindland.

It looks like Slurms Mckenzie has been cut.
Lindland wants to land a leg kick but Mckenzie is out of range.
Mckenzie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lindland connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Mckenzie scrambles back to his feet.
Lindland takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Mckenzie, right into the meat.
Lindland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mckenzie ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mckenzie lands a leg kick that knocks Lindland off balance momentarily.
Mckenzie throws a head kick that misses.
Lindland moves forwards but Mckenzie connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lindland moves out of range as Mckenzie throws a body kick.
Mckenzie scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland misses with a two punch combination.
Mckenzie throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lindland.
A left lands for Lindland.
Good leg kick by Mckenzie there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lindland takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mckenzie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mckenzie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lindland misses with a head kick.
Mckenzie throws a sloppy head kick and Lindland moves out of range easily.
Mckenzie lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mckenzie blocks a head kick by Lindland.
Lindland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckenzie.
Lindland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mckenzie throws a big shot that misses.
Lindland lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mckenzie is looking to chop away at Lindland's legs.
Mckenzie looks to throw a body kick
letting Lindland counter with a right hand.

Mckenzie is rocked!
Mckenzie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lindland is out of range and Mckenzie settles back down.
Mckenzie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mckenzie fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lindland has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mckenzie cracks the inside of Lindland's front leg.
Lindland connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mckenzie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindland manages to avoid it.
Mckenzie moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Mckenzie gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Lindland gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luiz Lindland!
Luiz Lindland retains his middleweight title!
After winning the bout, Luiz Lindland thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.