PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Lineker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aloysius Martin Thesz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lineker
vs
Martin Thesz

177 cm
24
163 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

188 cm
24
225 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Heisenberg

Conquer

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John Lineker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloysius Martin Thesz!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thesz shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lineker defends it nicely.
Thesz takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lineker throws a head kick that misses.
Thesz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thesz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lineker avoids it really well and circles away.
Thesz shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lineker but Lineker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
John Lineker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloysius Martin Thesz.
Lineker throws a head kick that half lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker throws a sloppy head kick and Thesz moves out of range easily.

Thesz shoots in and bounces Lineker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Thesz is fighting to break Lineker's control of his arms but Lineker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Thesz wants to control from the top but Lineker keeps moving.
Lineker looking to control.
Thesz tries to free his leg and advance position but Lineker is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lineker throws a sloppy head kick and Thesz moves out of range easily.
Thesz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lineker is just out of range.
Thesz looks to score with a jab to the body but Lineker is just out of range.
Thesz throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lineker pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thesz is out of range and Lineker settles back down.
Thesz has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Thesz misses with a hook.
Aloysius Martin Thesz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thesz bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lineker's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thesz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lineker moves away.
Thesz misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lineker avoids the body shot from Thesz.

Thesz shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lineker being controlled here, momentarily.
Thesz wants to pass the guard but Lineker is keeping the position.
Lineker is controlling Thesz's posture.
Thesz tries to free his leg and advance position but Lineker is retaining full guard.
Lineker wants to stand up but Thesz is controlling him.
Lineker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz tries to reverse the position but Lineker maintains control.
Thesz sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Thesz is looking to control Lineker's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thesz avoid being mounted?
Thesz has his hands clasped together around Lineker's back. He's all about the action.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thesz is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aloysius Martin Thesz dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Thesz lands a jab to the nose.
Lineker throws a head kick that misses

so Thesz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Lineker wriggles free and stands up.
Lineker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Lineker is looking to score with low kicks.
A head kick misses from Thesz.
Thesz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lineker slips a jab from Thesz.
Thesz throws a leg kick which misses Lineker's front leg but catches the back leg as Lineker tries to avoid it.
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!
Thesz scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thesz looks to land a right hand but Lineker moved out of range.
Thesz throws a low kick, looking for Lineker's leg but Lineker calmly moves out of range.
Thesz shoots for a takedown but Lineker saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Thesz takes a swing at Lineker's ribcage but misses.
Lineker moves out of range of the body kick from Thesz.
Thesz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lineker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lineker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thesz throws out the jab.
Thesz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lineker pinned against the cage. Lineker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
John Lineker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thesz misses with a takedown attempt - Lineker sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
John Lineker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloysius Martin Thesz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lineker's hands.
A head kick from Lineker lands but Thesz takes it in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thesz throws a sloppy head kick and Lineker moves out of range easily.
Thesz checks a low kick from Lineker.
Thesz shoots in looking for a takedown but Lineker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Thesz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Thesz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Thesz, right into the meat.
Thesz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Thesz tries to score with a low kick but Lineker moves his leg out of the way.
Thesz takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Thesz.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lineker. That's going to slow Thesz down.
Lineker takes one on the button.
Thesz missing with a left hand there. Lineker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lineker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thesz.
An inside leg kick from Lineker misses.
Thesz pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thesz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lineker.
Thesz lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thesz throws a hook to the side of Lineker's head but Lineker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thesz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thesz checks a leg kick nicely.
An inside leg kick from Thesz misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thesz is defended easily by Lineker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aloysius Martin Thesz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lineker throws a sloppy head kick and Thesz moves out of range easily.
Thesz scoring well with a low kick there.
Thesz checks the leg kick.
Lineker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thesz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lineker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lineker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Thesz.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Thesz checks it.
Thesz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lineker wants to slow Thesz down by chopping away at his legs.
Thesz is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Thesz tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lineker sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thesz somewhat.
John Lineker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aloysius Martin Thesz.
Thesz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thesz shoots in looking for a takedown. Lineker tries to sprawl out of it but Thesz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lineker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thesz throws a nice looking combination but Lineker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thesz misses with a shot to the body
and Lineker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lineker throws the kick towards the body but Thesz avoids it.
Thesz throws an off balance right hand
and Lineker makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lineker throws a head kick that misses.
Thesz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Lineker.
John Lineker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thesz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lineker on the side of the head.
Lineker connects with a solid leg kick.
Thesz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lineker throws a leg kick but Thesz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lineker throws a leg kick that is checked

so Thesz counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lineker looking for a sweep. Not yet Lineker, not yet.
Lineker controlling the position.
Thesz looking to pass the guard.
Lineker wants to sweep here but Thesz controlling him for the moment.
Thesz wants to control from the top but Lineker keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thesz wants to pass the guard but Lineker is keeping the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Thesz throws a leg kick but Lineker sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lineker keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Thesz looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lineker is fending him off so far but Thesz persists. Nope, Lineker circles away and we're back to standing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thesz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lineker will feel that in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aloysius Martin Thesz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thesz 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aloysius Martin Thesz!
An out of breath Aloysius Martin Thesz thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.