PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Lindland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Justice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindland comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Justice has chosen Blackalicious / Sky Is Falling as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lindland
vs
Justice

188 cm
25
188 lbs
13 - 2 - 0

180 cm
23
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Meet the Future

Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luiz Lindland!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Johnny Justice!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Fedor Mirinova and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justice fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lindland avoids it really well and circles away.
Lindland looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lindland throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindland slips a jab from Justice.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lindland misses with a low kick.
Justice connects with a body shot that sends Lindland's belly button to the back.
Justice tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lindland is able to avoid easily.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Lindland moves out of range easily.
Lindland lands with a cross.
Justice scores with a punch to the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Justice. Lindland does a little dance to reset his feet.
Justice scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justice misses with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice tries to land a body kick
and Justice takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Justice looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lindland avoids the body shot from Justice.
A leg kick checked by Justice.
Johnny Justice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Justice catches Lindland with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Justice has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindland moves away.
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindland at a distance.
Lindland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Lindland avoids the head kick by Justice.
Lindland keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Justice swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lindland fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland lands a jab to the nose.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lindland doesn't seem bothered though.
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!
Justice avoids the head kick by Lindland.
Justice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lindland rather than just go for the knockout.
Justice ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindland moves away.
Justice thows a body shot but no joy.
Justice pushes Lindland away with a front kick.
Justice showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lindland.
Justice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lindland throws a hook to the side of Justice's head but Justice sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lindland takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Justice paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindland.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justice scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lindland in his tracks.
Lindland avoids the body shot from Justice.
Justice just misses with a punch to the body.
Justice lands a slapping body shot.
A left lands for Justice.
Justice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lindland's head.
Lindland smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Justice lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Justice sizes up Lindland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice takes one on the button.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Lindland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lindland shoots in for a double leg but Justice sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Justice misses with a wild body shot.
Lindland is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Justice throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Justice throws a body kick that misses
and Lindland counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lindland had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lindland checks a leg kick.
Justice scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lindland doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindland darts in looking for a takedown but Justice gets double underhooks and turns Lindland into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Lindland. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Justice.
A short right from Justice.
Justice lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lindland steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindland. That did some damage!
Johnny Justice seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justice lands a body shot.
Justice scores with a leg kick.
Lindland takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Lindland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Justice counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Lindland's ribs.
Justice scores with a spinning back kick!
Justice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Justice checks the leg kick nicely there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice scores with a head kick. Lindland tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lindland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lindland 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.
Lindland misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Lindland finds it's way through Justice's defenses.
Lindland avoids a kick to the body.
Justice looks for the body kick but Lindland saw that one coming.
Lindland fails with a takedown attempt.
Lindland pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Justice misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Justice.
Justice does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Justice steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindland.
Some bone on bone action there as Lindland checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindland sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindland misses with a left hand
and Justice makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Justice scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Justice throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Lindland's ribs.
Justice throws a head kick but Lindland moves out of range.
Justice fails with the takedown.
Justice misses with a looping left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Lindland.
Justice misses with a looping left.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Justice digs a good hook to Lindland's body.
Justice swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Justice lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Justice.
Justice misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lindland does it's job there.
Justice moves out of range of the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindland throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Justice to counter with a crisp jab.
Lindland takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lindland throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice slips under a jab from Lindland.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lindland.
Justice throws a shot from downtown. Lindland moves away and avoids it.
Justice thuds a left hand into Lindland's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindland chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Justice can pounce on him.
Lindland uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Justice.
Lindland takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Justice misses with a shot to the body
and Lindland counters with a nice uppercut.
Justice feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lindlands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Justice uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindland.
Justice connects with a body shot.
Justice throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lindland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Nice defenses there by Lindland.
Justice dives in for a single leg takedown but Lindland sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lindland with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justice misses with a body punch.
Justice throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindlands head.
Lindland lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Justice lands a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lindland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Justice pulls his leg out and moves away.
A jab from Lindland misses.
Good work by Justice as he checks the leg kick.
Justice throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justice scores with a nice strike.
Justice scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A good leg kick by Justice.
Lindland takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lindland doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Justice.
Lindland uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Justice.
A swing and a miss from Lindland.
Justice has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindland misses with a leg kick.
Justice throws a push kick but Lindland slaps the foot to one side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindland takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Justice lands a jab to the nose.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Justice!
Lindland looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Good leg kick by Justice there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Justice scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Justice controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to control but Lindland is keeping him busy.

Justice tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Justice remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice is looking to take a break and control but Lindland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lindland is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindland is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Justice's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Justice perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Justice really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lindland blocks a leg kick.
Lindland displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Justice throws out the jab.
Justice slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lindland keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Justice missing with a left hand there. Lindland was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Justice thumps Lindland with a low kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Justice finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Justice throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lindland walks into a stiff left hand from Justice.
Lindland misses with an uppercut
and Justice counters with a low kick, right behind Lindland 's knee.
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindland at a distance.
Justice throws a body punch but Lindland moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindland moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lindland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A big left from Lindland misses.
Lindland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice scores with a nice right hand.
Lindland keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Justice throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Justice lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Lindland throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A low kick from Lindland is predictable there
and Justice counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindland connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Justice moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lindland throws a jab when Justice was well out of range.
Justice cracks Lindland with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindland takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lindland fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lindland takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Justice dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lindland. That did some damage!
Justice lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindland at a distance.
Lindland throws a shot from downtown. Justice moves away and avoids it.
Lindland is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Justice cracks a nice hook into Lindland's ribs.
Lindland takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Justice with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Justice throws a lazy right hand but Lindland sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Justice misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Justice does it's job there.
Justice throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Justice misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lindland throws a poor cross that misses
and Justice counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lindland misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindland manages to avoid it.
Justice misses with a body shot.
Justice tests Lindland's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good leg kick by Lindland there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Justice shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Justice pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut lands for Lindland. That snapped Justice's head back.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Lindland moves out of range easily.
Justice scores with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Ouch! a nice leg kick from Justice, right into the meat.
Lindland swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Justice.
Lindland throws a hook but Justice blocks it.
Lindland misses with a lunging right hand
and Justice counters with a right hand to the body.
Justice scores with a hook to the body. Lindland takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Justice tries a low kick but Lindland avoids it.
Lindland has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Justice.
Lindland fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Justice is out of range.
Justice's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lindland under the eye.
Justice looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindland is just out of range.
Justice throws a sloppy head kick and Lindland moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice jabs Lindland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lindland.
Justice shoots in looking for a takedown but Lindland manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Justice's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lindland walks into a left hand.
Justice throws a body punch but Lindland moves out of range.
Lindland avoids the head kick by Justice.
Justice throws a hook but Lindland avoids it easily.
Lindland takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Justice loads up on a big right hand but Lindland slips the punch.
Luiz Lindland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justice checks a low kick from Lindland.
Justice throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Justice throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lindland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lindland uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Justice.
Lindland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Justice counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Justice blocks the strikes from Lindland.
Lindland has a hand on Justice's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Justice takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lindland tries to reverse the position but Justice maintains control.
Lindland is trying to reverse the position but instead Justice has taken his back - oops!
Lindland wants to get back to his feet.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindland manages to reverse the position and now he's in Justice's guard. Nice work there by Lindland.

Justice has his foot on Lindland's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lindland works his way back into a safe position though.
Lindland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lindland tries to free his leg and advance position but Justice is retaining full guard.
Lindland throwing strikes from guard but Justice blocks nicely.
Justice lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lindland!
Justice controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justice wants to control the pace but Lindland is squirming around nicely.

Justice goes for an armbar but Lindland turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lindland.
Lindland passes into half guard.
Johnny Justice is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lindland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Justice on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Justice trying to hold on to Lindland's head to control him but Lindland postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Justice comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justice 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Vladimir Khabensky scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Justice!
Johnny Justice is the new welterweight champion!
After winning the bout, Johnny Justice thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.