PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samppa Linna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Gomez Bollanos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Linna
vs
Gomez Bollanos

190 cm
23
262 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

196 cm
29
269 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Perkele!
FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Samppa Linna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roberto Gomez Bollanos!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Ackerman and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Linna tries to keep at a distance but Bollanos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Linna misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linna struggles to land a body shot inside as Bollanos controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bollanos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bollanos misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Linna fails to land.

Linna breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Linna.
Linna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bollanos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linna.
Linna throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bollanos takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

Bollanos moves into the clinch.
Linna misses with the head strike.
Linna doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linna lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linna slows down the pace here.
Bollanos lands a hook that snaps the head of Linna backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Linna.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Linna can't break the clinch.
The referee calls for Linna to work.
I was talking to Linna's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bollanos lands a shoulder strike.
Bollanos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linna's elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bollanos has a couple of punches blocked by Linna.
Linna's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bollanos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linna blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linna is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bollanos can't find room to land a body shot as Linna controls the action.
The referee calls for Bollanos to work.
Bollanos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linna swings wildly with an uppercut but Bollanos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bollanos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bollanos misses with a body punch.
Linna pressing his opponent against the cage.
Nice body punch from Linna - that landed with a thud.
With the fighters up against the cage, Linna throws an elbow but misses.
Linna just leaning against Bollanos, taking a breather.
A hook to the body from Linna.
Bollanos lands a hook that snaps the head of Linna backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bollanos fails to land.
Linna is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Linna swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Linna breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bollanos.
Linna thuds his shin into the meat of Bollanos's side.
Bollanos blocks a head kick by Linna.
Linna slips a straight right by Bollanos.
Bollanos throws a hook but Linna blocks it.
Linna lands a right hook to the body.
Bollanos has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bollanos stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bollanos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Linna throws a hook but Bollanos blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linna.
Samppa Linna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linna moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bollanos looks winded!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linna is looking to score with low kicks.
Linna blocks a jab.
Linna dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bollanos. That did some damage!
Bollanos takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linna. That's going to slow Bollanos down.
Bollanos needs to keep his hands up - Linna had a free shot at his head there.
Linna throws a hook but Bollanos avoids it easily.
Bollanos avoids the head kick by Linna.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linna misses with a low kick.
Linna scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bollanos closes the distance looking to clinch
and Linna counters with a nice body kick.
Linna lands a leg kick that knocks Bollanos off balance momentarily.
Linna throws a big shot that misses.
Linna thumps Bollanos with a low kick.
Bollanos moves out of range of the body kick.
Linna throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linna connects with a solid leg kick.
Linna is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bollanos can do to turn this around?
Bollanos is breathing heavily.
Bollanos takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Samppa Linna is winning the standup battle so far.
Bollanos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linna.
Bollanos takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linna catches Bollanos with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bollanos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Linna can pounce on him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linna scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bollanos's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linna.
Linna looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Linna fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Linna stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Linna looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linna misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linna misses the shot to the body.
Linna scores with a hook.
Linna keeps Bollanos at a distance using the push kick.
Linna connects with a leg kick. Bollanos looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Both fighters circling a little - Linna finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linna.
Bollanos has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Linna.
Linna connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Linna.
Linna feints and then cracks Bollanos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bollanos down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linna thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bollanos if he has to take too many more of those.
Linna throws a sloppy head kick and Bollanos moves out of range easily.
Linna connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Linna, as that shot connected.
Bollanos takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bollanos takes one to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linna.
Linna lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Linna throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Whack! Linna lands a heavy head kick that drops Bollanos. The ref tackles Linna to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bollanos was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Samppa Linna!
Our winner, Samppa Linna, 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.