PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kauko Partio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Partio has chosen Partio enters the arena, that's one mean looking little fucker right there! as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sebastien Linne has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Linne
vs
Partio

170 cm
40
158 lbs
36 - 16 - 0

150 cm
34
146 lbs
35 - 19 - 2

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 16 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 35 - 19 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kauko Partio!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne works the jab nicely.
An inside leg kick from Partio misses.
The fighters circling - Partio throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Partio lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linne will feel that in the morning.
That kick from Partio tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jab, jab by Partio - just one landing.
Partio scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Partio looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
We've been told by Linne's head coaches at The Stray Dogs that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Partio avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Partio can pounce on him.
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!
Partio throws a hook to the side of Linne's head but Linne sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Linne attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A bone on bone clash there as Partio blocks the leg kick.
Linne misses with a kick to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne connects with a solid leg kick.
Partio avoids the head kick by Linne.
Linne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Partio lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Linne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Partio. That did some damage!
Partio scores with a sloppy right hand. Linne should have avoided that one.
Some bone on bone action there as Linne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A big left from Partio misses.
Linne misses the jab.
A jab from Linne finds it's way through Partio's defenses.
Partio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Partio closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Partio misses with a shot to the body
and Linne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Linne. That snapped Partio's head back.
A big left from Linne misses.
Partio keeps Linne at a distance using the push kick.
Linne ducks under a wild hook from Partio.
Linne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Partio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Partio fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Linne on the side of the head.
Partio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Linne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linne moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Linne keeps the fight on the outside.
Partio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Partio. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Partio wants to land a leg kick but Linne is out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linne checks it well.
Nice shot lands for Partio.
Linne takes one to the side of the head.
Partio walks into a straight right hand from Linne.
Linne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Partio throws a head kick that Linne semi-blocks.
Partio wants to clinch.
Partio throws the left hand but Linne avoids the punch easily.
Linne catches Partio with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Partio throws a lazy right hand but Linne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio moves away from the strike by Linne.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Partio, right into the meat.
Partio lands with a nice body punch.
Linne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Partio swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A good leg kick by Partio.
A jab lands there for Partio.
Partio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Partio gets a double leg takedown into Linne's guard.
Partio trying to control the position from guard on top but Linne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Partio is fighting to break Linne's control of his arms but Linne is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Partio trying to control but Linne is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Linne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Partio.
Partio lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linne throws a head kick that Partio semi-blocks.
Linne tries to move into range but Partio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Partio takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linne misses with a low kick as Partio jumps back.
Linne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Partio bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Linne's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Partio gets a clinch.
Linne is trying to break the clinch but Partio has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Partio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Linne - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linne.
Partio working aggressively here.
Partio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Partio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Partio has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linne.
Partio throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Linnes head.
Linne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Partio lands a right hand that snaps the head of Linne backwards.
Partio fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linne goes for a takedown attempt but Partio pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partio scores with a kick to the body.
Partio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Partio paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Partio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

Partio shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Linne is trying to defend but Partio finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Partio is looking to take a break and control but Linne is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Partio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Partio is thwarting Linne's attempts to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne manages to get to full guard.
Linne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Partio postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Linne is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Partio, into his guard.

Partio has his foot on Linne's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Linne works his way back into a safe position though.
Partio wants to sweep here but Linne controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partio trying to keep a closed guard but Linne is proving a slippery customer.
Linne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Partio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Linne can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kauko Partio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Linne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Partio just misses with a punch to the body.

Partio moves into the clinch successfully.
Linne tries to work over Partio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Partio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linne.
Linne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Linne lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Partio gets through Linne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Linne misses with a body punch.
Linne swings wildly with an uppercut but Partio uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Linne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linne.
Linne has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Linne prevents a body shot from Partio.
Partio lands with a left to the head.
Linne tries to work over Partio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Partio lands with a short punch from the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Linne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Partio.
Partio throws a head punch that misses.
Partio blocks a body shot from Linne.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Partio stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Linne misses with a body punch.
Linne is pressed up against the cage. Partio has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linne down to the mat. Linne avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partio will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Linne lands an overhand right.
Kauko Partio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linne slaps away a takedown attempt from Partio, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sebastien Linne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kauko Partio.
Linne 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.
Linne thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Partio if he has to take too many more of those.
Partio tries a head kick but it misses.
Partio buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Linne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Linne as he jumps to the side.
Partio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Linne misses with a body punch

and Partio decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Linne's guard.
Kauko Partio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Partio wants to pass the guard but Linne is keeping the position.
Linne wants to sweep here but Partio controlling him for the moment.
Partio wants to control from the top but Linne keeps moving.
Linne pulls Partio in close to his closed guard and prevents Partio from doing any damage or advancing position.
Partio looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne wants to sweep here but Partio controlling him for the moment.

Linne is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Linne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Partio won't allow Linne to sweep him here.
Partio with a nice head shot there.

Linne had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Partio defends it easily.
Partio preventing the sweep.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Partio works over Linne with some ground and pound from guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kauko Partio.
Well Partio 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 Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kauko Partio!
Kauko Partio decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Sebastien Linne was interviewed post fight and said 'Feel proud now, huh? Beating up an old man like me?'.