PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Gajewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Gajewski has chosen T. Orlando - Happy End as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Linne
vs
Gajewski

170 cm
44
158 lbs
42 - 21 - 0

163 cm
32
146 lbs
33 - 7 - 1

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KnockOut

Valhalla Fight Wear

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 42 - 21 - 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 33 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Andrzej Gajewski!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne throws a shot from downtown. Gajewski moves away and avoids it.
Linne throws a head kick but Gajewski moves out of range.
Good work by Linne as he checks the leg kick.
Gajewski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gajewski lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
Gajewski sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Gajewski scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linne throws the kick towards the body but Gajewski avoids it.
Gajewski loads up on a big right hand but Linne slips the punch.
Gajewski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Linne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gajewski.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Gajewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Gajewski lands with a right hand.
Linne throws out a loose jab but Gajewski uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Gajewski tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gajewski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Linne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Linne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Gajewski counters with a good low kick that Linne was not able to check.
Linne throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gajewski throws a push kick but Linne slaps the foot to one side.
Gajewski looks to throw a body kick
and Linne counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gajewski lands a jab to the nose.
Gajewski scores with a jab. Linne acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Gajewski lands a big head kick that sends Linne tumbling to the mat! Gajewski takes a step backwards and waves Linne back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Linne is rocked!
Gajewski bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Oh Linne is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gajewski scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sebastien Linne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Gajewski decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Gajewski throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Linne to regain full guard.
Linne seems to have got his legs back now.
Gajewski looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Linne keeping moving, preventing Gajewski from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gajewski landing with the ground and pound.
Gajewski won't allow Linne to sweep him here.
Gajewski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Linne wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gajewski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Gajewski trying to control but Linne is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Linne avoids a kick to the body.
Gajewski tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Linne is looking to counter with a body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Gajewski. Those never looked like landing.
Linne swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Gajewski cracks the inside of Linne's front leg.
Gajewski fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gajewski cracks Linne with an open hand slap.
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.
Gajewski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linne.
Linne avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
Gajewski blocks a leg kick.
Gajewski now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Linne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Gajewski dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Gajewski lands a slapping body shot.
Linne scores with a spinning back kick!
A swing and a miss from Linne.
Gajewski ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
Linne stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gajewski.
Linne throws a series of punches but Gajewski avoids them all with ease.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne takes one to the chin there.
Linne avoids the body shot from Gajewski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gajewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Linne's hands.
Gajewski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne misses with a low kick as Gajewski jumps back.
Gajewski is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Linne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gajewski moves out of range as Linne strikes.
A head kick misses from Gajewski.
Gajewski 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.
Linne tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Gajewski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gajewski misses with a body kick.
Linne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A lazy left from Gajewski finds it's target.
Gajewski throws a body shot but no joy.
Linne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gajewski steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Linne throws a hook but Gajewski blocks it.
Gajewski lands a glancing blow to the side of Linne's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski throws a sloppy head kick and Linne moves out of range easily.
Andrzej Gajewski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gajewski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.

Gajewski closes the distance and clinches.
Gajewski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gajewski scores with a shot to the side of Linne's head.
Gajewski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gajewski lands a body punch in the clinch.
Gajewski lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gajewski lands a shoulder strike.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Gajewski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gajewski swings wildly with an uppercut but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gajewski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Gajewski lands a nice uppercut.
Gajewski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Linne as Gajewski tries to tie him up.
Linne tries to work over Gajewski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gajewski lands with a right to the head.
Gajewski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Gajewski.
Gajewski struggles to land a body shot inside as Linne controls his hands.
Gajewski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gajewski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Linne blocks an uppercut.
Linne is trying to break free.
Gajewski misses with some punches.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Linne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gajewskis head.
A nice left hand lands by Gajewski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gajewski.
Gajewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Linne lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrzej Gajewski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A good leg kick by Gajewski.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Linne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linne looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

Gajewski lands a big head kick that sends Linne tumbling to the mat! Gajewski takes a step backwards and waves Linne back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Sebastien Linne has been cut.
Gajewski throws the kick towards the body but Linne avoids it.
As Gajewski backs away, Linne returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
No joy there for Linne, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gajewski steps in with a hook that catches Linne right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Gajewski follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Linne looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrzej Gajewski!
A victorious Andrzej Gajewski thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Sebastien Linne stepped up to the mic, saying 'Feel proud now, huh? Beating up an old man like me? '.