PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tsongan Chikatchawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Linwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chikatchawan
vs
Linwood

174 cm
18
161 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
163 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent MT
Hates pizza

Good wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tsongan Chikatchawan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Steven Linwood!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chikatchawan looks for the body kick but Linwood saw that one coming.
Chikatchawan avoids a kick to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Linwood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Linwood.
Chikatchawan throws a hook but Linwood blocks it.
Chikatchawan tries to clinch but Linwood moves out of range.
Linwood is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Linwood misses with the combination.

Linwood gets a double leg takedown into Chikatchawan's guard.
Chikatchawan wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Linwood is now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linwood performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan tries to roll over but Linwood keeps him under control.
Chikatchawan is working hard here to advance position.
Linwood content to control rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Linwood is working for a submission of some sort.
Chikatchawan flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Chikatchawan is trying to get back to full guard.
Linwood working Chikatchawan over with strikes.

Linwood decides to stand up.
A solid body kick from Chikatchawan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Linwood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Linwood passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chikatchawan!
Linwood can't control as he wanted to and Chikatchawan manages to get the fight back to his half guard.

Linwood is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Linwood tries to pass the half guard into mount. Chikatchawan knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Linwood in particular looking to stall.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan trying to control here.
Linwood is taking a breather. Chikatchawan says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Linwood gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Linwood scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Linwood looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Chikatchawan is defending against the submission attempts here by Linwood.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Linwood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Chikatchawan throws a leg kick

and Linwood counters with a nice double leg into side control. Chikatchawan won't be happy with that.
Chikatchawan is looking to regain half guard here but Linwood keeps moving and retains side control.
Linwood has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Linwood has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Linwood takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Chikatchawan can't escape the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linwood scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Chikatchawan is in all sorts of trouble here.
Chikatchawan gets back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linwood trying to pass the guard but Chikatchawan defending well.

Linwood postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Chikatchawan to stand up.
Chikatchawan moves away from the strike by Linwood.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Chikatchawan enables Linwood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Chikatchawan manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

Chikatchawan is working an open guard so Linwood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Some bone on bone action there as Linwood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Chikatchawan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linwood's head.

Chikatchawan clinches up against the cage.
Chikatchawan throws an elbow but it misses.
Linwood blocks an elbow strike from Chikatchawan.
Linwood blocks an uppercut.
Chikatchawan misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linwood has Chikatchawan pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Chikatchawan manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Linwood looking to slow down the pace here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Linwood is trying to push Chikatchawan away but Chikatchawan has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Chikatchawan misses with some punches.
Linwood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Linwood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Linwood blocks the elbow strike.
Chikatchawan has a couple of punches blocked by Linwood.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chikatchawan throws an elbow but it misses.
Chikatchawan pushes off an throws an elbow but Linwood leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chikatchawan can't find room to land a body shot as Linwood controls the action.
Chikatchawan trying to land knees to the body.
Chikatchawan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Linwood avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linwood blocks a body shot from Chikatchawan.
Linwood wants to take the fight to the mat but Chikatchawan manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tsongan Chikatchawan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Linwood.
Linwood blocks an elbow strike.
Linwood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Chikatchawan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Chikatchawan is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Linwood is trying to break the clinch but Chikatchawan is controlling him.
Linwood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Chikatchawan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chikatchawan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Linwood backwards.

Chikatchawan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chikatchawan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Linwood feints and as Chikatchawan raises his hands in defense, Linwood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Linwood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chikatchawan is keeping the position for now.

Linwood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linwood chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chikatchawan can pounce on him.
Linwood fails with an attempt to clinch.

Linwood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Linwood's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Chikatchawan is trying to escape back to his feet but Linwood uses the scramble to pass into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linwood throwing strikes but Chikatchawan manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Tsongan Chikatchawan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Chikatchawan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Chikatchawan moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLinwood.
Linwood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chikatchawan misses with a kick to the body.
Chikatchawan fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chikatchawan lands a leg kick that knocks Linwood off balance momentarily.
Chikatchawan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linwood follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
That kick from Chikatchawan tenderised Linwood's leg. Linwood is trying to keep his angry face on.

Linwood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Linwood is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Linwood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chikatchawan's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linwood looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chikatchawan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Linwood manages to get himself to full guard.

Linwood has control of Chikatchawan's left arm, preventing Chikatchawan from doing any damage.
Linwood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chikatchawan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Linwood has Chikatchawan pulled in close to control his posture.

Linwood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Linwood bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chikatchawan's guard.

Linwood controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Linwood gets to his feet - Chikatchawan follows without any prompting.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linwood moves out of range as Chikatchawan throws a body kick.
Chikatchawan tries to clinch up but Linwood circles away and keeps his distance.
Chikatchawan throws a chopping leg kick but Linwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Chikatchawan doesn't manage to clinch there - Linwood circles away.
Chikatchawan throws an overhand right that lands on Linwood's shoulder, as Linwood tries to avoid the shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Linwood checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.

Linwood gets a double leg takedown into Chikatchawan's guard.
Chikatchawan keeping full guard, as Linwood tries to pass.
Chikatchawan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Linwood working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Chikatchawan's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chikatchawan working a defensive guard here.
Linwood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Chikatchawan wants to control but Linwood postures up.
Linwood cracks Chikatchawan with a big elbow.
Linwood content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Linwood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Linwood has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Linwood!