PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Koski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares comes into the arena with Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces blaring out of the sound system. Koski has chosen Accept - Head Over Heels as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. On his way into the cage it seems that Hector Linhares has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hector Linhares seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Linhares
vs
Koski

176 cm
33
165 lbs
31 - 14 - 1

178 cm
32
156 lbs
21 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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Spartan Nutrition 160Q with Proof

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Juan Koski!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, William Gold and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koski throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
Koski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linhares's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Linhares blocks the leg kick.
Linhares goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Juan Koski has been cut.
Koski throws a body punch but Linhares moves out of range.
A lazy body kick from Koski
and Linhares counters with a thumping low kick.
Koski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Koski just misses with a punch to the body.
Koski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linhares.
It looked like Linhares was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Koski.
Linhares throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linhares needs to keep his hands up - Koski had a free shot at his head there.
Linhares connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Koski misses.
Linhares uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Koski.
Koski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares misses the jab.
Koski lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linhares missing with a left hand there. Koski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Koski lands with a good body shot.
Koski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linhares checks it well.
Linhares throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
Linhares slips a straight right by Koski.
Koski slips a jab from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a left hand
and Linhares takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Koski misses with a head kick.
Koski misses with a series of wild punches.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Linhares off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linhares.
Linhares was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Koski scores with a push kick.
Linhares throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linhares takes one on the button.
Linhares swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Koski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Koski jabs at Linhares's body.
Linhares throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linhares closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Koski scores with a punch to the head.
Koski misses with a looping right.
Koski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Linhares's head coaches at School Of Fighting that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski throws a poor cross that misses
and Linhares counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Koski thinking.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koski.
Linhares uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Koski.
Linhares swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Koski jabs Linhares to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hector Linhares is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Koski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linhares misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Koski.
Koski throws a chopping leg kick but Linhares manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Koski tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linhares was well out of range. Poor timing from Koski.
A jab from Koski misses.
Koski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Linhares throws a hook but Koski blocks it.
A jab from Linhares misses.
Linhares scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski lands a lovely overhand right.
Linhares avoids the body shot from Koski.
Koski throws a right hand that Linhares ducks under and follows up with a left that Linhares also avoids with ease.
Koski sizes up Linhares with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linhares walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Koski drives through with a takedown into guard.
Linhares is adopting a defensive guard.
Koski throws a big right hand that misses.
Linhares looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Koski wants to control from the top but Linhares keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Koski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Koski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linhares is out of range and Koski settles back down.
Linhares throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Koski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koski tries to land a leg kick but Linhares saw it coming and moves away.
Koski lands an overhand right.
Linhares takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Koski lands a leg kick that knocks Linhares off balance momentarily.
Koski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Koski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Koski jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linhares lands with an uppercut that bounces Koski off the cage and back into range.
Linhares lands with a slapping head kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Koski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Koski cracks Linhares with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Koski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Koski showed some decent athleticism there.
Koski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Koski is working Linhares over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Koski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Linhares trying to control the position.
Koski is in close to Linhares's body, working some short punches and elbows.
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.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Koski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Linhares's guard.
Koski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Linhares's head.
Koski working the head and body with strikes.
Linhares moves into full guard.

Linhares had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Koski defends it easily.
Linhares wants to sweep but no luck.
Linhares trying to keep a closed guard but Koski is proving a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Linhares's guard.
Juan Koski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Linhares wants to improve his position but Koski is controlling well.
Linhares blocking the ground and pound attempt from Koski.
Koski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Linhares with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Koski trying to control from half guard but Linhares is working away.
Koski scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Koski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Koski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Koski trying to mount his opponent but Linhares defends it.
Linhares is looking to improve his position.
Linhares gets back to full guard.
Koski lands a couple of elbows.
Koski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koski must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Koski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Koski works over Linhares with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Koski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Juan Koski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

The crowd cheers as Koski lands an impressive looking overhand right. Linhares doesn't seem phased though.
Linhares connects with a jab.
Donk. Koski catches Linhares right on the button with a cross.
Juan Koski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koski ducks under a wild hook from Linhares.
Koski throws a leg kick
and Linhares counters with a straight right hand.
Koski lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Koski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Linhares is out of range and Koski settles back down.
Koski waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Koski misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koski throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A cross from Koski lands.
Linhares misses with a straight right.
Koski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Koski shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Linhares defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Koski. That did some damage!
A nice combination there by Koski.
Linhares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Linhares is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Koski with a jab.
Koski fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Linhares takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Linhares tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Koski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Good exchange - Linhares coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koski misses with a right hand
and Linhares counters with a nice uppercut.
Juan Koski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linhares scores with a hook.
A slow jab from Linhares misses its intended target.
Koski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Linhares.
Linhares uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Koski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linhares manages to avoid it.
Linhares moves out of range of the body kick.
Jab by Linhares.

Koski is rocked!
Linhares avoids the body shot from Koski.
Koski thuds his right hand into Linhares's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares rushes Koski with punches - Koski moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Koski goes down! Linhares follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares retains his lightweight title!
A relieved looking Hector Linhares thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.