PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tomas Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Granat Xhaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lindberg comes to the cage accompanied by At The Gates - The Book of Sand. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lindberg
vs
Xhaka

169 cm
21
150 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

174 cm
28
146 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tomas Lindberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Granat Xhaka!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg lands a slapping body shot.
Lindberg misses with a series of wild punches.

Xhaka has managed to clinch.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xhaka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Xhaka throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindbergs head.
Lindberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
Xhaka misses with some punches.
Xhaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xhaka blocks an uppercut.
Xhaka lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lindberg backwards.
A right hand to the body from Lindberg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
Xhaka looks winded!
Xhaka swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Lindberg pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindberg punishes Xhaka's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindberg looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lindberg sizes up Xhaka with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Xhaka avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg connects with a nice looking jab.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Xhaka.
Lindberg throws a hook but Xhaka blocks it.
Xhaka looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Xhaka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lindberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindberg connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Xhaka's hands.
Xhaka needs to keep his hands up - Lindberg had a free shot at his head there.
Xhaka ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
A cross from Lindberg lands.
Lindberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Xhaka back to the cage. Lindberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lindberg.
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!
Xhaka tries to clinch up but Lindberg circles away and keeps his distance.
Xhaka's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lindberg connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Xhaka scrambles back to his feet.
Lindberg connects with a right hand. Xhaka shakes it off.
Xhaka is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xhaka.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg is having none of it.
Lindberg circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lindberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Xhaka takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lindberg scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
Lindberg lands with a good body shot.
Lindberg is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lindberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Xhaka.

Xhaka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lindberg, pushing him back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xhakas head.
Xhaka throws a head punch that misses.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xhaka swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindberg uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lindberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lindberg lands a nice hook to Xhaka's body. Xhaka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Xhaka walks into a stiff left hand from Lindberg.
Lindberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Xhaka.
Lindberg with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Lindberg tests Xhaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xhaka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
Xhaka wants to counter the offense by Lindberg and move into the clinch position.
Lindberg darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab lands there for Lindberg.
Lindberg will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Xhaka! But no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg lands a jab to the nose.
Xhaka takes one to the chin there.
Lindberg throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Xhaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Xhaka gets a clinch.
Xhaka misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Xhaka misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
Lindberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xhaka lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg tries to work over Xhaka's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg gets through Xhaka's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindberg lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Xhaka working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lindberg.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xhaka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomas Lindberg dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lindberg stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Tomas Lindberg is winning the standup battle so far.
Xhaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Xhaka tries to clinch but Lindberg moves out of range.
Lindberg throws a hook but Xhaka avoids it easily.
Lindberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Xhaka clinches.
Xhaka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

Lindberg breaks the clinch.
Lindberg cracks Xhaka with a good jab.
Good shot there by Lindberg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xhaka takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
Xhaka avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a body shot but no joy.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
As Xhaka looks to move away, Lindberg throws a big counter combo but Xhaka just gets out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindberg as he connects with a hook.
Lindberg misses with a looping left.
Xhaka appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Xhaka tries to clinch there but Lindberg circles away.
Lindberg appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lindberg takes a swing at Xhaka's ribcage but misses.
Xhaka with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lindberg to score with a decent uppercut.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Xhaka ducked under it nicely.
Xhaka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lindberg is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xhaka.
Xhaka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Xhaka ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Xhaka slips under a jab.

Xhaka takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindberg lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Xhaka blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xhaka misses with the head strike.
Lindberg blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg pushes Xhaka back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
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!
Lindberg has had enough of the clinch but Xhaka keeps him there for the moment.
Granat Xhaka seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lindberg lands a nice uppercut.
Lindberg misses with the head strike.
Xhaka lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Xhaka scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lindberg has a couple of punches blocked by Xhaka.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Xhaka controls the action.
Lindberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xhakas head.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lindberg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Lindberg cracks a nice hook into Xhaka's ribs.
Xhaka fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a hook but Xhaka blocks it.
Xhaka moves in looking to clinch but Lindberg pushes him off.
Xhaka is looking to clinch.
Xhaka has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lindberg finds it's way round the side to connect with Xhaka's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Xhaka gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lindberg fails to land.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Xhaka tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xhaka takes a shot to the head.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Xhaka is breathing heavily.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
Good body shot from Lindberg.
A head punch on the inside from Xhaka fails to land.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Xhaka blocks it.
A short right from Lindberg on the inside.
Xhaka blocks a body shot from Lindberg.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Xhaka has a couple of punches blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg is leaning against Xhaka and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg struggles to land a body shot inside as Xhaka controls his hands.
Lindberg tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg lands with a left to the head.
Lindberg lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
Xhaka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lindberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Xhaka backwards.
Lindberg blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Lindberg's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindberg lands an overhand right.
Tomas Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg misses with a two punch combination.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a punch to the head.

Xhaka is rocked!
Lindberg with a hook.
Xhaka is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindberg finish him?
Lindberg scores with a hook.
Lindberg rushes Xhaka and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Xhaka is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Lindberg piles on the pressure and Xhaka crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tomas Lindberg!
After winning the bout, Tomas Lindberg thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.