PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Linderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Odinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Odinson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Amon Amarth - Twilight of The Thunder God kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Linderoth
vs
Odinson

183 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
200 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Hellbent, Inc.
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Hellbent, Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tobias Linderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thor Odinson!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linderoth throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Odinson tries to land a front kick but Linderoth steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A swing and a miss from Odinson.
Odinson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Odinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linderoth closes this distance looking for a takedown but Odinson circles away.

Odinson moves into range and clinches up with Linderoth.
Odinson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Odinson trying to land knees to the body.
Odinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Linderoth swings wildly with an uppercut but Odinson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Odinson looking to throw knees to the head but Linderoth is blocking nicely.
Odinson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Odinson.
Linderoth is breathing heavily.
Linderoth avoiding damage as Odinson throws knees to the body.
Odinson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Linderoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Linderoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Odinson stalks Linderoth and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Linderoth's face. Linderoth staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linderoth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Odinson misses with a wild combination.
Odinson avoids a punch combination nicely.

Odinson darts in and clinches Linderoth up against the cage.
Linderoth lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Linderoth gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Odinson looking for a guillotine here but Linderoth defends easily.
Linderoth is looking to work some ground and pound but Odinson has wrist control.
Odinson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Odinson trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Odinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Odinson, not yet.
Odinson lands a decent punch to the body there.
Odinson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Odinson tries to strike from the bottom.
Connects with an elbow from the bottom, proving to the judges that he's still active off his back.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Odinson connects with a nice looking jab.

Linderoth scores with a takedown into Odinson's guard.
Odinson is looking to stand up but Linderoth isn't so interested in that idea.
Linderoth cracks Odinson with a solid left hand.
Linderoth has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Odinson looking for subs off his back but Linderoth has passed one foot through into half guard.
Odinson is looking for a sweep. Linderoth is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Odinson missing with punches from the bottom.
Linderoth working the head and body with strikes.
Linderoth is trying to control the action in half guard but Odinson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Linderoth working over Odinson with some ground and pound. Odinson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Odinson wants to get back to his feet.
Nice strikes from Linderoth there.
Odinson strikes from the bottom but Linderoth uses the opportunity to move to side control.
Linderoth trying to control the action but Odinson is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Odinson manages to work his way to half guard, despite Linderoth's best efforts.
Odinson throws a strike from the bottom but Linderoth passes into side control!
Linderoth is working Odinson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Linderoth landing a few strikes.
Odinson is trying to improve his position.

Linderoth tries for a kimura but Odinson is defending well.
Linderoth in side control lands a decent elbow.
Odinson tries to buck Linderoth off but Linderoth is having none of it.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Linderoth wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Odinson, who protects the arm well.
Odinson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth wants to control but Odinson is keeping him busy.
Linderoth blocks the strikes from Odinson.
Linderoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Odinson keeps working.
Odinson stops Linderoth from passing to mount.
Linderoth lands a nice forearm strike.
Linderoth is working Odinson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Linderoth grinds an elbow into Odinson's temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linderoth working the head and body with strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Linderoth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odinson.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Odinson.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch but Linderoth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Thor Odinson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Odinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Odinson looks to land a combination but Linderoth avoids it well.
Odinson tries to bum rush Linderoth with a series of wild strikes but Linderoth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linderoth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odinson.
Linderoth lands with a shot to the body.
Linderoth circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linderoth waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Odinson.
Linderoth misses with a two punch combination.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Linderoth paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Linderoth throws a sloppy head kick and Odinson moves out of range easily.
Linderoth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Linderoth lands a lovely overhand right.
Odinson tries to bum rush Linderoth with a series of wild strikes but Linderoth uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thor Odinson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Odinson misses with a wild body shot.
Linderoth misses with a wild combination.
Odinson misses with a looping left.
Odinson lands with a cross.
Linderoth throws an overhand right that lands on Odinson's shoulder, as Odinson tries to avoid the shot.
Linderoth throws the left hand but Odinson avoids the punch easily.
Linderoth rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Odinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth tries to bum rush Odinson with a series of wild strikes but Odinson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Linderoth misses with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Odinson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Odinson lands a jab to Linderoth's midsection.
Linderoth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Odinson throws a series of punches but Linderoth avoids them all with ease.
Linderoth takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A cross from Linderoth lands.
A jab from Odinson misses.

Odinson drives through and clinches with Linderoth against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Odinson.
Odinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linderoth's elbow.
Linderoth blocks an uppercut.
Odinson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linderoth's elbow.
Odinson tries to land knees in the clinch but Linderoth avoids the damage to the body.
Linderoth is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Odinson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Linderoth lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short uppercut from Odinson.
Odinson wants a takedown but no success here.
Odinson digs a right hand underneath Linderoth's ribcage. Linderoth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Odinson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Odinson tries to land a knee to the head but Linderoth blocks with his arms.

Odinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Odinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Odinson lands a with a good body shot.
Odinson is looking to slow Linderoth down with leg kicks.
Odinson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice cross by Linderoth.
Odinson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Odinson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Odinson lands a glancing blow to the side of Linderoth's head.
Linderoth looks to land a combination but Odinson avoids it well.
Odinson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Odinson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linderoth's head backwards.
Linderoth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Odinson.
Odinson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Linderoth tries to score with a low kick but Odinson moves his leg out of the way.
Linderoth walks forward, straight into a front kick from Odinson.
The fight stays on the outside here - Odinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Odinson lands a nice shot to the body.
Odinson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Odinson clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Odinson breaks the clinch.
Odinson misses with a series of wild punches.
Odinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Odinson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Linderoth takes a step back to recover.
Linderoth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Odinson to score with a decent uppercut.
Odinson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Odinson looks to land a combination but Linderoth avoids it well.
Linderoth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Odinson.
A jab from Odinson does it's job there.
Odinson moves out of range as Linderoth strikes.
A cross from Odinson lands.
Odinson thuds a left hand into Linderoth's body.
Odinson lands with a shot to the body.
Odinson digs a good body shot into Linderoth's ribs.
Linderoth keeps the fight on the outside.
Odinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linderoth.
Thor Odinson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Odinson with a hook.
Odinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linderoth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Odinson is looking to clinch.
Odinson lands a jab to Linderoth's midsection.
Odinson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linderoth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Odinson scores with a sloppy right hand. Linderoth should have avoided that one.
Odinson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Linderoth counters with a straight right hand.
Linderoth takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Linderoth stuffs the takedown.
Nice body kick there by Odinson.
Odinson tries to clinch but Linderoth is having none of it.
Odinson defending well as Linderoth loads up on a big left hand.

Odinson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Linderoth, pushing him back against the cage.
Linderoth is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Odinson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Odinson trying to land knees to the body.
Linderoth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linderoth lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Odinson backwards.
Linderoth is leaning against Odinson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Linderoth throws a punch but it's blocked by Odinson.

Odinson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Odinson throws a wild body kick that Linderoth sees coming a mile off.
Odinson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thor Odinson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Linderoth misses with a few strikes there.
Linderoth misses with a wild body shot.
Odinson clinches but Linderoth breaks the clinch
and Linderoth counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Linderoth's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Linderoth duly obliges.

It looks like Thor Odinson has been cut.
Linderoth uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Odinson.
Linderoth moves out of range of the strikes.
Odinson looks to throw the jab but Linderoth is out of range.
Linderoth shoots for a takedown but Odinson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Odinson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Linderoth.
Odinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Linderoth.
Odinson moves out of range as Linderoth strikes.

Odinson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Odinson tries to throw a body punch but Linderoth avoids it by throwing Odinson back against the cage.
Linderoth taking a breather.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Linderoth.
A looping hook to the body misses from Odinson. Linderoth does a little dance to reset his feet.
Odinson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linderoth swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linderoth throws a big shot that misses.
Odinson misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linderoth throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Odinson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Linderoth misses its intended target.
The fighters circling - Linderoth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linderoth tries a head kick but it misses.
Tobias Linderoth is winning the standup battle so far.
Odinson scores with a hook to the body. Linderoth takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Linderoth throws a lazy right hand but Odinson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Linderoth misses the target.
Odinson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Odinson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linderoth.
Odinson tries to clinch
and Linderoth counters with a straight right hand.
Linderoth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Odinson slips a jab from Linderoth.
Odinson swinging wilding here.
Odinson moves in looking to clinch but Linderoth pushes him off.
Odinson tries to clinch up.
Odinson swings for the body but Linderoth moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Linderoth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linderoth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linderoth moves out of range of the body kick.
Linderoth swats away the attempt to clinch by Odinson.
Linderoth fails with a takedown attempt.
Odinson looks to land a combination but Linderoth avoids it well.
Odinson staying out of range there.
Linderoth fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tobias Linderoth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Odinson looks to land a body kick but Linderoth moved away.
Odinson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The fight stays on the outside here - Odinson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Odinson looks to clinch

and Linderoth counters with a shoot takedown. Odinson fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Odinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linderoth is one step ahead there.
Linderoth sitting in guard here, content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linderoth looking to pass the guard.
Odinson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Linderoth wants to control from the top but Odinson keeps moving.
Odinson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Tobias Linderoth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Linderoth throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Odinson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Linderoth slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Odinson wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Odinson tries to bench press Linderoth off him but Linderoth keeps the position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Good work by Odinson as he checks the leg kick.
Odinson avoids a kick to the body.

That's four 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.
Crunch! Odinson slams his shin into Linderoth's torso.
Linderoth closes the distance and clinches up with Odinson, looking for a takedown. Linderoth pushes Odinson against the cage but Odinson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Odinson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Odinson throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Odinson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Odinson throws a good cross that connects.
Nice takedown defense from Linderoth. No joy for Odinson on that attempt.
Linderoth throws a jab when Odinson was well out of range.
Linderoth misses the jab.
Linderoth takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Odinson shoots in and bounces Linderoth off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

Odinson throws a sloppy strike and Linderoth has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Odinson is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Linderoth!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tobias Linderoth!