PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rick Showtime (ranked 2235 p4p, 262 weight class) and Janne Lindberg (ranked 3231 p4p, 278 weight class). Showtime's entrance music is Old Toms Hut. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Showtime
vs
Lindberg

170 cm
43
168 lbs
23 - 39 - 0

171 cm
29
157 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 23 - 39 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Rick Showtime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Janne Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showtime swinging wildly here.
Lindberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindberg scores with a decent looking hook.
Lindberg has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

Lindberg takes the fight into the clinch.
Showtime takes a shot to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Showtime's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Showtime is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindberg has double underhooks.
Lindberg lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindberg lands with a light punch inside.
Showtime has had enough of the clinch but Lindberg keeps him there for the moment.
Lindberg swings wildly with an uppercut but Showtime uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lindberg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Showtime's efforts to push away.
Lindberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showtime is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindberg has double underhooks.
Lindberg lands a nice uppercut.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Showtime tries to break free but Lindberg pushes him back against the ropes.
A right hook to the body lands for Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a left hand.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lindberg creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindberg cracks Showtime with a nice body shot.
Lindberg lands a hook to the side of the head.
Showtime is trying to force a seperation but Lindberg has the dominant position.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindberg.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Showtime.
Showtime is trying to push Lindberg away but Lindberg has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showtime's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showtime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lindberg smiles and moves away.
Showtime throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg lands a slapping body shot.
Lindberg throws a shot to the body.
Showtime walks into a straight right hand from Lindberg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lindberg. That's going to slow Showtime down.
Lindberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lindberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Showtime's calf.
Showtime takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lindberg lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindberg scores with a spinning back kick!
Lindberg fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Showtime.

Lindberg closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lindberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Showtime or not.
Lindberg misses with a short punch on the inside.
Showtime fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg misses with a hook to the ribs.
A frustrated look appears on Showtime's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lindberg has Showtime pushed against the ropes.
Lindberg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lindberg lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lindberg throws a punch but it's blocked by Showtime.
Lindberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Showtime wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Showtime tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindberg's elbow.
Still in the clinch, Lindberg scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lindberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Showtime backwards.
Showtime blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg tries a body shot but Showtime blocks it.
Showtime is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lindberg to keep the fight standing.
A body shot lands from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a left hand that snaps the head of Showtime backwards.
Showtime is breathing heavily.
Lindberg throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Showtimes head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindberg works on Showtime's body with a couple of short punches.
Lindberg lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lindberg is leaning against Showtime and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lindberg gets through Showtime's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindberg lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Showtime or not.
Lindberg lands a body shot.
Lindberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Lindberg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lindberg softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lindberg lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Janne Lindberg dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Lindberg. That's going to slow Showtime down.
Showtime misses with a body shot.
Rick Showtime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Showtime avoids the body shot from Lindberg.
Janne Lindberg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lindberg connects with the punch.
Lindberg scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lindberg pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Showtime back to the ropes. Lindberg follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Showtime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Showtime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lindberg lands with a straight right. Showtime didn't see that one coming.
Lindberg looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Showtime misses with a head kick.
Lindberg lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lindberg swats away the attempt to clinch by Showtime.
Showtime takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lindberg.
Lindberg turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Showtime misses with a wild body shot.
Lindberg feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Showtime's calf.
Showtime takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lindberg scoring well with a low kick there.
Lindberg circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lindberg wants to counter with a clinch but Showtime pushes him away.
Showtime has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lindberg.

Lindberg clinches up against the ropes.
Showtime is trying to break the clinch but Lindberg has him pressed against the ropes.
Janne Lindberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice body punch from Lindberg.
A head punch on the inside from Lindberg fails to land.
Showtime is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the ropes enables Lindberg to keep the fight standing.
A short right from Lindberg.
Lindberg digs a right hand underneath Showtime's ribcage. Showtime let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Showtime wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lindberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Lindberg.
A short right from Lindberg.
Lindberg lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Showtime.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a shoulder strike.
Lindberg has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lindberg stalling.
A nice left hand lands by Lindberg.
Lindberg lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lindberg presses Showtime against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lindberg lands with a short shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Lindberg.

Showtime is rocked!
Lindberg lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Showtime is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Lindberg.
Lindberg unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Showtime! He's leaning against the ropes trying to keep his feet but Lindberg is unloading with more strikes now! Showtime drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Janne Lindberg!