PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mauro Carnera (ranked 2550 p4p, 310 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 2065 p4p, 255 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Carnera might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Religion - Infected. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Carnera
vs
Linewood

190 cm
26
201 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

185 cm
29
201 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

UnderGround Supplements

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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mauro Carnera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Daniel Franklin and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnera throws a body punch but Linewood moves out of range.
Carnera throws a lazy head kick
and Linewood counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Mauro Carnera has been cut.
Carnera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Linewood.
Carnera feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linewood.
Mauro Carnera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood looks to throw the jab but Carnera is out of range.
Carnera slips under a jab from Linewood.
A decent looking cross lands there for Carnera.
Linewood takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A shot to the body from Carnera misses
and Linewood counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carnera's knee momentarily.
Linewood misses the jab.
Carnera scores with a body shot.
Linewood blocks the body kick.
Linewood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Carnera misses with a looping left.
Linewood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carnera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Carnera throws a head kick but Linewood moves out of range.
Carnera thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carnera fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Linewood throws the left hand but Carnera avoids the punch easily.
Carnera throws a counter high kick but Linewood was just alert enough to avoid it.
Carnera slips under a jab.
Linewood ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linewood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Linewood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carnera lands a head kick. Linewood smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carnera fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linewood with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linewood throws a chopping leg kick but Carnera manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnera thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linewood if he has to take too many more of those.
Linewood takes one to the side of the head.
Carnera scores with a hook to the body. Linewood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Carnera sizes up Linewood with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carnera throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice side step and Linewood releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Carnera on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Linewood clinches.
Carnera tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carnera blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linewood is leaning against Carnera and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carnera tries to break free but Linewood pushes him back against the cage.
Carnera swings wildly with an uppercut but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carneras head.
Carnera misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carnera lands a body punch in the clinch.

Linewood manages to break the clinch.
Carnera misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Linewood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Carnera bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Linewood misses with a kick to the body.
Carnera connects with a solid leg kick.
Carnera digs a good body shot into Linewood's ribs.
Linewood throws a hook but Carnera blocks it.
Carnera takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Linewood feints a counter leg kick.
Linewood pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood misses with a body shot.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Carnera.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carnera throws a leg kick which misses Linewood's front leg but catches the back leg as Linewood tries to avoid it.
Carnera works Linewood's body with a nice hook.
Carnera changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carnera ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Carnera scores with the left hand. Linewood knows he should have avoided that one.
Linewood throws an off balance right hand
letting Carnera counter with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linewood misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carnera. Linewood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carnera misses with a body shot.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Carnera avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauro Carnera dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Carnera misses with a hook. Linewood ducked under it nicely.
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carnera throws out the jab.
Carnera feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Linewoods jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Carnera gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carnera uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A good leg kick by Carnera.
Linewood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It looked like Carnera wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carnera throws a body punch but Linewood moves out of range.
Linewood only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Linewood's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Linewood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carnera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linewood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carnera looks to land a combination. Linewood sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Linewood is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnera swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carnera with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linewood swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Linewood throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carnera feints and then cracks Linewood's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Linewood down.
Linewood takes a swing at Carnera's ribcage but misses.
Linewood scores with a jab. Carnera acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carnera throws the kick towards the body but Linewood avoids it.
Carnera lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linewood throws a jab when Carnera was well out of range.
Linewood moves out of range as Carnera strikes.
Carnera throws a hook but Linewood blocks it.
Linewood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Linewood lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Linewood tenderised Carnera's leg. Carnera is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood checks a leg kick nicely.
As Carnera backs off Linewood throws a huge counter combo but Carnera manages to avoid it all.
Linewood misses with a head kick.
Carnera goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnera throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Linewood counter with a right hand.
Carnera tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linewood was well out of range. Poor timing from Carnera.
Linewood wants to clinch.
Linewood uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carnera.
Carnera throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linewood on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Carnera. Carnera obviously looking to wear him down.
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carnera throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carnera misses with a right hand
enabling Linewood to counter with a crisp jab.
Linewood blocks a head kick by Carnera.
Carnera blocks a jab.
A left lands for Carnera.
Linewood blocks a head kick by Carnera.
Linewood looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Linewood slips a jab and a cross from Carnera.
A head kick misses from Linewood.
Linewood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Carnera's sensitive parts.
Carnera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linewood jabs Carnera right on the nose. Carnera blinks but takes it well.
Carnera looks to score with a jab to the body but Linewood is just out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.
Carnera ducks under a wild hook from Linewood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Carnera.
Linewood moves out of range of the strikes.
Carnera throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linewood misses the shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carnera scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Linewood scores with a four punch combination!

Mauro Carnera's cut is getting worse.
Linewood moves out of range of the leg kick from Carnera.
Carnera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carnera scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carnera throws a head kick that misses.
Linewood throws a big counter head kick but Carnera avoids it with no problem.
Carnera jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linewood let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Carnera misses with a shot to the body
and Linewood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mauro Carnera dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mauro Carnera's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Linewood works Carnera's body with a nice hook.
Linewood punishes Carnera's body with a nice straight punch.
Carnera throws a body punch but Linewood moves out of range.
Linewood misses with a hook. Carnera ducked under it nicely.
Carnera is looking to wear down Linewood with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood tried to score with a low kick but Carnera checks it.
Linewood swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linewood attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Carnera is looking to counter with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Carnera backing away here, and Linewood unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Carnera misses with a hook.
Carnera avoids the head kick by Linewood.
Carnera moves out of range as Linewood strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Carnera throws a head kick that Linewood semi-blocks.
Carnera slips a straight right by Linewood.
Linewood cracks Carnera with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Linewood tries to land a front kick but Carnera steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A shot to the body from Carnera misses
and Linewood counters with a straight right hand.
Carnera tests Linewood's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Linewood misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linewood lands a high kick!
Carnera swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Linewood counter with a right hand.
Linewood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carnera.
Carnera misses with a low kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.

Linewood rushes Carnera and presses him up against the cage.
Mauro Carnera is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood tries a body shot but Carnera blocks it.
Linewood can't find room to land a body shot as Carnera controls the action.
Linewood misses with some punches.
Linewood's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Carnera struggles to land a body shot inside as Linewood controls his hands.
Linewood tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Linewood scores with a shoulder strike.
Carnera tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Linewood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carnera pushes Linewood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Linewood tries to pull guard but Carnera won't allow it.
Linewood is working Carnera over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carnera.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carnera lands with a short shot to the head.
Carnera pushes Linewood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carnera blocks a body shot from Linewood.
Linewood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Mauro Carnera has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shock Linewood.
Carnera blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Carnera manages to break the clinch.
Carnera fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linewood.
Carnera bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linewood slips under a jab from Carnera.
Linewood appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carnera connects with an inside leg kick.
Linewood digs a good body shot into Carnera's ribs.
Carnera avoids the head kick by Linewood.
Shock Linewood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carnera throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carnera throws a combination. Linewood tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
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!
Carnera takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Carnera scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Linewood doesn't seem bothered though.
Carnera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Linewood misses with a lunging right hand
and Carnera counters with a thumping low kick.
Carnera lands a right hook to the body.
Carnera misses with a hook to the body
and Linewood counters with a body kick that stops Carnera in his tracks momentarily.
Linewood takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shock Linewood comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carnera has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mauro Carnera!
A relieved looking Mauro Carnera thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.