PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shock Linewood (ranked 1958 p4p, 3157 weight class) and Manu Ahonen (ranked 265 p4p, 405 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Linewood
vs
Ahonen

185 cm
37
180
17 - 20 - 1

182 cm
43
170
24 - 21 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Grunge Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 20 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manu Ahonen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Alan Glass and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahonen misses with a leg kick.
Ahonen scores with a hook to the body. Linewood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Ahonen.
Linewood thows a leg kick but Ahonen checks it
enabling Ahonen to counter with a crisp jab.
Linewood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ahonen.
Linewood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ahonen's hands.
Linewood throws a low kick but Ahonen moves out of range easily.
Ahonen dives in for a single leg takedown but Linewood sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Linewood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ahonen misses with a body kick.
Linewood lands an overhand right.
Linewood moves out of range of the body kick from Ahonen.
Linewood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Linewood. Ahonen shrugs it off though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ahonen misses with a straight right.
Ahonen misses with a hook.
Ahonen misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ahonen throws a lazy right hand but Linewood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ahonen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Linewood slips a jab and a cross from Ahonen.

Linewood closes the distance and pushes Ahonen back into the cage.
Linewood lands with a light punch inside.
Linewood lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ahonen or not.
Ahonen tries to break free but Linewood pushes him back against the cage.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Ahonen.
Linewood pushes Ahonen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ahonen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood lands a shot to the body.
Ahonen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Linewood up against the cage.
Ahonen stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Ahonen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Ahonen manages to break the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linewood throws a combination that misses

and Ahonen counters with a shoot takedown. Linewood fights it but they end up in guard.
Linewood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ahonen is one step ahead there.
Ahonen throws a big elbow that misses.
Ahonen is in close to Linewood's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Ahonen got a little sloppy there for a moment and Linewood has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ahonen has managed to get both his arms back between Linewood's legs - danger averted.
Ahonen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Linewood has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ahonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Linewood utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ahonen wants to control from the top but Linewood keeps moving.

Linewood looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Ahonen passes into side control.
Ahonen creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Linewood sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Linewood tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linewood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ahonen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ahonen is thwarting Linewood's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linewood is staying active underneath Ahonen, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ahonen might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Linewood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Linewood wants to get back to full guard but Ahonen has passed into side control.
Ahonen lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Linewood down.
Ahonen working the ground and pound from side control.
Ahonen gets to mount! Linewood was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Linewood is squirming around, avoiding Ahonen's attempts to control the action.
Linewood regains half guard.
Ahonen lands with a punch from half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Manu Ahonen will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Linewood lands a nice leg kick that just misses Ahonen's sensitive parts.
A nice leg kick from Linewood, right into the meat of the thigh.
Linewood pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ahonen keeps the fight on the outside.
Linewood throws an overhand right that lands on Ahonen's shoulder, as Ahonen tries to avoid the shot.
Linewood with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Linewood.
Linewood fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ahonen circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ahonen counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Linewood connects with a body shot.
Linewood throws a leg kick that is checked

and Ahonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood is looking to control Ahonen's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Linewood avoid being mounted?
Ahonen trying to control from half guard but Linewood is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ahonen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ahonen's back!
Ahonen trying to control the hands but Linewood breaks the grip.
Linewood has the hooks in. Ahonen is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Linewood is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.

Linewood is looking for the choke from the back position but Ahonen is controlling his hands well.

Ahonen is in a bad position with Linewood working for a choke. Ahonen manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Ahonen landing with the ground and pound.
Ahonen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ahonen wants to control from the top but Linewood keeps moving.
Ahonen throws an elbow that misses. Linewood uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ahonen's guard. Nice move by Linewood!

Linewood postures up in Ahonen's guard and throws a big left but Ahonen blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ahonen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Linewood defends well.
Linewood wants to pass the guard but Ahonen is keeping the position.
Linewood postures up.
Ahonen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ahonen 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.
Linewood in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Linewood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Linewood has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Linewood thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Ahonen is in all sorts of trouble here.
Linewood works his way to his opponent's back.

Ahonen is trying to defend against the choke here but Linewood has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Linewood Tightens the hold and Ahonen taps out furiously! Linewood displays superior BJJ to win the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Shock Linewood!
A victorious Shock Linewood thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.