PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gothic Line (ranked 70 p4p, 437 weight class) and Luke Mad Onion (ranked 11 p4p, 65 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Line
vs
Mad Onion

194 cm
29
243
15 - 3 - 0

192 cm
33
275
30 - 20 - 0

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World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gothic Line!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Mad Onion!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Wagner Zegers and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad Onion throws a sloppy head kick and Line moves out of range easily.
Mad Onion scores with a jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mad Onion.
Mad Onion throws a lazy right hand but Line sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Line missing with a left hand there. Mad Onion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Line misses with a hook.
As Line backs off Mad Onion throws a huge counter combo but Line manages to avoid it all.
Line takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mad Onion lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Line backs up against the cage.
Line lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mad Onion's sensitive parts.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mad Onion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Line scores with a jab.
Line lands a nice shot that snaps Mad Onion's head back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad Onion lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Line circles away quickly and effectively.
Line is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Mad Onion throws a push kick but Line slaps the foot to one side.
Luke Mad Onion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Line misses.
Line lands an overhand right.
Line throws a body shot but no joy.
Line lands a two punch combo.
Mad Onion throws a leg kick which misses Line's front leg but catches the back leg as Line tries to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad Onion keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Line avoids the head kick by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion looks to land a right hand but Line moved out of range.
Line is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Line throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Line moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Mad Onion goes down! Can Line finish him!?

Mad Onion is rocked!
Line postures up in Mad Onion's guard and throws a big left but Mad Onion blocks it.
Mad Onion is still in real trouble! Can Line finish him?
Mad Onion is looking to stand up but Line isn't so interested in that idea.
Mad Onion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Line dives into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Line takes a little break here. Mad Onion wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mad Onion seems to have recovered his senses.
Line in side control, throwing shots but Mad Onion defends.
Mad Onion wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee asks Line politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Line prefers to stall for the moment though.
Line creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Mad Onion sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Line 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.
Line trying to control the position but Mad Onion is working away.
Line working the body and head with strikes.
Mad Onion is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Line misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mad Onion is trying to buck Line off.
Line slows the pace down.
Line wants to control but Mad Onion is keeping him busy.
Mad Onion wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mad Onion keeps working.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Mad Onion wants to get back to his feet but Line is dominant here and he's now got Mad Onion's back!
Line punches Mad Onion on the ear.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Even with his hooks in, Line manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mad Onion is trying to stand back up.
Line struggling to keep hold of the position.
Line thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Mad Onion is trying to get back to his feet but Line has full control of the position and if anything, Mad Onion has just worked his way into a worse spot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Line tightening his grip on Mad Onion, looking for the choke.
Line trying to control momentarily.
Mad Onion is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Line off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Line throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Line thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mad Onion trying to get back to his feet but Line is in full control for now.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Gothic Line dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Line throws a looping overhand right but Mad Onion ducks down to avoid it.
Mad Onion lands with a kick to the temple. Line shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up but Line swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Line jabs Mad Onion to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Line misses with a looping left.
Line looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Mad Onion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Line paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gothic Line is winning the standup battle so far.
Mad Onion connects with a looping right hand.
Mad Onion blocks a head kick by Line.
Mad Onion swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mad Onion bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Line's head.
Mad Onion slips a jab from Line.
Mad Onion keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Line.
Mad Onion steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Line.
Line works the jab nicely.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Line here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Line swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Mad Onion misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mad Onion throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Line blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad Onion misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Line.
Mad Onion throws an elbow that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Line tries to work over Mad Onion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Line presses Mad Onion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Line pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Line cracks Mad Onion with an open hand slap.
A nice inside leg kick there by Line. That's going to slow Mad Onion down.
Line throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mad Onion.
Line lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mad Onion at a distance.
Line throws out a loose jab but Mad Onion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mad Onion looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mad Onion takes a jab right on the kisser.

Mad Onion pushes Line up against the cage in a clinch.

Line breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Line. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Line.
Mad Onion takes one to the chin there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Line throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mad Onion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Line counters with a leg kick.
Mad Onion takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.

Mad Onion closes the distance and clinches.
Mad Onion gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Gothic Line has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Line misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Line.
Line softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Mad Onion just misses with a elbow thrown towards Line's brow.

Line's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Line pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion takes a swing at Line's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Line.
Mad Onion closes the distance but Line moves to the side
and Line cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Line throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Line missing with a left hand there. Mad Onion was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mad Onion looks to score with a jab to the body but Line is just out of range.
Line slips under a jab.
Line throws a jab but it's blocked by Mad Onion.
Mad Onion checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mad Onion misses with an uppercut
enabling Line to counter with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Line scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
and Line counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Mad Onion! He's just covering up as Line starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gothic Line!
Gothic Line retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Gothic Line started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.