PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Christiano (ranked 432 p4p, 1021 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 70 p4p, 147 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Christiano might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Jesus Built My Hotrod. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Christiano
vs
Linewood

180 cm
29
175
17 - 7 - 1

185 cm
40
180
21 - 23 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

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Carnage Clothing

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 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Juan Christiano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christiano does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Linewood misses with a shot to the body
and Christiano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linewood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linewood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Linewood moves forwards but Christiano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Shock Linewood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Left hook, right uppercut from Linewood.
Linewood misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Christiano misses the target.
Christiano swats away the attempt to clinch by Linewood.
Christiano throws a leg kick that misses.
Christiano misses with a low kick.

Linewood moves into the clinch successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood tries a body shot but Christiano blocks it.
Linewood misses with a short punch on the inside.
Linewood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linewood misses with a punch to the body.
Linewood is working Christiano over against the cage.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
A short left from Christiano.
Linewood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christiano.
Linewood lands a left hand.
Linewood goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christiano softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Linewood gets through Christiano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Christiano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Christiano on the inside.
Christiano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Linewood backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Linewood.
Christiano struggles to land a body shot inside as Linewood controls his hands.
Christiano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Christiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Christiano lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Linewood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christiano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
A little feinted left hand from Christiano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Linewood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linewood wants to clinch.
Linewood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Linewood throws a sloppy head kick and Christiano moves out of range easily.
Christiano tries to work over Linewood's front leg with a kick but Linewood checks it.
Christiano staying out of range there.
Christiano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Christiano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linewood.
Linewood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linewood avoids the body shot from Christiano.
Christiano cracks Linewood with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Christiano misses with an uppercut. Linewood saw that one coming.
Linewood pivots, looking for a leg kick but Christiano is out of range and Linewood settles back down.
Linewood throws a looping overhand right but Christiano ducks down to avoid it.
Linewood misses with a looping left.
Christiano thinks about countering with a body kick.
A big right from Linewood misses.
Christiano has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Christiano there as he acknowledges the shot.
Christiano lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Christiano.
An inside leg kick lands from Christiano.
The crowd cheers as Linewood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christiano doesn't seem phased though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linewood misses with a left hand
and Christiano counters with a straight right hand.
Christiano throws a low kick but Linewood avoids it.
Linewood connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
A low kick lands for Christiano.
Linewood misses with a right hand
and Christiano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Christiano throws a leg kick that misses.
Linewood moves out of range as Christiano throws a body kick.
Linewood misses with a looping left.
Christiano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Christiano fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linewood checks it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Juan Christiano will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Linewood walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linewood moves forwards but Christiano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Linewood gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

Linewood is rocked!
A lazy left from Linewood finds it's target.
Nice shot lands for Linewood.
Linewood throws a front kick aimed at Christiano's knee but Christiano avoids it well.
Juan Christiano is winning the standup battle so far.
Christiano moves out of range as Linewood throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Linewood lands an impressive looking overhand right. Christiano doesn't seem phased though.
Linewood misses with a body kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linewood. That's going to slow Christiano down.
Linewood misses with a double jab
enabling Christiano to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood throws a poor cross that misses
and Christiano counters with a slapping leg kick.
Linewood looks to throw a body kick
and Christiano counters with a low kick, right behind Linewood 's knee.
Linewood throws a head kick but Christiano moves out of range.
Linewood connects with an inside leg kick.
Linewood tries to clinch up.
Christiano tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Christiano 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.
Christiano scores with a hook to the body. Linewood takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Christiano cracks Linewood with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Linewood looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Christiano finish him?
Linewood is still on wobbly legs! Can Christiano finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linewood lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Christiano cracks Linewood with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Linewood looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Christiano finish him?

Linewood has Christiano up against the cage in a clinch.
Linewood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Christiano throws a head punch that misses.
Linewood seems to have recovered his senses.
Christiano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Christiano.

Linewood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Christiano works Linewood's body with a nice hook.
Linewood doesn't manage to clinch there - Christiano circles away.
It looked like Christiano was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Linewood.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Christiano crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Linewood - the referee stops the clock and Christiano gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Linewood. Christiano manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Linewood scores with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Linewood.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Linewood has managed to clinch.
Linewood tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Christiano avoids it.
Linewood lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linewood.
Shock Linewood seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Linewood lands a nice knee to the body.
Linewood prevents a body shot from Christiano.
Christiano tries to work over Linewood's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood blocks an uppercut.
Christiano digs a right hand underneath Linewood's ribcage. Linewood let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Linewood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Christiano's elbow.
Christiano misses with a body punch.
Christiano tries a body shot but Linewood blocks it.
Linewood tries to work over Christiano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Linewood has a couple of punches blocked by Christiano.
Christiano misses with a hook from the clinch.
Linewood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Christiano scores with a hook to the body.
Christiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Linewood.
Nice body punch from Christiano.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Christiano lands a hook to the side of the head.
Christiano misses with some punches.
Christiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Linewood.
Christiano throws a punch but it's blocked by Linewood.
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!
Linewood scores with a hook to the body.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
Linewood lands with a light punch inside.
Linewood misses with a body punch.
Linewood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Christiano lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Christiano goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Christiano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Christiano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linewood misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Christiano.
Linewood lands a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linewood tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Christiano.
Christiano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Christiano.
Christiano scores with a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Juan Christiano dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Linewood swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Christiano connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Christiano takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Linewood lands an overhand right.
Linewood scores with a one two! Christiano had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Christiano scores with a shot to the body.
Linewood swings widly with a right hand
and Christiano counters with a nice low kick that buckles Linewood's knee momentarily.
Christiano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linewood.
Linewood is looking to land body kicks.
Linewood lands with a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linewood doesn't manage to clinch there - Christiano circles away.
Christiano half committed to a counter leg kick.
Linewood throws a series of punches but Christiano avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Christiano bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Linewood's head.
Linewood misses with a right hand
and Christiano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linewood takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Christiano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Linewood lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Christiano was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
Christiano is looking to counter punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Christiano.
Linewood will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Linewood throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Christiano counters with a crisp right that sends Linewood to the canvas! Christiano follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Christiano!
Juan Christiano seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.