PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rahman (ranked 1091 p4p, 1415 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 150 p4p, 198 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Rahman
vs
Linewood

182 cm
33
184
21 - 16 - 0

185 cm
41
180
22 - 26 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Fast

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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 21 - 16 - 0, fighting out of New York, Abdul Rahman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 26 - 1, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rahman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Linewood moves away.
Linewood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rahman manages to avoid it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rahman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Linewood - the referee stops the clock and Rahman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Linewood. Rahman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rahman avoids the head kick by Linewood.
Linewood lands a nice looking kick to the body. Rahman takes a step back to recover.
Linewood misses with a wild body shot.
Linewood misses with a hook. Rahman ducked under it nicely.
Rahman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Rahman works the jab nicely.
Rahman looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Linewood misses with an uppercut
and Rahman counters with a straight right hand.
Linewood tests Rahman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rahman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Linewood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Rahman looks to land a combination but Linewood avoids it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rahman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rahman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rahman just misses with a punch to the body.
We've been informed that Linewood has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rahman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Linewood throws a chopping leg kick but Rahman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Rahman lands a nice shot that snaps Linewood's head back.
Linewood closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rahman counters with a straight right hand.
Good leg kick by Linewood.
Linewood has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linewood there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linewood swings widly with a right hand
and Rahman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Linewood is rocked!
Abdul Rahman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rahman throws an off balance right hand
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahman throws out a powerful jab.
Linewood slips under a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linewood connects with a body shot.
Rahman swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Rahman.
A swing and a miss from Rahman.
Linewood tries to counter with a clinch but Rahman shakes him off and moves away.
A big left from Rahman misses.
It seemed like Linewood was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Rahman throws a poor cross that misses
and Linewood counters with a two punch combo.
Linewood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A head kick misses from Linewood.
Rahman misses with a looping left.
Linewood lands a nice hook to Rahman's body. Rahman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Linewood swings for the body but Rahman moves out of range.
Linewood connects with a leg kick.
Linewood defending well as Rahman loads up on a big left hand.
Rahman missing with a left hand there. Linewood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linewood appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Rahman swings for the body but Linewood moves out of range.
Rahman looks to land a left hand but Linewood moved out of range nicely.
Linewood looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Jab by Rahman.

Linewood has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rahman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Rahman misses.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rahman lands a jab to the nose.
Rahman misses with a double jab.
A jab from Linewood does it's job there.
Linewood fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rahman misses with a body shot.
Linewood looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rahman misses with a looping left.
Rahman misses the jab.
Linewood tries to counter by closing the distance.
Rahman misses with a looping left.
Linewood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
Rahman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Linewood blocks a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linewood bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rahman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Linewood's head.
Linewood uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahman throws out the jab.
Rahman with a hook.
Rahman takes a swing at Linewood's ribcage but misses.
Linewood slips a jab from Rahman.
Linewood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Rahman 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rahman moves out of range as Linewood throws a body kick.
Linewood steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rahman.
Linewood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linewood. That's going to slow Rahman down.
Linewood throws a lazy uppercut
and Rahman counters with a nice uppercut.
Linewood is looking to slow Rahman down with leg kicks.
Rahman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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 Abdul Rahman will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Linewood cracks Rahman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Rahman is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rahman lands a really nice looking cross but Linewood seems unphased.
Linewood is still on wobbly legs! Can Rahman finish him?
Rahman looks to land a right hand but Linewood moved out of range.
Linewood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rahman throws out the jab.

Rahman sends Linewood crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rahman is motioning to the referee to let Linewood up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Nice cross by Linewood.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rahman takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rahman misses with an uppercut. Linewood saw that one coming.
Linewood dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rahman. That did some damage!
Rahman throws a poor cross that misses
and Linewood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linewood tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Linewood swings for the body but Rahman moves out of range.
Linewood seems to have recovered his senses.
Linewood with a nice calf kick.
Rahman throws a right hand that misses
enabling Linewood to counter with a crisp jab.
Linewood connects with a solid leg kick.
Linewood uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rahman.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Linewood! But no joy.
Rahman misses with an uppercut
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rahman misses with a straight left.
Linewood flicks out a counter leg kick but Rahman steps away.
A punch lands to the side of Linewood 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rahman misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Rahman.
A jab from Rahman misses.
Linewood misses with a straight right.
Linewood tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rahman was well out of range. Poor timing from Linewood.
Rahman misses with a right hand
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
Rahman loads up on a big right hand but Linewood slips the punch.
Rahman swings widly with a right hand
and Linewood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rahman on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rahman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
Linewood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rahman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Linewood.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rahman scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rahman throws a hook to the side of Linewood's head but Linewood sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rahman misses with a looping right.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Rahman avoids it with no problem.
Linewood 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.
Abdul Rahman is winning the standup battle so far.
Rahman throws out a loose jab but Linewood uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linewood. That's going to slow Rahman down.

Rahman lands a left and a right that send Linewood crashing to the mat, dazed. Rahman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Linewood missing with a left hand there. Rahman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linewood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rahman.
Linewood flicks out a counter leg kick but Rahman steps away.
Rahman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linewood throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rahman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Rahman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linewood has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rahman finds it's way round the side to connect with Linewood's head.
and Rahman counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Linewood! He's just covering up as Rahman starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdul Rahman!