PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Geronimo Lindeman (ranked 1554 p4p, 2076 weight class) and Zap Pushkin (ranked 218 p4p, 283 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lindeman
vs
Pushkin

179 cm
29
179
8 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
177
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

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Heavy Metal Drugs

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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Geronimo Lindeman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zap Pushkin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pushkin misses with a low kick.
Pushkin throws a lazy body kick
and Lindeman makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lindeman is looking to clinch.
Lindeman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Pushkin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindeman backing away here, and Pushkin unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lindeman misses with a left hand
and Pushkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pushkin misses the jab.
Lindeman is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindeman misses with a hook to the body
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin drops his hands momentarily and Lindeman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lindeman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pushkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pushkin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lindeman has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pushkin thuds his shin into the meat of Lindeman's side.
Pushkin scores with a push kick.
Pushkin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pushkin throws a lazy right hand but Lindeman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pushkin throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Pushkin.
Pushkin throws a body kick that misses
and Lindeman counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lindeman misses
and Pushkin counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pushkin cracks Lindeman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lindeman closes the distance but Pushkin moves to the side
and Pushkin counters with a nice body shot.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindeman checks a leg kick.
Lindeman scores with a jab to the body.
Pushkin misses with a low kick.
Lindeman is looking to counter with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Lindeman misses.
Lindeman wants to clinch.
Lindeman wants to clinch but Pushkin slips to the side
and Pushkin counters with a left and a right that stings Lindeman.
Lindeman rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pushkin scores with a shot to the body.
Pushkin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lindeman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pushkin.
Pushkin moves out of range of the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pushkin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindeman.
Pushkin throws a front kick that sends Lindeman stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Pushkin looks to throw a body kick
and Lindeman counters with a nice body shot.
Pushkin misses with a leg kick.
Lindeman blocks a low kick nicely.
Pushkin misses with a wild body shot.
Lindeman is looking to counter punch.
Lindeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindeman is looking to counter punch.

Lindeman rushes Pushkin and presses him up against the cage.

That's five minutes gone in the round.

Pushkin breaks the clinch.
Lindeman misses the jab.
It seemed like Pushkin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Pushkin connects with a nice looking jab.
Pushkin looks for the body kick but Lindeman saw that one coming.
Pushkin misses with a head kick.
Pushkin with a jab.
Lindeman throws a right and a left that Pushkin avoids nicely.
Lindeman misses with a shot to the body
and Pushkin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That kick from Lindeman tenderised Pushkin's leg. Pushkin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pushkin has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Pushkin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Lindeman on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pushkin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lindeman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lindeman misses
and Pushkin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Lindeman moves into range and clinches up with Pushkin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindeman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pushkin's elbow.
Lindeman misses with a hook from the clinch.

Pushkin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindeman is looking to clinch but Pushkin is avoiding it.
Pushkin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pushkin misses with a right hand
and Lindeman counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindeman slips a jab and a cross from Pushkin.
Lindeman lands a head kick. Pushkin smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lindeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pushkin looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman checks a leg kick nicely.
Lindeman tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pushkin throws a fast counter high kick but Lindeman manages to duck under it in time.
Lindeman misses with a wild combination.
Lindeman throws a chopping leg kick but Pushkin manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lindeman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pushkin.
Pushkin misses with a looping right.
Pushkin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lindeman's head.
Lindeman is looking to clinch but Pushkin is avoiding it.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindeman.
Lindeman takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pushkin lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindeman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice cross by Lindeman.
Lindeman takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Lindeman.
Lindeman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lindeman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pushkin.
Pushkin looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pushkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lindeman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Pushkin misses.
Lindeman misses with a looping right.
Pushkin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Pushkin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pushkin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lindeman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lindeman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lindeman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lindeman sizes up Pushkin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Zap Pushkin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lindeman throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pushkin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lindeman thinking.
Lindeman throws an overhand right that lands on Pushkin's shoulder, as Pushkin tries to avoid the shot.
Lindeman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pushkin has time to react.
Pushkin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lindeman throws a shot from downtown. Pushkin moves away and avoids it.
Lindeman moves out of range as Pushkin strikes.
Lindeman slips a straight right by Pushkin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindeman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Crunch! Pushkin slams his shin into Lindeman's torso.
Lindeman wants to clinch
and Pushkin counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindeman tries to clinch up.
Pushkin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pushkin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pushkin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Pushkin fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Pushkin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pushkin dodges the punch combination from Lindeman.
Pushkin throws a hook to the side of Lindeman's head but Lindeman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lindeman rushes Pushkin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindeman.
Lindeman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lindeman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pushkin has him pressed against the cage.
Lindeman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lindeman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pushkin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pushkin lands a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Pushkin manages to break the clinch.
Pushkin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindeman is just out of range.
Lindeman seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pushkin lands a really nice looking cross but Lindeman seems unphased.
Pushkin punishes Lindeman's body with a nice straight punch.
Pushkin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindeman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin slips under a jab from Lindeman.
Pushkin misses with a head kick.
Lindeman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pushkin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pushkin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Lindeman was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lindeman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pushkin.

Lindeman forces Pushkin back against the cage and clinches.
Lindeman misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindeman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pushkin lands with a left to the head.
Lindeman throws a punch but it's blocked by Pushkin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pushkin.

Pushkin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lindeman feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pushkins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pushkin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindeman throws a jab when Pushkin was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Lindeman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindeman blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Lindeman misses its target.
Pushkin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lindeman looks to throw the jab but Pushkin is out of range.
Lindeman fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lindeman tries to clinch up
and Pushkin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lindeman misses the body punch
and Pushkin counters with a nice uppercut.
Pushkin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lindeman's head.
Pushkin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pushkin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pushkin scores with a nice body kick.
Pushkin throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Pushkin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lindeman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Good standup being displayed there by Lindeman as he connects with a hook.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pushkin in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Lindeman misses with a straight right.
Pushkin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lindeman blocks it well.
Lindeman takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pushkin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lindeman has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindeman and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lindeman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pushkin comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Lindeman stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Pushkin is on him like rabid pit bull! Lindeman slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 6:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zap Pushkin!
An out of breath Zap Pushkin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.