PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juilius Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luuka Lindema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juilius Caesar has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Caesar
vs
Lindema

203 cm
22
235 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
23
240 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juilius Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Luuka Lindema!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindema throws the left hand but Caesar avoids the punch easily.
Lindema looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch but Lindema swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lindema looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Caesar rushes Lindema and presses him up against the cage.

Caesar gets control of Lindema's arms and successfully pulls guard. Caesar will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Caesar wants to sweep here but Lindema controlling him for the moment.

Caesar pushes Lindema off and scrambles back to his feet.

Caesar moves into the clinch.
Caesar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindemas head.

Caesar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caesar throws a head kick that half lands.
Lindema tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Caesar has Lindema up against the cage in a clinch.
Lindema can't break the clinch.

Caesar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caesar shoots in for a takedown but Lindema shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Caesar scores with a hook to the body. Lindema takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Caesar throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice sprawl there from Lindema as Caesar shoots in.
Caesar is looking to clinch.
Caesar is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lindema sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juilius Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Caesar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Caesar wants to clinch up but Lindema keeps it at a distance.
Juilius Caesar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caesar fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caesar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lindema displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caesar.
Lindema lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caesar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lindema pinned against the cage. Lindema gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caesar throws a sloppy head kick and Lindema moves out of range easily.
Lindema misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lindema stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Caesar.
Caesar tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lindema swivels and escapes.
Lindema throws a jab but it's blocked by Caesar.
Lindema throws a looping overhand right but Caesar ducks down to avoid it.

Caesar closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Caesar lands in his opponent's guard.

Lindema has his feet on Caesar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Caesar tries to clinch but Lindema moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Lindema misses
and Caesar counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lindema throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Caesar moves into the clinch.

Caesar manages to break the clinch.
Lindema jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caesar connects with a single shot there.
Caesar fails to land with a series of punches.
Lindema tries to clinch but Caesar moves away
and Caesar counters with a body kick that stops Lindema in his tracks momentarily.
Caesar wants to clinch up but Lindema keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Caesar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caesar tries to clinch
and Lindema counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Juilius Caesar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Caesar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lindema pinned against the cage. Lindema gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Caesar misses with a takedown attempt
and Lindema counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lindema lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lindema throws a jab when Caesar was well out of range.
Caesar scores with a spinning back kick!
Caesar ducks under a wild hook from Lindema.
Caesar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindema throws out the jab.
Caesar with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Lindema to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juilius Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Caesar feints and as Lindema raises his hands in defense, Caesar changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Caesar throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lindema works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindema wants to stand and escape but Caesar is having none of it.
Lindema working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Caesar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar prevents Lindema from getting back to his feet.
Lindema really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caesar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caesar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Caesar prevents Lindema from getting back to his feet.
Caesar throwing strikes from guard but Lindema blocks nicely.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lindema avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindema throws a right and a left that Caesar avoids nicely.
Caesar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Caesar slips a jab and a cross from Lindema.
A slow jab from Lindema misses its intended target.
Lindema throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Caesar tries to clinch but Lindema is having none of it.
Lindema throws out a loose jab but Caesar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caesar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lindema counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Caesar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lindema counters with a nice uppercut.
Lindema misses with a two punch combination.
Caesar misses with a straight left.
Caesar with a poor takedown
and Lindema counters with a two punch combo.
Lindema is looking to clinch but Caesar is avoiding it.
Caesar with a poor takedown
letting Lindema counter with a right hand.
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindema swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lindema counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lindema pushes Caesar up against the cage in a clinch.
Caesar is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Caesar manages to break the clinch.
Juilius Caesar is winning the standup battle so far.
Caesar tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caesar slips under a jab from Lindema.
Caesar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Juilius Caesar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Caesar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Lindema holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lindema is trying to force a seperation but Caesar has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Caesar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lindema wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Caesar has Lindema pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lindema manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lindema tries to circle away but Caesar has him pinned against the cage.
Lindema has had enough of the clinch but Caesar keeps him there for the moment.
Caesar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lindema's efforts to push away.
Caesar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindema has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Caesar breaks from the clinch.
Caesar fails with the takedown
letting Lindema counter with a right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Caesar avoids the body shot from Lindema.
Lindema cracks Caesar with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luuka Lindema showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Caesar misses with a takedown attempt
and Lindema counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lindema takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Caesar tries for a takedown but Lindema circles away easily
and Lindema counters with a one-two to the body.
Lindema lands an overhand right.
Lindema waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Caesar.
Caesar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lindema avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lindema displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Caesar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Juilius Caesar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Caesar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lindema.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caesar has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Caesar there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lindema stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lindema wants it to stay on the feet.
Lindema throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Caesar tries for a takedown but Lindema circles away easily
and Lindema makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Caesar moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lindema fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lindema looks to land a right hand but Caesar moved out of range.
Lindema throws a right hand that Caesar ducks under and follows up with a left that Caesar also avoids with ease.
Caesar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindema.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Caesar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindema jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Caesar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindema swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Caesar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Caesar tries to work over Lindema's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lindema can't break the clinch.
Lindema takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lindema keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Caesar's efforts to push away.
Lindema is looking to break free of the clinch but Caesar has double underhooks.
Caesar has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lindema avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Caesar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caesar is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindema gets an underhook and turns Caesar into the cage.
Lindema wants to break the clinch but can't.
Caesar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lindema has had enough of the clinch but Caesar keeps him there for the moment.
Caesar goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lindema prevents it.
Lindema is looking to break free of the clinch but Caesar has double underhooks.
Caesar throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Caesar drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lindema gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Caesar wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lindema has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lindema lands a nice shot to the body.
Lindema wants to break free but Caesar has control.
Caesar misses with a punch to the body.
Caesar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lindema walks away with a smile on his face. Caesar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lindema throws a good cross that connects.
Caesar shoots for a takedown but Lindema saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Caesar tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindema scores with a one two! Caesar had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Luuka Lindema is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caesar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caesar slips a jab from Lindema.
Lindema tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luuka Lindema comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lindema has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luuka Lindema!