PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between petri lindfors (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

lindfors
vs
Gordon

183 cm
22
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, petri lindfors!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Flash Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Alan Glass, Frank Dennis and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon is looking to clinch but lindfors is avoiding it.
Gordon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
lindfors tries for a takedown but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Gordon has managed to clinch.
lindfors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
lindfors lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gordon or not.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped lindfors in his tracks for a moment.
lindfors blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
lindfors wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gordon stalls.
lindfors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for petri lindfors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon just leaning against lindfors, taking a breather.
lindfors blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
lindfors misses with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
lindfors on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gordon.
lindfors tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gordon just stands there and leans against the cage.
lindfors letting Gordon take a breather here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.

Gordon breaks the clinch.

lindfors scores with a takedown into Gordon's guard.
lindfors is breathing heavily.
lindfors trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gordon's guard.

Gordon pushes lindfors off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Gordon tries to clinch but lindfors moves out of range.
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
lindfors throws a head kick that misses.
lindfors throws a low kick but it's checked well by Gordon.

Gordon forces lindfors back against the cage and clinches.

Gordon breaks from the clinch.

Gordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with lindfors, pushing him back against the cage.
lindfors tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gordon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Gordon breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a sloppy head kick and lindfors moves out of range easily.
A head kick by Gordon misses

and lindfors counters with a single leg into guard. Gordon didn't expect that.
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!
Gordon wants to stand but lindfors is controlling the position.
lindfors looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gordon wants to stand up but lindfors is controlling him.
lindfors looking to sit in guard and control but Gordon gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gordon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on lindfors, up you get!
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.

lindfors shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gordon's guard.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet but lindfors passes into half guard.
lindfors takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

Gordon kicks lindfors off and gets back to his feet.

lindfors tries to keep at a distance but Gordon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow just above lindfors 's eye.
lindfors tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gordon just stands there and leans against the cage.

Gordon breaks the clinch.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
lindfors keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon throws a looping overhand right but lindfors ducks down to avoid it.
lindfors fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gordon darts in trying to clinch
and lindfors counters with a two punch combo.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon keeps the fight on the outside.
Gordon tries to clinch but lindfors moves out of range.
Gordon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
lindfors lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

lindfors forces Gordon back against the cage and clinches.
lindfors blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
lindfors has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Gordon avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
lindfors wants a takedown but no success here.
Gordon landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Gordon blocking some punches.
lindfors takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon looking to slow down the pace here.
lindfors blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that lindfors shrugs off.
Gordon tries to stall but lindfors uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that petri lindfors will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

lindfors looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gordon is fending him off so far but lindfors persists. Nope, Gordon circles away and we're back to standing.

lindfors takes the fight into the clinch.

lindfors breaks from the clinch.
lindfors dodges the punch combination from Gordon.
lindfors shoots in for a double leg but Gordon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
petri lindfors is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordon stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Gordon managing to block the knees to the body from lindfors.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
lindfors goes for a takedown attempt but Gordon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for petri lindfors. That's going to take a lot out of him.
lindfors changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gordon tries to avoid it but lindfors manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gordon to the ground. Gordon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
lindfors swinging wilding here.
The fight stays on the outside here - lindfors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
lindfors fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
lindfors shoots for a double leg takedown but Gordon sprawls well. He's pushed lindfors's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
lindfors tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gordon swivels and escapes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from lindfors.
Gordon misses with a head kick.
Flash Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab, jab by lindfors - just one landing.

Gordon gets caught flat footed, as lindfors shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
lindfors sitting in guard here, content to control.
lindfors won't allow Gordon to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gordon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
lindfors would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Gordon kicks lindfors off and gets to his feet.
lindfors tries to close the distance and clinch but Gordon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
lindfors tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gordon swivels and escapes.
lindfors looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gordon stuffs the takedown attempt from lindfors. lindfors gets slowly back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gordon pushes lindfors up against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon tries to break the clinch but lindfors is controlling the position.
lindfors lands a body punch in the clinch.
lindfors cracks Gordon with a nice body shot.
lindfors is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
lindfors working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Gordon.

It looks like petri lindfors has been cut.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon tries to clinch but lindfors moves away
and lindfors counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
lindfors misses with a takedown attempt - Gordon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

lindfors drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon wants to stand but lindfors is controlling the position.
lindfors looking to pass the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst lindfors is controlling him.
lindfors wants to control from the top but Gordon keeps moving.

lindfors stands and steps away. Gordon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Gordon rushes lindfors and presses him up against the cage.
Gordon with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.

That's four 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.
Gordon slows down the pace here.
lindfors fails to pull the fight into his guard.
lindfors tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gordon just stands there and leans against the cage.
lindfors dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
lindfors avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
lindfors doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
lindfors blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
lindfors takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.

Gordon manages to break the clinch.
Gordon throws a right and a left that lindfors avoids nicely.
Gordon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
Gordon tries to clinch but fails miserably

and lindfors counters with a nice double leg into side control. Gordon won't be happy with that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gordon is looking to work his way out of this bad position but lindfors is controlling him well.
lindfors trying to control the position but Gordon is working away.
lindfors prevents Gordon from escaping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

petri lindfors dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on petri lindfors's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Gordon. No joy for lindfors on that attempt.
Gordon throws a right and a left that both miss.
lindfors throws out a powerful jab.
Gordon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Gordon clinches up with lindfors and pushes him back against the cage.
lindfors takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.

lindfors breaks from the clinch.
Gordon tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but lindfors paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
lindfors avoids the head kick by Gordon.
lindfors misses with a few strikes there.
Gordon tries to clinch up.
lindfors blocks a head kick by Gordon.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some wild striking there from lindfors.
lindfors blocks a head kick by Gordon.
lindfors shoots in but no luck this time.
Gordon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and lindfors counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
lindfors wants to control but Gordon is keeping him busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
lindfors tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gordon.
Gordon wants to get back to his feet.
lindfors trying to control from half guard but Gordon is working away.
lindfors is stalling here. Gordon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! lindfors seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gordon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
A control attempt from lindfors but he's now mounted!
lindfors is looking to get to half guard.

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.
lindfors sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.

Gordon decides to stand and escape the position.
lindfors shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for petri lindfors. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Gordon clinches up with lindfors and pushes him back against the cage.
lindfors blocks an elbow strike.
Flash Gordon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
lindfors avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
lindfors dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon is trying to stall.
lindfors wants to break free but Gordon has control.
lindfors goes for a takedown attempt but Gordon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
lindfors fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gordon throws a leg kick but lindfors sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon doesn't manage to clinch there - lindfors circles away.
Gordon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Gordon has closed the distance and engaged lindfors in a clinch.
Gordon keeps control of lindfors as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
lindfors tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gordon using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
lindfors takes an elbow to the temple.
lindfors tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gordon tries to stall but lindfors uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
lindfors tries for a takedown but Gordon manages to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards lindfors's brow.
lindfors blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon unloads a knee to the mid-section. lindfors lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
lindfors is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon scores with a shoulder strike.
Come on Gordon - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Flash Gordon.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fight stays on the outside here - lindfors looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gordon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses.
Gordon swinging wilding here.

Gordon fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with lindfors, pushing him back against the cage.
Gordon slows down the pace here.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
lindfors avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon landing knees to the body.

Gordon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
lindfors lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

lindfors decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
lindfors is looking to stall here but Gordon recovers full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Flash Gordon.
I think lindfors has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!