PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne comes to the cage accompanied by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Sebastien Linne could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sami Vasara's chin.

Linne
vs
Vasara

170 cm
29
165 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

174 cm
23
163 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Konstantin Menshow and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vasara tries to score with a low kick but Linne moves his leg out of the way.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linne moves out of range as Vasara strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Vasara checks a leg kick.
Vasara tries to move into range but Linne moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Linne shoots for a takedown but Vasara saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vasara lands a body shot.
Vasara wants to land a leg kick but Linne is out of range.
Vasara throws a right hand that Linne ducks under and follows up with a left that Linne also avoids with ease.
Nice shot by Vasara.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Linne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vasara moves out of range as Linne strikes.
Linne tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vasara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linne.
Vasara gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Linne.
Linne misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linne needs to keep his hands up - Vasara had a free shot at his head there.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Linne needs to keep his hands up - Vasara had a free shot at his head there.
Vasara throws a leg kick that misses.
Vasara is looking to chop away at Linne's legs.
Linne fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big left from Linne misses.
Linne misses with a body shot.
Vasara lands with a hook. Linne tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice body kick from Vasara.
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
Linne cracks Vasara with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Linne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne defending well as Vasara loads up on a big left hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara slips a jab from Linne.
Linne misses with a looping left.
Vasara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Linne changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Vasara looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Linne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vasara keeps working.
Vasara manages to get back to half guard.
Vasara avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Linne.
Vasara trying to control from the bottom.
Linne looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Linne seems content to control.
Vasara trying to control here.
Vasara is looking to improve his position.
Vasara is trying is best to control the position here.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Sami Vasara hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Linne with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne sees it coming and moves out of range.
Linne lands with a nice body punch.
Linne tries to clinch but Vasara moves out of range.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linne lands a jab to the nose.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasara lands a slapping body shot.
Linne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Linne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Linne slips a jab from Vasara.
Linne moves out of range of the body kick.
A leg kick checked by Vasara.
Linne takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne blocks a head kick by Vasara.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Linne pushes Vasara up against the cage in a clinch.
Linne lands a nice knee to the body.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Vasara avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
Linne lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sami Vasara will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vasara connects with a leg kick. Linne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Linne throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linne has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Linne there as he acknowledges the shot.
Linne tries to clinch up.
Linne tries to clinch but Vasara is having none of it.
Vasara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vasara throws out a leg kick but Linne moves out of range and Vasara only half commits.
Vasara rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Linne takes one to the chin there.
Linne tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vasara lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Linne.
Vasara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Linne.
Vasara swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
Linne checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Vasara looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara lands a jab to the head.
Vasara connects with the punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Linne misses the target.
Vasara throws a right hand that Linne ducks under and follows up with a left that Linne also avoids with ease.
Vasara fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Linne is out of range.
Linne thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vasara misses with a looping right.
Linne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vasara manages to avoid it.
Linne gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Linne just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara throws a shot from downtown. Linne moves away and avoids it.
Vasara slips a straight right by Linne.
Linne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Linne avoids the body shot from Vasara.
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!
Linne has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vasara.
Linne moves away from the strike by Vasara.
Linne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Vasara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Linne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasara.
Linne takes a swing at Vasara's ribcage but misses.
Linne throws a leg kick that misses.
Vasara throws a left and a right that both miss

and Linne counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Vasara!
Vasara is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Linne tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasara sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Vasara is looking to improve his position.
Linne passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vasara!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linne controlling from mount.
Vasara tries to hold on but Linne pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara holds on for dear life.

Linne looking to secure an arm triangle but Vasara defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sami Vasara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Vasara looks to land a combination but Linne avoids it well.
Vasara pushes Linne away with a front kick.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Linne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Linne is looking to clinch.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne moved away.
Linne takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Linne staying out of range there.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vasara.
Linne ducks under a wild hook from Vasara.
Vasara swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
Vasara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara scoring well with a low kick there.
Linne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Vasara lands with a nice body punch.

Linne closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Vasara wants to improve his position but Linne is controlling well.
Linne lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Linne trying to control the pace.
Vasara wants to control but Linne is keeping busy.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara is trying to stand.
Linne trying to control from half guard but Vasara is working away.
Vasara is trying to stand up here but Linne is controlling him well.
Vasara works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vasara preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vasara looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara wants to hit a switch here but Linne passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Vasara there!
Vasara tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Linne throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Linne trying to control but Vasara is having none of it.
Linne lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Vasara working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Vasara hang on?
Vasara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Linne.
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!
Linne lands a big shot there that rocks Vasara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Linne is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Vasara is rocked!

Linne goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Vasara turns into him and now he's in Linne's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastien Linne showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vasara 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!