PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lazarus Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Linnear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman - Metallica. Nicholas Linnear has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jones
vs
Linnear

182 cm
25
195 lbs
16 - 9 - 0

188 cm
21
193 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Lazarus Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nicholas Linnear!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Robert Twigg and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linnear shoots in but no luck this time.
Linnear throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Linnear misses with a body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Linnear is defended easily by Jones.
A bone on bone clash there as Linnear blocks the leg kick.
Nice cross by Linnear.
Nicholas Linnear seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones misses with a hook.
Linnear keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Linnear throws out the jab.
Linnear changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a jab to the nose.
Linnear is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linnear throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jones's waist but Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linnear off to one side.
Lazarus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Linnear.
Linnear just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linnear moves out of range of the body kick.
Linnear walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jones checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linnear tries to clinch up.
Linnear swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linnear lands with a nice body punch.
Linnear throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Linnear uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jones misses with a shot to the body
and Linnear counters with a right hand to the body.
Linnear throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
Linnear misses with a hook
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linnear uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Linnear checks a leg kick.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Linnear looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Linnear persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linnear misses with a kick to the body.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Linnear takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Linnear swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linnear scoring well with a low kick there.
Linnear takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Linnear throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
Linnear ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones scores with the left hand. Linnear knows he should have avoided that one.
Jones avoids the body shot from Linnear.
A left lands for Jones.
Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Linnear thuds a left hand into Jones's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linnear looks for a takedown but Jones sprawls well.
Linnear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linnear throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Linnear.
Jones fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linnear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Linnear takes one to the chin there.
Linnear tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones lands a nice hook to Linnear's body. Linnear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linnear displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Linnear lands a nice looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Linnear.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linnear bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Linnear uses good head movement to avoid it.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones shoots in looking for a takedown. Linnear tries to sprawl out of it but Jones keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Linnear manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones scores with a punch to the head.
Linnear misses with a body shot.
Linnear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones's jab looks to have found its range, popping Linnear under the eye.
Linnear misses with a body kick.
Linnear blocks a jab.
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 Lazarus Jones will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The crowd cheers as Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Linnear doesn't seem phased though.
Jones misses with a hook
and Linnear counters with a head kick. That will keep Jones thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linnear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Linnear throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Linnear tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sloppy strikes from Linnear. Those never looked like landing.
Linnear will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linnear throws a half hearted mid kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linnear looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Linnear swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Linnear throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linnear throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Jones as Linnear shoots in.
Linnear misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Linnear fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linnear looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones missing with a left hand there. Linnear was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linnear swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linnear takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Linnear wants to clinch
and Linnear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Linnear misses with a series of wild punches.
Linnear wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jones.
Jones avoids the head kick by Linnear.
Linnear connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linnear tries to clinch there but Jones circles away.
Linnear slips a straight right by Jones.
Linnear misses with the combination.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linnear gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jones.
Linnear is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Linnear takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linnear is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
Linnear throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linnear.
Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linnear.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones misses the jab.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Jones throws the kick towards the body but Linnear avoids it.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linnear.
Linnear dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Jones.
A clash of legs there as Jones blocks the low kick.
Linnear leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Linnear connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jones avoids the body shot from Linnear.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Linnear shoots in but Jones avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lazarus Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicholas Linnear.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nicholas Linnear will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Linnear takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Linnear lands with a shot to the body.
Linnear throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jones throws a combination. Linnear tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Jones lands a nice hook to Linnear's body. Linnear takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linnear tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Linnear connects with a body shot that sends Jones's belly button to the back.
Linnear looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Linnear 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 Jones has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones has a takedown stuffed.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linnear avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is looking to chop away at Linnear's legs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Linnear.
Linnear wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Linnear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Linnear.
Jones scores with a crisp jab that stopped Linnear in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Linnear misses the target.
Linnear walks into a stiff left hand from Jones.
Lazarus Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Linnear tries for a takedown but Jones circles away easily
and Linnear takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linnear.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Linnear thows a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Linnear wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Linnear throws a low kick, looking for Jones's leg but Jones calmly moves out of range.
Linnear scores with a head kick.
Linnear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Linnear takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Jones finds it's way through Linnear's defenses.
Linnear lands a nice looking body shot.
Jones throws a body punch but Linnear moves out of range.
Linnear takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Linnear is rocked!
Linnear gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Jones gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazarus Jones!