|
|
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. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sami Vasara enters the cage!
 |
|
 |
| 170 cm
32
165 lbs
17 - 6 - 0 |
|
174 cm
25
163 lbs
14 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
|
Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
|
| |
|
Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Valeri Chadov and Ivan Kurochkin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Vasara.
Vasara finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
Vasara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasara misses with a left hand
and Linne cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Vasara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linne keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vasara.
Vasara throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara lands with a cross.
Vasara lands a nice looking body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Vasara as he connects with a hook.
Vasara throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Vasara slips a jab from Linne.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne cracks Vasara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Linne moves out of range easily.
Vasara fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Linne looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Linne checks a leg kick.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Vasara.
Vasara connects with a single shot there.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Linne checks a low kick from Vasara.
Vasara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linne's head.
Vasara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasara lunges at Linne with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Linne's hand.
Vasara slips under a jab from Linne.
Vasara misses with an uppercut
and Linne counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vasara.
Linne ducks right into an uppercut from Vasara.
Vasara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Vasara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Linne misses.
Vasara's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vasara duly obliges.
Vasara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Linne.
Vasara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasara wants to land a leg kick but Linne is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Vasara.
Linne moves out of range as Vasara throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Linne blocks the leg kick.
Linne misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vasara misses with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Linne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Linne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vasara uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Linne.
A head kick from Vasara lands but Linne takes it in his stride.
Jab by Vasara.
Vasara motions for Linne to come forward. Vasara throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body punch from Vasara.
Vasara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linne will feel that in the morning.
Vasara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara scores with a jab to the body.
Linne throws a jab but it's blocked by Vasara.
Vasara scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linne missing with a left hand there. Vasara was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vasara thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Linne if he has to take too many more of those.
Vasara 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.
Vasara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vasara throws the kick towards the body but Linne avoids it.
Vasara fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linne moves out of range of the leg kick from Vasara.
Vasara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Linne had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Vasara with a hook.
A head kick misses from Linne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Linne throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vasara's waist but Vasara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Linne off to one side.
Linne moves out of range of the body kick from Vasara.
Vasara lands an overhand right.
Vasara feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Linne's calf.
Vasara misses with a body shot.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasara catches Linne with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Linne throws a right hand that Vasara ducks under and follows up with a left that Vasara also avoids with ease.
Vasara throws out a loose jab but Linne uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Linne!
Vasara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a big shot that misses.
Linne drops his hands momentarily and Vasara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Vasara swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Vasara cracks Linne with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vasara is looking to slow Linne down with leg kicks.
Linne has a takedown stuffed.
Linne misses with a looping right.
Vasara lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linne backs up against the cage.
A solid body kick from Vasara.
Vasara lands a two punch combo.
Linne takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne walks into a straight right hand from Vasara.
Linne is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vasara goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Vasara fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
Linne looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Linne takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Vasara turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A jab lands there for Vasara.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vasara.
Linne is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Vasara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linne.
Vasara staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vasara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vasara lands the left hand.
Vasara feints a jab promting Linne to slip. Vasara then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Linne slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Vasara takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Vasara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linne checks it well.
Vasara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Vasara misses the shot to the body.
Vasara lands a nice hook to Linne's body. Linne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasara with a nice cross.
Vasara swings for the body but Linne moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Linne might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vasara. That's going to slow Linne down.
Vasara chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Sami Vasara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne tries a head kick but it misses.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vasara. Linne shrugs it off though.
Vasara closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Vasara scores with a hook.
Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Linne misses with a hook
and Vasara counters with a nice uppercut.
Linne looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
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 cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
That's time! Linne's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vasara tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Linne was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasara.
Vasara throws a body punch but Linne moves out of range.
Vasara scoring well with a low kick there.
Vasara thuds a left hand into Linne's body.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne throws a hook but Vasara blocks it.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
A decent looking cross lands there for Vasara.
Vasara lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Vasara cracks Linne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Linne throws a head kick but Vasara moves out of range.
Sebastien Linne is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good shot there by Vasara.
Vasara has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara lands with an uppercut that bounces Linne off the cage and back into range.
Vasara cracks Linne with a right hand to the side of the head.
Vasara with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Linne avoids the head kick by Vasara.
Linne throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasara tries to bum rush Linne with a series of wild strikes but Linne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vasara displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Linne misses with a head kick.
A head kick from Linne lands but Vasara takes it in his stride.
Vasara lands a jab-cross combination.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasara is looking to slow Linne down with leg kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Vasara.
Linne avoids the body shot from Vasara.
Linne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Some wild striking there from Vasara.
Linne will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Vasara throws a head kick that half lands.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Linne counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Vasara throws a low kick but Linne avoids it.
Linne checks a leg kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara throws a quick inside leg kick.
Vasara misses with a looping left.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasara. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasara connects with a leg kick. Linne looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vasara throws a series of punches but Linne avoids them all with ease.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Vasara paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Vasara with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasara 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.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vasara throws a leg kick but Linne checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linne fails with the takedown.
Vasara misses with a body kick.
Vasara looks to score with a jab to the body but Linne is just out of range.
Linne drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Vasara tries to buck Linne off but Linne is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Linne taking a break here but Vasara is having none of it and regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vasara looks to throw the jab but Linne is out of range.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasara swivels and escapes.
Jab by Vasara.
Linne drops his hands momentarily and Vasara takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nice shot lands for Vasara.
Vasara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vasara - that will leave a mark!
Vasara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vasara throws a sloppy head kick and Linne moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara tries to land a front kick but Linne steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
Linne on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Vasara throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vasara is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vasara pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasara throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Linne counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Linne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Linne jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasara scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Vasara throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Vasara moves into range and connects with a jab.
Vasara lands a glancing blow to the side of Linne's head.
Linne is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasara throws a low kick but Linne avoids it.
Linne walks into a stiff left hand from Vasara.
Vasara goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasara misses with a hook
and Linne counters with a stiff right hand.
Linne throws a head kick that misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vasara, right into the meat.
A swing and a miss from Linne.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Linne.
Vasara avoids the head kick by Linne.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vasara is looking to slow Linne down with leg kicks.
Linne takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Good leg kick by Vasara there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasara digs a good hook to Linne's body.
Vasara ducks under a wild hook from Linne.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vasara throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasara digs a good body shot into Linne's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara works the jab nicely.
Vasara scores with a leg kick.
Linne fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Linne.
Vasara bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vasara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vasara scores with a decent looking hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some bone on bone action there as Linne checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Vasara tenderised Linne's leg. Linne is trying to keep his angry face on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sami Vasara dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A punch lands to the side of Linne 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Vasara throws a nice inside leg kick.
Linne misses with an uppercut. Vasara saw that one coming.
Vasara fakes the leg kick and cracks Linne in the body.
Vasara misses with a low kick.
Linne takes one on the button.
Vasara throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vasara lands a head shot.
Vasara misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasara lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vasara throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Vasara.
Danga de danga de dang - Vasara scores with a four punch combination!
Vasara stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vasara wants it to stay on the feet.
Donk. Linne catches Vasara right on the button with a cross.
Vasara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Linne momentarily.
Vasara throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Linne counters with a straight right hand.
That has opened up Sami Vasara's cut even more.
Nice defenses there by Linne.
Vasara lands a slapping body shot.
Linne is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vasara.
Linne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara sizes up Linne with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Linne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasara lets loose with a powerful body kick. Linne will feel that in the morning.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linne connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Linne 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.
Vasara connects with the punch.
Linne throws a sloppy head kick and Vasara moves out of range easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Vasara lands a really nice looking cross but Linne seems unphased.
Vasara buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vasara lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Linne chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vasara can pounce on him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Vasara scores with a jab to the jaw.
Vasara lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vasara lands a nice hook to Linne's body. Linne takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vasara lands with a good body shot.
Vasara throws a front kick that sends Linne stumbling back into the cage.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vasara.
Vasara lands a nice looking body kick.
Vasara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Linne stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Linne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Vasara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasara.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Vasara.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vasara.
Vasara fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab from Vasara.
Vasara connects with a right hand. Linne shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vasara lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasara lands a nice looking body kick.
Linne takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sami Vasara comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasara winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 45:50
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sami Vasara!
Sami Vasara is the new lightweight champion!
Sami Vasara decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| S |
C
A |
G |
S |
C
B |
G |
|
S |
C |
G |
|
energy
A | B |
|
hype
A | B |
|
pop
A | B |
|
mgr
A | B |
|
FIGHT
RATING
100% |
|
|
|
|
|
|
