PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Linekar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kahn Poppason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poppason has chosen Mortal Kombat Theme as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Linekar
vs
Poppason

180 cm
22
150 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

155 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Aaron Linekar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kahn Poppason!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Linekar misses.
Poppason fails to land with a series of punches.
Poppason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Linekar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Poppason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Linekar slips a jab and a cross from Poppason.

Linekar shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Poppason manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Linekar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Linekar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linekar trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linekar slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Poppason preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppason looking to hit a scissor sweep but Linekar is one step ahead there.
Poppason should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Aaron Linekar.

Poppason gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Linekar wants to control from the top but Poppason keeps moving.
Linekar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Poppason's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Linekar drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Poppason manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Linekar has Poppason in his guard.
Poppason would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Linekar wants to stand up but Poppason is controlling him.

Poppason gets to his feet - Linekar follows without any prompting.
Poppason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poppason looks to land a combination but Linekar avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Linekar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That kick from Linekar tenderised Poppason's leg. Poppason is trying to keep his angry face on.
Poppason misses with a two punch combination.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Poppason looks gassed!
Poppason misses with a few strikes there.
Poppason misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahn Poppason is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poppason misses with a wild combination.
Kahn Poppason seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Linekar shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Poppason is trying to defend but Linekar finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Linekar throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Poppason to regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poppason not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Linekar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Poppason is proving hard to escape from.

Poppason is working an open guard so Linekar takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Linekar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Poppason sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Poppason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Linekar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Linekar stands up and beckons Poppason to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linekar slips a jab and a cross from Poppason.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Linekar dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Linekar throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Poppason was covering up waiting for the punch and Linekar finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Linekar trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Linekar preventing the sweep.
Linekar throws a big right hand that misses.
Linekar postures up in Poppason's guard and throws a big left but Poppason blocks it.
Linekar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Poppason is breathing heavily.
Linekar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppason trying to keep a closed guard but Linekar is proving a slippery customer.
Linekar wanted to stand there but Poppason had control of the position.
Poppason keeping full guard, as Linekar tries to pass.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Poppason shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Linekar eats them both and turns towards Poppason to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Some wild striking there from Poppason.
Linekar lands with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linekar fails to land with a series of punches.
Poppason throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Linekar manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Poppason on his heels. He'll look to pass Poppason's guard now, I'm sure.
Linekar preventing the sweep.
Linekar wants to stand but Poppason is controlling his posture from full guard.
Linekar is looking to work some ground and pound but Poppason has wrist control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linekar is working Poppason over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Poppason is trying to control the position but Linekar postures up.
Poppason has a closed guard, preventing Linekar from standing up.
Poppason looking for a sweep. Not yet Poppason, not yet.
Linekar with a flurry of punches that miss.
Linekar wants to control from the top but Poppason keeps moving.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Aaron Linekar wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Poppason slips a jab and a cross from Linekar.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Poppason misses.

Linekar closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Poppason regains half guard, as Linekar was trying to land strikes.
Linekar throws a strike but Poppason avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linekar trying to control the position from guard on top but Poppason is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Linekar wants to get up but he can't break Poppason's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Linekar dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Poppason misses with a few strikes there.

Linekar rushes Poppason and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Poppason is working for takedown but Linekar is calmly controlling the position for now.

Linekar has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Poppason regains guard immediately.
Linekar scoring with some ground and pound.
Linekar passes Poppason's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Linekar throwing shots but Poppason is blocking nicely.

Linekar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poppason is controlling Linekar's trapped leg to prevent Linekar from advancing to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poppason manages to get to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Linekar is looking to stand up but Poppason won't let him.
Linekar throws a strike but Poppason rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Poppason tries to stand but Linekar is controlling from the bottom.
Linekar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Poppason stops Linekar from standing up.
Linekar is trying to control the position but Poppason postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Poppason tries to stand but Linekar is controlling from the bottom.
Linekar wants to stand and escape but Poppason is having none of it.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Linekar just wasn't active enough.
Poppason fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Poppason tries to bum rush Linekar with a series of wild strikes but Linekar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Poppason lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Linekar circles away quickly and effectively.
Poppason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poppason takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Poppason swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Poppason throws a right and a left that Linekar avoids nicely.

Linekar scores with a takedown into Poppason's guard.
Linekar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Linekar has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linekar wants to pass the guard but Poppason is keeping the position.
Kahn Poppason has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Linekar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Poppason is proving hard to escape from.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Aaron Linekar just wasn't active enough.
Poppason will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Aaron Linekar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Poppason rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linekar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Linekar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linekar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Linekar!