PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Vasara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linne is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Sebastien Linne enters the cage!

Vasara
vs
Linne

174 cm
27
163 lbs
17 - 7 - 0

170 cm
33
165 lbs
21 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

•• Beast Mode ••
Perkele!

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sami Vasara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Illya Tyunina and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasara lands a really nice looking cross but Linne seems unphased.
Linne misses with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Vasara looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasara misses with a kick to the body.
Vasara moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Linne has a takedown stuffed.
Vasara tries to clinch up.
Vasara tries to clinch but Linne moves out of range.
Linne lands a slapping body shot.
No joy there for Vasara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linne tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Vasara swivels and escapes.
Vasara misses with a lunging right hand
and Linne counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good exchange - Vasara coming out on top.
Vasara looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Linne thows a body shot but no joy.
Linne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vasara's sensitive parts.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara is looking to clinch.
Linne just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasara lands a nice leg kick that just misses Linne's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - Linne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Linne circles away from the clinch attempt
and Linne counters with a good low kick that Vasara was not able to check.
Vasara thuds a left hand into Linne's body.
Vasara tries to clinch up but Linne circles away and keeps his distance.
A jab from Linne misses.
Vasara wants to clinch.

Vasara closes the distance and clinches.

Linne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sami Vasara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Linne throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara takes a swing at Linne's ribcage but misses.
Linne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Linne throws an overhand right that lands on Vasara's shoulder, as Vasara tries to avoid the shot.
A swing and a miss from Vasara.
Vasara throws a leg kick
and Linne counters with a body kick that stops Vasara in his tracks momentarily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasara throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vasara takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Vasara looks to land a body kick but Linne moved away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Linne crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vasara - the referee stops the clock and Linne gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vasara. Linne manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Vasara lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Vasara.
Vasara thuds a left hand into Linne's body.
Linne keeps Vasara at a distance using the push kick.
The crowd cheers as Vasara lands an impressive looking overhand right. Linne doesn't seem phased though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linne avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasara misses with a leg kick
and Linne makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vasara lands a right hook to the body.

Vasara has managed to clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasara.
A knee to the head by Vasara.
Vasara throws a knee to the head but misses.
Linne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Linne lands with a left to the head.
Vasara missing with knees to the body.
Vasara misses with a knee strike.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Vasara tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Linne tries to land knees in the clinch but Vasara avoids the damage to the body.
Vasara on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vasara is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasara misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from 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 can't break the clinch.
Linne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasara with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Vasara scores with a knee to the head.
Linne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Vasara's defenses.

It looks like Sami Vasara has been cut.
Linne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasara looking to throw knees to the head but Linne is blocking nicely.
Vasara blocks an elbow strike.
Linne throws an elbow but it misses.
Linne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Linne lands an elbow just above Vasara 's eye.
Vasara tries a knee to the head but Linne blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vasara is trying to break the clinch but Linne has him pressed against the cage.
Linne lands a nice shot to the body.
Vasara is breathing heavily.
Vasara creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Vasara blocks an elbow strike from Linne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sebastien Linne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sami Vasara's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Vasara throws a looping overhand right but Linne ducks down to avoid it.
Vasara throws a low kick but it's checked well by Linne.
Vasara lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Linne lands a leg kick that knocks Vasara off balance momentarily.
Vasara checks a low kick from Linne.
A cross from Linne lands.
Linne takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Linne lands a big head kick that sends Vasara tumbling to the mat! Linne takes a step backwards and waves Vasara back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Vasara is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasara tries to clinch up but Linne circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Vasara is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasara tries to clinch but Linne moves out of range.
Linne throws a sloppy head kick and Vasara moves out of range easily.
Linne cracks the inside of Vasara's front leg.
Vasara seems to have got his legs back now.
Vasara connects with an inside leg kick.
Vasara clobbers Linne with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vasara tries to clinch up but Linne circles away and keeps his distance.
Linne throws a body punch but Vasara moves out of range.
Linne staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasara misses with the combination.
Linne looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vasara moves to clinch but Linne breaks away
and Linne counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Linne scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linne throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vasara.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Vasara fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Linne checks it well.
Linne feints and then cracks Vasara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vasara down.
Sami Vasara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vasara connects with a high kick.
Vasara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vasara wants to clinch.
Vasara has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Linne wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Linne circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Vasara drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Linne follows Vasara to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sebastien Linne!
Post fight, Sebastien Linne stared into the camera and said '...'.