PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Jax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastien Linne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jax comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal Technique - The Rebel. The crowd seem to be enjoying Linne's choice of entrance music: Arcturus - The Chaos Path. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Jax
vs
Linne

180 cm
30
165 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

170 cm
35
165 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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KAISER

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 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Jax!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastien Linne!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Igor Prikhodko and Ivan Kurochkin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jax tries to score with a low kick but Linne moves his leg out of the way.
Linne lands a front kick.
A slow jab from Jax misses its intended target.
Sebastien Linne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jax lands a nice shot that snaps Linne's head back.
Linne tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jax lands with a thumping leg kick.
Linne throws a solid leg kick but Jax takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linne.
Linne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linne takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Jax checks the leg kick.
Linne takes one on the button.
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.
Linne blocks a low kick nicely.
Jax is looking to clinch.
A low kick from Linne misses
and Jax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Linne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linne checks a low kick from Jax.
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 looks to land a body kick but Jax moved away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Linne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Jax throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Jax misses.
Jax throws an overhand right that lands on Linne's shoulder, as Linne tries to avoid the shot.
Jax lands with a shot to the body.
Linne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jax to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice jab there from Jax.
An inside leg kick lands from Jax.
Jax misses with an uppercut. Linne saw that one coming.
Linne moves out of range as Jax throws a body kick.
Linne misses with an uppercut. Jax saw that one coming.
Jax gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Linne throws the left hand but Jax avoids the punch easily.
Linne throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jax lands a nice shot that snaps Linne's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jax connects with a looping right hand.
Jax misses with an uppercut. Linne saw that one coming.
Jax cracks Linne with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Linne throws a body kick that misses.
Linne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jax throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jax.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jax counters with a good, hard body kick but Linne shrugs it off.
Linne tries to work over Jax's front leg with a kick but Jax checks it.
Jax is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Linne misses the target.
Jax stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Linne.
Linne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Linne. That's going to slow Jax down.
Linne catches Jax with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax misses with a right hand
and Linne counters with an outside leg kick.
Jax lands with a shot to the body.
Jax ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Linne moves out of range of the strikes.
Jax's corner calls for a 1-2. Jax obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Linne checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jax throws a jab but it's blocked by Linne.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Linne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jax. Jax obviously looking to wear him down.
Linne avoids the head kick by Jax.
Linne misses with a wild body shot.
Jax dodges the punch combination from Linne.
Jax cracks the inside of Linne's front leg.

Jax has closed the distance and engaged Linne in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Jax.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linne.
Jax lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jax has Linne pressed against the cage.
Jax misses with the head strike.
Jax is leaning against Linne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jax just leaning against Linne, taking a breather.
Linne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Jax swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Linne is trying to break the clinch but Jax has him pressed against the cage.
Jax doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Linne breaks from the clinch.
Jax checks the leg kick.
Linne scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Jax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jax dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jab, jab by Jax - just one landing.
A big left from Jax misses.
Linne throws a solid leg kick but Jax takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Linne.
A big left from Linne misses.
Jab, jab by Jax - just one landing.
Linne on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Linne shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Linne misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linne.
Linne throws a leg kick but Jax sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from Linne misses.
Jax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Linne throws a hook but Jax blocks it.
Tony Jax is winning the standup battle so far.
Linne fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Jax is out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linne.
A big left from Jax misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax lands a nice shot to the body.
Linne throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linne takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Jax throws a leg kick but Linne checks it.
Jax throws a shot from downtown. Linne moves away and avoids it.
Jax throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jax lands a really nice looking cross but Linne seems unphased.
Jax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Decent striking displayed by Linne there.
Linne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jax turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jax blocks a low kick nicely.
Linne throws a wild body kick that Jax sees coming a mile off.
Jax misses with a body shot.
Linne is looking to land body kicks.
Jax lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Linne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Linne takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jax fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linne manages to avoid it.
A jab from Jax misses.
Jax is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jax cracks the inside of Linne's front leg.
Linne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jax.
Linne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jax checks a low kick from Linne.
Linne throws a leg kick but Jax sees it coming and moves out of range.
Linne throws a head kick but Jax moves out of range.
Linne throws a shot to the body.
Jax misses with an uppercut. Linne saw that one coming.
Jax takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
The crowd cheers as Jax lands an impressive looking overhand right. Linne doesn't seem phased though.
Linne tries to land a leg kick but Jax saw it coming and moves away.
Jax motions for Linne to come forward. Jax throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Linne.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jax.
Jax wants to slow Linne down by chopping away at his legs.
Linne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jax's sensitive parts.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
An inside leg kick from Linne misses.
Jax turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jax cracks Linne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jax checks a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jax.
Linne tried to score with a low kick but Jax checks it.
Jax attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jax 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.
Linne walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jax checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Linne throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jax connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linne delivers a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
An inside leg kick from Linne misses.
Linne throws a leg kick but Jax sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jax checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jax scores with a kick to the midsection.
Linne throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jax sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Linne is looking to chop away at Jax's legs.
Linne looks to throw a body kick
and Jax counters with an outside leg kick.
Linne slips a straight right by Jax.
Jax cracks Linne with a good jab.
Linne lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jax steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Linne. That one must have hurt.
Nice uppercut there from Linne.

Jax gets a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Jax fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Jax dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Jax dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Linne. That did some damage!
Linne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jax.
Linne wants to slow Jax down by chopping away at his legs.
Linne cracks the inside of Jax's front leg.
Linne thows a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Linne misses.
Jax checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Linne connects with a looping right hand.
Linne walks forward, straight into a front kick from Jax.
Jax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good work by Jax as he checks the leg kick.
Linne explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.

Jax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Linne tries a body shot but Jax blocks it.
Jax blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linne blocks an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax misses with some punches.
Linne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jax blocks a body shot from Linne.
Jax lands with a right to the head.
Linne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jax misses with some punches.
Jax misses with the head strike.
Linne throws a punch but it's blocked by Jax.
Linne presses Jax against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jax throws a head punch that misses.
Linne prevents a body shot from Jax.
Jax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jax.
Linne lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Linne breaks the clinch.
Linne throws a head kick but Jax moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne ducks under a wild hook from Jax.
Linne keeps Jax at a distance using the push kick.
Good work by Jax as he checks the leg kick.
Jax has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jax bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Linne's head backwards.
Linne throws a half hearted mid kick.
Linne blocks a jab.
Linne smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Linne swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Linne ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jax moves away.
Jax throws a head kick that misses.
Jax with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Linne walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Linne.
Linne takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Linne as he checks the leg kick.
Linne cracks the inside of Jax's front leg.
Jax will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Linne throws a leg kick but Jax checks it.
Linne walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jax throws a front kick aimed at Linne's knee but Linne avoids it well.
Jax blocks the body kick.
Jax cracks Linne with an open hand slap.
Linne cracks Jax with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jax throws a hook but Linne blocks it.
Jax scores with a nice right hand.
Jax staying out of range there.
Linne misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jax throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jax cracks Linne with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jax throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax avoids a kick to the body.
Jax moves in looking to clinch but Linne pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Jax. Those never looked like landing.
Linne ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Linne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Linne takes a swing at Jax's ribcage but misses.
Linne throws a chopping leg kick but Jax manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Jax scores with a body shot.
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!
Jax throws a shot from downtown. Linne moves away and avoids it.
Jax chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Linne is looking to chop away at Jax's legs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linne is looking to land body kicks.
Linne scores with a leg kick.
Jax takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sebastien Linne just about did enough to take it.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A telegraphed right hand from Linne misses the target.
Linne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jax misses with a low kick.
Linne moves out of range of the leg kick from Jax.
Linne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jax throws a lazy right hand but Linne sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Linne throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jax pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jax digs a good hook to Linne's body.
Linne looks to throw a body kick
and Jax counters with a leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linne.
Linne scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Linne.
Linne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jax throws out the jab.
Jax throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jax throws a hook but Linne avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jax looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linne throws a wild body kick that Jax sees coming a mile off.
A big left from Linne misses.
Linne tries a low kick but Jax avoids it.
Jax attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Linne uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jax.
Jax tries to clinch there but Linne circles away.
Linne tries to land a front kick but Jax steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linne.
Linne just misses with a punch to the body.

Jax closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jax misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jax misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jax lands a hook to the side of the head.
Linne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jax tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Linne.
Jax trying to control the position but instead, Linne has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jax into the cage.
Linne is trying to force a seperation but Jax has the dominant position.
Linne has a couple of punches blocked by Jax.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Still in the clinch, Linne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jax prevents a body shot from Linne.
Linne blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jax.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Linne.
Jax misses with a punch to the body.
Linne throws a head punch that misses.
Jax throws a punch but it's blocked by Linne.
Jax lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jax misses with a punch on the inside.
Tony Jax has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Linne throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jaxs head.
Jax misses with a punch to the body.
Linne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jax backwards.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linne misses with a punch on the inside.
Jax works on Linne's body with a couple of short punches.
Jax keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Linne's efforts to push away.
Linne being controlled against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jax.
Linne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linne.
Jax is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jax or not.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Jax.
A short right from Jax on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Linne.
Jax slowing the pace effectively.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jax.
Linne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jax working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Linne is trying to force a seperation but Jax has the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jax blocks an uppercut.
Linne is trying to push Jax away but Jax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jax tries to stall but Linne uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Tony Jax will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Jax lands with an overhand left.
Jax tries to land a leg kick but Linne saw it coming and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Linne misses the target.
Jax moves out of range of the body kick.
Jax moves out of range as Linne strikes.
Jax has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Linne.
Linne throws a lazy right hand but Jax sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jax throws an overhand right that lands on Linne's shoulder, as Linne tries to avoid the shot.
A clash of legs there as Jax blocks the low kick.
Jax avoids the head kick by Linne.
Jax tries to clinch up but Linne circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jax. Linne does a little dance to reset his feet.
Linne misses with a head kick.
Jax thumps Linne with a low kick.
Linne throws a low kick but Jax moves out of range easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linne throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Linne tried to score with a low kick but Jax checks it.
Linne slips a straight right by Jax.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linne, right into the meat.
A thudding body kick lands there by Linne!
Linne just misses with a punch to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jax.
Jax tries to clinch but Linne moves out of range.
Jax lands a nice looking body shot.
Jax throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Linne throws a right and a left that Jax avoids nicely.

Jax rushes Linne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Jax blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Linne fails to land.
Linne tries to throw a body punch but Jax avoids it by throwing Linne back against the cage.
Sebastien Linne has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linne blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Linne blocking some punches.
Linne is trying to push Jax away but Jax has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jax tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Linne's elbow.
Jax working aggressively here.
Jax misses with the head strike.
Jax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jax is trying to stall.
Jax has a couple of punches blocked by Linne.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Linne wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jax has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Linne.
Linne is trying to break the clinch but Jax has him pressed against the cage.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jax fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jax.
Linne misses with a body punch.
Linne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

Linne pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Jax, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Linne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jax checks a low kick from Linne.
Jax avoids a kick to the body.
Linne throws a leg kick but Jax sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Linne throws a low kick but Jax avoids it.
Linne throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Linne shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linne.
Linne moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Linne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jax manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jax connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Linne looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Linne throws a body kick that misses.
Jax lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Linne misses with a low kick.
Jax misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Linne misses with a body kick.
Jax works the jab nicely.
Linne lands a leg kick that knocks Jax off balance momentarily.
Jax jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Linne takes one on the button.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big right from Linne misses.
Linne throws a leg kick that is checked
and Jax counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Jax.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sebastien Linne.
Well Jax has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 48:47
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 48:47
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Jax!
Tony Jax retains his lightweight title!
After winning the bout, Tony Jax thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.