PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Eduardo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lindros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Eduardo
vs
Lindros

190 cm
29
215 lbs
17 - 6 - 0

189 cm
32
212 lbs
23 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Perkele!

Perkele!
Brute

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Carlos Eduardo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Eric Lindros!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Tarja Halkonen and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eduardo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindros tries to land a leg kick but Eduardo saw it coming and moves away.
Lindros staying out of range there.
Eduardo throws the kick towards the body but Lindros avoids it.
Lindros blocks the body kick.
Lindros throws a front kick aimed at Eduardo's knee but Eduardo avoids it well.
Eduardo misses with a low kick.
Eduardo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Eduardo throws a hook but Lindros blocks it.
Lindros moves out of range as Eduardo strikes.
Eduardo checks a leg kick nicely.
Lindros will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Eduardo throws a low kick, looking for Lindros's leg but Lindros calmly moves out of range.
Eduardo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Eduardo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Carlos Eduardo has been cut.
Lindros throws a lazy body kick
and Eduardo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A punch lands to the side of Eduardo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lindros scores with a jab to the body.
A cross from Eduardo lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Eduardo misses with a hook.
Lindros takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lindros lands a head kick. Eduardo smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Eduardo takes a swing at Lindros's ribcage but misses.
Lindros fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lindros avoids the body shot from Eduardo.
Lindros tries to close the distance and clinch but Eduardo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Eduardo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lindros.
Lindros throws a low kick but Eduardo avoids it.
Eduardo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lindros manages to avoid it.
Lindros throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Eduardo on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindros with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lindros throws a body kick that misses.
Eduardo swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindros.
Lindros tries to clinch up but Eduardo circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo looks to land a body kick but Lindros moved away.
A swing and a miss from Lindros.
Eduardo thuds a left hand into Lindros's body.
Lindros 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.
Lindros tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Eduardo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lindros swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Eduardo throws a shot to the body.
Lindros loads up on a big right hand but Eduardo slips the punch.
Eduardo throws a leg kick that misses.
Eduardo blocks a head kick by Lindros.
Lindros drops his hands momentarily and Eduardo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Eduardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lindros misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Eduardo.
Lindros cracks a nice hook into Eduardo's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindros throws a leg kick but Eduardo checks it.
Lindros moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lindros shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Eduardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindros moves away.

Lindros takes the fight into the clinch.
Eduardo lands with a left to the head.
Eduardo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lindros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Eduardo lands a shoulder strike.
Lindros misses with a punch to the body.
Eduardo wants to stall.
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!
Lindros blocks a body shot from Eduardo.
A hook to the body from Lindros.
Lindros's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Eduardo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lindros is keeping busy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindros.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eduardo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lindros leaning against his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eduardo.
Lindros blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Eduardo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lindros is trying to break the clinch but Eduardo has him pressed against the cage.

Eduardo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Eduardo throws an overhand right that lands on Lindros's shoulder, as Lindros tries to avoid the shot.
Lindros connects with a solid leg kick.

Lindros drives through and clinches with Eduardo against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lindros - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lindros dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carlos Eduardo's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lindros gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eduardo trying to stall but Lindros improves his position.
Lindros misses with a punch on the inside.
Eduardo taking a breather.
Eduardo blocks a body shot from Lindros.
Lindros lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lindros trying to stall but Eduardo improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindros.
Eduardo is looking to control Lindros's arms but Lindros gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eduardo has his back to the cage.
Lindros blocks a body shot from Eduardo.
Lindros will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Eduardo up against the cage.
Eduardo misses with a hook to the ribs.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Eduardo.
Eduardo looking to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Eduardo.
Eduardo is trying to break the clinch but Lindros is controlling him.
Lindros digs a right hand underneath Eduardo's ribcage. Eduardo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Eduardo looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right from Lindros on the inside.
Eduardo misses with the head strike.
Eduardo is looking to control Lindros's arms but Lindros gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eduardo has his back to the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Lindros.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindros blocks an uppercut.
Eduardo misses with a hook from the clinch.

Lindros escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Eduardo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lindros scores with a jab.
Eduardo misses with a left hand
and Lindros counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Eduardo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Eduardo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lindros.
Eduardo gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Carlos Eduardo's cut is getting worse.
Eduardo misses with an uppercut. Lindros saw that one coming.
Lindros stuns Eduardo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lindros misses with a body kick.
Lindros connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Eduardo avoids a kick to the body.
Lindros tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindros tries to clinch but Eduardo is having none of it.
Eduardo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Eduardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lindros looks to score with a jab to the body but Eduardo is just out of range.
Lindros slips a straight right by Eduardo.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindros.
Lindros looks to land a combination but Eduardo avoids it well.
Eduardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Eduardo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nice defenses there by Lindros.
Eduardo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lindros.

Eduardo tries to keep at a distance but Lindros has taken the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lindros stalling the fight.
Lindros makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Eduardo.
Eduardo is looking to control Lindros's arms but Lindros gets an underhook and turns him. Now Eduardo has his back to the cage.
Eduardo is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindros has double underhooks.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindros.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eduardo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eduardo throws a head punch that misses.
Eduardo tries to circle away but Lindros has him pinned against the cage.
Eduardo throws a head punch that misses.
Lindros working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eduardo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindross head.
Lindros lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Eduardo backwards.
Lindros holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Lindros's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Lindros prevents a body shot from Eduardo.
Lindros is leaning against Eduardo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lindros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Eduardo backwards.
Lindros controlling the action here for a moment.
Lindros blocks a body shot from Eduardo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lindros showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Carlos Eduardo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Lindros scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lindros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Eduardo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lindros lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lindros will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A slow jab from Eduardo misses its intended target.

Lindros rushes Eduardo and presses him up against the cage.

Lindros drops Eduardo onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Eduardo is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Eduardo is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are playing wrist control here with Eduardo pressed against the cage. Lindros frees himself up and cracks Lindros with an uppercut straight from the bowels of hell! Eduardo crumples to the floor, out cold! Lindros jumps on to the cage and takes in the roar of the crowd! That was nasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eric Lindros!
Eric Lindros was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.