PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Johnny Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karbal Lindi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Cash has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cash
vs
Lindi

225 cm
19
300 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

198 cm
26
255 lbs
4 - 10 - 0

Good kicks
Good chin

Brawler
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Johnny Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Karbal Lindi!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash connects with a crisp jab.
Cash throws a nice looking combination but Lindi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cash throws a body kick that misses.
Cash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cash has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Soul Supremacy - UK in the buildup to the fight.
Cash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cash misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Cash. Lindi shrugs it off though.
Lindi's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lindi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Lindi has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lindi breaks the clinch.
Cash misses with a kick to the body.
Cash tries to clinch

and Lindi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash working hard to break the clinch.
Cash is trying to break free.
Lindi has Cash pushed against the ropes.

Lindi manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lindi takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Cash lands but Lindi takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Cash.
Cash moves to clinch but Lindi breaks away

and Lindi counters by moving into the clinch.
Lindi content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cash is trying to force a seperation but Lindi has the dominant position.
Lindi effectively controlling the action here.
Cash tries to stall but Lindi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Cash wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lindi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindi keeps the fight on the outside.

Lindi has closed the distance and engaged Cash in a clinch.
Cash is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindi has double underhooks.

Lindi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cash works Lindi's body with a nice hook.
Cash throws a series of punches but Lindi moves out of range.
Lindi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Lindi takes the fight into the clinch.
Lindi slows down the pace here.
A frustrated look appears on Cash's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cash is looking to break free of the clinch but Lindi has double underhooks.
Lindi stalling in the clinch.

Lindi breaks the clinch.
Cash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cash tries to clinch there but Lindi circles away.
Lindi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Cash circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cash moves out of range of the body kick from Lindi.
Lindi throws a body punch but Cash moves out of range.
A combination from Cash does no damage.

Lindi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lindi leaning his opponent against the ropes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cash is trying to force a seperation but Lindi has the dominant position.
Lindi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cash avoids it.

Lindi breaks from the clinch.
Lindi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Lindi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cash throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cash tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Cash scores with a four punch combination!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lindi stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Cash dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Cash doesn't manage to clinch there - Lindi circles away.
A clash of legs there as Cash blocks the low kick.
Lindi slips a jab and a cross from Cash.
Cash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lindi circles away quickly and effectively.
Cash throws a series of punches but Lindi moves out of range.
Cash is looking to clinch but Lindi is avoiding it.
Cash tries to clinch

and Lindi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lindi just leaning against Cash, taking a breather.

Lindi breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick from Cash lands but Lindi takes it in his stride.
Cash misses with a wild combination.
Cash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cash tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lindi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cash tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lindi counters by clinching up.
Lindi misses with a knee strike.

Lindi breaks the clinch.
Cash is looking to clinch but Lindi is avoiding it.
Cash tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lindi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lindi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Cash gets tackled into the ropes by Lindi. Lindi maintains the clinch.

Lindi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cash cracks Lindi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Cash staggers Lindi with a jab and knocks him down with a follow up straight! Lindi looks in trouble, will he beat the count?! The count has reached 5 and he's only back to 1 knee - it's going to be close! 6,7,8 - he's up! Just in time and the ref is going to let the fight continue!

Lindi is rocked!
Crack! A monster head kick from Cash and Lindi falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Cash!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Johnny Cash!
In defeat, Karbal Lindi stepped up to the mic, saying 'Just bad luck'.