PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Burduada No Cranio (ranked 1920 p4p, 241 weight class) and Shock Linewood (ranked 2057 p4p, 262 weight class). Shock Linewood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Burduada No Cranio
vs
Linewood

188 cm
27
196 lbs
9 - 8 - 0

185 cm
29
201 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ricardo Burduada No Cranio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Shock Linewood!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Stewart Dunkirk and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burduada No Cranio scores with a one two! Linewood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Burduada No Cranio uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Linewood.
Burduada No Cranio looks to land a combination but Linewood avoids it well.
Burduada No Cranio throws a sloppy head kick
and Burduada No Cranio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Burduada No Cranio tries a head kick but it misses.
Burduada No Cranio throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burduada No Cranio misses the shot to the body.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linewood fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burduada No Cranio has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Burduada No Cranio scores with a jab to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Linewood has taken the fight to the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to break free of the clinch but Linewood has double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio has had enough of the clinch but Linewood keeps him there for the moment.
Burduada No Cranio tries to break free but Linewood pushes him back against the cage.

Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Burduada No Cranio throws a nice looking combination but Linewood bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Linewood wants to land a leg kick but Burduada No Cranio is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Burduada No Cranio lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Burduada No Cranio moves away from the strike by Linewood.
A left lands for Linewood.
A solid leg kick lands there for Burduada No Cranio.
Crunch! Burduada No Cranio slams his shin into Linewood's torso.
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linewood backs up against the cage.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a combination
and Linewood counters with a right hand to the body.
Burduada No Cranio gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Burduada No Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is looking to score with low kicks.
Linewood's coach down at Jed's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Linewood's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Linewood does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Burduada No Cranio avoids the body shot from Linewood.
Linewood lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Linewood misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Burduada No Cranio.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Linewood.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a double jab.
Burduada No Cranio fails to land with a series of punches.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick but Linewood moves out of range.
Linewood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a series of wild punches.
Linewood walks forward, straight into a front kick from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a wild combination.
Burduada No Cranio throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Linewood's head.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A countering left hand to the body from Linewood misses.
Burduada No Cranio blocks a head kick by Linewood.
Linewood swings widly with a right hand
and Burduada No Cranio connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Linewood tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Burduada No Cranio is able to avoid easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linewood lands with a shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood wants to clinch.
Linewood looks to score with a jab to the body but Burduada No Cranio is just out of range.
Linewood blocks the body kick.
Burduada No Cranio waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linewood.
Burduada No Cranio fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Burduada No Cranio avoids it with no problem.
Linewood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Linewood cracks the inside of Burduada No Cranio's front leg.
Linewood ducks under a wild hook from Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood misses the jab.
Nice cross by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick but Linewood moves out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Burduada No Cranio. Linewood shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio defending well as Linewood loads up on a big left hand.
Burduada No Cranio throws a combination that misses
and Linewood connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a few strikes there.
Linewood throws out a counter right but Burduada No Cranio avoids it with no problem.
Linewood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burduada No Cranio on the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses.
Linewood wants to land a leg kick but Burduada No Cranio is out of range.
Linewood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood misses with a low kick.
Burduada No Cranio misses with an uppercut. Linewood saw that one coming.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Linewood, right into the meat.
Burduada No Cranio will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burduada No Cranio throws a series of punches but Linewood moves out of range.
Burduada No Cranio uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Linewood.
Left hook, right uppercut from Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood cracks Burduada No Cranio with a good jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ricardo Burduada No Cranio 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.

Linewood dodges the punch combination from Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Linewood can do to turn this around?
Burduada No Cranio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burduada No Cranio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Burduada No Cranio ducks right into an uppercut from Linewood.
Decent striking displayed by Linewood there.

Burduada No Cranio is rocked!
Burduada No Cranio thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linewood throws a hook but Burduada No Cranio avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood dodges the punch combination from Burduada No Cranio.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Burduada No Cranio throws a head kick that misses.
Linewood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.

Linewood clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burduada No Cranio.

Burduada No Cranio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burduada No Cranio tries to bum rush Linewood with a series of wild strikes but Linewood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linewood throws a nice outside leg kick.
Linewood throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Burduada No Cranio on the side of the head.
Burduada No Cranio tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Linewood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Burduada No Cranio is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burduada No Cranio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Burduada No Cranio misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linewood.
Burduada No Cranio seems to have got his legs back now.
Linewood scores with a hook to the body. Burduada No Cranio takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Linewood lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Linewood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Burduada No Cranio throwing a counter right hand but Linewood manages to avoid it.
Linewood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Burduada No Cranio checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Linewood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burduada No Cranio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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!
Linewood lands the left hand.
Burduada No Cranio throws a solid leg kick but Linewood takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood jabs at Burduada No Cranio's body.
Burduada No Cranio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Linewood scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linewood swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burduada No Cranio appears to be looking for a big counter.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burduada No Cranio slips a jab from Linewood.
Linewood takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Linewood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood stuns Burduada No Cranio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Linewood looks to land a left hand but Burduada No Cranio moved out of range nicely.
Jab by Linewood.
Burduada No Cranio rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Linewood moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Burduada No Cranio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Linewood avoids the head kick by Burduada No Cranio.
Burduada No Cranio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Linewood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Linewood with a nice cross.
Burduada No Cranio throws a good cross that connects.
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Burduada No Cranio.
Linewood feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Burduada No Cranio's calf.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Burduada No Cranio. Those never looked like landing.
Linewood connects with a leg kick. Burduada No Cranio looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Burduada No Cranio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Linewood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Linewood misses with the head strike.
Burduada No Cranio lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Burduada No Cranio breaks from the clinch.
Linewood looks to land a right hand but Burduada No Cranio moved out of range.
Linewood lands a body shot.
Burduada No Cranio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Linewood backs up against the cage.
Ricardo Burduada No Cranio is winning the standup battle so far.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burduada No Cranio lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Linewood has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Linewood and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Linewood turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linewood throws out a leg kick but Burduada No Cranio moves out of range and Linewood only half commits.
Linewood just misses with a punch to the body.
Burduada No Cranio is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Burduada No Cranio misses with an uppercut
and Linewood counters with a stiff right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burduada No Cranio misses with a series of wild punches.
A lazy left from Linewood finds it's target.
Linewood digs a good body shot into Burduada No Cranio's ribs.
Burduada No Cranio throws a half hearted mid kick.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Linewood! Burduada No Cranio is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shock Linewood!
An out of breath Shock Linewood thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.