PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Felix Lengyel (ranked 6351 p4p, 5935 weight class) and Albert Lin (ranked 594 p4p, 566 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Lin's choice of entrance music: Sister's Noise. Felix Lengyel has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Lengyel
vs
Lin

187 cm
25
161
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
155
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Felix Lengyel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Albert Lin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Ackerman and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin scores with a body shot.
Lengyel throws a shot to the body.
Lin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lin stalks Lengyel and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lengyel's face. Lengyel staggers backwards, shaken.
Lengyel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lengyel.
Lengyel lands a glancing blow to the side of Lin's head.
Lengyel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lengyel really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Lengyel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lin.
Decent striking displayed by Lengyel there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin scores with a hook to the body. Lengyel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lengyel throws a series of punches but Lin moves out of range.
Lengyel misses with a hook.
Lin is looking for the big counter here.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
A big left from Lengyel misses.
Lin misses with a body shot.
Lengyel jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lengyel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Lengyel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lin avoids the body shot from Lengyel.
Nice uppercut there from Lengyel.
Lin misses with a two punch combination.
Lengyel misses with a body shot.
Lin is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lengyel rather than just go for the knockout.
Lengyel lands a jab to Lin's midsection.
Lengyel throws a hook but Lin avoids it easily.
Lin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lengyel circles away quickly and effectively.
Lin takes one to the side of the head.
Lengyel throws a right and a left that Lin avoids nicely.
Lengyel throws a jab but it's blocked by Lin.
Lengyel misses with a right hand
and Lin counters with a two punch combo.
Lengyel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lengyel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lengyel throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Lengyel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A lazy left from Lin finds it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lengyel.
Lin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lin blocks a jab.
Lengyel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lin throws a counter combo.
Lengyel looks to score with a jab to the body but Lin is just out of range.
Lengyel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lengyel misses the shot to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Lin. Those never looked like landing.
Lin misses with a wild combination.
Lin misses with a few strikes there.
Lin misses with a combination
and Lengyel counters with a straight right hand.
Lengyel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lengyel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
Lin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lengyel clobbers Lin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lin swings for the body but Lengyel moves out of range.
Lengyel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lengyel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lengyel looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lin throws a right hand that Lengyel ducks under and follows up with a left that Lengyel also avoids with ease.
Lengyel is looking for a counter combo.
Lin throws a nice looking combination but Lengyel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Lengyel was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lin.
A big right from Lengyel misses.
Lengyel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lin slips a straight right by Lengyel.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lin misses with the combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lengyel. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lengyel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lin.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel jabs Lin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lin throws a series of punches but Lengyel avoids them all with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lengyel swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lengyel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lin's hands.
A punch combination from Lin misses.
Lengyel misses with a combination
and Lin counters with a one-two to the body.
Lengyel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lengyel. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lengyel. Lin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lengyel swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lengyel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lin.
Lin takes a swing at Lengyel's ribcage but misses.
Lengyel moves away from the strike by Lin.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Felix Lengyel will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lengyel misses with a looping left.
Lin throws a body shot but no joy.
It looked like Lengyel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lin works Lengyel's body with a nice hook.
Lengyel misses with a right hand
and Lin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Lengyel slips a jab and a cross from Lin.
Lengyel moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lin works Lengyel's body with a nice hook.
Lengyel throws a hook to the side of Lin's head but Lin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lengyel slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lengyel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lin.
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lengyel.
Lin misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lengyel lands with a nice body punch.
Albert Lin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lengyel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin misses with a double jab.
Lin misses with a few strikes there.
Lin swinging wildly here.
Lengyel throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
A little jabbing left from Lin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lengyel throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lin throws a series of punches but Lengyel moves out of range.
Lengyel looks to throw the jab but Lin is out of range.
Lengyel throws a series of punches but Lin moves out of range.
Lin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lengyel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lin at a distance.
Albert Lin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lin throws a body punch but Lengyel moves out of range.
Lengyel swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Lin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lengyel lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lin moves away from the strike by Lengyel.
Lin is looking for the big counter here.
Lengyel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lengyel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin throws a nice looking combination but Lengyel bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lengyel throws a shot from downtown. Lin moves away and avoids it.
Lin ducks under a wild hook from Lengyel.
Lin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lengyel takes a swing at Lin's ribcage but misses.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lengyel.
Lengyel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lengyel.
As Lengyel backs off Lin throws a huge counter combo but Lengyel manages to avoid it all.
Lengyel takes a swing at Lin's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lin misses with a wild body shot.
Lengyel misses with a wild combination.
Lin is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lengyel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lengyel.
Lin appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lin connects with a body shot.
Lin scores with a sloppy right hand. Lengyel should have avoided that one.
Lengyel looks to throw the jab but Lin is out of range.
Lin misses with a two punch combination.
It looked like Lengyel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
Lengyel swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lengyel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lin in his tracks.
Lin throws out a loose jab but Lengyel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin blocks a jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lengyel, as that shot connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Lengyel misses the target.
Lin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin throws a series of punches but Lengyel avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Lengyel misses.
Lin throws a right and a left that Lengyel avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lengyel.
Lin misses with a few strikes there.
A punch combination from Lin misses.
A quick step to the side and Lengyel tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Lengyel catches Lin right on the button with a cross.
Lengyel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lengyel misses with a hook.
Lin scores with a hook to the body. Lengyel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lengyel.
Lengyel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lin throws a right and a left that Lengyel avoids nicely.
Lengyel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lengyel misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Lin. Those never looked like landing.
Lengyel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice shot lands for Lengyel.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Felix Lengyel will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lengyel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lin moves away.
The fighters circling - Lengyel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin looks to land a combination but Lengyel avoids it well.
Lengyel lands with a hook. Lin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lengyel bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lengyel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lengyel connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lin momentarily.
Lengyel misses with a double jab.
Lin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lengyel appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lengyel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lin slips a jab from Lengyel.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lengyel moves away.
Lengyel swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lengyel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lengyel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lengyel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab lands there for Lengyel.
Nice shot by Lin.
Lin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lengyel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Lin throws a series of punches but Lengyel avoids them all with ease.
Lengyel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Lengyel misses.
Lin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lengyel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lengyel bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lin's head backwards.
Lengyel has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lengyel misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin misses with a body punch
and Lengyel counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lengyel cracks Lin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lin slips under a jab.
Lin lands a nice looking body shot.
Lin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lengyel jabs Lin right on the nose. Lin blinks but takes it well.
Lin misses with a wild combination.
Lengyel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lengyel counters with a stiff right hand.
Lin ducks under a wild hook from Lengyel.
Lin misses with a few strikes there.
Lin throws a right hand that Lengyel ducks under and follows up with a left that Lengyel also avoids with ease.
Lin changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lengyel finds it's way round the side to connect with Lin's head.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lengyel moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lengyel misses the shot to the body.
Lengyel stuns Lin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lin looks to land a combination but Lengyel avoids it well.
Lengyel misses with a looping right.
Lin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lengyel changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lin dodges the punch combination from Lengyel.
Lengyel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Lengyel.
Lin tries to bum rush Lengyel with a series of wild strikes but Lengyel uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lin misses with a wild combination.
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lengyel.
Lengyel wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lengyel stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
Lin misses with a few strikes there.
Lengyel was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lengyel misses the jab.
Lin cracks Lengyel with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Lin.
A big right from Lin misses.
Albert Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lengyel.
Lengyel cracks Lin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lin looks to score with a jab to the body but Lengyel is just out of range.
Lengyel's corner calls for a 1-2. Lengyel obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lengyel avoids the body shot from Lin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin misses with a body punch
and Lengyel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lin scores with a body shot.
Felix Lengyel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Lengyel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lengyel 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Lengyel!
Albert Lin spoke after the fight, saying '>:('.