PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sindicious Lightning (ranked 6459 p4p, 25370 weight class) and Zhengqiu Chin (ranked 622 p4p, 720 weight class). Chin has chosen Chinese Boxing Rhythm as his entrance music. Sindicious Lightning has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lightning
vs
Chin

198 cm
17
223
0 - 1 - 0

179 cm
25
215
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sindicious Lightning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zhengqiu Chin!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lightning instigates a clinch.
Lightning goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chin tries to break free but Lightning pushes him back against the cage.
Lightning prevents Chin from breaking the clinch.
Lightning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chin is defending well for now.
Lightning throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lightning keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Chin's efforts to push away.
Lightning misses with a hook to the ribs.
Chin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chin looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning stalling.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chin avoids it.
Lightning with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lightning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lightning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chin is defending well for now.
Chin is trying to force a seperation but Lightning has the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chin being controlled against the cage.
Lightning content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lightning - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lightning prevents Chin from breaking the clinch.
Chin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Chin avoids it.
Lightning stalling the fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning.
Chin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chin is looking to control Lightning's arms but Lightning gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chin has his back to the cage.
Chin working hard to break the clinch.
Chin is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lightning is keeping busy.
Chin avoiding damage as Lightning throws knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Chin blocks the elbow strike.
Lightning prevents Chin from breaking the clinch.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chin blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning stalls.
Chin taking a breather.
Lightning lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Zhengqiu Chin has been cut.
The referee calls for Lightning to work.
Lightning misses with a knee strike.
Chin tries to circle away but Lightning has him pinned against the cage.
Lightning misses with some punches.
Lightning is pushing Chin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Chin trying to stall but Lightning improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chin working hard to break the clinch.
Chin lands a right hand.
Lightning pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lightning holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Chin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chin tries a body shot but Lightning blocks it.
Lightning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lightning avoids it.
Chin tries to circle away but Lightning has him pinned against the cage.
Lightning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Chin has a couple of punches blocked by Lightning.
Lightning creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lightning leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lightning misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning taking a breather.
Lightning stalling the fight.
Chin working hard to break the clinch.
Chin can't break the clinch.
Chin tries to break free but Lightning pushes him back against the cage.
Chin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chin is trying to break free.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chin.
Chin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chin being controlled against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sindicious Lightning dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Zhengqiu Chin's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Chin rushes Lightning and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Lightning stalling against the cage.
Chin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Chin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lightning.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chin blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin blocking some punches.
Chin can't find room to land a body shot as Lightning controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lightning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chin blocks the elbow strike.
Chin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Chin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightning displaying some good clinch control by pressing Chin up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
Chin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chin tries to land knees in the clinch but Lightning avoids the damage to the body.
Chin tries to break free but Lightning pushes him back against the cage.
Chin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lightning tries to throw a body punch but Chin avoids it by throwing Lightning back against the cage.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Chin controls the action.
Lightning has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Lightning misses with a knee to the head.
Lightning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lightning working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin is trying to break the clinch but Lightning is controlling him.
Chin has had enough of the clinch but Lightning keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lightning.
Chin is leaning against Lightning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lightning looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Chin is looking to break free of the clinch but Lightning has double underhooks.
Chin avoids the elbow strike from Lightning, against the cage.
Lightning taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lightning's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chin blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chin can do to turn this around?
Chin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chin is trying to break the clinch but Lightning is controlling him.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning has Chin pushed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning is stalling here.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Chin taking a breather.
Lightning has Chin pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Chin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lightning tries to land knees in the clinch but Chin avoids the damage to the body.
Lightning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chin managing to block the knees to the body from Lightning.
Chin is looking to break free of the clinch but Lightning has double underhooks.
Lightning'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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning controlling the action here for a moment.
Chin blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lightning throws an elbow but misses.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning avoiding damage as Chin throws knees to the body.
Lightning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lightning tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chin's elbow.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lightning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chin is trying to push Lightning away but Lightning has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sindicious Lightning dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Zhengqiu Chin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Chin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lightning wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Sindicious Lightning is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Chin rushes Lightning and presses him up against the cage.
Lightning working aggressively here.
Lightning has Chin pressed against the cage, preventing Chin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chin has had enough of the clinch but Lightning keeps him there for the moment.
Lightning tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chin is looking to break free of the clinch but Lightning has double underhooks.
Chin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lightning's elbow.
Chin is trying to force a seperation but Lightning has the dominant position.
Sindicious Lightning has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Chin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lightning keeps control of Chin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chin.
Lightning swings wildly with an uppercut but Chin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lightning keeps control of Chin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lightning lands with a left to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Chin controls the action.
Chin wants to break free but Lightning has control.
The referee calls for Lightning to work.
Lightning struggles to land a body shot inside as Chin controls his hands.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Chin is looking to break free of the clinch but Lightning has double underhooks.
Lightning blocking some punches.
Chin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lightning tries to land a knee to the head but Chin blocks with his arms.
Lightning scores with a shot to the side of Chin's head.
A short uppercut from Lightning.
Lightning lands an elbow inside.
Chin stalling in the clinch but Lightning improves position.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Chin controls the action.
Lightning misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chin wants to get back to striking at distance but Lightning won't allow it.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
Chin working aggressively here.
Chin tries to circle away but Lightning has him pinned against the cage.
Chin blocks the elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Chin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lightning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chin is trying to force a seperation but Lightning has the dominant position.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chin blocks it with crossed arms.
Lightning using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lightning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightning has him pressed against the cage.
Lightning throws a head punch that misses.
Lightning throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chin blocks it with crossed arms.
Chin has had enough of the clinch but Lightning keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lightning is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Chin is defending well for now.
Lightning tries a knee to the head but Chin blocks it.
Lightning just leaning against Chin, taking a breather.
Lightning can't find room to land a body shot as Chin controls the action.
Chin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lightning misses with a body punch.
Lightning misses with the head strike.
Lightning misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Chin.
Lightning taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lightning is stalling here.
Chin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lightning has him pressed against the cage.
Lightning slowing the pace effectively.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lightning gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Chin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lightning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lightning slows down the pace here.
Lightning stalls.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sindicious Lightning.

Lightning darts in and clinches Chin up against the cage.
Lightning doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lightning with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chin wants to break free but Lightning has control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lightning misses with a punch on the inside.
Lightning pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lightning has a couple of punches blocked by Chin.
Zhengqiu Chin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sindicious Lightning is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lightning working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sindicious Lightning showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lightning, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sindicious Lightning!