PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Random (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Lindberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Random might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Nas - Made you look. Rock Random has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Random
vs
Lindberg

184 cm
22
210 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

[MMABR] SOLID Nutritional - Tokyo's Best!!

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 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Rock Random!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Matt Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg avoids a punch combination nicely.
Random throws a head kick that misses.

Random clinches with his opponent.
Lindberg scores with a knee to the head.
Random changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lindberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Random throws a nice looking combination but Lindberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Random throws a series of punches but Lindberg moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lindberg blocks a head kick by Random.
Lindberg wants to clinch but Random slips to the side
and Random counters with an outside leg kick.
Lindberg throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Random on the side of the head.
Random closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg dodges the punch combination from Random.
Lindberg tries to clinch
and Random counters with a head kick.
Random tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Lindberg holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lindberg lands with a light punch inside.
Lindberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lindberg takes an elbow to the forehead.
Random throws an elbow but it misses.
Lindberg landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lindberg lands with a light punch inside.
Random comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lindberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Lindberg stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but Lindberg blocks with his arms.
Random is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Random blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Random avoids it.
Random missing with knees to the body.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindberg stalling against the ropes.
Lindberg blocks the elbow strike.
Random takes a knee to the side of the body.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Random just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lindberg's brow.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Lindberg stops a takedown attempt from Random.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Random misses with a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lindberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lindberg with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindberg landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Random throws an elbow but misses.
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lindberg scores with a knee to the head.
Lindberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lindberg lands a nice uppercut.
Lindberg pushes Random back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Random trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Random obliges.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Random lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Random missing with knees to the body.
Lindberg lands a knee to the body.
Lindberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Random takes a knee right on the jaw!
Random missing with knees to the body.
Random looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lindberg taking a breather.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lindberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg looking to throw knees to the head but Random is blocking nicely.
Random misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindberg.
A shot in the inside from Lindberg.
Random goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lindberg prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Random. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lindberg with a knee to the head.
Lindberg blocks the elbow strike.
Lindberg'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.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Lindberg throws a knee to the head but misses.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Random lands a good knee to the midsection. Lindberg won't want to take too many of those.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Random.
Random tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindberg is pushing Random up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on Lindberg's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

Lindberg is fighting off a takedown attempt but Random is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lindberg to the mat. Lindberg regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Random wants to control from the top but Lindberg keeps moving.
Random has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lindberg is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Random stops Lindberg from standing up.
Random passes into half guard.
Lindberg tries to get to full guard but Random has control of the leg.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg won't allow Random to pass to mount.
Random is looking to take a break and control but Lindberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lindberg keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Random misses with the body kick

and Lindberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
Lindberg gets underhooks to prevent Random's takedown attempt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike.
Random can't get the takedown.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Random just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lindberg's brow.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lindberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Random throws an elbow but misses.
Lindberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Random blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Random blocks it.
Lindberg lands a hook that snaps the head of Random backwards.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
Lindberg trying to control the position but instead, Random has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindberg into the ropes.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Random has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Random landing knees to the head.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Lindberg is blocking nicely.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindberg misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Random.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Random avoids it.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Random scores with a knee to the head.
Lindberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Random with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
Lindberg tries to stall but Random uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short uppercut from Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a knee to the head.
Lindberg controlling the action here for a moment.
Lindberg looking to stall.
Lindberg displaying some good clinch control by pressing Random up against the ropes.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Matt Lindberg.
Random scores with a hook.
Lindberg is looking to clinch.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg lands with an overhand left.

Lindberg clinches up against the ropes.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lindberg manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Random managing to block the knees to the body from Lindberg.
Lindberg looking to stall.
Lindberg dodges an elbow strike from Random.
Random tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike.
Random lands a good knee to the midsection. Lindberg won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Random.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lindberg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lindberg tries to clinch
and Random counters with a series of strikes. Lindberg will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rock Random is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lindberg darts in trying to clinch
and Random counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lindberg is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Random throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lindberg counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lindberg.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Lindberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.
Random throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindberg blocks it with crossed arms.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Lindberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lindberg - that landed with a thud.
Lindberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lindberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lindberg trying to land knees to the body.
Random comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lindberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Random tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindberg avoids the damage to the body.
Lindberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.
Lindberg stalls.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the ropes.
Random lands a nice elbow.
Lindberg scores a nice knee to the body.
Random misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Lindberg.
Lindberg stalling against the ropes.
Lindberg works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Random blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Random blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindberg looking to stall.
Random changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lindberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A head kick by Random misses
and Lindberg connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg clinches but Random breaks the clinch
and Random counters with a good low kick that Lindberg was not able to check.
Lindberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Lindberg forces Random back against the ropes and clinches.
Nice elbow from Random.
Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Lindberg lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Lindberg.
Lindberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Random avoids the damage to the body.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Lindberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Random lands a nice elbow.
Lindberg stalling the fight.
Lindberg looking to stall.
Random tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Matt Lindberg seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lindberg landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Random takes a knee to the side of the body.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Lindberg is blocking nicely.
Random looking to throw knees to the head but Lindberg is blocking nicely.
Random swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lindberg trying to control the position but instead, Random has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindberg into the ropes.
Lindberg lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lindberg.
Lindberg landing knees to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lindberg wants to stall.
Lindberg crunches a lovely knee into Random's ribcage.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike from Random.
Lindberg crunches a lovely knee into Random's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Lindberg lands a nice knee to the body.
Random using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Random managing to block the knees to the body from Lindberg.
Random blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Random lands a nice knee to the body.
Lindberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lindberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the ropes.
Lindberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Random avoids it.
Random working Lindberg over with knees to the body.
Random tries to score a body lock takedown but Lindberg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Lindberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lindberg landing knees to the head.
Random tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindberg avoids the damage to the body.
Lindberg lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nice elbow from Random.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Random using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Random has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lindberg tries to stall but Random uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Lindberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Random throws an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Random.
Random blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike.
Random lands an elbow inside.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the ropes.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindberg is trying to stall.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Random avoids it.
Lindberg is looking to control Random's arms but Random gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindberg has his back to the ropes.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike from Random.
Lindberg wants to stall.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Random creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lindberg's defenses.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Random blocks it with crossed arms.
Lindberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Lindberg dodges an elbow strike from Random.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Random.
Lindberg crunches a lovely knee into Random's ribcage.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindberg blocks the elbow strike.
Lindberg connects with a knee to the head.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Random avoids it.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindberg blocks an elbow strike from Random.
Lindberg takes an elbow to the temple.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
A knee to the head by Lindberg.
Random tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindberg avoids the damage to the body.
Lindberg prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Random. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lindberg as the two fighters clinch.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Random working Lindberg over with knees to the body.
Lindberg landing knees to the head.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Random missing with knees to the body.
Lindberg with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Random lands a damaging elbow.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head.
Lindberg looking to stall.
Lindberg is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Random is defending well for now.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lindberg blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice body punch from Lindberg - that landed with a thud.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lindberg on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Random lands an elbow just above Lindberg 's eye.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Random lands an elbow that stopped Lindberg in his tracks for a moment.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Random has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Random unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindberg lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lindberg obliges.
Lindberg gets underhooks to prevent Random's takedown attempt.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Random lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Random just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lindberg's brow.
Random takes a knee right on the jaw!
Random is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lindberg looking to slow down the pace here.
Lindberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Random backwards.
Random throws a knee to the head but misses.
A body shot lands from Lindberg.
Lindberg landing knees to the body.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Random lands an elbow just above Lindberg 's eye.
Lindberg misses with a body punch.
A short left from Random.
Random goes for a takedown attempt but Lindberg pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lindberg moves in looking to clinch but Random pushes him off.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Random swats away the attempt to clinch by Lindberg.

Random rushes Lindberg and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Random lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Random scores with a shot to the side of Lindberg's head.
Lindberg avoiding damage.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Random throws an elbow but misses.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Random has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lindberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lindberg showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Random throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Random is just out of range.
Lindberg is looking to clinch but Random is avoiding it.
Lindberg tries to close the distance and clinch up but Random swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Random misses with a head kick.

Lindberg clinches up against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Random lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindberg leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lindberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Random throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lindberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lindberg connects with a knee to the head.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but Random blocks it.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Random has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the ropes.
A knee to the head by Lindberg.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lindberg is trying to stall.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Lindberg scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lindberg takes a shot to the head.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lindberg using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Random has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Lindberg.
Random has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lindberg avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Random takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lindberg throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lindberg lands a nice uppercut.
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section. Random lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lindberg with a knee to the head.
Random using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindberg has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Random misses with an elbow over the top.
Random looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Random throws an elbow but misses.
Lindberg blocks the elbow strike.
Lindberg pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Lindberg is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Random throws an elbow but it misses.
Random misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindberg.
Lindberg taking a breather.
Lindberg is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
Lindberg unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lindberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Random.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Random lands an elbow that stopped Lindberg in his tracks for a moment.
Lindberg misses with a knee strike.
Random takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the ropes.
Random misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindberg.
Random throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Random throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lindberg blocks it with crossed arms.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Random takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lindberg throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Random blocks it with crossed arms.
Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindberg blocks the elbow strike.
Lindberg avoids the elbow strike from Random, against the ropes.
Random pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Random is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindberg is defending well for now.
Random looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lindberg missing with knees to the body.
Random on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindberg scores with a knee to the head.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the head but Random blocks with his arms.
Random lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lindberg backwards.
Random landing knees to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Lindberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lindberg obliges.
Random misses with an elbow strike.
Lindberg stalling.
Random scores with a knee to the head.
Lindberg with a knee to the head.
Random throws a knee to the head but misses.
Random tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lindberg avoids it.
A hook to the body from Lindberg.
Random throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lindberg lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lindberg trying to control the position but instead, Random has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindberg into the ropes.
Lindberg misses with a punch on the inside.

Random has picked Lindberg up - he's going for a ride! Random dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Lindberg is trying to stand up here but Random is controlling him well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Random thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lindberg's head.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg regains full guard. Nicely done.
Random slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lindberg really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Random. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Random tries to score with some ground and pound. Lindberg controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Random trying to control the action but Lindberg is working from the bottom.
Random sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lindberg is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Random is looking to take a break and control but Lindberg is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Random tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lindberg is trying to control Random's posture but Random avoids it.

Random is trying to get an arm triangle but Lindberg is defending well.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Random is trying to get an arm triangle but Lindberg is defending well.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Random throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Random clinches but Lindberg breaks the clinch
letting Lindberg counter with a right hand.
Lindberg misses with a two punch combination.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Random throws a body kick the misses

and Lindberg counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Random lands a damaging elbow.
Random throws an elbow but it misses.
Lindberg is trying to maintain a safe position but Random gets an underhook and turns Lindberg into the ropes.
Lindberg connects with a nasty looking knee right to Random's face.
Random missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Random.
Lindberg scores with a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lindberg obliges.
Lindberg misses with a knee to the head.
Lindberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.
Lindberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Random won't want to take too many of those.
Lindberg looking to throw knees to the head but Random is blocking nicely.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A bit of stalling here from Lindberg.
Random avoiding damage as Lindberg throws knees to the body.
Lindberg is looking to control Random's arms but Random gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindberg has his back to the ropes.
Lindberg lands with a right to the head.
Lindberg tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Random avoids it.
Random has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lindberg is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg is looking to control Random's arms but Random gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lindberg has his back to the ropes.
Lindberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Random.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lindberg takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lindberg gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Random.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rock Random. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Random pushes off an throws an elbow but Lindberg leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Random takes a knee right on the jaw!
Random creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindberg lands a good knee to the midsection. Random won't want to take too many of those.
Random takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lindberg using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lindberg tries to land knees in the clinch but Random avoids the damage to the body.
Random throws an elbow that misses.
Lindberg is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Random is keeping busy.
Random throws an elbow but it misses.
Random changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lindberg fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lindberg fails with an attempt to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Lindberg comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindberg winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight for Matt Lindberg!
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight for Matt Lindberg!
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight for Matt Lindberg!

Matt Lindberg wins by unanimous decision!