PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lin has chosen Ontlogy as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Dai
vs
Lin

175 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

175 cm
22
185 lbs
11 - 3 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mark Dai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Lin!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Leandro Rodrigues and Seu Braga.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dai shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dai moves into full mount! Lin won't be happy about that!
Dai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dai prevents Lin from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Lin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dai lands with some strikes.
Dai in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lin blocking the ground and pound.
Dai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Dai thowing shots but they're missing.
Lin is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lin working to try and regain half guard.
Dai with shots to the head and body - Lin looks very uncomfortable down there.
Dai with good strikes from the mount here!
Dai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Lin because Dai loaded up on that one.
Dai thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lin wants to control but Dai is having none of it.
Dai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Dai throwing strikes here but Lin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lin tries to hold on but Dai pushes him away.
Dai with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dai lands a big elbow.
Dai thowing shots but they're missing.
Dai landing shots from mount.
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!
Dai looking to ground and pound but Lin is blocking nicely.
Lin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lin is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dai thowing shots but they're missing.
Dai scoring with strikes but Lin is staying in there.
Lin tries to lock up and control but Dai gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Dai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Dai throwing strikes here but Lin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin is looking to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee warns Lin that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Dai punching from mount but Lin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lin tries to hold on but Dai pushes him away.
Dai is landing with some decent strikes but Lin is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dai with a couple of short strikes.
Dai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Dai is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lin in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dai punishing his opponent with strikes.
Dai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lin?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dai throwing strikes here but Lin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lin avoids a series of strikes thrown by Dai.
Dai lands a big shot there that rocks Lin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Dai unloads with some shots from mount but Lin bucks and avoids them well.
Dai lands a big shot there that rocks Lin but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin is desperately trying to improve his position but Dai has a good base and remains in mount.
Dai looking to finish with strikes here!
Dai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lin?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Dai dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lin tries to score with a low kick but Dai moves his leg out of the way.
Dai misses with a takedown
and Lin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lin throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dai shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lin defends it nicely.
Dai doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lin.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Dai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dai managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Dai is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dai jumps guard but Lin stands there with Dai around his waist. Dai gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lin gets underhooks to prevent Dai's takedown attempt.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.

Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Dai shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lin wants to stand and escape but Dai is having none of it.
Mark Dai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dai trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dai with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin wants to get back to his feet but Dai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dai throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dai throwing strikes from guard but Lin blocks nicely.
Dai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dai is one step ahead there.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Dai is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lin trying to control the position.
Dai keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lin's head.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dai landing some decent shots from guard.
Dai tries to free his leg and advance position but Lin is retaining full guard.
Dai postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai stops Lin from standing up.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dai in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dai.
Dai throws and elbow that misses. Lin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Dai's guard. Nice move by Lin!
Dai looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dai trying to keep a closed guard but Lin is proving a slippery customer.
Lin trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dai's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dai not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Mark Dai has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Dai shoots and misses
and Lin counters with a head kick.

Dai closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lin quickly recovers to half guard.
Lin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lin seems keen to control Dai's posture.
Dai looking to sit in guard and control but Lin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dai managing to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Dai will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lin pushes Dai up against the cage in a clinch.
Dai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Dai can't get the takedown.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Dai wants a takedown but no success here.
Lin connects with a knee to the head.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dai takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lin obliges.
Lin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lin landing knees to the body.
Lin creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dai's defenses.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Lin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Dai tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lin smiles and moves away.
Lin throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Lin closes the distance and pushes Dai back into the cage.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
Lin working Dai over with knees to the body.

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

Lin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lin working Dai over with knees to the body.
Dai drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lin tries to clinch up.
Dai shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lin but Lin pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Dai shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dai showed some decent athleticism there.
Dai throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dai thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lin wants to improve his position but Dai is controlling well.
Dai throwing shots but Lin is blocking nicely.
Dai misses with a head shot. Lin uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lin looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dai postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Dai postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Lin has Dai pulled in close to control his posture.
Dai throws a strike but Lin rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Dai is adopting a defensive guard.
Lin stopping the sweep attempt from Dai.
Dai on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dai tries to get out of the position.
Dai trying to keep a closed guard but Lin is proving a slippery customer.
Mark Dai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lin wants to get up but he can't break Dai's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick misses from Lin.
Lin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dai shoots in and drives through. Lin sprawls well.
Lin pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin wants to clinch.
Lin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lin throws a head kick but Dai moves out of range.
Lin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Alberto Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dai shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Dai circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alberto Lin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dai has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:27
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 29:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Dai!