PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Annunaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alberto Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Annunaki comes to the cage accompanied by Tool - Aenima. The crowd seem to be enjoying Lin's choice of entrance music: Ontlogy. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Annunaki
vs
Lin

185 cm
30
185 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

175 cm
23
185 lbs
11 - 4 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

O'Brannigan's Fightwear

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 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bill Annunaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alberto Lin!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Daniel Cesar and Luis Engracia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin tries to clinch up but Annunaki circles away and keeps his distance.
Lin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lin throws a right hand that misses
and Annunaki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Annunaki throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Annunaki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lin misses with a head kick.

Lin has Annunaki up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Annunaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin blocking some punches.
Annunaki misses with a body punch.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Annunaki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Annunaki avoids it.
Annunaki misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Annunaki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin crunches a lovely knee into Annunaki's ribcage.
Annunaki lands with a right to the head.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
Annunaki misses with a knee to the head.
Lin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Annunaki tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lin manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Annunaki throws the kick towards the body but Lin avoids it.

Lin tries to keep at a distance but Annunaki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Annunaki looking to stall.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.

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

Lin rushes Annunaki and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Annunaki avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Annunaki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Annunaki blocks with his arms.
A shot in the inside from Annunaki.
Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Annunaki managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Annunaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Annunaki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lin is trying to break free.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Annunaki.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Annunaki with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Annunaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Annunaki's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki misses with a body punch.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Lin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lin looks gassed!
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Annunaki avoids it.
Annunaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Lin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Annunaki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Annunaki lands a body shot.
Annunaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Annunaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Annunaki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Annunaki.
A nice right hand lands inside from Annunaki.
Lin blocks an uppercut.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Annunaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lin looks to land a body kick but Annunaki moved away.

Annunaki instigates a clinch.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Annunaki lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki lands a right hand.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Annunaki.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Annunaki blocks it with crossed arms.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Annunaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lin avoids the elbow strike from Annunaki, against the cage.
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Annunaki has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Annunaki fails to land.
Annunaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin tries a knee to the head but Annunaki blocks it.
Lin misses with an elbow strike.
Lin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Annunaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Annunaki is leaning against Lin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Annunaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Annunaki fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Annunaki - that landed with a thud.
Annunaki lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Annunaki on the inside.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Annunaki lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lin.
Annunaki lands a body shot in the clinch.
Annunaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Annunaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lin pushes off an throws an elbow but Annunaki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A short uppercut from Annunaki.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki lands a good knee to the midsection. Lin won't want to take too many of those.
Lin blocking some punches.
Annunaki scores with a shoulder strike.
Annunaki lands an elbow just above Lin 's eye.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Annunaki is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Annunaki lands a body punch.
Annunaki looking to stall.
Annunaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Annunaki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Annunaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Annunaki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lin is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A hook to the body from Annunaki.
Annunaki pushes Lin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Annunaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Annunaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Annunaki.
Annunaki is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A short right from Annunaki.
Good body shot from Annunaki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin takes a shot to the head.
Annunaki lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bill Annunaki will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Annunaki keeps Lin at a distance using the push kick.

Annunaki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lin, pushing him back against the cage.
Annunaki tries to stall but Lin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Annunaki avoids it.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Annunaki avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Annunaki cracks Lin with a nice body shot.
Annunaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Annunaki lands a shoulder strike.
Annunaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Annunaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lin or not.
Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Annunaki is leaning against Lin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bill Annunaki has scored more points in the clinch so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Annunaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lin blocking some punches.
Annunaki throws a head punch that misses.
Annunaki avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Annunaki lands an elbow just above Lin 's eye.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Annunaki lands an elbow just above Lin 's eye.
Annunaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Annunaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Annunaki lands a body punch.
Annunaki cracks Lin with a nice body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Annunaki scores with a shot to the side of Lin's head.
Annunaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Annunaki.
Annunaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Annunaki taking a breather.
Annunaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Annunaki manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Annunaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Annunaki avoids it.
Annunaki looking to stall.
Lin takes a shot to the head.
Annunaki tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Annunaki pushes Lin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Annunaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Annunaki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Annunaki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Annunaki.
Annunaki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Lin breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lin as Annunaki tries to tie him up.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Annunaki lands a left hand.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Annunaki is defending well for now.
Annunaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Annunaki lands a body shot.
Annunaki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Annunaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Annunaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Annunaki managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.

Lin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Annunaki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lin misses with a straight right.

Annunaki moves into the clinch successfully.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Annunaki is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Annunaki works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Annunaki scores with a knee to the head.
Lin misses with an elbow strike.
Good body shot from Annunaki.
Annunaki scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Annunaki.
Annunaki pushes Lin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Annunaki tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lin tries to break free but Annunaki pushes him back against the cage.
Annunaki managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Annunaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Lin is trying to break the clinch but Annunaki is controlling him.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Annunaki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Annunaki - that landed with a thud.
Annunaki managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Annunaki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Annunaki lands an elbow inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin avoiding damage as Annunaki throws knees to the body.
Annunaki presses Lin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Annunaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Annunaki avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Annunaki lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A short right from Annunaki on the inside.
Annunaki lands with a short shot to the head.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Annunaki lands a nice uppercut.
Good body shot from Annunaki.
A short right from Annunaki.
Nice body punch from Annunaki - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Annunaki.
Annunaki scores with a shot to the side of Lin's head.
Annunaki lands with a right to the head.
Annunaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Annunaki lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Come on Annunaki - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Still in the clinch, Annunaki scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lin blocks an uppercut.
Annunaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Annunaki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill Annunaki dominated that second round.
That's time! Annunaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Annunaki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Annunaki is out of range and Lin settles back down.

Annunaki gets a clinch.

Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Annunaki lands a jab-cross combination.
Lin lands with a nice body kick.
Lin lands a head kick. Annunaki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Annunaki lands a nice looking body kick.
Bill Annunaki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Annunaki lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Lin darts in and clinches Annunaki up against the cage.
Annunaki has a couple of punches blocked by Lin.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Annunaki throws a head punch that misses.
Annunaki tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
Annunaki just leaning against Lin, taking a breather.
Annunaki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Annunaki blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A nice right hand lands inside from Annunaki.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Annunaki blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Annunaki lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a body punch in the clinch.
Annunaki misses with a knee strike.
Annunaki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Nice body punch from Annunaki.
Annunaki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Annunaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from Annunaki - that landed with a thud.
Annunaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Annunaki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lin or not.
Annunaki scores with a hook to the body.
Annunaki with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Annunaki misses with the head strike.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lin as Annunaki tries to tie him up.
Annunaki managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Annunaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Annunaki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lin backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin blocks an uppercut.
Annunaki throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Annunaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Annunaki lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Annunaki lands a nice shot to the body.
Annunaki lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lin takes a shot to the head.
A short body shot lands from Annunaki as the two fighters clinch.
Annunaki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Annunaki is working Lin over against the cage.
Annunaki misses with some punches.
Annunaki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Annunaki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Annunaki swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short left from Annunaki.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Annunaki avoids the damage to the body.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Annunaki trying to land knees to the body.
Annunaki looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Annunaki working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Annunaki digs a right hand underneath Lin's ribcage. Lin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Annunaki misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Annunaki landing knees to the head.
Annunaki working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Annunaki.
Annunaki scores a nice knee to the body.
Annunaki misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin blocks an elbow strike from Annunaki.
Annunaki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Annunaki cracks Lin with a nice body shot.
A short right from Annunaki on the inside.
Lin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Annunaki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Annunaki.
Annunaki lands a hook that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Annunaki throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short body shot lands from Annunaki as the two fighters clinch.
Lin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Annunaki throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lin as Annunaki tries to tie him up.
Bill Annunaki is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Annunaki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lin tries a knee to the head but Annunaki blocks it.
Annunaki digs a right hand into Lin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lin's gas tank.
Annunaki softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Annunaki has him pressed against the cage.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Annunaki avoids it.
Lin working Annunaki over with knees to the body.
Annunaki lands a right hand.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Annunaki misses with some punches.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Annunaki avoids it.
Annunaki lands a right hand.
Annunaki with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lin blocking some punches.
Lin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Annunaki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Annunaki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Annunaki lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Alberto Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left hand lands to the body for Annunaki.
Lin blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bill Annunaki showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Annunaki 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:26
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bill Annunaki!