PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bumble Bman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bman's entrance music is Spiderman by the Ramones. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bman
vs
Lin

180 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

175 cm
27
185 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Good chin

Olympic wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Bumble Bman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Roger Lin!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Luis Engracia and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin fails to land the takedown.
Bman throws a sloppy head kick and Lin moves out of range easily.
Lin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bman circles away.
Lin shoots for a double leg takedown but Bman sprawls well. He's pushed Lin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Lin.
Lin looks to land a right hand but Bman moved out of range.
Bman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bman.
Bman lands a slapping body shot.
Lin blocks a head kick by Bman.
Bman fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Bman. No joy for Lin on that attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Bman. No joy for Lin on that attempt.
Lin looks gassed!
Bman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bman lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bman.
That kick from Bman tenderised Lin's leg. Lin is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bman misses with a double jab.
Bman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roger Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bman lands with a slapping head kick.
Bman throws the kick towards the body but Lin avoids it.

Lin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bman!
Lin scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lin with shots to the head and body - Bman looks very uncomfortable down there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin with a couple of short strikes.
Bman manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by Bman, under a barage of strikes from Lin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bman defending well though.
Lin trying to control the action but Bman is working from the bottom.
Lin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bman pushes Lin off looking to stand but Lin dives back in and keeps control.
Bman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bman won't allow Lin to pass to mount.
Bman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lin scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bman keeping control of the position.
Lin looks to land a strike but Bman avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin throwing strikes from guard but Bman blocks nicely.
Lin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bman's head.
Lin is in close to Bman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bman keeping moving, preventing Lin from controlling successfully.
Lin lands a couple of digs.
Lin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lin controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin is working Bman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bman looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lin working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lin won't allow Bman to sweep him here.
Lin content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin thows a big elbow that misses.
Lin tries to free his leg and advance position but Bman is retaining full guard.
Lin lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roger Lin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lin misses with a takedown attempt - Bman sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lin shoots in for a takedown but Bman shows good takedown defense.
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Bman.
Bumble Bman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bman tries a head kick but it misses.
Lin moves out of range of the body kick.
Bman misses with a few strikes there.
Lin closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bman circles away.
Bumble Bman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roger Lin.
Bman stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bman wants it to stay on the feet.
Lin shoots in for a double leg but Bman sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lin circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice uppercut lands for Bman. That snapped Lin's head back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bman fails to land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bman doesn't manage to clinch there - Lin circles away.
Bman throws a head kick that misses.
Bman takes one to the chin there.

Lin shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bman napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bman dodges the ground and pound from Lin.
Lin lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bman down.
Bman is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bman takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bman stops Lin from passing to mount.
Lin wants to control but Bman is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Lin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bman is avoiding damage well.
Lin lands a nice forearm strike.
Lin lands some shots froms side control.
Lin cracks Bman with a big right hand but Bman just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bman takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Lin lands a decent elbow from side control.

Bman is rocked!
Lin working the ground and pound.
Oh Bman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bman is working to avoid the ground and pound but Lin connects with a decent elbow.
Bman is not content to let Lin control the position.
A big shot lands for Lin! That's hurt Bman! Will he recover? Lin fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:03 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roger Lin!