PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd East (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Todd East is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Lin
vs
East

190 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jeremy Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Todd East!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Dean Styles and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from East.
Lin swings and misses with a hook to the body.

East gets a clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
East has Lin pressed against the cage, preventing Lin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
East blocks a body shot from Lin.

Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
East loads up on a big right hand but Lin slips the punch.
Lin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East thuds his right hand into Lin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
East darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lin throws an overhand right that lands on East's shoulder, as East tries to avoid the shot.
East thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
Lin is looking to wear down East with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lin misses with a hook. East ducked under it nicely.
Lin pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces East back to the cage. Lin follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Jab by East.
Lin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but East manages to avoid it.
Lin digs a good body shot into East's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from East.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
Lin throws a body punch but East moves out of range.
Lin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lin throws a wild body kick that East sees coming a mile off.
East moves out of range as Lin throws a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Lin. Beautiful body shot.
Lin throws a hook but East avoids it easily.
Lin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lin misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin avoids a punch combination nicely.
East needs to keep his hands up - Lin had a free shot at his head there.
Lin lands with a right hand.
East's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lin under the eye.
East is looking to clinch but Lin is avoiding it.
Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by East.
East throws a hook to the side of Lin's head but Lin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and East counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
East throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by East.
Lin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
East misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Lin misses with a wild body shot.
East uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lin.
East looks to land a left hand but Lin moved out of range nicely.
Lin throws out a loose jab but East uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

East moves into the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from East on the inside.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Lin breaks the clinch.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
East just misses with a punch to the body.
East fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lin throws a hook but East avoids it easily.
East slips under a jab from Lin.
Jeremy Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
East ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Lin goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Todd East has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
East checks a low kick from Lin.
Lin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by East.
East tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
Lin slips under a jab from East.

East gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
East struggles to land a body shot inside as Lin controls his hands.
East just leaning against Lin, taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from East.

Lin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
East swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
East swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
East fails with an attempt to clinch.
A slow jab from Lin misses its intended target.
East fails with an attempt to clinch.
A combination from East does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Todd East's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lin avoids the body shot from East.
Lin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
East tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
East might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lin looks to throw the jab but East is out of range.
Lin looks to land a combination but East avoids it well.
Lin finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
East takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lin swings and misses with a shot to the body

and East counters by clinching up.
Lin throws an elbow but it misses.
Lin is trying to maintain a safe position but East gets an underhook and turns Lin into the cage.
East misses with the head strike.
Lin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
East blocks a body shot from Lin.
Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by East as Lin tries to tie him up.
East working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lin manages to break the clinch.
Lin throws a leg kick but East checks it.
East doesn't manage to clinch there - Lin circles away.
Lin throws a leg kick but East checks it.
Jeremy Lin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
East connects with a looping right hand.
Lin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
East tries to move into range but Lin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
East tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
East misses with a double jab.
East checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
East fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by East.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from East.
A head punch on the inside from East fails to land.
East doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
East doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
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!
A short right from East on the inside.
Lin is trying to stall.
East blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
East lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lin walks into a straight right hand from East.
East showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lin.

East clinches.
Still in the clinch, Lin scores with a nice short uppercut.
East lands with a right to the head.
East lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Lin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from East.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
East digs a right hand underneath Lin's ribcage. Lin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
East throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
East throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but East uses good head movement to avoid it.
East tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lin misses with the head strike.
East fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
East swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lin.
East lands with a light punch inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
East scores with a shot to the side of Lin's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from East.
Lin throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
East throws a right and a left that both miss.
East tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
Lin lands an overhand right.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
Lin keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - East looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
East pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
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 Jeremy Lin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Todd East's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lin misses the jab.
East lands a nice hook to Lin's body. Lin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
East fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
East connects with a crisp jab.
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Lin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but East is out of range.
Lin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
East stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from East misses its intended target.
Lin misses with an uppercut.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but East moves away.
East tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lin!

East is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but East circles away quickly and effectively.
East is still on wobbly legs! Can Lin finish him?
Lin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
Lin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
East seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
East keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
East misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
East tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin throws a series of punches but East avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from East.
East throws a shot from downtown. Lin moves away and avoids it.
Lin misses with an uppercut.
East tries to clinch up.
Jeremy Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Lin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lin missing with a left hand there. East was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from East finds it's way round the side to connect with Lin's head.
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from East.
East lands with a cross.

East clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from East.
Lin is trying to push East away but East has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lin working hard to break the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
East leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lin is looking to break free of the clinch but East has double underhooks.

Lin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
East uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
East lands with a cross.
East listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Lin.
East connects with the punch.

East gets a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
East misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lin.
East displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lin up against the cage.
Lin misses with some punches.
Lin can't find room to land a body shot as East controls the action.
East misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin being controlled against the cage.
East swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
East has Lin pressed against the cage, preventing Lin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin misses with a punch to the body.

Lin breaks from the clinch.
Lin throws a leg kick but East sees it coming and moves out of range.
A jab from East misses.

East rushes Lin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
East lands a shoulder strike.
Lin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from East.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by East.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters circling - Lin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big left from East misses.

East moves into the clinch successfully.
Todd East has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeremy Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

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

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Todd East.
I think Lin 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 29:29
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jeremy Lin!