PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Tran Le (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Le's choice of entrance music: Dukes of Hazard Theme Song - Waylon Jennings. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Phan Tran Le enters the ring!

Lindgren
vs
Tran Le

186 cm
19
200 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

179 cm
20
182 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phan Tran Le!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Colin Fray and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Le has closed the distance and engaged Lindgren in a clinch.
Le lands an elbow inside that Lindgren shrugs off.
A body shot lands from Lindgren.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le blocks an elbow strike from Lindgren.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindgren avoids the damage to the body.
Lindgren blocks the elbow strike.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Lindgren pushes off an throws an elbow but Le leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Lindgren throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindgren softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Le is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindgren gets an underhook and turns Le into the ropes.
A shot in the inside from Lindgren.
Le connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lindgren's face.

It looks like Mikael Lindgren has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lindgren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindgren throws a head punch that misses.
Lindgren lands a body shot.
Le manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindgren tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Lindgren can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short uppercut from Lindgren.
Le misses with a knee strike.
Le pressing his opponent against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindgren.
Le tries to stall but Lindgren uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lindgren missing with knees to the body.
Le avoiding damage as Lindgren throws knees to the body.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le prevents a body shot from Lindgren.
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Lindgren tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren tries to work over Le's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindgren takes an elbow to the temple.
Lindgren misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindgren throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lindgren lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindgren tries a body shot but Le blocks it.
Le dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Lindgren has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Le lands an elbow that stopped Lindgren in his tracks for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindgren stalling.
Lindgren misses with a body punch.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindgren avoids the damage to the body.
Lindgren lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Le missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lindgren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le is defending well for now.
Lindgren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lindgren misses with a punch to the body.
Lindgren taking a breather.
Lindgren swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lindgren tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lindgren taking a breather.
Lindgren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Lindgren stalling in the clinch but Le improves position.
Lindgren stalling the fight.
Lindgren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren lands with a right to the head.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindgren avoiding damage.
Lindgren misses with a punch on the inside.
Lindgren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Le looking to slow down the pace here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindgren misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindgren is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Le is defending well for now.
Lindgren fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindgren lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lindgren blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindgren avoids the damage to the body.
Lindgren stalling in the clinch but Le improves position.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lindgren pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
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 Mikael Lindgren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindgren's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Le tries to clinch up but Lindgren circles away and keeps his distance.
Le looks to land a body kick but Lindgren moved away.
Lindgren misses with an uppercut.
Lindgren slips under a jab from Le.
Lindgren looks to score with a jab to the body but Le is just out of range.
Le attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Le just misses with a punch to the body.
Le ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Le throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lindgren sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lindgren pivots, looking for a leg kick but Le is out of range and Lindgren settles back down.
Le takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lindgren ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le moves away.
Le throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lindgren.
Le fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Le wants to clinch
and Lindgren counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Lindgren.
A big left from Lindgren misses.
Lindgren looks to land a left hand but Le moved out of range nicely.
Le staying out of range there.
Le uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lindgren.
Lindgren wants to slow Le down by chopping away at his legs.
Le bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Le avoids the body shot from Lindgren.
Lindgren thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindgren checks the leg kick.
A jab from Lindgren misses.
Lindgren takes a swing at Le's ribcage but misses.
Lindgren slips a jab and a cross from Le.
Lindgren misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren ducks under a wild hook from Le.
Le displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lindgren throws out the jab.
Lindgren lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Le.
Lindgren throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Le sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Le.
Le throws a front kick aimed at Lindgren's knee but Lindgren avoids it well.
Lindgren thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lindgren tries to keep at a distance but Le has taken the fight into the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le landing knees to the body.
Le gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Le lands a nice knee to the body.
Lindgren lands a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren lands with a light punch inside.
Mikael Lindgren has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lindgren stalling in the clinch but Le improves position.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindgren tries to stall but Le uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le trying to land knees to the body.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindgren.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Le pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Lindgren avoids a wild elbow strike from Le.
Lindgren trying to control the position but instead, Le has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lindgren into the ropes.
Le tries to land knees in the clinch but Lindgren avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Le.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lindgren tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Lindgren back against the ropes.
Lindgren takes an elbow to the temple.
Lindgren misses with a knee to the head.
Le looking to throw knees to the head but Lindgren is blocking nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lindgren tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le's elbow.
Le unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Le.

Mikael Lindgren's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Le misses with an elbow strike.
Lindgren tries to throw a body punch but Le avoids it by throwing Lindgren back against the ropes.
Le misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lindgren.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindgren is trying to maintain a safe position but Le gets an underhook and turns Lindgren into the ropes.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Lindgren can't find room to land a body shot as Le controls the action.
Le looks to throw an elbow but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phan Tran Le showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mikael Lindgren's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Le takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A telegraphed right hand from Le misses the target.
Le checks a low kick from Lindgren.
Le throws a leg kick
and Lindgren counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lindgren misses with an uppercut. Le saw that one coming.
Le steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindgren.
A telegraphed right hand from Lindgren misses the target.
Phan Tran Le seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le swings for the body but Lindgren moves out of range.
Lindgren swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Le moves out of range of the leg kick from Lindgren.

Le clinches up against the ropes.
Le lands a knee to the head.
Lindgren misses with some punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lindgren.
Le connects with a knee to the head.
Lindgren takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le lands a good knee to the midsection. Lindgren won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Le taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Le tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lindgren tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lindgren unloads a knee to the mid-section. Le lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lindgren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lindgren throws a punch but it's blocked by Le.
Le tries a knee to the head but Lindgren blocks it.
Lindgren pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Le avoids the elbow strike from Lindgren, against the ropes.
Le throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le missing with knees to the body.
Lindgren misses with a body punch.
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!
Le throws an elbow that misses.
Lindgren lands a shot to the body.
Le with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Le on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Le trying to stall but Lindgren improves his position.
Lindgren has a couple of punches blocked by Le.
Lindgren tries to land knees in the clinch but Le avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lindgren.
Le managing to block the knees to the body from Lindgren.
Lindgren tries to land knees in the clinch but Le avoids the damage to the body.
Le tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lindgren lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Le backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Le as Lindgren tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lindgren unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lindgren slowing the pace effectively.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mikael Lindgren.

Le clinches.
Le throws a knee to the head but misses.
Le misses with a knee to the head.
Lindgren tries to stall but Le uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Le obliges.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Knees in the clinch landing for Le.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lindgren missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Le.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Le is trying to maintain a safe position but Lindgren gets an underhook and turns Le into the ropes.
Le tries a knee to the head but Lindgren blocks it.
Lindgren struggles to land a body shot inside as Le controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lindgren as Le tries to tie him up.
Lindgren doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Le lands an elbow just above Lindgren 's eye.
Le blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindgren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindgren tries a knee to the head but Le blocks it.
Lindgren trying to stall but Le improves his position.
Le is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lindgren is defending well for now.
Le using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lindgren has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Phan Tran Le.
I think Le has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 28:29
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phan Tran Le!
Phan Tran Le bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.