PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Shilo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Chung Lin
vs
Shilo

184 cm
18
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Craig Shilo!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Lou da Vinci and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Shilo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lin counters with a nice uppercut.
Shilo throws a head kick but Lin moves out of range.
Shilo throws a series of punches but Lin avoids them all with ease.
Shilo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Lin misses
and Shilo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Shilo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lin.
Shilo tries to clinch

and Lin moves into the clinch.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
Shilo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shilo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Shilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Shilo throws a head punch that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Shilo misses with a punch to the body.
Shilo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Lin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shilo.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Shilo blocks with his arms.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Lin effectively controlling the action here.
Lin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin landing knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shilo tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A bit of stalling here from Lin.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Shilo blocks with his arms.
A knee to the head by Lin.
Lin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shilo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shilo avoids it.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Shilo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Shilo's face.
Lin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Shilo lands with a left to the head.
Lin lands a good knee to the midsection. Shilo won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin blocking some punches.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Shilo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lin's elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lin.
Stalling in the clinch from Lin.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Shilo lands a hook that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Shilo tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shilo tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shilo is defending well for now.
Lin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin connects with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Shilo.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shilo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Shilo lands a right hand.
Lin with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shilo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lin stalling against the cage.
Lin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin lands a good knee to the midsection. Shilo won't want to take too many of those.
Shilo tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
That's time! Lin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Shilo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shilo moves to clinch but Lin breaks away
and Lin counters with a straight right hand.
Shilo slips a straight right by Lin.
Lin misses with a double jab
and Lin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good shot there by Shilo.
Shilo lands a jab to the head.
Shilo lands with a nice combination. Lin backs away looking to recover.
Shilo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lin swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shilo lands a nice shot that snaps Lin's head back.
Shilo staying out of range there.
Shilo tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Lin counter with a right hand.
Shilo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Shilo.
Lin swings for the body but Shilo moves out of range.
Shilo throws a head kick that misses.
Shilo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Craig Shilo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lin takes a swing at Shilo's ribcage but misses.
Shilo throws a right and a left that Lin avoids nicely.
Shilo closes the distance but Lin moves to the side

and Lin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Shilo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lin.
Shilo avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shilo swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shilo.
Lin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lin crunches a lovely knee into Shilo's ribcage.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
Shilo avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lin.
Shilo is breathing heavily.
Shilo misses with a body punch.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shilo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Shilo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lin lands a good knee to the midsection. Shilo won't want to take too many of those.
Lin connects with a knee to the head.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Lin landing knees to the head.
Shilo misses with the head strike.
Shilo misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin scores a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Shilo fails to land.
Lin prevents a body shot from Shilo.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
Lin crunches a lovely knee into Shilo's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands a knee to the head.
Lin scores a nice knee to the body.
Lin working Shilo over with knees to the body.
Shilo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Shilo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lin avoiding damage.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Lin with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Shilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
Shilo misses with a punch to the body.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shilo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lin leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheng Chung Lin dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Shilo throws a combination that misses
and Lin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Shilo thows a body shot but no joy.
Shilo throws a sloppy head kick and Lin moves out of range easily.
Lin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shilo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shilo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lin throws a shot from downtown. Shilo moves away and avoids it.
Shilo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shilo tries to clinch but Lin moves out of range.
Lin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Shilo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shilo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lin avoids the head kick by Shilo.
Craig Shilo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shilo dodges the punch combination from Lin.
Shilo throws a right hand that Lin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lin also avoids with ease.
Shilo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lin throws a hook but Shilo avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin takes one to the chin there.
Lin throws a hook to the side of Shilo's head but Shilo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shilo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lin.
Lin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lin moves into the clinch.
Shilo lands with a short shot to the head.
Shilo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lin.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Shilo tries to work over Lin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin has Shilo pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shilo.
A nice right hand lands inside from Shilo.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Lin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Lin connects with a knee to the head.

Shilo is rocked!
Lin lands a knee to the body.
Shilo is still on wobbly legs! Can Lin finish him?
Lin lands a good knee to the midsection. Shilo won't want to take too many of those.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
Lin lands a big knee! That's hurt Shilo! Oh, he's all over the place! Lin lands another knee that sends Shilo to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sheng Chung Lin!