PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yunus Abshir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abshir has chosen On Fire as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Chung Lin
vs
Abshir

184 cm
19
198 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

186 cm
19
199 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Powerful

CEC Nutrition Q160
Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Yunus Abshir!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Roosa Järviläinen and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin throws a push kick but Abshir slaps the foot to one side.
Abshir misses with a looping left.
Abshir throws an overhand right that lands on Lin's shoulder, as Lin tries to avoid the shot.
Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abshir throws out the jab.
Lin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lin.
Abshir throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.
Abshir misses with a right hand
and Lin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abshir throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Abshir jabs at Lin's body.
Abshir lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abshir.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lin, right into the meat.
Yunus Abshir seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Abshir looks to land a left hand but Lin moved out of range nicely.
Abshir ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Abshir misses with a left hand
and Lin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abshir's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Abshir.
Lin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice body kick there by Lin.
Sheng Chung Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abshir looks winded!
Abshir swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Abshir does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abshir looks to score with a jab to the body but Lin is just out of range.
Abshir misses with a body shot.
Abshir throws a lazy uppercut
and Lin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Abshir drops his hands momentarily and Lin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Abshir swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin lands an overhand right.
Lin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Abshir throws a lazy uppercut
and Lin counters with a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lin fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Lin. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Lin does it's job there.
Lin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abshir if he has to take too many more of those.

Abshir gets tackled into the ropes by Lin. Lin maintains the clinch.
The referee calls for Lin to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Lin for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Lin scores with a hook to the body.
Lin missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin working Abshir over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Abshir lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lin is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
Lin stalling against the ropes.
Abshir tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lin smiles and moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin avoids the body shot from Abshir.
Lin is looking to wear down Abshir with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A big right from Abshir misses.
Abshir misses the body punch
and Lin counters with a thumping low kick.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lin throws a head kick that misses.
Abshir misses with an uppercut
and Lin counters with an outside leg kick.
Lin misses with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin avoids the body shot from Abshir.
Abshir lands with an overhand left.
Abshir tries to move into range but Lin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abshir.
Abshir misses the jab.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lin takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Abshir missing with a left hand there. Lin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abshir throws a shot from downtown. Lin moves away and avoids it.
Lin staying out of range there.
Abshir misses with a right hand
and Lin counters with a nice leg kick.
Abshir's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Abshir scrambles back to his feet.
Abshir gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lin.
Lin looks to land a right hand but Abshir moved out of range.
Abshir is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
A shot to the liver by Lin. Beautiful body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice straight punches there by Abshir. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abshir.
Abshir is breathing heavily.
Abshir has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin is looking to slow Abshir down with leg kicks.
Lin thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Abshir if he has to take too many more of those.
Donk. Lin catches Abshir right on the button with a cross.
Lin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Abshir is able to avoid easily.
Lin throws a leg kick which misses Abshir's front leg but catches the back leg as Abshir tries to avoid it.
Lin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Abshir manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Abshir has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Abshir walks into a straight right hand from Lin.
Lin lands with a thumping leg kick.
Abshir's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Abshir swings widly with a right hand
and Lin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Abshir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Lin clinches with his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lin obliges.
Abshir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Abshir is blocking nicely.
Lin lands a body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lin.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Lin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abshir can do to turn this around?
Lin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Abshir's face.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Lin.
Lin misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abshir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abshir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lin.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Abshir is blocking nicely.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abshir blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lin.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abshir is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Abshir blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands a nice knee to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lin.
Lin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abshir avoiding damage as Lin throws knees to the body.
Lin is struggling to control the position.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abshir blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Lin - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lin as Abshir tries to tie him up.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheng Chung Lin dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lin missing with a left hand there. Abshir was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abshir lands a nice looking body shot.
Lin looks to land a right hand but Abshir moved out of range.
Abshir throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Abshir misses with a wild body shot.
Abshir throws a shot from downtown. Lin moves away and avoids it.
Abshir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lin counters with an inside leg kick.
Abshir misses with a body shot
and Lin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Abshir really felt that one!
Abshir takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Abshir. That did some damage!
Lin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A jab from Lin finds it's way through Abshir's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin moves away from the strike by Abshir.
Lin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Abshir's calf.
Abshir tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Abshir takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lin moves into range and clinches up with Abshir.
Abshir has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lin.
A knee to the head by Lin.

It looks like Yunus Abshir has been cut.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Lin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Abshir controls his hands.
Lin scores with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin wants to stall.
Abshir jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lin walks away with a smile on his face. Abshir gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lin.
That kick from Lin tenderised Abshir's leg. Abshir is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fighters circling - Abshir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Abshir swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Abshir.
Abshir throws a series of punches but Lin avoids them all with ease.
Sheng Chung Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Abshir walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abshir lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Abshir on the side of the head.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lin - that will leave a mark!
Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Abshir misses with a series of wild punches.
Lin keeps Abshir at a distance using the push kick.
Lin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lin slips a straight right by Abshir.
Lin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lin misses with a few strikes there.
Abshir moves out of range of the leg kick from Lin.
Abshir misses with a hook
and Lin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin defending well as Abshir loads up on a big left hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lin.
A cross from Lin lands.
Abshir misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Abshir does no damage.
Abshir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lin.
Abshir throws the left hand but Lin avoids the punch easily.
Lin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Lin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short uppercut from Lin.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Abshir is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheng Chung Lin clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Yunus Abshir's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

An inside leg kick from Lin misses.
Abshir slips under a jab.
Lin cracks the inside of Abshir's front leg.
Lin takes one to the chin there.
Abshir moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abshir takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A right-left combo lands from Abshir.
Abshir misses the jab.
Lin throws a head kick but Abshir moves out of range.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Abshir misses with a shot to the body
and Lin counters with a left to the body.
Abshir scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lin doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abshir moves away from the strike by Lin.
The fighters circling - Abshir throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin looks to score with a jab to the body but Abshir is just out of range.
A big left from Abshir misses.
Lin throws a hook but Abshir avoids it easily.
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Abshir.
A combination from Abshir does no damage.
Abshir works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Abshir throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Abshir throws a shot from downtown. Lin moves away and avoids it.
Lin slips a jab from Abshir.
Lin connects with a leg kick. Abshir looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lin throws a head kick but Abshir moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Abshir misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lin.
Abshir checks a low kick from Lin.
Abshir closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Abshir misses with a straight left.
Lin slips a jab from Abshir.
Lin throws a hook to the side of Abshir's head but Abshir sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Abshir looks to land a left hand but Lin moved out of range nicely.
Lin misses with a low kick.
Lin lands a nice shot to the body.
Abshir scores with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abshir misses with a looping right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin slips under a jab from Abshir.
Lin needs to keep his hands up - Abshir had a free shot at his head there.
Abshir bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Abshir is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lin feints and then cracks Abshir's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Abshir down.
Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lin slips under a jab.
Lin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Abshir.
Abshir loads up on a big right hand but Lin slips the punch.
Lin lands a slapping body shot.
Abshir misses with a straight right.

Lin instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin landing knees to the head.
Abshir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abshir blocks it with crossed arms.
Lin lands a hook that snaps the head of Abshir backwards.
Abshir struggles to land a body shot inside as Lin controls his hands.
Lin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abshir is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Lin is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Abshir is trying to trip Lin. He has hold of a leg but Lin is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Abshir persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Abshir from controlling successfully.
Lin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lin tries to get out of the position.
Lin is trying to keep Abshir in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Yunus Abshir will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Yunus Abshir'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!

Lin slips under a jab.
Abshir misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Lin throws a sloppy head kick and Abshir moves out of range easily.
Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Abshir throws out the jab.
Abshir catches Lin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lin wants to slow Abshir down by chopping away at his legs.
Nice jab there from Abshir.
Abshir throws a good cross that connects.
Abshir smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Abshir misses with a takedown attempt - Lin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Abshir.
Abshir scores with a shot to the body.
Abshir misses with a shot to the body
and Lin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Abshir is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Abshir misses with a hook.
Abshir missing with a left hand there. Lin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Abshir throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Abshir throws out a loose jab but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.

Lin darts in and clinches Abshir up against the ropes.
Lin is trying to stall.
Abshir blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abshir has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abshir wants to take the fight to the mat but Lin manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Abshir.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Abshir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Abshir is blocking nicely.
Abshir's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Abshir jumps guard but Lin turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Sheng Chung Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yunus Abshir.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abshir.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Abshir avoids it.
Abshir tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Abshir on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abshir swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Abshir can't get the takedown.
Lin gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Abshir.
Abshir trying to stall but Lin improves his position.
Yunus Abshir has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sheng Chung Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Abshir working aggressively here.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yunus Abshir.
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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 48:47
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 48:47
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheng Chung Lin!
Sheng Chung Lin is the new middleweight champion!