PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jozef Jankowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jankowski
vs
Lin

188 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

190 cm
29
205 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very quick

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jozef Jankowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jeremy Lin!
The judges for this bout are , Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lin thows a body shot but no joy.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jankowski moves away.
Jankowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.

Jankowski closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jankowski lands in his opponent's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Jankowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lin wants to stand up but Jankowski is controlling him.
Lin is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lin wants to sweep here but Jankowski controlling him for the moment.
Jankowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin wants to stand but Jankowski is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lin wants to stand and escape but Jankowski is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lin wants to sweep here but Jankowski controlling him for the moment.
Lin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankowski looking to sit in guard and control but Lin gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jankowski has control of Lin's left arm, preventing Lin from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski looking for a sweep. Not yet Jankowski, not yet.
Lin tries to free his leg and advance position but Jankowski is retaining full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Lin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jankowski.
Jankowski avoids the body shot from Lin.
That kick from Lin tenderised Jankowski's leg. Jankowski is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jankowski looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jankowski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozef Jankowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin scores with a jab. Jankowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jankowski misses with a takedown attempt - Lin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jeremy Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin lands a lovely overhand right.
Lin throws a combination that misses
and Lin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lin misses with a shot to the body

and Jankowski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jankowski prevents Lin from standing back up.
Jankowski is taking a breather. Lin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin trying to control but Jankowski postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jankowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lin defending well though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lin keeps working.
Lin is trying to stand back up but Jankowski is controlling him
Jankowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jankowski checks a leg kick.
Lin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice defenses there by Jankowski.
Jankowski tries to clinch up but Lin circles away and keeps his distance.
Jeremy Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lin stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lin wants it to stay on the feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lin's waist but Lin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jankowski off to one side.

Lin forces Jankowski back against the cage and clinches.
Jankowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jankowski with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jeremy Lin will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jankowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

No luck with that takedown attempt from Jankowski.
Jankowski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Lin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jozef Jankowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jankowski shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jankowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Jankowski closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lin did well to prevent Jankowski getting side control.
Lin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jankowski.
Jankowski stops Lin from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jankowski is nestled in close to Lin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Jankowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Jankowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lin defending well though.
Jankowski throws a strike but Lin avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jankowski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski won't allow Lin to get back to his feet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jankowski sitting in guard here, content to control.
Jankowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jankowski tries to free his leg and advance position but Lin is retaining full guard.
Jankowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Lin has wrist control.
Jankowski works over Lin with some ground and pound from guard.
Jankowski landing with the ground and pound.

Lin has his feet on Jankowski's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jankowski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lin throws a right hand that Jankowski ducks under and follows up with a left that Jankowski also avoids with ease.
Lin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jankowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lin throws a predictable looking body shot

and Jankowski counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Jankowski sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lin's guard.
Jankowski trying to control from half guard but Lin is working away.
Jankowski slips a nice elbow through Lin's hands, connecting with Lin's forehead.
Lin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lin wants to stand back up but Jankowski manages to pass into side control.
Lin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jankowski lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski cracks Lin with a big right hand but Lin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Lin pushes Jankowski away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Jankowski gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lin is not content to let Jankowski control the position.
Lin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Jankowski is looking to take a break and control but Lin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jankowski creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Jankowski grinds an elbow into Lin's temple.
Lin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Jankowski working the body and head with strikes.
Lin is working to avoid the ground and pound but Jankowski connects with a decent elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jankowski works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lin defending against the ground and pound.
Jankowski misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jankowski scores with punches from side control.
Jozef Jankowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jankowski looks up at the clock and then as Lin takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Jankowski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Jankowski looking to control but instead Lin has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Jankowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jankowski thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jankowski.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jankowski.
Lin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jozef Jankowski dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Nice takedown defense from Lin. No joy for Jankowski on that attempt.
Lin throws a series of strikes that have Jankowski backpedaling.
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jankowski shoots in looking for a takedown. Lin tries to sprawl out of it but Jankowski keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lin manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

Jankowski looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Jankowski prevents Lin from standing back up.
Jankowski is looking to take a break and control but Lin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jankowski lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lin is looking to escape.
Jankowski is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jankowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lin pushes Jankowski off looking to stand but Jankowski dives back in and keeps control.
Jankowski thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Lin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lin.
Lin trying to control the position.
Jankowski working some strikes from top position.
Lin wants to get back to his feet but Jankowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jankowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jankowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jankowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is working Lin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jankowski prevents Lin from getting back to his feet.
Lin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jankowski lands a couple of elbows.
Lin is looking to stand up but Jankowski isn't so interested in that idea.
Jankowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jankowski chips away with some ground and pound.
Lin wants to stand and escape but Jankowski is having none of it.
Jankowski throws an elbow that misses. Lin uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jankowski's guard. Nice move by Lin!
Lin won't allow Jankowski to sweep him here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski is working hard here to advance position.
Jankowski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lin's guard.
Jankowski distracts Lin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jankowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lin keeping moving, preventing Jankowski from controlling successfully.
Lin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jankowski.
Jankowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jankowski throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jankowski is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jankowski postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jankowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jankowski accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jankowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jankowski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jankowski wants to control from the top but Lin keeps moving.
Jankowski with a nice head shot there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jankowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jankowski cracks Lin with a solid left hand.
Lin is looking to stand up but Jankowski isn't so interested in that idea.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jozef Jankowski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jankowski 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jozef Jankowski!
Our winner, Jozef Jankowski, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.