PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Samoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samoth has chosen Judas Priest - Painkiller as his entrance music. Frank Lin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lin
vs
Samoth

195 cm
26
265 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

192 cm
35
278 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition
Brute

TFP Graphics - Pit Inc

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Mikael Samoth!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Donald Grub and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Samoth looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.

Samoth drives through and clinches with Lin against the cage.

Lin breaks from the clinch.
Samoth misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lin throws a nice outside leg kick.

Samoth darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Lin is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Samoth pulls his head out easily.
Lin tries to get to full guard but Samoth has control of the leg.
Lin is refusing to be controlled, as Samoth sits in half guard.
Samoth winds up and cracks Lin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lin looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin tries to get to full guard but Samoth has control of the leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lin trying to hold on to Samoth's head to control him but Samoth postures up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Samoth lands a nice short elbow.
Samoth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Lin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Samoth is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Lin reverses the position - he's now on top in Samoth's guard.
Lin advances to half guard.
Lin tries to pass to full mount but Samoth defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin is stalling here. Samoth is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lin seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Samoth has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Samoth lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Samoth scores with punches from side control.
Lin is trying to get back to half guard.
Lin is being controlled here.
Samoth connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Lin some visible discomfort.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samoth wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Samoth misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Lin is looking for a sweep.
Lin on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lin manages to get back to half guard.
Lin wants to control but Samoth is keeping busy.
Samoth slows the pace down in half guard.
Samoth wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lin keeps working.
Samoth seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lin is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Samoth's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Samoth's back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Lin fails to move to back control.

Lin swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Samoth is now in Lin's guard. A big mistake from Lin there, giving up the dominant position!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Samoth throwing strikes but missing.

Lin looking for a guillotine here but Samoth defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Samoth trying to control the position from guard on top but Lin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Samoth dominated that 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.

Lin lands a glancing blow to the side of Samoth's head.
Frank Lin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin misses with a leg kick.
Samoth fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
Lin on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Samoth tests Lin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lin swats away the attempt to clinch by Samoth.
Samoth checks a leg kick nicely.
Samoth lands with a nice combination. Lin backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Frank Lin has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin throws a wild body kick that Samoth sees coming a mile off.
Lin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lin swings for the body but Samoth moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lin misses with a straight left.
Lin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Samoth wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lin misses with a head kick.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin misses with an attempted mid kick.
Frank Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Samoth cracks the inside of Lin's front leg.
Samoth cracks Lin with an open hand slap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth avoids the head kick by Lin.
Lin scores with a punch to the head.
Samoth lands a head shot.
Samoth walks into a stiff left hand from Lin.
Lin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Samoth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samoth thuds his right hand into Lin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Samoth is looking to clinch.
Lin avoids the body shot from Samoth.
Samoth avoids a kick to the body.
Samoth lands a right hook to the body.
Lin scores with a sloppy right hand. Samoth should have avoided that one.
Samoth shoots in but Lin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Samoth digs a good hook to Lin's body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Samoth.
Lin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Samoth has time to react.
Lin swings away with a body shot that misses
and Samoth counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Samoth has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lin stalling.
Samoth with a knee to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samoth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Samoth is defending well for now.
Samoth swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lin tries to break the clinch but Samoth is controlling the position.
Lin scores with a shot to the side of Samoth's head.

Lin drags the fight down to the ground.

Lin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Samoth lands a couple of elbows.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samoth in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mikael Samoth has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lin has momentary wrist control but Samoth slips an elbow through the middle.

Lin working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Samoth has passed into half guard!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samoth slows the pace down in half guard.
Samoth scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Samoth wants to control but Lin is keeping him busy.
Samoth slips a nice elbow through Lin's hands, connecting with Lin's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lin looking for submissions off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Samoth connects with a nice short shot to Lin's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Samoth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Frank Lin's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lin dodges the punch combination from Samoth.
Samoth on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Samoth pushes Lin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Samoth smiles and moves away.
Lin tries to clinch but Samoth moves out of range.
Lin throws a leg kick but Samoth checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Samoth.
Samoth checks a leg kick.
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Samoth is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Samoth moves into the clinch.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Samoth pushes Lin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Samoth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Samoth struggles to land a body shot inside as Lin controls his hands.
A short right from Samoth on the inside.
Lin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Samoth lands with a right to the head.
Samoth scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Samoth works on Lin's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Samoth tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
Lin tries to pull guard but Samoth won't allow it.
Samoth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Samoth scores with a nice hook to the head.
Samoth throws a knee to the head but misses.
Samoth with a knee to the head.
Lin misses with some punches.
Frank Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikael Samoth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Samoth controls his hands.
Samoth lands with a right to the head.

Lin is rocked!
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Samoth blocks a body shot from Lin.
Lin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Frank Lin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin stops a takedown attempt from Samoth.
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Samoth walks away with a smile on his face. Lin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Samoth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Samoth digs a good hook to Lin's body.

Samoth fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lin to the ground. Samoth is now in Lin's guard.
Samoth slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Lin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samoth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Samoth tries to free his leg and advance position but Lin is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lin has his foot on Samoth's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Samoth works his way back into a safe position though.
Samoth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lin controls Samoth momentarily but Samoth frees himself.
Lin is really struggling to control Samoth but he's trying to hold on to the position.

Lin working for a triangle but Samoth defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Samoth is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Samoth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Samoth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Samoth!
A relieved looking Mikael Samoth thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.