PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Lim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hop Sing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hop Sing has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lim
vs
Sing

168 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
20
153 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Charlie Lim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hop Sing!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sing fails with the takedown.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Sing moves out of range easily.
Sing blocks a head kick by Lim.
Lim misses with a body kick.
Lim throws a body kick that misses.
Lim goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lim throws a head kick that misses.
Lim blocks a head kick by Sing.
Lim blocks a head kick by Sing.
Lim looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Sing lands with a kick to the temple. Lim shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Sing is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lim.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lim bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Sing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lim slips a jab and a cross from Sing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sing throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lim lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lim misses with a hook. Sing ducked under it nicely.
Sing blocks the body kick.
Sing keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lim avoids the head kick by Sing.
Sing throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
Lim tries to bum rush Sing with a series of wild strikes but Sing uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lim blocks a head kick by Sing.
Sing displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lim throws out the jab.
Lim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sing misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lim looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lim digs a good body shot into Sing's ribs.
Charlie Lim is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lim. Lim obviously looking to wear him down.
Lim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lim checks a low kick from Sing.
Lim misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sing throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
Lim thows a body shot but no joy.
Lim falls off balance throwing a combination

and Sing counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sing blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sing managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
Lim stalling in the clinch but Sing improves position.
Sing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lim is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sing is defending well for now.
Sing with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sing looking to throw knees to the head but Lim is blocking nicely.
Sing has Lim pressed against the cage, preventing Lim from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lim blocks the elbow strike.
Sing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sing on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lim has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sing blocks the elbow strike.
Sing tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lim misses with a knee to the head.
Sing landing knees to the head.
Sing tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sing tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sing looks winded!
Sing misses with a knee strike.
Sing avoids the elbow strike from Lim, against the cage.
Lim misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sing.
Sing misses with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lim blocks it with crossed arms.
Sing throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lim throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sing throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lim blocks it with crossed arms.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sing managing to block the knees to the body from Lim.
Lim is looking to control Sing's arms but Sing gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lim has his back to the cage.
Sing with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sing blocks an elbow strike from Lim.
Lim is looking to control Sing's arms but Sing gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lim has his back to the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sing trying to land knees to the body.
Lim tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sing tries a knee to the head but Lim blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sing tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lim misses with an elbow over the top.
Lim tries to land knees in the clinch but Sing avoids the damage to the body.
Sing tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
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 Charlie Lim will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sing slips a jab and a cross from Lim.
Charlie Lim is winning the standup battle so far.
Sing throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lim is looking to score with low kicks.
Lim misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lim. Sing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lim scores with a body shot.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Sing moves out of range easily.
Lim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sing is out of range.
Lim closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Charlie Lim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lim avoids the head kick by Sing.
Sing throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sing tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lim was well out of range. Poor timing from Sing.
Lim comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lim checks the leg kick.
Lim blocks a leg kick.
Sing slips a jab and a cross from Lim.
Sing avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sing blocks a head kick by Lim.
Sing throws a front kick aimed at Lim's knee but Lim avoids it well.
Sing misses with a low kick.
Sing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lim. Lim obviously looking to wear him down.
Sing shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lim as he jumps to the side.
Sing throws a sloppy head kick and Lim moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sing.
Some wild striking there from Lim.
Lim lands with a straight right. Sing didn't see that one coming.
Sing avoids the head kick by Lim.
Lim lands with a nice body kick.
Sing throws a push kick but Lim slaps the foot to one side.
Sing swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sing ducks under a wild hook from Lim.
Sing throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Sing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim throws a nice looking combination but Sing bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sing lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lim, as that shot connected.
Lim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sing moves away.
Sing is looking to score with low kicks.

Sing closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lim's guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Sing gets to his feet. Lim looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Sing scores with a head kick. Lim tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lim on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lim fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sing is out of range.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim is looking to wear down Sing with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sing misses with a body kick.
Sing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
Sing throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Lim.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lim.
Sing throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sing misses with a low kick.
Lim misses with a head kick.
A left and a right from Lim both land. Nice combination.
Sloppy strikes from Lim. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Sing.
Sing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sing avoids the body shot from Lim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Charlie Lim will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sing swings for the body but Lim moves out of range.
Lim pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sing back to the cage. Lim follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lim pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sing back to the cage. Lim follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lim fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lim scores with a jab to the body.
Sing throws an overhand right that lands on Lim's shoulder, as Lim tries to avoid the shot.
Lim misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Sing.
Sing throws a sloppy head kick and Lim moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lim blocks the leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lim changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sing can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lim throws a right hand that Sing ducks under and follows up with a left that Sing also avoids with ease.
Sing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lim throws a head kick but Sing moves out of range.
Sing slips a jab and a cross from Lim.
Sing lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sing tries a head kick but it misses.
A good leg kick by Sing.
Sing just misses with a punch to the body.
Sing fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lim is out of range.
Lim fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sing shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lim as he avoids it easily.
Nice body kick there by Lim.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sing lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lim's sensitive parts.
Lim blocks a head kick by Sing.
Sing throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lim looks to land a body kick but Sing moved away.
Lim lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sing circles away quickly and effectively.
Lim avoids the head kick by Sing.
Sing is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sing scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sing feints and then cracks Lim's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lim down.
The fighters circling - Lim throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sing misses with a head kick.
Lim throws a sloppy head kick and Sing moves out of range easily.
Sing wants to slow Lim down by chopping away at his legs.
Sing throws a leg kick but Lim sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Lim avoids a kick to the body.
Lim just misses with a punch to the body.
Lim swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lim takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sing shoots in for a takedown but Lim shows good takedown defense.
Lim leaves Sing with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Charlie Lim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hop Sing.
Lim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hop Sing has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lim looks for the body kick but Sing saw that one coming.
Lim avoids the head kick by Sing.
Lim checks a low kick from Sing.
Lim misses with a series of wild punches.
Lim misses with a kick to the body.
Sing throws a head kick but Lim moves out of range.
Sing scores with a head kick.
Sing tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lim lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sing dodges the punch combination from Lim.
Charlie Lim is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sing tries a head kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Hop Sing.
I think Lim 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Charlie Lim!