PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Hector Linhares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wei Sun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Linhares kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Los Sicarios, Sokol, Koras - A veces. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Linhares
vs
Sun

176 cm
21
145 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

166 cm
21
146 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Hector Linhares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Sun!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linhares steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sun.
Sun throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

Sun has taken the fight to the clinch.
Linhares slows down the pace here.
Sun lands an elbow that stopped Linhares in his tracks for a moment.
Linhares blocks the elbow strike.
Linhares wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sun is looking to control Linhares's arms but Linhares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sun has his back to the cage.
Sun is pushing Linhares up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
Sun pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sun creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Linhares lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Linhares swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sun trying to land knees to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Linhares drops down looking for an ankle pick but Sun pulls his leg out and moves away.
Linhares shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sun pinned against the cage. Sun gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sun misses with a body shot.
Sun with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Linhares lands a really nice looking cross but Sun seems unphased.
Sun tries to close the distance and clinch but Linhares swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linhares ducks under a wild hook from Sun.
Linhares throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Linhares scores with a jab.
Linhares swinging wildly here.
Hector Linhares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Linhares circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wei Sun is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Sun throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares scores with a sloppy right hand. Sun should have avoided that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sun throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Linhares will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Linhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sun avoids the body shot from Linhares.
Linhares misses with a body shot.
Sun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Linhares throws a jab but it's blocked by Sun.
Linhares throws a hook but Sun avoids it easily.
Linhares throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sun counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Sun closes the distance and clinches.
Sun lands an elbow just above Linhares 's eye.
Sun struggles to land a body shot inside as Linhares controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looking to slow down the pace here.

Linhares gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Linhares trying to control the action but Sun is working from the bottom.
Sun trying to hold on to Linhares's head to control him but Linhares postures up.
Sun tries to kick Linhares off but Linhares keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linhares seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sun does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Linhares not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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 Hector Linhares will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sun stuffs the takedown attempt from Linhares. Linhares gets slowly back to his feet.
Sun misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Linhares throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Linhares shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sun defends it nicely.
Linhares thows a left - swing and a miss!
Linhares tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sun was well out of range. Poor timing from Linhares.
Linhares takes a swing at Sun's ribcage but misses.
Linhares throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sun lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Linhares shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Linhares showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sun manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sun has control of Linhares's left arm, preventing Linhares from doing any damage.
Sun wants to stand but Linhares is controlling the position.
Sun keeping moving, preventing Linhares from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares looking to sit in guard and control but Sun gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Linhares looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sun is one step ahead there.
Sun looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Linhares working a defensive guard but Sun manages to pass into side control anyway.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Linhares is not content to let Sun control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Linhares gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Sun is trying to control the action in half guard but Linhares is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sun is controlling the pace.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Wei Sun hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Sun is looking to clinch but Linhares is avoiding it.
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 Hector Linhares will probably get the nod.
That's time! Linhares's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Sun misses with a two punch combination.
Linhares lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Linhares.
Hector Linhares is winning the standup battle so far.
Sun moves in looking to clinch but Linhares pushes him off.
Sun blocks a leg kick.
Linhares throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Sun counters by moving into the clinch.
Sun is looking to control Linhares's arms but Linhares gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sun has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sun.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sun just misses with a elbow thrown towards Linhares's brow.
Linhares tries to pull guard but Sun forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sun leaning against his opponent.

Linhares pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sun throws an overhand right that lands on Linhares's shoulder, as Linhares tries to avoid the shot.
Sun swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Linhares uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sun.
Wei Sun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice defenses there by Sun.
Linhares scores with the left hand. Sun knows he should have avoided that one.
Linhares swings widly with a right hand
and Sun counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sun slips under a jab from Linhares.
Linhares shoots in but no luck this time.
Sun avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sun waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Linhares.
Linhares throws a looping overhand right but Sun ducks down to avoid it.

Sun rushes Linhares and presses him up against the cage.
Sun lands a damaging elbow.
Wei Sun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

It looks like Hector Linhares has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linhares working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sun stalling in the clinch but Linhares improves position.
Sun throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sun.
Linhares misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Sun.
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!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sun.
Linhares blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Linhares lands with a light punch inside.
Linhares is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sun is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Linhares. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linhares tries to circle away but Sun has him pinned against the cage.
Sun lands an elbow inside.
Linhares stalling in the clinch but Sun improves position.
Linhares lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sun misses with a punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linhares lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sun comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sun is pushing Linhares up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Sun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Linhares is defending well for now.
Linhares is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Linhares throws a punch but it's blocked by Sun.
Sun slows down the pace here.

Linhares breaks from the clinch.
Linhares ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sun moves away.
Linhares jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linhares defending well as Sun loads up on a big left hand.
Linhares avoids a punch combination nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Linhares.
Linhares misses the shot to the body.
Linhares throws a combination. Sun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Linhares throws a front kick aimed at Sun's knee but Sun avoids it well.
Hector Linhares is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Linhares lunges at Sun with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sun's hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linhares swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Linhares scores with a hook to the body. Sun takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sun. Linhares does a little dance to reset his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hector Linhares showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Linhares, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Linhares!
Hector Linhares very nearly forgot to thank Zentrope Fighting Universe amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.