PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Veijo Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Star (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mega Star has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lin
vs
Star

192 cm
20
215 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
209 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Very quick

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Veijo Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mega Star!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin misses with a body shot.
Lin takes one on the button.
Star thumps Lin with a low kick.
Star scores with the left hand. Lin knows he should have avoided that one.
A head kick misses from Lin.
Star tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Star.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Star has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Star looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Star's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd cheers as Star lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lin doesn't seem phased though.
Lin tries to clinch
and Star counters with a nice leg kick.
Star misses with a straight left.
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Star.
Star lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Star works the jab nicely.
Star avoids the head kick by Lin.
Mega Star is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Star pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Star throws a sloppy head kick and Lin moves out of range easily.
Lin moves out of range of the strikes.
Star circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Star paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bad Pluto! in the buildup to the fight.
Mega Star seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Star.
Star goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Star misses with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star tries to score with a low kick but Lin moves his leg out of the way.
Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Star lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Star buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Star tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Star throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lin's head.
Lin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lin shoots for a takedown but Star saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Star lands with a kick to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Star lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Star connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lin's hands.
Star tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice straight punches there by Star. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Star.
Star feints and then cracks Lin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lin down.
Star swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lin.
Star is looking to score with low kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Star misses with a head kick.
Star throws a front kick aimed at Lin's knee but Lin avoids it well.
Lin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Star bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Star scores with a hook.
Lin throws a head kick but Star moves out of range.
Star plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

Lin is rocked!
A nice inside leg kick there by Star. That's going to slow Lin down.
Star is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Star throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lin throws a sloppy head kick
and Star counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lin's knee momentarily.
Star throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Star misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Star throws a nice inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mega Star dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

That kick from Star tenderised Lin's leg. Lin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Star can pounce on him.
Star scores with a nice head shot.
Star lands a slapping body shot.
Lin tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Star cracks the inside of Lin's front leg.
Star lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Star connects with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Star there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Star.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Star throws a quick inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Star fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Star.
A good leg kick by Star.
Star has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Star can pounce on him.
Lin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Star scores with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Star.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Star scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Star throws a nice inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Lin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Star thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lin if he has to take too many more of those.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Star connects with a body shot.
Star chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Star scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Star lands a really nice looking cross but Lin seems unphased.
Lin takes one on the button.
A slapping body kick lands there for Star.
Star lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Star lands with a slapping head kick.
Oh Lin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Star scores with a hook to the body. Lin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lin seems to have got his legs back now.
Lin blocks a head kick by Star.
Lin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Star.
Lin is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Star.
Star with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Star.
Star jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lin walks forward, straight into a front kick from Star.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Star feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lin sprawling to the canvas! Lin rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Star finish him?!
Star scores with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Star.
Star throws a monster overhand right that drops Lin! Star follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mega Star!
A relieved looking Mega Star thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.