PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joell Crack Pitcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lind is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Quicksilver - Ameno. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Crack Pitcher
vs
Lind

180 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Slaughterhouse Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joell Crack Pitcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jake Lind!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Leandro Rodrigues and Emerson Jorge.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crack Pitcher misses with a hook.
Crack Pitcher throws a combination. Lind tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

It looks like Jake Lind has been cut.

Lind takes the fight into the clinch.
Crack Pitcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crack Pitcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lind keeps control of Crack Pitcher as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hook to the body lands for Lind.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Danga de danga de dang - Lind scores with a four punch combination!

It looks like Joell Crack Pitcher has been cut.
Crack Pitcher misses with a double jab
and Lind cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joell Crack Pitcher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind lands with a nice body punch.
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!
Crack Pitcher scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Crack Pitcher stuffs the takedown.
Crack Pitcher throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lind dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crack Pitcher is breathing heavily.

Lind drives through and clinches with Crack Pitcher against the cage.

Lind breaks the clinch.
Lind tries to clinch but Crack Pitcher is having none of it.
Crack Pitcher takes a kick to the side of the head.

Lind forces Crack Pitcher back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Lind won't allow it.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Crack Pitcher showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lind.
Crack Pitcher throws a predictable looking body shot

and Lind moves into the clinch.
Crack Pitcher is looking to break free of the clinch but Lind has double underhooks.
Crack Pitcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Lind won't allow it.
Crack Pitcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Lind won't allow it.

Lind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good shot there by Lind.
Crack Pitcher connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lind momentarily.

Lind clinches.

Lind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Crack Pitcher throws a good cross that connects.
Lind lands a front kick.
Crack Pitcher misses with a jab to the body
and Lind counters with a good, hard body kick but Crack Pitcher shrugs it off.
Lind lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lind.
Lind throws a nice head kick!
This has been an exciting period of action!

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher wants to get back to striking at distance but Lind won't allow it.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Crack Pitcher throws the left hand but Lind avoids the punch easily.
Lind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lind fails to land the takedown.
Lind tests Crack Pitcher's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A slow jab from Crack Pitcher misses its intended target.
Jab from Lind.
A good leg kick by Lind.
A jab from Crack Pitcher finds it's way through Lind's defenses.
Crack Pitcher throws a shot from downtown. Lind moves away and avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Lind as he connects with a hook.
Lind shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Crack Pitcher as he jumps to the side.
Joell Crack Pitcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lind closes the distance and clinches up with Crack Pitcher, looking for a takedown. Lind pushes Crack Pitcher against the cage but Crack Pitcher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Crack Pitcher throws a combination that misses
enabling Lind to counter with a crisp jab.
Crack Pitcher stalks Lind and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lind's face. Lind staggers backwards, shaken.
Joell Crack Pitcher is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big right from Crack Pitcher misses.
Crack Pitcher misses with a looping right.
Crack Pitcher looks to land a left hand but Lind moved out of range nicely.
Lind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crack Pitcher.
A big left from Crack Pitcher misses.
Crack Pitcher misses with a straight left.
No joy there for Crack Pitcher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Crack Pitcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lind.
Lind is looking to clinch but Crack Pitcher is avoiding it.
Crack Pitcher misses with a straight left.
A swing and a miss from Crack Pitcher.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Crack Pitcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No luck for Lind with that takedown attempt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Crack Pitcher!
Lind pushes Crack Pitcher away with a front kick.
Crack Pitcher throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.
Lind takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Crack Pitcher dodges the punch combination from Lind.
Crack Pitcher just misses with a punch to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crack Pitcher misses with an uppercut.
Crack Pitcher works Lind's body with a nice hook.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Crack Pitcher.
A big left from Crack Pitcher misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Lind dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Crack Pitcher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Crack Pitcher throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lind on the side of the head.
Lind bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch but Crack Pitcher swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lind stuns Crack Pitcher with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Crack Pitcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lind counters with a series of strikes. Crack Pitcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crack Pitcher takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lind misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crack Pitcher misses with a straight right.

Crack Pitcher tries to keep at a distance but Lind has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lind tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crack Pitcher smiles and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Crack Pitcher.
Lind gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind slips under a jab from Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crack Pitcher throws a hook but Lind blocks it.
Crack Pitcher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Crack Pitcher misses with a straight right.
Jab, jab by Crack Pitcher - just one landing.
Crack Pitcher fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lind on the side of the head.
Crack Pitcher lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A decent looking cross lands there for Crack Pitcher.
Left hook, right uppercut from Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lind counters with a left and a right that stings Crack Pitcher.
Lind is looking to clinch.
A big right from Crack Pitcher misses.
Lind tries to clinch up.
Lind misses with a few strikes there.
Crack Pitcher avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Crack Pitcher misses its intended target.
Lind slips a jab and a cross from Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Crack Pitcher keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Crack Pitcher lands a lovely overhand right.
Lind fails with a takedown attempt.
Joell Crack Pitcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lind.
Lind throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Crack Pitcher's waist but Crack Pitcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lind off to one side.
Crack Pitcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Lind.
Lind has a takedown stuffed.
A slow jab from Crack Pitcher misses its intended target.
Crack Pitcher misses with a looping left.
Lind walks into a straight right hand from Crack Pitcher.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crack Pitcher throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lind looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crack Pitcher is fending him off so far but Lind persists. Nope, Crack Pitcher circles away and we're back to standing.
Crack Pitcher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Crack Pitcher throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Crack Pitcher scores with a nice strike.
Crack Pitcher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lind.
Crack Pitcher swinging wilding here.
Crack Pitcher lands with a cross.
Crack Pitcher swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lind counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

Lind closes the distance and clinches.
Crack Pitcher wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Crack Pitcher can't break the clinch.

Lind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crack Pitcher stalks Lind and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lind's face. Lind staggers backwards, shaken.
Lind fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crack Pitcher throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Crack Pitcher throws out the jab.
Lind moves out of range of the strikes.
Crack Pitcher throws a shot from downtown. Lind moves away and avoids it.
Crack Pitcher looks to throw the jab but Lind is out of range.
Lind throws a head kick that half lands.
Lind looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Crack Pitcher throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Crack Pitcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lind counters with a series of strikes. Crack Pitcher will be more careful next time no doubt.
Crack Pitcher misses with a double jab

and Lind holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crack Pitcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Crack Pitcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crack Pitcher wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lind has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joell Crack Pitcher dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Crack Pitcher looks to land a left hand but Lind moved out of range nicely.
Crack Pitcher scores with a jab.
Crack Pitcher throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Lind lands an impressive looking overhand right. Crack Pitcher doesn't seem phased though.
Lind slips a straight right by Crack Pitcher.
Lind is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Crack Pitcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lind holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Crack Pitcher is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lind breaks from the clinch.
Crack Pitcher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lind counters with a big head kick but Crack Pitcher shrugs it off.
Crack Pitcher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lind tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crack Pitcher swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lind fails to land with a series of punches.
Crack Pitcher looks to throw the jab but Lind is out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lind ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crack Pitcher misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lind counters with a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind moves out of range of the strikes.
Crack Pitcher just misses with a punch to the body.
Crack Pitcher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Lind moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Joell Crack Pitcher is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crack Pitcher throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crack Pitcher takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Crack Pitcher throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Crack Pitcher throws a hook but Lind blocks it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lind.
Lind ducks under a wild hook from Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lind counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lind scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Crack Pitcher changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Crack Pitcher misses with a looping left.
Lind misses with a wild combination.
Jake Lind seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crack Pitcher swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lind.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lind takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crack Pitcher, as that shot connected.
Crack Pitcher throws out a loose jab but Lind uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lind has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Crack Pitcher misses with an uppercut.
Lind steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Lind counters by moving into the clinch.
Crack Pitcher prevents a takedown attempt there.
Crack Pitcher can't break the clinch.
Crack Pitcher wants to break free but Lind has control.
Lind missing with knees to the body.
Crack Pitcher wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crack Pitcher is trying to break free.
Crack Pitcher wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lind drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crack Pitcher pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crack Pitcher throws a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Crack Pitcher misses the target.
Lind defending well as Crack Pitcher loads up on a big left hand.
Lind steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher swinging wilding here.
Crack Pitcher works Lind's body with a nice hook.
Crack Pitcher misses with a looping left.
Crack Pitcher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lind.
Crack Pitcher gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lind.
A jab from Crack Pitcher misses.
Crack Pitcher lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A combination from Lind does no damage.
Crack Pitcher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Crack Pitcher throws a hook but Lind blocks it.
Lind uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Crack Pitcher.
Lind fails with a takedown attempt.
Joell Crack Pitcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Lind.
Crack Pitcher throws a series of punches but Lind avoids them all with ease.
Crack Pitcher moves forwards but Lind connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Crack Pitcher checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Crack Pitcher connects with the punch.
Crack Pitcher misses with a hook.
Crack Pitcher throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lind takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lind showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Crack Pitcher.
Crack Pitcher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lind sees it coming and avoids it easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Lind comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lind 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 Cesar scores the fight 28:29
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Lind!