PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tim Poutsi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sheng Chung Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Poutsi
vs
Chung Lin

183 cm
27
200 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

184 cm
27
182 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tim Poutsi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sheng Chung Lin!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Poutsi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Poutsi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Poutsi looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Poutsi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lin is out of range.
Lin looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Poutsi has Lin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin misses with some punches.
Lin stalling in the clinch.
Poutsi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin lands a left hand.
Lin blocks a body shot from Poutsi.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poutsi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Poutsi as Lin tries to tie him up.
Still in the clinch, Poutsi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lin manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd are getting on Lin's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Lin.
Lin blocking some punches.
Lin lands an uppercut.
Lin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Lin lands a nice uppercut.
Poutsi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lin avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lin with a knee to the head.
Poutsi lands with a right to the head.
Poutsi working aggressively here.
Lin lands a nice shot to the body.
Poutsi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poutsi is looking to control Lin's arms but Lin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Poutsi has his back to the cage.
Lin gets underhooks to prevent Poutsi's takedown attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Lin is looking to control Poutsi's arms but Poutsi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lin has his back to the cage.
Poutsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Poutsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Poutsi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin gets through Poutsi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poutsi wants a takedown but no success here.
Poutsi blocks a body shot from Lin.
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Poutsi.
Poutsi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lin tries to work over Poutsi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Poutsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Poutsi is defending well for now.
Poutsi misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin is trying to force a seperation but Poutsi has the dominant position.
Knees to the body from Lin.
Lin lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Poutsi fails to land.
Lin misses with some punches.
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Poutsi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right from Lin.
Lin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lin crunches a lovely knee into Poutsi's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lin throws a head punch that misses.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Poutsi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Poutsi.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lin.
Lin lands a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Poutsi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poutsi working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Poutsi tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi blocking some punches.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lin.
Lin trying to stall but Poutsi improves his position.
Poutsi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lin landing knees to the head.
A short right from Poutsi on the inside.
Lin misses with the head strike.

Poutsi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lin can't fight it off and eventually Poutsi manages to take the fight to the floor. Lin looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lin has control of Poutsi's left arm, preventing Poutsi from doing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Poutsi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lin bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Poutsi's guard.

And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sheng Chung Lin dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Poutsi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lin's head backwards.
Poutsi needs to keep his hands up - Lin had a free shot at his head there.
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Lin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lin lands a nice looking body shot.
Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poutsi throws out the jab.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Poutsi misses with a wild body shot.
Poutsi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice body punch from Poutsi.
Jab from Lin.
Lin shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Poutsi pinned against the cage. Poutsi gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lin connects with a solid leg kick.
Poutsi misses with the combination.
Poutsi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lin.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin closes the distance and clinches up with Poutsi, looking for a takedown. Lin pushes Poutsi against the cage but Poutsi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Poutsi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Poutsi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lin bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Lin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lin!
Poutsi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Poutsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin takes a swing at Poutsi's ribcage but misses.
Poutsi lands a lovely overhand right.
Lin throws a front kick aimed at Poutsi's knee but Poutsi avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Poutsi gets a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin has Poutsi pushed against the cage.
Poutsi blocking some punches.
Poutsi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lin or not.
Poutsi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Lin.
Lin misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Poutsi.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poutsi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Poutsi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Poutsi.
Poutsi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Poutsi misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Lin tries a body shot but Poutsi blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Poutsi prevents a body shot from Lin.
Poutsi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Poutsi throws a head punch that misses.
Lin is leaning against Poutsi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lin lands with a right to the head.
Poutsi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Poutsi misses with some punches.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Poutsi is blocking nicely.
Poutsi looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
Poutsi swings wildly with an uppercut but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poutsi.
Lin lands an uppercut.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi looking for a takedown.
Poutsi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Poutsi lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poutsi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin trying to control the position but instead, Poutsi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lin into the cage.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Poutsi lands with a left to the head.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Poutsi misses with the head strike.
Poutsi is stalling here.
Poutsi lands with a light punch inside.

Lin is rocked!
Lin lands a hook that snaps the head of Poutsi backwards.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Lin scores with a hook to the body.
Poutsi wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Poutsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short body shot lands from Poutsi as the two fighters clinch.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
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 Tim Poutsi will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Poutsi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
A head kick misses from Lin.
The fighters circling - Lin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lin is still on wobbly legs! Can Poutsi finish him?
Lin slips a straight right by Poutsi.
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lin seems to have recovered his senses.
Poutsi needs to keep his hands up - Lin had a free shot at his head there.
Poutsi slips under a jab.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Poutsi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Poutsi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Poutsi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lin staying out of range there.
Poutsi tries to work over Lin's front leg with a kick but Lin checks it.
Lin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Poutsi tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin digs a good hook to Poutsi's body.
A big left from Poutsi misses.
The fighters circling - Poutsi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin avoids a kick to the body.
Lin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Poutsi.
Poutsi checks a leg kick.
Lin throws a head kick that Poutsi semi-blocks.
Poutsi is looking to clinch.
Lin leaves Poutsi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Poutsi tries to clinch there but Lin circles away.
Poutsi throws a leg kick that misses.
Lin takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poutsi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice straight punches there by Lin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Poutsi tries to clinch

and Lin counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin won't allow Poutsi to sweep him here.
Lin with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Poutsi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Poutsi looking for a sweep. Not yet Poutsi, not yet.
Poutsi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lin manages to get himself to full guard.

Lin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin is pulling down on Poutsi's head. It's preventing any offense from Poutsi, at least for the moment.
Poutsi lands a couple of digs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Poutsi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Poutsi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Poutsi scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lin wants to sweep here but Poutsi controlling him for the moment.
Poutsi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

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.
Lin is adopting a defensive guard.
Poutsi engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Poutsi postures up.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Poutsi.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poutsi moves away.
Lin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nice uppercut there from Lin.
Lin works Poutsi's body with a nice hook.
Poutsi connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Sheng Chung Lin just about did enough to take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Poutsi blocks a head kick by Lin.
Poutsi throws an overhand right that lands on Lin's shoulder, as Lin tries to avoid the shot.
Poutsi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Poutsi misses with a hook

and Lin counters with a shoot takedown. Poutsi fights it but they end up in guard.
Lin preventing the sweep.
Lin throws a big elbow that misses.
Lin wants to control from the top but Poutsi keeps moving.
Poutsi looking to control.
Sheng Chung Lin has got the better of the ground game so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin trying to control the position from guard on top but Poutsi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Poutsi is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin is looking for a sweep. Poutsi is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lin is refusing to be controlled, as Poutsi sits in half guard.

Poutsi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Poutsi passes to side control.
Poutsi is looking to take a break and control but Lin is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Poutsi cracks Lin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Poutsi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lin keeps working.
Poutsi tries to score with some ground and pound. Lin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lin tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Poutsi happy to just control the position for now.
Poutsi working the ground and pound from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin tries to buck Poutsi off but Poutsi is having none of it.
Poutsi tries to score with some ground and pound. Lin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Poutsi misses with the ground and pound.
Poutsi lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lin down.
Lin sneaks back into half guard.
Lin wants to improve his position but Poutsi is controlling well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Poutsi trying to mount his opponent but Lin defends it.
Lin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Poutsi is working away from the top position though.
Poutsi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lin's head.
Lin slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Poutsi postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lin can't keep his opponent in guard - Poutsi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lin is staying active underneath Poutsi, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Poutsi had his way with Sheng Chung Lin in that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lin shoots in looking for a takedown but Poutsi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Poutsi shoots in for a takedown but Lin shows good takedown defense.
Lin with a jab.
Lin throws a lazy right hand but Poutsi sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Poutsi throws out the jab.
Lin misses with the combination.
A nice combination there by Lin.
A jab from Poutsi misses.
Poutsi misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin ducks under a wild hook from Poutsi.
Poutsi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lin is fending him off so far but Poutsi persists. Nope, Lin circles away and we're back to standing.
Lin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Poutsi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tim Poutsi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poutsi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lin keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lin - that will leave a mark!
Lin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Poutsi is looking to clinch.
Lin throws the left hand but Poutsi avoids the punch easily.
Poutsi misses with a body kick.
Poutsi misses with a series of wild punches.
Lin throws a leg kick which misses Poutsi's front leg but catches the back leg as Poutsi tries to avoid it.
Poutsi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Lin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Poutsi wants to improve his position but Lin is controlling well.
Poutsi has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The fighters are battling for position here. Poutsi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi has control of Lin's left arm, preventing Lin from doing any damage.
Lin trying to control but Poutsi is working from the bottom.
Lin throwing strikes from guard but Poutsi blocks nicely.
Lin postures up.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lin misses with an uppercut. Poutsi saw that one coming.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poutsi moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi looks to throw the jab but Lin is out of range.
A big left from Poutsi misses.
Poutsi misses with a looping right.
Lin misses with a right hand
and Poutsi counters with a nice leg kick.
Lin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Poutsi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Poutsi tries to clinch but Lin is having none of it.
Poutsi misses with a hook.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Poutsi tries to clinch but Lin moves out of range.
Poutsi throws a looping overhand right but Lin ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Poutsi. Those never looked like landing.
Lin misses with a straight right.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poutsi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Poutsi loads up on a big right hand but Lin slips the punch.
Sheng Chung Lin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Poutsi was well out of range. Poor timing from Lin.
Poutsi blocks the body kick.
Poutsi takes one on the button.
Lin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Poutsi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lin somewhat.
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!
Poutsi tries to close the distance and clinch but Lin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Poutsi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Poutsi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Poutsi throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Poutsi defending well as Lin loads up on a big left hand.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sheng Chung Lin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lin has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 47:49
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sheng Chung Lin!
Sheng Chung Lin is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Sheng Chung Lin thanked Conquer for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).