PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samuel Dalembert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lin comes to the cage accompanied by Remember The Name. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dalembert's choice of entrance music: Remember The Name. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lin
vs
Dalembert

169 cm
24
142 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

169 cm
24
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Samuel Dalembert!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, James Ackerman and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dalembert throws a jab but it's blocked by Lin.
Dalembert takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dalembert.
Dalembert tries to bum rush Lin with a series of wild strikes but Lin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalembert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
Dalembert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
Dalembert throws a hook to the side of Lin's head but Lin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalembert looks to land a left hand but Lin moved out of range nicely.
Lin lands with a right hand.
Dalembert gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lin avoids the body shot from Dalembert.
A jab from Lin misses.
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalembert.
Lin throws a low kick but Dalembert moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Lin blocks the leg kick.
Dalembert looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Lin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dalembert on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dalembert scores with a punch to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin takes a swing at Dalembert's ribcage but misses.
Dalembert moves forwards but Lin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dalembert slips a jab and a cross from Lin.
Lin slips under a jab.
Dalembert tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lin is able to avoid easily.
Lin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dalembert throws a leg kick but Lin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dalembert throws out a loose jab but Lin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dalembert uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lin has time to react.
Dalembert takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dalembert takes one to the side of the head.
Dalembert misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lin.
Nice defenses there by Dalembert.
Dalembert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lin.
Dalembert throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Lin.
Lin is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dalembert works Lin's body with a nice hook.
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 left and a right from Lin both land. Nice combination.
Lin ducks under a wild hook from Dalembert.
Lin throws a leg kick but Dalembert checks it.
The fighters circling - Dalembert throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Dalembert.
Lin fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dalembert is out of range.
Lin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalembert moves away.
Dalembert tries to land a leg kick but Lin saw it coming and moves away.
Lin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A punch combination from Dalembert misses.
Lin tries a low kick but Dalembert avoids it.
Dalembert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
Good standup being displayed there by Lin as he connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin with a hook.
Lin works the jab nicely.
Lin lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Lin misses.
Lin uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lin jabs at Dalembert's body.
Dalembert looks winded!
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dalembert.
Dalembert misses with a wild body shot.
Lin is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dalembert fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Lin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lin throws a big shot that misses.
Dalembert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lin was well out of range. Poor timing from Dalembert.
Lin has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dalembert finds it's way round the side to connect with Lin's head.
Dalembert misses with an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert throws a hook but Lin blocks it.
A combination from Lin does no damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin fails to land with a series of punches.
Lin connects with a body shot.
Lin misses with a straight left.
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dalembert.
Lin throws a body punch but Dalembert moves out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dalembert!
Lin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dalembert.
Lin fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Dalembert checks it well.
Dalembert misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.
Dalembert fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lin is out of range.
Dalembert drops his hands momentarily and Lin takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lin avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Lin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice defenses there by Lin.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalembert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Dalembert works the jab nicely.
Lin just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalembert jabs at Lin's body.
Dalembert fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lin is out of range.
Dalembert lands with a good body shot.
Dalembert gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lin.
Lin throws a low kick, looking for Dalembert's leg but Dalembert calmly moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalembert throws a leg kick that misses.
Lin misses the shot to the body.
Dalembert connects with a jab.
Dalembert checks a low kick from Lin.
Dalembert ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin throws a hook to the side of Dalembert's head but Dalembert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalembert throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dalembert checks a leg kick.
A jab from Dalembert misses.
Dalembert ducks under a wild hook from Lin.
Dalembert swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Dalembert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dalembert on the side of the head.
Dalembert swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body punch from Dalembert.
Lin throws a leg kick but Dalembert moved away.
Dalembert throws a lazy uppercut
and Dalembert takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dalembert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin throws a combination that misses
and Dalembert connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dalembert tried to score with a low kick but Lin checks it.
A big left from Lin misses.
Lin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A clash of legs there as Dalembert blocks the low kick.
Dalembert cracks Lin with a right hand to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dalembert.
Dalembert misses with a looping left.
Dalembert swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lin misses with a looping left.
Dalembert throws a body shot but no joy.
Dalembert with a nice cross.
Lin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert takes a swing at Lin's ribcage but misses.
Lin scores with a nice head shot.
Dalembert throws a leg kick but Lin checks it.
Dalembert walks into a left hand.
Lin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dalembert on the side of the head.
Lin misses with a looping left.
Dalembert slips under a jab.
Dalembert misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lin wants to slow Dalembert down by chopping away at his legs.
Lin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dalembert.
Jeremy Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Dalembert does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lin missing with a left hand there. Dalembert was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert misses with a low kick.
Dalembert keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lin misses with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Lin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dalembert doesn't seem phased though.
Lin misses with a lunging right hand
and Dalembert makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some bone on bone action there as Lin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lin, as that shot connected.
Dalembert has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dalembert uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Dalembert throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Lin misses.
Dalembert scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lin lands with a nice body punch.
Dalembert misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samuel Dalembert showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Dalembert fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lin checks it well.
Lin loads up on a big right hand but Dalembert slips the punch.
Lin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dalembert.
Dalembert throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin throws a hook to the side of Dalembert's head but Dalembert sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dalembert checks a low kick from Lin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dalembert checks a leg kick.
Dalembert's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dalembert scrambles back to his feet.
Dalembert takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dalembert missing with a left hand there. Lin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin moves out of range of the leg kick from Dalembert.
Dalembert scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lin doesn't seem bothered though.
Some wild striking there from Lin.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lin slips a jab from Dalembert.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalembert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dalembert shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Dalembert throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin is looking to chop away at Dalembert's legs.
Dalembert throws a big shot that misses.
Lin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Dalembert missing with a left hand there. Lin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dalembert misses the jab.
Lin attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lin throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dalembert stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lin throws a shot to the body.
Dalembert closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dalembert throws a right hand that Lin ducks under and follows up with a left that Lin also avoids with ease.
Dalembert needs to keep his hands up - Lin had a free shot at his head there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lin swinging wildly here.
Dalembert is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
Lin throws the left hand but Dalembert avoids the punch easily.
Dalembert misses the jab.
Lin thuds his right hand into Dalembert's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lin ducks under a wild hook from Dalembert.
Lin throws out a leg kick but Dalembert moves out of range and Lin only half commits.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin takes a swing at Dalembert's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Dalembert.
Dalembert attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalembert throws a big shot that misses.
Dalembert with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lin to score with a decent uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Lin misses the target.
Lin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dalembert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dalembert lands with a hook. Lin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lin slips a jab from Dalembert.
Lin thows a left - swing and a miss!
A telegraphed right hand from Lin misses the target.
Lin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dalembert moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dalembert scores with a nice strike.
Dalembert is looking to chop away at Lin's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dalembert is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lin is looking to chop away at Dalembert's legs.
Dalembert attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Dalembert lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dalembert looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Dalembert tries a low kick but Lin avoids it.
Dalembert looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Lin connects with the punch.
Dalembert scores with a decent looking hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lin. Dalembert does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dalembert jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lin throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight for Jeremy Lin!
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight for Jeremy Lin!
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight for Jeremy Lin!

Jeremy Lin wins by unanimous decision!
Jeremy Lin decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.