PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dolph Lingren (ranked 25266 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yeshaya Kramer Ii (ranked 6431 p4p, 527 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lingren
vs
Kramer Ii

177 cm
19
155 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

165 cm
25
147 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dolph Lingren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yeshaya Kramer Ii!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lingren darts in looking for a takedown but Kramer Ii gets double underhooks and turns Lingren into the cage.
Lingren lands a head kick. Kramer Ii smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
No joy there for Kramer Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Kramer Ii moves into the clinch successfully.

Kramer Ii has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lingren uses from the top position.
Lingren with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lingren is fighting to break Kramer Ii's control of his arms but Kramer Ii is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Lingren pushing down on Kramer Ii's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lingren definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer Ii is not content to let Lingren control the position.
Lingren is pressing down on Kramer Ii's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kramer Ii is holding on for now.
Kramer Ii is trying to stand back up but Lingren is controlling him
Lingren 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingren sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kramer Ii defending well though.
Kramer Ii is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kramer Ii keeping hold of Lingren's head, controlling as best he can.
Lingren tries to pass to full mount but Kramer Ii defends it.
Lingren passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lingren avoids the attempt from Kramer Ii to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lingren with the ground and pound from mount.
Lingren thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

Lingren wants to finish this one by submission but Kramer Ii is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lingren.
Kramer Ii tries to hold on but Lingren pushes him away.
Lingren punching from mount but Kramer Ii doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Kramer Ii is looking to get to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingren tries to control but Kramer Ii wriggling away.
Kramer Ii keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lingren trying to control but Kramer Ii is having none of it.
Kramer Ii takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lingren trying to control but Kramer Ii is having none of it.
Kramer Ii has given up his back. Will we see Lingren going for some submissions?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Kramer Ii fending off the submission attempt from Lingren.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lingren punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dolph Lingren dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lingren tries to close the distance and clinch but Kramer Ii swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lingren dives in and grabs Kramer Ii's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kramer Ii pushes down on Lingren's head and hops out.
Kramer Ii is looking to clinch but Lingren is avoiding it.
Dolph Lingren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Kramer Ii fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lingren, pushing him back against the cage.
Kramer Ii goes for a takedown attempt but Lingren pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lingren shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kramer Ii pinned against the cage. Kramer Ii gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lingren is defended easily by Kramer Ii.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dolph Lingren. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kramer Ii throws a head kick but Lingren moves out of range.
Lingren tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Kramer Ii manages to circle out of the way.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lingren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kramer Ii's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kramer Ii is looking for a takedown.
Kramer Ii is trying to break free.
Kramer Ii changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lingren fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lingren swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lingren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kramer Ii shoots in looking for a takedown but Lingren manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kramer Ii's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kramer Ii tries for a takedown but Lingren sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lingren seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kramer Ii is breathing heavily.
Lingren shoots in for a double leg but Kramer Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lingren with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lingren shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kramer Ii but Kramer Ii pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lingren wants to clinch up but Kramer Ii keeps it at a distance.
Kramer Ii throws out a counter right but Lingren avoids it with no problem.
Kramer Ii defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lingren.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lingren looks for a takedown but Kramer Ii sprawls well.
Lingren looks to land a combination but Kramer Ii avoids it well.
Kramer Ii looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kramer Ii throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lingren's waist but Lingren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kramer Ii off to one side.
Lingren misses with a body kick.
Lingren misses with a takedown attempt
and Kramer Ii counters with a three punch combo that has Lingren backing up. Lingren nods at Kramer Ii to acknowledge the strikes.
Lingren misses with a series of wild punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lingren fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kramer Ii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Kramer Ii closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lingren circles away.
Kramer Ii fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lingren attempts a counter takedown but Kramer Ii avoids it well and moves away.
Dolph Lingren is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingren fails with a takedown attempt.
Lingren connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Crunch! Lingren slams his shin into Kramer Ii's torso.
Lingren shoots in for a double leg but Kramer Ii sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kramer Ii is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

Lingren takes the fight into the clinch.

Lingren pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kramer Ii displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lingren.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lingren closes the distance and clinches up with Kramer Ii, looking for a takedown. Lingren pushes Kramer Ii against the cage but Kramer Ii circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kramer Ii stuffs the takedown attempt from Lingren. Lingren gets slowly back to his feet.
Lingren looks to throw the jab but Kramer Ii is out of range.
Lingren changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kramer Ii tries to avoid it but Lingren manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kramer Ii to the ground. Kramer Ii escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kramer Ii shoots for a takedown but Lingren saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lingren dives in for a single leg takedown but Kramer Ii sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lingren will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Yeshaya Kramer Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lingren stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lingren wants it to stay on the feet.
Lingren shoots in for a takedown but Kramer Ii shows good takedown defense.
Kramer Ii changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lingren tries to clinch there but Kramer Ii circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Lingren. No joy for Kramer Ii on that attempt.
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 Dolph Lingren will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lingren tries to clinch but Kramer Ii is having none of it.
Kramer Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lingren.
Kramer Ii tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lingren defends well and Kramer Ii ends up having to push Lingren into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lingren avoids the head kick by Kramer Ii.
Kramer Ii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lingren pinned against the cage. Lingren gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Kramer Ii gets a double leg takedown into Lingren's guard.
Kramer Ii must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lingren is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kramer Ii takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lingren tries to strike from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lingren keeping moving, preventing Kramer Ii from controlling successfully.

Lingren looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lingren lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lingren missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lingren wants to control from the top but Kramer Ii keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kramer Ii preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lingren trying to control but Kramer Ii is working from the bottom.
Dolph Lingren overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kramer Ii has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Lingren has passed into side control.
Lingren gets to mount! Kramer Ii was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Kramer Ii holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lingren tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lingren looking to control but Kramer Ii is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lingren lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

Lingren with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lingren tries to control but Kramer Ii wriggling away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kramer Ii is desperately trying to improve his position but Lingren has a good base and remains in mount.
Kramer Ii tries to improve his position but instead Lingren has taken his back!

Kramer Ii is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Lingren gets his way!
Lingren missing with punches from the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lingren wants to control but Kramer Ii is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dolph Lingren showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lingren, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dolph Lingren!