PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Lin (ranked 5716 p4p, 2860 weight class) and Slip Slide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slip Slide will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lin
vs
Slide

170 cm
22
169
0 - 2 - 0

190 cm
18
170
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Slip Slide!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Slide counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Slide's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slide really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lin. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lin trying to keep a closed guard but Slide is proving a slippery customer.
Slide sitting in guard here, content to control.
Lin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Slide stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slide is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Slide engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Slide circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Slide paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Slide dives in and scores a takedown into Lin's guard.
Lin being controlled here, momentarily.
Slide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lin is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slide sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Slide's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slide wants to stand but Lin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Slide lands a couple of digs.
Lin keeping full guard, as Slide tries to pass.

Slide stands and steps away. Lin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Slide.
Slide throws a series of punches but Lin moves out of range.
Lin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Slide manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Slide gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lin stalling in the clinch but Slide improves position.
A bit of stalling here from Slide.
Lin stalling in the clinch but Slide improves position.
Lin is trying to maintain a safe position but Slide gets an underhook and turns Lin into the cage.
Lin jumps guard but Slide stands there with Lin around his waist. Lin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lin is trying to break the clinch but Slide has him pressed against the cage.
Slide misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lin is fighting off a takedown attempt but Slide is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lin to the mat. Lin regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Slide keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lin's head.
Slide wants to pass the guard but Lin is keeping the position.
Slide is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slide is stalling in the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slide wanted to stand there but Lin had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slip Slide dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Slide forces Lin back against the cage and clinches.

Slide has clasped his hands together around Lin's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

Slide decides to stand up, so the ref orders Lin to his feet.
Lin lands a nice looking body shot.
Lin misses with a double jab

and Slide holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Slide has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lin is trying to keep an underhook but Slide manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Slide is working for a submission of some sort.
Slide is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like Slide is going to stand back up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Slide lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Slide working Lin over with strikes.
Slide has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lin flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Slide wants to pass the guard but Lin is defending well.

Lin looking for submissions off his back.

Slide seems to be working for a kimura but Lin defends the submission attempt.
Slide content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide is nestled in close to Lin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Slide in particular looking to stall.
Lin wants to get back to his feet.
Slide tries to pass to full mount but Lin defends it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lin wants to control but Slide is keeping busy.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Slide shoots in and gets a takedown into Lin's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slide is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Slide scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slide must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lin looking for a guillotine here but Slide defends easily.
Slide trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Slip Slide showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Slide looking to score a takedown here. Lin is defending well but Slide drives through and ends up in Lin's guard.
Lin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Slide's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Slide stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Slip Slide 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.
Slide controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Slide wanted to stand there but Lin had control of the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Slide stays in close to Lin's body and controls the position.
Slide wants to stand but Lin is controlling his posture from full guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Slide shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lin napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Lin bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!

Slide throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lin tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Slide is in Lin's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin wants to get back to his feet but Slide is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Slide looking to pass the guard.
Lin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Slide controls the pace.

Slide is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lin keeping full guard, as Slide tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slide landing with the ground and pound.
Lin looking to control.
Slide looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Slide tries to land a leg kick but Lin saw it coming and moves away.

Slide dives in and scores a takedown into Lin's guard.
Slide trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slide working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lin's head.
Slide showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Slide connects with a couple of short punches.
Andrew Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Slide postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slide seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

Slide decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lin, up you get!

And that's the end of the fight!
Slip Slide comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Slide 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Slip Slide!