PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nisse Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Corbett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Corbett is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Men at Work - Down Under. Nisse Lind has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lind
vs
Corbett

215 cm
26
215 lbs
7 - 0 - 0

189 cm
27
215 lbs
16 - 6 - 1

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class MT
Good gas tank

HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nisse Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nathan Corbett!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Ren Mimura and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Corbett lands a jab to the nose.
Corbett just misses with a punch to the body.
Lind thuds his shin into the meat of Corbett's side.
Lind feints and then cracks Corbett's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Corbett down.
Corbett wants to clinch up but Lind keeps it at a distance.
Lind really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Corbett ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbett tries to clinch up but Lind circles away and keeps his distance.
Corbett throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corbett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lind scores with a hook.

It looks like Nathan Corbett has been cut.
Lind swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Corbett misses the shot to the body.
Lind throws a low kick, looking for Corbett's leg but Corbett calmly moves out of range.
Corbett dodges the punch combination from Lind.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lind!
Corbett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Corbett rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Lind moves into the clinch.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lind.
Lind misses with the head strike.
Lind pushes Corbett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short right from Corbett.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lind.
Corbett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lind - that landed with a thud.
Lind misses with a punch on the inside.
Lind tries to throw a body punch but Corbett avoids it by throwing Lind back against the cage.
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Corbett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Corbett throws out the jab.
Lind connects with a nice looking jab.
A big right from Corbett misses.
Lind misses with a wild body shot.
Lind goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Corbett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lind listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lind misses with a shot to the body
and Corbett counters with a stiff right hand.
Lind throws a low kick but Corbett moves out of range easily.
Corbett thows a body shot but no joy.
Nisse Lind seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lind slips under a jab.
Corbett misses with a straight left.
Lind slips under a jab from Corbett.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lind paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind scores with a head kick. Corbett tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lind stalks Corbett and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Corbett's face. Corbett staggers backwards, shaken.
Jab by Corbett.
Corbett throws a nice looking combination but Lind bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Corbett rushes Lind and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Corbett throws an elbow but it misses.
Corbett stalling.
Corbett lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corbett is looking to control Lind's arms but Lind gets an underhook and turns him. Now Corbett has his back to the cage.
Lind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corbett working aggressively here.
A shot in the inside from Lind.
Corbett throws an elbow but it misses.
Corbett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lind.
Lind misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Corbett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Corbett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Corbett backwards.
Lind looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Corbett.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Lind can't find room to land a body shot as Corbett controls the action.
Lind goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Lind escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett misses with a right hand
and Lind counters with a nice low kick that buckles Corbett's knee momentarily.
A slow jab from Corbett misses its intended target.
Lind staying out of range there.
Corbett scores with a nice strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nisse Lind will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nathan Corbett's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Corbett throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lind.
Corbett avoids a kick to the body.
Corbett throws the left hand but Lind avoids the punch easily.
Lind goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

Lind clinches up with Corbett and pushes him back against the cage.
Lind working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Corbett throws an elbow but it misses.
Lind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lind blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lind misses with a body punch.
Corbett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A shot in the inside from Lind.
Corbett throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corbett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lind's brow.
Lind lands an uppercut.

That has opened up Nathan Corbett's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lind struggles to land a body shot inside as Corbett controls his hands.
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lind avoids a wild elbow strike from Corbett.
Corbett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lind misses with a body punch.
Corbett tries to stall but Lind uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Corbett creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lind's defenses.
Corbett lands with a short shot to the head.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lind.
A short left from Lind.
Lind misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lind tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Corbett's elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Corbett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lind's brow.
Corbett stalling in the clinch but Lind improves position.
Lind misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett tries to stall but Lind uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lind lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Corbett or not.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Corbett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lind makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lind can't find room to land a body shot as Corbett controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.
Corbett creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice left hand lands by Lind.
A head punch on the inside from Corbett fails to land.
Corbett blocks an uppercut.
Corbett is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lind to keep the fight standing.
Lind blocks an elbow strike.
Lind scores with a nice hook to the head.

The cut above Nathan Corbett's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Corbett is trying to pull guard but Lind has him pressed against the cage.
Corbett trying to stall but Lind improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett prevents a body shot from Lind.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lind throws a head punch that misses.
Lind blocks an elbow strike.
Lind working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Lind as the two fighters clinch.
Corbett looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Corbett looking to stall.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Corbett.
Corbett lands an uppercut.
Lind swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lind wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Corbett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands with a left to the head.
Lind misses with a punch on the inside.
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Corbett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lind blocks an elbow strike.
Corbett has a couple of punches blocked by Lind.
Lind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Corbett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Corbett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Corbett blocking some punches.
Lind scores with a hook to the body.
Corbett comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Nisse Lind has been cut.
Lind misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nisse Lind 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!

A nice leg kick lands there from Corbett.
Lind feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Corbett's calf.
Corbett jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lind fails to land with a series of punches.
Lind connects with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Corbett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lind uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Corbett.
Lind thumps Corbett with a low kick.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch but Lind swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Corbett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Nisse Lind is winning the standup battle so far.
Corbett misses with a straight left.
Lind throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corbett connects with a leg kick. Lind looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Corbett momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind thows a left - swing and a miss!
Corbett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Lind defending well as Corbett loads up on a big left hand.
Lind lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Corbett backs up against the cage.
Corbett misses with a hook
and Lind counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Corbett cracks Lind with a good jab.
Lind tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Corbett was well out of range. Poor timing from Lind.
Corbett throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.
Corbett just misses with a punch to the body.
Corbett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Lind drops Corbett with a beautiful combination! Corbett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lind is looking for the KO!

Corbett is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Corbett is still on wobbly legs! Can Lind finish him?
Lind scores with the left hand. Corbett knows he should have avoided that one.
Lind lands a jab-cross combination.

Nathan Corbett's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corbett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Corbett scores with a nice head shot.
Corbett throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Corbett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lind paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corbett seems to have recovered his senses.
Corbett throws an off balance right hand
and Lind counters with a good, hard body kick but Corbett shrugs it off.
Corbett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Corbett throws an overhand right that lands on Lind's shoulder, as Lind tries to avoid the shot.

Corbett instigates a clinch.
Corbett lands a shoulder strike.
Corbett misses with an elbow over the top.
Lind lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lind is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Corbett wants to stall.
Lind works on Corbett's body with a couple of short punches.

Lind manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corbett misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lind.
Corbett throws a series of punches but Lind moves out of range.
Lind throws a sloppy head kick and Corbett moves out of range easily.
Lind dodges the punch combination from Corbett.
Lind delivers a nice body kick.
Nathan Corbett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lind walks into a stiff left hand from Corbett.
Lind lands with a straight right. Corbett didn't see that one coming.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Nathan Corbett's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nisse Lind!