PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Yuber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ping Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ping Lin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Yuber
vs
Lin

194 cm
24
265 lbs
5 - 2 - 1

210 cm
25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ivan Yuber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ping Lin!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin throws a combination that misses
letting Yuber counter with a right hand.
Lin lands with a kick to the temple. Yuber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Lin throws an off balance right hand

and Yuber counters with a crisp one two that drops Lin! Yuber thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Lin to his feet! Lin is in big trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lin leaves Yuber with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice takedown defense from Lin. No joy for Yuber on that attempt.
Lin misses with a straight left.
Lin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lin throws a body kick that misses.
Lin cracks Yuber with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lin misses the jab.

Yuber throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lin was covering up waiting for the punch and Yuber finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lin keeping full guard, as Yuber tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lin can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yuber postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yuber 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yuber postures up in Lin's guard and throws a big left but Lin blocks it.
Yuber stays in close to Lin's body and controls the position.
Yuber might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Yuber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Yuber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yuber pushing down on Lin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Yuber slips a nice elbow through Lin's hands, connecting with Lin's forehead.
Lin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yuber.
Yuber throwing shots but Lin is blocking nicely.
Yuber slips a nice elbow through Lin's hands, connecting with Lin's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lin looks winded!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yuber is taking a breather. Lin says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Yuber works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Yuber has an Americana. Lin didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Yuber is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Yuber hooks up with any of them at the after show party.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ivan Yuber!
Ivan Yuber is the new heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Ivan Yuber thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.