PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eduardo Lins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Lins will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

West
vs
Lins

166 cm
19
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
24
165 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

10th World Order

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, John West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Lins!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Leandro Rodrigues and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
West with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lins to score with a decent uppercut.
Lins fakes the leg kick and cracks West in the body.
Lins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but West moves away.
Lins tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Lins misses with a takedown

and West moves into the clinch.

Lins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says West as he avoids it easily.
Lins fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lins fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but West avoids it really well and circles away.
John West has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eduardo Lins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by West.
Lins closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Lins pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
West fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lins just manages to avoid it.
West misses with a head kick.
Lins with the counter takedown but West avoids it easily.

West closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - West lands in his opponent's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

West 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.
Lins looking to control.
West working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lins's head.
West lands a couple of elbows.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
West is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lins looking for a sweep. Not yet Lins, not yet.
West scoring with some ground and pound.
West lands a couple of digs.
Lins striking off his back but it's not causing West any problems.
West scoring with punches to the head and body.
West scoring with punches to the head and body.
West 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.
West postures up.

Lins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. West defends it easily.
Lins looking for a sweep. Not yet Lins, not yet.
West postures up in Lins's guard and throws a big left but Lins blocks it.
West lands a couple of elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
West lands a couple of digs.
Lins trying to control the position.
West throwing strikes from guard but Lins blocks nicely.
West in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
West throwing strikes from guard but Lins blocks nicely.
West working some strikes from top position.
West throws a big elbow that misses.
Lins working a defensive guard here.
West trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lins's guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
West could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Lins shoots in but West avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lins looks winded!
West checks a leg kick.
West is looking to counter the offense by Lins and move into the clinch.
Lins tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but West defends well and Lins ends up having to push West into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
West looks for a takedown but Lins sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lins.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
West shoots in looking for a takedown. Lins tries to sprawl out of it but West keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lins manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John West dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lins tries to sprawl but West drives through with a takedown into half guard.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lins trying to hold on to West's head to control him but West postures up.
Ground and pound from West.

West is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lins is just riding it out for now. West eventually gives up the hold.
Lins makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West throws a big right hand that misses.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
West makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.
West with a nice head shot there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
West lands a couple of elbows.
West lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Lins escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. West gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Lins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
West working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
West with a nice head shot there.
Lins trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells West's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lins wants to sweep here but West controlling him for the moment.
West is in close to Lins's body, working some short punches and elbows.
West throws an elbow that misses. Lins uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in West's guard. Nice move by Lins!

Lins stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. West swivels though and keeps the full guard.
West wants to stand up but Lins is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lins gets to his feet - West follows without any prompting.
West fails with the takedown
and Lins counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps West thinking.
West shoots in for a takedown but Lins shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
West shoots in for a double leg but Lins sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lins raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John West. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lins scores with a leg kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by West or perhaps it was just good defense by Lins, which made it look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lins fails with a takedown attempt.
Lins with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lins works West's body with a nice hook.
Lins lands a nice looking body shot.
West avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
West tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Lins manages to circle out of the way.
Lins fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lins as he avoids it easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Lins or perhaps it was just good defense by West, which made it look bad.
West seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lins lands an overhand right.
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 John West will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

West tries to clinch up but Lins circles away and keeps his distance.

West gets caught napping as Lins dives in and scores a takedown. West manages to retain guard.

West escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lins gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

West has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Lins has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.

Lins decides to pull guard.
John West overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West postures up in Lins's guard and throws a big left but Lins blocks it.
Lins looking for a sweep. Not yet Lins, not yet.
Lins is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
West postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
West cracks Lins with a solid left hand.
West throws a big elbow that misses.
West won't allow Lins to get back to his feet.
Lins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from West.

Lins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lins trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lins stuffs the takedown attempt from West. West gets slowly back to his feet.
Lins throws a lazy head kick
and West counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lins. West does a little dance to reset his feet.
West takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
West keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
West dives in and grabs Lins's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lins pushes down on West's head and hops out.

West decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

West is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lins sees it coming and defends easily.
West looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lins is defending against the submission attempts here by West.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
West prevents Lins from improving his position.
Lins trying to hold on to West's head to control him but West postures up.
West winds up and cracks Lins with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

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.

West wants to work for an arm triangle but Lins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lins defending well though.

West is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lins tries to kick West off but West keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
West not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

West is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lins gets full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
John West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for West, 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 Seu Braga scores the fight 30:27
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:27
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John West!