PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nick Lind (ranked 3753 p4p, 456 weight class) and Wagner Resende (ranked 4165 p4p, 501 weight class). Lind comes to the cage accompanied by Spit Out the Bone. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lind
vs
Resende

188 cm
25
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
19
192 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Determined

FRESH Inc. (10%)

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nick Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wagner Resende!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Alexandre Firmino and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Resende closes the distance and clinches up with Lind, looking for a takedown. Resende pushes Lind against the cage but Lind circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lind tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Resende manages to circle out of the way.
Resende throws a head kick but Lind moves out of range.
Resende throws a lazy right hand but Lind sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Resende tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lind defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Resende.

Lind fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Resende, pushing him back against the cage.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind holds him up against the cage and eventually Resende drops back down to his feet.
Nick Lind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Resende.
Lind slowing the pace effectively.
Knees to the body from Lind.
Resende can't break the clinch.
Lind lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Lind.
Resende jumps guard but Lind stands there with Resende around his waist. Resende gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A knee to the head by Lind.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lind as Resende tries to tie him up.
Resende is trying to pull guard but Lind has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lind breaks from the clinch.

Lind drives through and clinches with Resende against the cage.
Lind landing knees to the head.

It looks like Wagner Resende has been cut.
Lind stalls.
Lind lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind holds him up against the cage and eventually Resende drops back down to his feet.
Lind unloads a knee to the mid-section. Resende lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Resende jumps guard but Lind stands there with Resende around his waist. Resende gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lind lands an uppercut.
Resende is trying to break the clinch but Lind is controlling him.
Lind lands a knee to the body.
Lind lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Resende looks winded!
Lind presses Resende against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lind lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lind is leaning against Resende and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands a shoulder strike.
Lind lands a shoulder strike.
Resende tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lind just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lind lands a body punch.
Lind scores with a knee to the head.
Lind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lind presses Resende against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lind lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lind creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lind pushes Resende back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lind looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A hook to the body from Lind.
Lind connects with a knee to the head.

Resende is rocked!
Lind scores with a shoulder strike.
Resende is still on wobbly legs! Can Lind finish him?
Lind lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Resende.
Still in the clinch, Lind scores with a nice short uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind landing knees to the body.
Resende seems to have recovered his senses.

Lind manages to break the clinch.
Lind avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Resende has closed the distance and engaged Lind in a clinch.
Lind lands with a light punch inside.
Resende is trying to pull guard but Lind has him pressed against the cage.
Lind lands a left hand.

Lind pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Resende swings for the body but Lind moves out of range.

Lind closes the distance and pushes Resende back into the cage.
Lind with a knee to the head.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind holds him up against the cage and eventually Resende drops back down to his feet.
Lind stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Resende jumps guard but Lind stands there with Resende around his waist. Resende gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Lind - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lind presses Resende against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lind lands a nice shot to the body.
Resende jumps guard but Lind stands there with Resende around his waist. Resende gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lind.
Still in the clinch, Lind scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Resende's face.
Lind is stalling here.
Lind lands an uppercut.
Resende is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lind connects with a nasty looking knee right to Resende's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Resende is trying to pull guard but Lind turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Lind dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wagner Resende's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lind moves into range and clinches up with Resende.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lind.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind won't allow it.
Lind is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Resende can do to turn this around?
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Resende is trying to pull guard but Lind has him pressed against the cage.
Nick Lind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Resende.
Lind connects with a knee to the head.
Lind has Resende pressed against the cage.
Lind pushes Resende back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Lind.
Lind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lind lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Lind.
Lind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Resendes head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A battle for position here, against the cage.

Lind breaks from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lind pushes Resende up against the cage in a clinch.
A short uppercut from Lind.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lind.
Resende is trying to pull guard but Lind has him pressed against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lind lands with a right to the head.
Resende stalling in the clinch but Lind improves position.
Resende wants to break free but Lind has control.
Resende stalling in the clinch but Lind improves position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lind scores with a knee to the head.
Resende takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lind lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Lind - that landed with a thud.
Resende is breathing heavily.
Lind lands a nice shot to the body.
Lind lands with a light punch inside.
Lind cracks Resende with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind stalling against the cage.

Lind drops Resende with a big knee straight up the middle! Resende is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
A leg kick checked by Lind.
Lind fakes the leg kick and cracks Resende in the body.
Resende has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Resende throws a sloppy head kick and Lind moves out of range easily.

Lind gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Resende takes a knee right on the jaw!
Resende fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lind lands a good knee to the midsection. Resende won't want to take too many of those.
Lind lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lind unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lind pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lind throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Resendes head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lind landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lind lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lind lands a knee to the head.
Nick Lind has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lind lands a body punch.
Lind creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Resende's defenses.
Lind lands an elbow inside.
Lind is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Lind.
Lind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Resende jumps guard but Lind stands there with Resende around his waist. Resende gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lind.

Lind's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lind closes the distance and pushes Resende back into the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lind displaying some good clinch control by pressing Resende up against the cage.
The referee calls for Lind to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands a knee to the head.
A right hand to the body from Lind.
Resende taking a breather.
Lind lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Resende.
Resende takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lind utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Resende trying to stall but Lind improves his position.

Lind breaks the clinch.

Lind closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lind stalling.
Lind with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Resende letting Lind take a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nick Lind dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Wagner Resende's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lind pushes Resende up against the cage in a clinch.
Lind lands a body punch.
Lind lands with a right to the head.
Lind lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Resende looking to stall.
Lind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Resende takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lind lands a body shot in the clinch.
Resende jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Lind walks away with a smile on his face. Resende gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Resende has managed to clinch.
Lind putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Resende in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Resende fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lind scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Resende's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Resende takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lind creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Resende's defenses.
Lind taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind won't allow it.
Nick Lind has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wagner Resende.
Resende fails to pull guard.
Lind lands a right hand that snaps the head of Resende backwards.
Resende tries to break the clinch but Lind is controlling the position.
Resende is trying to break the clinch but Lind is controlling him.
Lind stalling against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lind.
Lind is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lind presses Resende against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Lind's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lind moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind lands an uppercut.
Resende tries to pull guard but Lind forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lind stalls.
Lind lands an elbow inside.
Lind softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lind working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lind pushes Resende back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Resende has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lind uses from the top position.

Resende has his foot on Lind's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lind works his way back into a safe position though.

Resende looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lind got a little sloppy there for a moment and Resende has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lind has managed to get both his arms back between Resende's legs - danger averted.
Lind is stalling in the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Resende looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lind passes into side control.
Resende is trying to get back to half guard.
Nick Lind is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Resende is trying to control Lind's posture but Lind avoids 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.
Resende is trying to get back to half guard.
Resende sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Resende manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

Resende has his foot on Lind's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lind works his way back into a safe position though.

Resende is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lind defends well.

Resende has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lind is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Resende.
Wagner Resende has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Resende tries to get back to half guard but can't.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Lind showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lind, 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 30:25
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:25
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Lind!
Nick Lind decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.