PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lincekum (ranked 3238 p4p, 131 weight class) and Koko Pinea (ranked 1758 p4p, 73 weight class). Lincekum's entrance music is BYOB. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Lincekum
vs
Pinea

160 cm
30
136 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

159 cm
35
134 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tim Lincekum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koko Pinea!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pinea darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Pinea lands strikes from half guard.
Pinea with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Lincekum wants to improve his position but Pinea is controlling well.
Pinea takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lincekum is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Grind Time [ *Double Elite Coaches], so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lincekum gets full guard.
Lincekum managing to control the position.
Lincekum wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lincekum avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lincekum tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lincekum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lincekum trying to control the position.
Pinea keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lincekum's head.
Pinea trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincekum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pinea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lincekum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lincekum tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pinea trying to control the position from guard on top but Lincekum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lincekum throws a hook to the side of Pinea's head but Pinea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pinea just misses with a punch to the body.
Pinea steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lincekum.
Lincekum on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Pinea tries to clinch but Lincekum moves away
and Lincekum counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Pinea.
Lincekum throwing a counter right hand but Pinea manages to avoid it.
Pinea throws a head kick but Lincekum moves out of range.
Koko Pinea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pinea connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lincekum staying out of range there.
Lincekum misses with a straight left.
Lincekum avoids the body shot from Pinea.
Lincekum swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Lincekum misses.
Pinea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lincekum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lincekum fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lincekum seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pinea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pinea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lincekum throws a hook to the side of Pinea's head but Pinea sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Pinea clinches.
Lincekum tries a knee to the head but Pinea blocks it.
Lincekum blocks an uppercut.
Lincekum stops a takedown attempt from Pinea.
Lincekum missing with knees to the body.
Pinea fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinea lands a hook that snaps the head of Lincekum backwards.
Lincekum misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pinea working Lincekum over with knees to the body.
Pinea presses Lincekum against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pinea avoids it.
Lincekum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pinea blocks it with crossed arms.
Pinea changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lincekum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lincekum throws a jab when Pinea was well out of range.
Lincekum looks to land a right hand but Pinea moved out of range.
Pinea looks to land a left hand but Lincekum moved out of range nicely.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
No luck for Pinea with that takedown attempt.
Lincekum appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tim Lincekum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Pinea.
Lincekum lands a slapping body shot.
Lincekum throws a hook but Pinea avoids it easily.
Pinea tries to clinch but Lincekum is having none of it.
Pinea misses with a body shot.
A punch combination from Pinea misses.
Pinea ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Koko Pinea will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lincekum!
Tim Lincekum is winning the standup battle so far.
Pinea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lincekum throws out a loose jab but Pinea uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinea wants to counter the offense by Lincekum and move into the clinch position.
Lincekum takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pinea lands with a straight right. Lincekum didn't see that one coming.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pinea!
Pinea tries to close the distance and clinch but Lincekum swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A swing and a miss from Lincekum.
Pinea ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
Pinea cracks Lincekum with a right hand to the side of the head.

Pinea drives through and clinches with Lincekum against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lincekum.
Pinea throws a head punch that misses.
Pinea misses with some punches.
Lincekum throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pinea blocks it with crossed arms.
Lincekum blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinea is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lincekum pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Pinea lands a takedown into guard.
Pinea wants to control from the top but Lincekum keeps moving.
Lincekum working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pinea.
Pinea landing with the ground and pound.
Pinea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Pinea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lincekum swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pinea postures up and lands a big shot to Lincekum's brow.
Pinea throws a big right hand that misses.
Pinea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lincekum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pinea manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Koko Pinea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pinea keeping moving, preventing Lincekum from controlling successfully.
Pinea is trying to control the position but Lincekum postures up.
Lincekum won't allow Pinea to sweep him here.
Pinea controls Lincekum momentarily but Lincekum frees himself.
Pinea lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea preventing the sweep.
Pinea has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lincekum pulls Pinea in to control the position.
Lincekum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pinea is one step ahead there.
Lincekum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pinea tries to free his leg and advance position but Lincekum is retaining full guard.
Lincekum is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Pinea missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pinea won't allow Lincekum to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lincekum is trying to keep Pinea in close.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pinea wants to clinch.
Pinea throws a hook to the side of Lincekum's head but Lincekum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincekum avoids the head kick by Pinea.
Pinea scores with a jab.
Pinea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pinea misses with an uppercut
and Lincekum counters with a straight right hand.
Lincekum misses with a looping left.
Lincekum swinging wildly here.
Lincekum throws a looping overhand right but Pinea ducks down to avoid it.
Pinea looks to throw the jab but Lincekum is out of range.
Lincekum is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Pinea uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincekum.
Pinea tries to clinch but Lincekum is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Koko Pinea 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! This is the final round!

Lincekum on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pinea misses the jab.
Pinea looks to land a body kick but Lincekum moved away.
Lincekum avoids the head kick by Pinea.
Pinea shoots in for a takedown but Lincekum shows good takedown defense.
Pinea is looking to clinch but Lincekum is avoiding it.
Pinea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lincekum connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pinea tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lincekum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pinea misses with a right hand
letting Lincekum counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum connects with a high kick.
Pinea shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lincekum looks to land a right hand but Pinea moved out of range.

Lincekum gets caught napping as Pinea dives in and scores a takedown. Lincekum manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincekum keeping full guard, as Pinea tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lincekum manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pinea manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pinea keeping moving, preventing Lincekum from controlling successfully.
Pinea keeping full guard, as Lincekum tries to pass.
Pinea preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Pinea throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lincekum wants to control from the top but Pinea keeps moving.
Lincekum postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lincekum showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Our spies down at at Big Bear Fight Factory inform us that Pinea has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Pinea is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lincekum trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinea is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinea controlling Lincekum's posture.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lincekum avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lincekum keeps the fight on the outside.
Koko Pinea is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Pinea lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lincekum throws a big shot that misses.
Pinea tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lincekum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lincekum moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lincekum missing with a left hand there. Pinea was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pinea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lincekum circles away.
Tim Lincekum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koko Pinea.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pinea looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum cracks Pinea with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lincekum throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circling - Lincekum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pinea moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tim Lincekum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pinea throws a body kick that misses.
Pinea misses with a hook
and Lincekum counters with a nice body shot.
Lincekum throws a body shot but no joy.

Pinea rushes Lincekum and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincekum trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lincekum missing with knees to the body.
Pinea wants a takedown but no success here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Lincekum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pinea has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Koko Pinea!
Tim Lincekum was interviewed post fight and said 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.