PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Quân Lê (ranked 1470 p4p, 74 weight class) and Tomas Lindberg (ranked 5125 p4p, 217 weight class). Lindberg is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by At The Gates - The Book of Sand. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lê
vs
Lindberg

168 cm
25
145 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

169 cm
29
145 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Quân Lê!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tomas Lindberg!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lindberg misses with a straight right.
Lê scores with a leg kick.
Lê throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lê lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindberg ducks under a wild hook from Lê.
Lindberg throws a body punch but Lê moves out of range.
Lindberg blocks a jab.
Lindberg loads up on a big right hand but Lê slips the punch.
Lê scores with a nice strike.
Lê connects with a nice looking jab.
Lindberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lê.
Lê is looking to clinch.
Lindberg with a nice cross.
Lindberg throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Lê there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Lindberg misses the target.
Nice cross by Lê.
A jab lands there for Lê.
Lindberg swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg moves away from the strike by Lê.
Lindberg takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lindberg on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lê!
Lindberg looks to score with a jab to the body but Lê is just out of range.
Lê loads up on a big right hand but Lindberg slips the punch.
Lê scores with a nice right hand.
Lê is looking to clinch but Lindberg is avoiding it.
Lê connects with a crisp jab.
Lindberg just misses with a punch to the body.
Lê moves out of range of the strikes.
Lê stuns Lindberg with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lê sizes up Lindberg with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lindberg throws a looping overhand right but Lê ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Lindberg misses with a hook.
Lindberg lands with an uppercut that bounces Lê off the cage and back into range.
A shot to the body from Lindberg misses
and Lê counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lê feints and then cracks Lindberg's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lindberg down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê tries to land a front kick but Lindberg steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lindberg.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lê!
Lê takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lê throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lê - that will leave a mark!
Lindberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lê misses with the body kick
and Lindberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lê swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lindberg.
Lindberg walks into a stiff left hand from Lê.
Lê connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lindberg. Lindberg circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lê lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindberg at a distance.
Lê looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lindberg throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lê attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lê.
Lindberg stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lê.
Lê avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lê lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lê lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lindberg has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lindberg and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lê lands a head shot.
Lindberg on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Lê chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lê throws a jab but it's blocked by Lindberg.
Lê misses with a two punch combination.
Lê throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Lê misses the target.
Lê throws a head kick that misses.
Lê throws the kick towards the body but Lindberg avoids it.
Lê throws a chopping leg kick but Lindberg manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lindberg throws out a counter right but Lê avoids it with no problem.
Lê takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lindberg misses with a straight left.
Lindberg misses with a wild combination.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Lê ducked under it nicely.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Lê ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg throws the left hand but Lê avoids the punch easily.
A punch lands to the side of Lindberg 's head but he takes it in his stride.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Lindberg does it's job there.
Lindberg takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Lê lands a jab to the head.
Lê tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lindberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Lê.
Lê takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lê dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lê lands a lovely overhand right.
Lindberg misses with a straight right.
Lindberg throws a big shot that misses.
Lê is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lindberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lê.
Lindberg throws a lazy right hand but Lê sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê throws an overhand right that lands on Lindberg's shoulder, as Lindberg tries to avoid the shot.
A little jabbing left from Lindberg on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lê manages to avoid it.
Lindberg fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lê manages to avoid it.
Lê cracks the inside of Lindberg's front leg.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quân Lê dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lê cracks Lindberg with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lê fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lê misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lindberg! But no joy.
Lê lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindberg at a distance.
Lindberg misses with an uppercut
enabling Lê to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice shot by Lindberg.
Lê fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lindberg is out of range.
Lindberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lê lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lê bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

Lê moves into the clinch successfully.
Lê lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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!
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lê throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindbergs head.
Lê swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lê blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lê pushes Lindberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lindberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lê lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lindberg fails to land.
Lê scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lê misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lindberg lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lê goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lê blocks an uppercut.
Lê lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lê pushes Lindberg back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lindberg.
Lê lands an uppercut.
Lê blocks an uppercut.
Lê tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lindberg's elbow.
Lindberg's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left hand lands to the body for Lindberg.
Lindberg blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lê softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lindberg blocks a body shot from Lê.
Lê misses with some punches.
Lê tries to throw a body punch but Lindberg avoids it by throwing Lê back against the cage.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lê lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê scores with a shot to the side of Lindberg's head.
Lê is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lindberg can do to turn this around?
Lindberg goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Lê controls the action.
Lê working aggressively here.
Lindberg swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lê.
Lê swings wildly with an uppercut but Lindberg uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lê lands a right hand.
Lindberg lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lê backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
Lindberg misses with a punch to the body.
Lindberg doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lê working aggressively here.
A short uppercut from Lindberg.
Lindberg fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Quân Lê has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lê misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lê can't find room to land a body shot as Lindberg controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lindberg.
Lê working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lindberg can't find room to land a body shot as Lê controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lindberg misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lê throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lindbergs head.
Lindberg tries to throw a body punch but Lê avoids it by throwing Lindberg back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Lê fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lê.
A head punch on the inside from Lindberg fails to land.
Lindberg misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Lê scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lê misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lê lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Lê's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lindberg blocks the body kick.
Lindberg swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lê.
The fighters circling - Lindberg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lê misses with a double jab.
A good leg kick by Lê.
Lindberg misses with a straight left.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lê.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lê.
Lê punishes Lindberg's body with a nice straight punch.
Good shot there by Lê.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Lê tried to counter with a leg kick but Lindberg avoided it.
Lindberg chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lê can pounce on him.
Lê ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lindberg moves away.
Lindberg slips under a jab from Lê.
Lindberg moves away from the strike by Lê.
Lê lands a body shot.
Lê lands a nice shot that snaps Lindberg's head back.
A good leg kick by Lê.
Lê uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindberg.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lindberg stuns Lê with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A jab from Lindberg misses.
Quân Lê seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lê keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lê throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Quân Lê dominated that second round.
That's time! Lê's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lindberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lê - the referee stops the clock and Lindberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lê. Lindberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lindberg has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lê.
Lê takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A jab from Lê misses.
Lê looks to throw a body kick
and Lindberg counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lê ducks under a wild hook from Lindberg.
Some wild striking there from Lindberg.
Lindberg misses with a few strikes there.
A jab from Lê does it's job there.
Lê steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lindberg.
Quân Lê is winning the standup battle so far.
Lê cracks Lindberg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lindberg misses the shot to the body.
Lê misses with a body shot.
Donk. Lindberg catches Lê right on the button with a cross.
Lê lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lê missing with a left hand there. Lindberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lê throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindberg walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lê throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lê finds it's way through Lindberg's defenses.
Lindberg needs to keep his hands up - Lê had a free shot at his head there.
Jab, jab by Lê - just one landing.
Lindberg ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lê moves away.
Lê throws a body shot but no joy.
Lindberg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lindberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindberg connects with the punch.
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lindberg. Lê does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lê connects with a leg kick. Lindberg looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lindberg takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lindberg misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lê.
Lê throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lindberg stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lê misses with an attempted mid kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lê moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lê connects with a crisp jab.
Lê connects with the punch.
Lindberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lindberg checks a leg kick nicely.
It seemed like Lindberg was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tomas Lindberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lindberg getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lê scores with a jab to the head.
Lê defending well as Lindberg loads up on a big left hand.
Lê throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lê throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lindberg takes a swing at Lê's ribcage but misses.
Lindberg misses with a straight right.
Lindberg just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLê.
A jab from Lê misses.
Lindberg tries to move into range but Lê moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lindberg misses with a hook. Lê ducked under it nicely.
Lê scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lê lands a glancing blow to the side of Lindberg's head.
Lê lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lindberg at a distance.
Lê lands a nice shot that snaps Lindberg's head back.
Lê with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big left from Lindberg misses.
Lê scores with a spinning back kick!
Lindberg avoids the head kick by Lê.
Lindberg moves forwards but Lê connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lê fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lindberg on the side of the head.
A big right from Lindberg misses.
Jab by Lê.
Lê moves out of range as Lindberg strikes.
Lindberg takes a body punch but keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lê lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lindberg crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lê - the referee stops the clock and Lindberg gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lê. Lindberg manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lê goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindberg misses with a hook.
Lindberg lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lê backs up against the cage.
Lê fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lindberg.
Lindberg scores with a jab. Lê acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lê connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lindberg throws a shot from downtown. Lê moves away and avoids it.
Lê scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lê scores with a nice strike.
Lindberg tests Lê's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lê fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lindberg avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lê keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lindberg swings for the body but Lê moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Lê there.
Lê fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Quân Lê showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lê has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Quân Lê!