PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Lind (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heel Jando (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jando's choice of entrance music: The Strokes - Someday. Curtis Lind could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Heel Jando's chin.

Lind
vs
Jando

176 cm
20
159 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

174 cm
23
165 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers standup

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Lind!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heel Jando!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Russell Pearce and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Lind there.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jando holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jando gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lind avoids the elbow strike from Jando, against the cage.
Jando gets underhooks to prevent Lind's takedown attempt.
Jando just leaning against Lind, taking a breather.
Jando creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jando pressing his opponent against the cage.
Jando scores a nice knee to the body.
Jando lands an elbow just above Lind 's eye.
Lind trying to stall but Jando improves his position.
Jando on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Jando breaks the clinch.
Jando darts in trying to clinch

and Lind counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lind pulls guard successfully.
Lind wants to sweep but no luck.
Lind is striking off his back. Jando thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Lind tries to roll over but Jando keeps him under control.
Lind trying to hold on to Jando's head to control him but Jando postures up.
Lind works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lind wants to sweep here but Jando controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lind is on top in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind preventing the sweep.
Lind stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jando swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jando keeping moving, preventing Lind from controlling successfully.
Lind loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lind wants to pass the guard but Jando is keeping the position.
Jando working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lind.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jando looking for a guillotine here but Lind defends easily.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lind circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lind counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lind tries to free his leg and advance position but Jando is retaining full guard.
Lind trying to control but Jando is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jando is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lind trying to control the position from guard on top but Jando is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lind stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jando swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jando keeping moving, preventing Lind from controlling successfully.
Jando tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lind circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lind counters by clinching up.
Jando throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jando tries to stall but Lind uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jando stalling against the cage.
Jando looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Curtis Lind dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jando wants to clinch

and Lind counters by moving into the clinch.
Lind prevents Jando from breaking the clinch.
Jando trying to land knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jando.
Jando throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lind stalls.
Jando landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lind leaning against his opponent.
Jando tries to stall but Lind uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jando.
Jando is trying to maintain a safe position but Lind gets an underhook and turns Jando into the cage.
Lind lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jando backwards.
Lind stalls.
Jando is trying to maintain a safe position but Lind gets an underhook and turns Jando into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lind is looking to control Jando's arms but Jando gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lind has his back to the cage.
Jando controlling the action here for a moment.
Lind wants a takedown.

Jando breaks from the clinch.
Lind circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lind counters with a good low kick that Jando was not able to check.
Heel Jando is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lind.
Jando is breathing heavily.
Jando tries to clinch but Lind moves away

and Lind counters by moving into the clinch.
Jando is trying to maintain a safe position but Lind gets an underhook and turns Jando into the cage.

Lind breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jando closes the distance but Lind moves to the side

and Lind counters by moving into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lind looking to stall.

Lind breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jando closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lind counters with a nice leg kick.
Lind scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lind looks to land a combination but Jando avoids it well.
Lind lands a front kick.
Lind is looking to score with low kicks.
Jando blocks a head kick by Lind.
Lind throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jando on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jando darts in trying to clinch
and Lind counters with a nice leg kick.
Lind closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jando circles away.
Jando tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lind counters with a one-two to the body.
Nice combo by Lind! Oh, that's hurt him - Jando falls to the canvas and Lind follows him into side control.

Jando is rocked!
Lind lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jando is still in real trouble! Can Lind finish him?
Jando taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lind scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Jando is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Lind can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Curtis Lind!