PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dawid Rafal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Lindgren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Rafal
vs
Lindgren

187 cm
27
177 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

186 cm
27
177 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Milwaukee's Best 160

Conviction

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dawid Rafal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mikael Lindgren!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Daniel Franklin and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafal scores with a body shot.
Rafal moves out of range of the body kick.
Lindgren misses with a low kick.
Lindgren checks a low kick from Rafal.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lindgren has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Rafal misses with a body kick.
Rafal lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lindgren avoids the body shot from Rafal.
Rafal throws a leg kick that is checked

and Lindgren counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rafal!
Lindgren looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Rafal is avoiding damage well.
Lindgren has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lindgren working the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindgren tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Lindgren crashes against the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren working the strikes but Rafal uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lindgren missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lindgren is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lindgren throwing shots but Rafal is blocking nicely.
Rafal avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lindgren.
Rafal taking some punishment here, with Lindgren in his half guard.
Lindgren performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal is trying is best to control the position here.
Rafal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Rafal gets back to full guard.
Lindgren trying to control but Rafal is working from the bottom.
Lindgren throws a strike but Rafal rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rafal sitting in guard here, content to control.

Lindgren looking for a guillotine here but Rafal defends easily.

Lindgren working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rafal doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rafal manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Rafal trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindgren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lindgren is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rafal defends well.
Rafal trying to control the position from guard on top but Lindgren is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren is pulling down on Rafal's head. It's preventing any offense from Rafal, at least for the moment.
Rafal passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Rafal sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lindgren trying to control here.
Rafal is pressing down on Lindgren's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lindgren is holding on for now.
Rafal is looking to take a break and control but Lindgren is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rafal seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dawid Rafal just wasn't active enough.
A low kick from Rafal misses

and Lindgren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Lindgren dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

A swing and a miss from Rafal.
Lindgren thows a body shot but no joy.
Lindgren checks a low kick from Rafal.
Lindgren with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rafal to score with a decent uppercut.
Rafal throws a low kick but Lindgren moves out of range easily.
Rafal throws a low kick but Lindgren moves out of range easily.
Lindgren stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rafal.
Rafal throws a body punch but Lindgren moves out of range.
Dawid Rafal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rafal will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Rafal misses with a straight right.
Lindgren takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Rafal throws out a leg kick but Lindgren moves out of range and Rafal only half commits.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindgren avoids a kick to the body.
Rafal throws a poor cross that misses

and Lindgren counters with a takedown into side control.
Rafal is not content to let Lindgren control the position.
Lindgren lands a nice forearm strike.

Lindgren is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rafal knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lindgren is putting a hurting on Rafal here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindgren wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rafal keeps working.
Lindgren throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rafal defending against the ground and pound.
Lindgren sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Rafal is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lindgren has knee on belly and moves into mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren looking to ground and pound but Rafal is blocking nicely.
Rafal is squirming around, avoiding Lindgren's attempts to control the action.
Lindgren with good strikes from the mount here!
Lindgren wants to control the pace but Rafal is squirming around nicely.
Lindgren looking to ground and pound but Rafal is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rafal is squirming around, avoiding Lindgren's attempts to control the action.
Lindgren thowing shots but they're missing.
Lindgren thowing shots but they're missing.
Lindgren working the ground and pound effectively.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindgren throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mikael Lindgren showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Rafal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lindgren uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rafal.
Rafal leaves Lindgren with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rafal just misses with a punch to the body.
Rafal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rafal connects with an inside leg kick.
Rafal looks to score with a jab to the body but Lindgren is just out of range.
Rafal is looking to wear down Lindgren with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rafal with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A lazy body kick from Rafal

so Lindgren counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mikael Lindgren has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lindgren loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dawid Rafal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafal is pulling down on Lindgren's head to control his posture.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rafal preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lindgren with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lindgren stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rafal swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Dawid Rafal has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
An inside leg kick from Rafal misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rafal misses with an attempted mid kick.
A right-left combo lands from Rafal.

It looks like Mikael Lindgren has been cut.
Rafal misses with a leg kick

and Lindgren counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lindgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Rafal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindgren connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren trying to control the position from guard on top but Rafal is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lindgren sitting in guard here, content to control.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mikael Lindgren was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Rafal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rafal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rafal waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lindgren.
Lindgren drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rafal thows a leg kick but Lindgren checks it

and Lindgren counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lindgren stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lindgren throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rafal is trying to maintain the position but Lindgren is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lindgren throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rafal to regain full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lindgren throws a big elbow that misses.
Lindgren working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mikael Lindgren comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lindgren winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikael Lindgren!
Mikael Lindgren made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I thought KRad was Duck's manager but after that beatdown I'm concerned he's more of a Vladimir Byhenikov fighter. '.