PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tim Lincekum (ranked 2341 p4p, 102 weight class) and Santana Blaze (ranked 4134 p4p, 197 weight class). Lincekum comes to the cage accompanied by BYOB. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Lincekum
vs
Blaze

160 cm
30
136 lbs
13 - 7 - 0

177 cm
35
138 lbs
16 - 10 - 1

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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 - 7 - 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 16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Santana Blaze!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Kenichi Hosakawa and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lincekum throws a body shot but no joy.
Blaze throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
It looked like Lincekum was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Blaze.
Blaze has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lincekum is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A low kick from Lincekum is predictable there
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lincekum. Blaze does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lincekum scores with the left hand. Blaze knows he should have avoided that one.
Blaze lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Tim Lincekum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lincekum.
Blaze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Blaze with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincekum.
Lincekum moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Lincekum's belly button to the back.
Lincekum lands a nice shot that snaps Blaze's head back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lincekum misses with a left hand
and Blaze counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lincekum connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lincekum just misses with a punch to the body.
Blaze unleashes a big counter combination but Lincekum bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
A combination from Blaze does no damage.
Lincekum takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Blaze uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lincekum.
Blaze throws a nice looking combination but Lincekum bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A quick step to the side and Lincekum tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sloppy strikes from Blaze. Those never looked like landing.
Blaze leaves Lincekum with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lincekum misses with a double jab
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Lincekum throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum dodges the punch combination from Blaze.
Lincekum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lincekum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincekum.
Lincekum throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincekum throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
Lincekum throws out a powerful jab.
Blaze looks to land a combination but Lincekum avoids it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Blaze.
Lincekum misses with a body shot.
Blaze is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lincekum digs a good body shot into Blaze's ribs.
Lincekum takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lincekum throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
Blaze lands a right hook to the body.
Blaze looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blaze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lincekum circles away quickly and effectively.
Lincekum throwing a counter right hand but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Lincekum throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
Blaze takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blaze.
Lincekum tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Blaze throws a jab when Lincekum was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Blaze. That's going to slow Lincekum down.
Lincekum throws a shot from downtown. Blaze moves away and avoids it.
Lincekum throws a poor cross that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lincekum thinking.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lincekum scores with a body shot.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
As Lincekum backs off Blaze throws a huge counter combo but Lincekum manages to avoid it all.
Blaze throws a hook but Lincekum blocks it.
Blaze lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lincekum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blaze throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Lincekum was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lincekum throws a head kick that misses.
Lincekum throws a jab when Blaze was well out of range.
Blaze uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lincekum.
Blaze swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lincekum counters with a nice body shot.
Lincekum throws a big shot that misses.
Some wild striking there from Blaze.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Santana Blaze dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lincekum loads up on a big right hand but Blaze slips the punch.
Lincekum connects with a body shot that sends Blaze's belly button to the back.
A swing and a miss from Blaze.
Lincekum misses with a lunging right hand
and Lincekum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincekum misses with an uppercut
and Blaze counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lincekum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincekum misses the target.
Lincekum misses with a lunging right hand
and Blaze counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blaze lands with a nice combination. Lincekum backs away looking to recover.
Lincekum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blaze.
Lincekum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
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!
Lincekum misses with a body shot.
Blaze connects with a body shot that sends Lincekum's belly button to the back.
Lincekum thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Blaze on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lincekum misses with a straight right.
Lincekum misses with an uppercut
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Blaze avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lincekum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze throws out a counter right but Lincekum avoids it with no problem.
Lincekum takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Lincekum misses the target.
Despite the aggression on Blaze's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lincekum lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blaze ducks under a wild hook from Lincekum.
Blaze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Blaze moves out of range of the strikes.
Blaze is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Blaze throws a looping overhand right but Lincekum ducks down to avoid it.
Blaze throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lincekum stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lincekum swings for the body but Blaze moves out of range.
Lincekum lands a head shot.
Blaze misses with a low kick.
Lincekum swings widly with a right hand
and Blaze makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lincekum is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blaze.
A jab from Lincekum misses.
Blaze let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blaze's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Blaze duly obliges.
Lincekum throws a body punch but Blaze moves out of range.
Santana Blaze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lincekum throws a right hand that misses
and Blaze counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lincekum thinking.
Lincekum misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lincekum is looking to chop away at Blaze's legs.
Blaze looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lincekum slips a straight right by Blaze.
Blaze on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum throws a leg kick
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blaze.
Lincekum with a jab.
Blaze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blaze now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Blaze misses with a jab to the body
and Blaze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Blaze throws the left hand but Lincekum avoids the punch easily.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Lincekum shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Blaze misses.
Lincekum was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lincekum throws a hook to the side of Blaze's head but Blaze sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lincekum misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Blaze keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lincekum was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lincekum misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blaze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Santana Blaze seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lincekum throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lincekum looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lincekum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Blaze misses with a looping right.
Lincekum misses with an uppercut
and Blaze counters with a straight right hand.
Lincekum connects with a body shot that sends Blaze's belly button to the back.
Blaze misses with an uppercut. Lincekum saw that one coming.
Lincekum with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Santana Blaze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lincekum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Blaze is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blaze misses with a series of wild punches.
Blaze takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lincekum throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blaze counters with a two punch combo.
Lincekum connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Blaze's hands.
Lincekum jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lincekum throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lincekum ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Blaze moves away.
No joy there for Blaze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Lincekum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blaze shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lincekum eats them both and turns towards Blaze to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Blaze keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze moves away from the strike by Lincekum.
Blaze has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Blaze throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lincekum displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blaze throws out the jab.
Lincekum appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lincekum lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blaze circles away quickly and effectively.
Blaze with a hook.
Blaze lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lincekum throws an overhand right that lands on Blaze's shoulder, as Blaze tries to avoid the shot.
Lincekum tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blaze was well out of range. Poor timing from Lincekum.
Blaze lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lincekum's sensitive parts.
Lincekum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Blaze is rocked!
Lincekum misses the jab.
Blaze throws out a counter right but Lincekum avoids it with no problem.
Blaze is still on wobbly legs! Can Lincekum finish him?
Lincekum misses with a lunging right hand
letting Blaze counter with a right hand.
Blaze seems to have recovered his senses.
Blaze just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Lincekum misses its target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lincekum misses with a hook. Blaze ducked under it nicely.
Blaze throws out a counter right but Lincekum avoids it with no problem.
Lincekum throws an off balance right hand
and Blaze counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lincekum fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blaze manages to avoid it.
Lincekum throws a lazy right hand but Blaze sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lincekum throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lincekum swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blaze counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Lincekum closes the distance and clinches.
Blaze looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lincekum keeps control of Blaze as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blaze is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lincekum keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Blaze's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze working hard to break the clinch.
Blaze is looking to break free of the clinch but Lincekum has double underhooks.
Blaze wants to get back to striking at distance but Lincekum won't allow it.
Lincekum lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Santana Blaze has been cut.
Blaze being controlled against the cage.
Blaze wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blaze trying to control the position but instead, Lincekum has worked for underhooks and has pushed Blaze into the cage.

Blaze manages to break the clinch.
Lincekum listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lincekum misses with an uppercut.
Blaze connects with a nice looking jab.
Lincekum throws a big shot that misses.
Lincekum misses with a double jab
and Blaze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lincekum throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tim Lincekum has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lincekum takes a swing at Blaze's ribcage but misses.
Lincekum misses with an uppercut
and Lincekum takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lincekum looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lincekum looks to clinch
and Blaze cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lincekum throws the left hand but Blaze avoids the punch easily.
Blaze tries to move into range but Lincekum moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santana Blaze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blaze scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Santana Blaze.
I've got Blaze 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Santana Blaze!
Our winner, Santana Blaze, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Tim Lincekum was interviewed post fight and said 'Hi guys, sorry I lost, I will make sure to try much better next time,ok?'.