PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasin Lin (ranked 3809 p4p, 5071 weight class) and Yuki Shojumaru (ranked 229 p4p, 292 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Lin
vs
Shojumaru

170 cm
25
142
1 - 2 - 0

150 cm
25
140
1 - 1 - 1

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

Good wrestler
Decent knees
Powerful

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yasin Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Yuki Shojumaru!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shojumaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Lin darts in and clinches Shojumaru up against the cage.
Shojumaru crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shojumaru unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lin tries to throw a body punch but Shojumaru avoids it by throwing Lin back against the cage.
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shojumaru stalling against the cage.
Shojumaru lands with a short shot to the head.
Shojumaru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Shojumaru blocks with his arms.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Lin on the inside.
Shojumaru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shojumaru missing with knees to the body.
Shojumaru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru has Lin pushed against the cage.
Lin throws a head punch that misses.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Shojumaru blocks with his arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin avoids a wild elbow strike from Shojumaru.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shojumaru misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shojumaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shojumaru has Lin pushed against the cage.
Shojumaru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shojumaru blocks a body shot from Lin.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lin can't break the clinch.
Shojumaru misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
A short uppercut from Shojumaru.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Shojumaru is blocking nicely.
Shojumaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shojumaru lands with a light punch inside.
Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Shojumaru lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojumaru lands a nice knee to the body.
Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lin is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shojumaru is defending well for now.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shojumaru blocks it with crossed arms.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shojumaru.
Lin takes a shot to the head.
Shojumaru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shojumaru with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shojumaru lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Shojumaru lands a right hand.
Shojumaru lands a left hand.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojumaru.
Lin blocks a body shot from Shojumaru.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shojumaru is defending well for now.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Shojumaru avoids the damage to the body.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shojumaru is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Shojumaru just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lin's brow.
Lin struggles to land a body shot inside as Shojumaru controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojumaru.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shojumaru has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shojumaru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Shojumaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Shojumaru blocks a body shot from Lin.
Shojumaru looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shojumaru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shojumaru blocks an uppercut.
Shojumaru tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lin avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lin.
Lin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shojumaru gets through Lin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Shojumaru misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Shojumaru blocks with his arms.
A short left from Shojumaru.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shojumaru lands a shot to the body.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Lin tries a knee to the head but Shojumaru blocks it.
Lin tries a body shot but Shojumaru blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
Lin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shojumaru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lin blocks a body shot from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shojumaru lands a left hand.
Shojumaru looking to throw knees to the head but Lin is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lin is defending well for now.
Shojumaru tries to land knees in the clinch but Lin avoids the damage to the body.
Lin is trying to stall.
Shojumaru tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shojumaru lands a hook that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Lin avoids a wild elbow strike from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru scores with a shoulder strike.
Lin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Shojumaru dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lin throws a body shot but no joy.
Shojumaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Shojumaru uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lin.
Lin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shojumaru in his tracks.
A jab from Lin does it's job there.
Lin moves out of range as Shojumaru strikes.
Shojumaru swats away the attempt to clinch by Lin.
Shojumaru scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lin doesn't seem bothered though.
Lin wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shojumaru misses with a wild body shot.
Lin is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lin throws a lazy right hand but Shojumaru sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shojumaru is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Shojumaru misses with a straight left.
Lin lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shojumaru walks into a straight right hand from Lin.

Lin instigates a clinch.
Lin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yuki Shojumaru seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin lands a shoulder strike.
Shojumaru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shojumaru misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Shojumaru scores with a nice short uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Shojumaru throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Shojumaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojumaru has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A body shot lands from Lin.
Shojumaru lands with a short shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
Lin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shojumaru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shojumaru taking a breather.
Shojumaru connects with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right from Shojumaru.

Lin is rocked!
Shojumaru managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Oh Lin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shojumaru blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shojumaru.
A body shot lands from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Shojumaru throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shojumaru blocks it with crossed arms.
Shojumaru connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lin's face.
Shojumaru lands with a short shot to the head.
Shojumaru trying to land knees to the body.
Shojumaru prevents a body shot from Lin.
Shojumaru lands a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Shojumaru.
Shojumaru crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
A short right from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the body.
Shojumaru digs a right hand underneath Lin's ribcage. Lin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Shojumaru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shojumaru comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shojumaru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shojumaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Shojumaru lands a knee to the body.
Shojumaru with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shojumaru scores with a nice hook to the head.
Shojumaru lands a body punch.
Shojumaru scores with a hook to the body.
Lin blocks the elbow strike.
Lin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Shojumaru lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Shojumaru.
Lin managing to block the knees to the body from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lin.
Shojumaru unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Shojumaru is working Lin over against the cage.
Shojumaru throws a knee to the head but misses.
Shojumaru is leaning against Lin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Shojumaru tries a knee to the head but Lin blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru lands with a light punch inside.
Shojumaru tries a knee to the head but Lin blocks it.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin tries a body shot but Shojumaru blocks it.
A short left from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Come on Shojumaru - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Shojumaru lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nice body punch from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Shojumaru lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Shojumaru lands a body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shojumaru.
Shojumaru tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lin tries a knee to the head but Shojumaru blocks it.
Shojumaru landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Shojumaru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shojumaru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shojumaru tries to land knees in the clinch but Lin avoids the damage to the body.
Shojumaru scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Shojumaru is blocking nicely.
Shojumaru lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Shojumaru lands a body punch in the clinch.
Shojumaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Shojumaru works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shojumaru stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lin seems to have got his legs back now.
Shojumaru throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lin is trying to break the clinch but Shojumaru has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shojumaru's elbow.
Shojumaru throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lins head.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lin missing with knees to the body.
Lin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shojumaru on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shojumaru scores with a shoulder strike.
Shojumaru misses with a knee strike.
Shojumaru lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lin misses with a punch to the body.
Lin tries a body shot but Shojumaru blocks it.
Shojumaru lands with a left to the head.
Lin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but Shojumaru uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short right from Shojumaru.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Yuki Shojumaru showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Shojumaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Shojumaru missing with a left hand there. Lin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lin misses with a body shot
and Shojumaru connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A slow jab from Shojumaru misses its intended target.
Lin moves in looking to clinch but Shojumaru pushes him off.
Lin cracks Shojumaru with a right hand to the side of the head.
Shojumaru misses with a body punch
and Lin counters with a nice uppercut.
Lin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shojumaru.
Shojumaru looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shojumaru appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shojumaru throws a body shot but no joy.
Shojumaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lin with a nice cross.
Shojumaru dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lin moves in looking to clinch but Shojumaru pushes him off.
Shojumaru looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lin wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin is looking to clinch.
Shojumaru is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lin.
Lin lands a jab to the head.
Shojumaru lands a slapping body shot.
Shojumaru misses with a straight right.
Shojumaru throws a hook but Lin avoids it easily.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Shojumaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin takes one to the chin there.
Shojumaru is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shojumaru was well out of range. Poor timing from Lin.
A slow jab from Shojumaru misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Lin misses the target.
Shojumaru throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shojumaru throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Lin blocks a jab.
Lin wants to clinch.
Yasin Lin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shojumaru lands a nice uppercut.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Shojumaru lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lin or not.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shojumaru softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Lin breaks from the clinch.
Lin punishes Shojumaru's body with a nice straight punch.
Lin is looking to clinch.
Shojumaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lin moves away.
Lin lunges at Shojumaru with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Shojumaru's hand.
Lin looks to score with a jab to the body but Shojumaru is just out of range.
Shojumaru misses with an uppercut
and Lin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shojumaru looks to land a right hand but Lin moved out of range.
Shojumaru misses with a wild body shot.
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lin scores with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru misses with a hook.
Lin scores with a jab.
Shojumaru punishes Lin's body with a nice straight punch.
Shojumaru throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shojumaru misses with a straight right.
Shojumaru throws a hook but Lin avoids it easily.
Shojumaru throws a hook to the side of Lin's head but Lin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lin ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Shojumaru misses the shot to the body.
Lin slips a straight right by Shojumaru.
Lin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Shojumaru doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lin tries to close the distance and clinch but Shojumaru swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lin digs a good hook to Shojumaru's body.
Lin wants to clinch up but Shojumaru keeps it at a distance.
Lin tries to clinch there but Shojumaru circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shojumaru connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lin momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shojumaru lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Shojumaru under the eye.
Lin wants to clinch up but Shojumaru keeps it at a distance.
A jab from Lin does it's job there.

Lin moves into the clinch successfully.
Shojumaru throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin trying to stall but Shojumaru improves his position.
Shojumaru is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lin is defending well for now.
Lin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Shojumaru lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shojumaru is defending well for now.
Yuki Shojumaru is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shojumaru.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Yuki Shojumaru.
I've got Shojumaru 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuki Shojumaru!