PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yasin Lin (ranked 3513 p4p, 3057 weight class) and Patrick Deringer (ranked 196 p4p, 176 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lin
vs
Deringer

170 cm
26
142
2 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
140
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Deringer!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Deringer throws a lazy right hand but Lin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lin wants to clinch up but Deringer keeps it at a distance.
Lin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Deringer takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lin doesn't manage to clinch there - Deringer circles away.
Deringer let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.

Deringer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lin.
Deringer crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin misses with a body punch.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deringer tries to land a knee to the head but Lin blocks with his arms.
Lin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Deringer's elbow.
Lin looking to throw knees to the head but Deringer is blocking nicely.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Deringer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Deringer.
Deringer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lin's elbow.
Deringer lands with a right to the head.
Lin lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Deringer blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deringer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Deringer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Deringer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lin backwards.
Deringer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lin is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Deringer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Deringer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Lin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lin misses with a punch to the body.
Deringer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Deringer blocks with his arms.
A head punch on the inside from Lin fails to land.
Deringer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Deringer with a knee to the head.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.

Deringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deringer throws a jab but it's blocked by Lin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deringer throws a jab when Lin was well out of range.
The fighters circling - Lin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deringer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Deringer slips a straight right by Lin.
Deringer jabs at Lin's body.
Deringer swings for the body but Lin moves out of range.
Lin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Deringer.
Deringer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lin fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Deringer on the side of the head.
Deringer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Deringer misses with a hook. Lin ducked under it nicely.

Lin has closed the distance and engaged Deringer in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Deringer.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Deringer.
Lin can't break the clinch.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Deringer.
Deringer crunches a lovely knee into Lin's ribcage.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Deringer avoids the damage to the body.
Deringer lands a nice uppercut.
Deringer lands a shot to the body.
Lin can't find room to land a body shot as Deringer controls the action.
Lin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lin is breathing heavily.
Lin lands a body punch.
Lin is looking to control Deringer's arms but Deringer gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lin has his back to the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lin.
Deringer misses with a punch on the inside.
Deringer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lin.
Deringer misses with a knee to the head.
Deringer lands a nice shot to the body.
Deringer can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.
A left hand lands to the body for Deringer.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lin avoiding damage as Deringer throws knees to the body.

Deringer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Deringer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lin.
Deringer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Deringer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lin.
Patrick Deringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Deringer doesn't seem bothered though.
Lin digs a good hook to Deringer's body.
Deringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lin misses with a looping right.
Deringer lands a glancing blow to the side of Lin's head.
Deringer throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Lin tries to clinch but Deringer moves out of range.
Deringer throws a big shot that misses.
Lin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deringer.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Deringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Deringer closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Deringer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Deringer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lin under the eye.
Lin misses with a body shot.
Lin is looking to clinch.
Lin defending well as Deringer loads up on a big left hand.
Deringer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lin throws out the jab.
Deringer connects with a single shot there.
Deringer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lin slips under a jab from Deringer.
A little feinted left hand from Lin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Deringer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lin scrambles back to his feet.
Deringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Lin blocks a jab.
Deringer circles away from the clinch attempt.

Lin moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deringer obliges.
Deringer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lin's elbow.
Deringer looking to stall.
Lin misses with a knee strike.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Deringer as Lin tries to tie him up.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Deringer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Deringer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lin manages to avoid it.
Deringer just misses with a punch to the body.
Deringer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lin.
Lin slips a straight right by Deringer.
Deringer throws a body punch but Lin moves out of range.
Deringer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Deringer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lin.
Lin lands a nice shot that snaps Deringer's head back.
Deringer thuds a left hand into Lin's body.
Deringer misses the shot to the body.
Patrick Deringer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lin connects with a nice looking jab.

Deringer is rocked!

Lin moves into the clinch.
Deringer is still on wobbly legs! Can Lin finish him?
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin blocks a body shot from Deringer.
Lin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deringer.
Lin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deringer's efforts to push away.
Deringer scores with a knee to the head.
Deringer seems to have recovered his senses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deringer lands with a short shot to the head.
Deringer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Deringer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Deringer avoids the damage to the body.
Lin blocks a body shot from Deringer.
Deringer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lin's face.
A short right from Deringer on the inside.
Deringer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer tries a body shot but Lin blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Deringer.
Deringer missing with knees to the body.
Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Deringer managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Deringer lands with a light punch inside.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin scores with a shoulder strike.
Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lin.
Lin cracks Deringer with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deringer managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Lin misses with the head strike.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lin prevents a body shot from Deringer.
A right hook to the body lands for Deringer.
A nice left hand lands by Deringer.
Deringer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Deringer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deringer managing to block the knees to the body from Lin.
Deringer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Deringer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Deringer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Deringer with a knee to the head.
Deringer missing with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Deringer.
Lin misses with a punch on the inside.
Lin lands with a left to the head.
Knees to the body from Deringer.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Deringer scores with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Deringer.
Deringer lands with a short shot to the head.
Deringer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Deringer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lin blocks it with crossed arms.
Deringer being controlled against the cage.
Deringer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Deringer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Deringer landing knees to the head.
Lin digs a right hand underneath Deringer's ribcage. Deringer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lin misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lin working aggressively here.
Deringer can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.
Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Deringer presses Lin against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deringer stalling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Deringer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Deringer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lin takes a swing at Deringer's ribcage but misses.

Deringer instigates a clinch.
Deringer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Deringer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Lin is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Deringer obliges.
Oh Lin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Deringer.
Deringer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lins head.
Deringer has Lin pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Lin is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Deringer - that's hurt Lin badly! Oh, another knee lands and Lin is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Lin doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Patrick Deringer!