PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hengeyokai Ki Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Stelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Ki Lin
vs
Stelter

188 cm
19
207 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

187 cm
26
210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hengeyokai Ki Lin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Sebastian Stelter!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stelter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stelter looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Ki Lin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Stelter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stelter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Stelter walks forward, straight into a front kick from Ki Lin.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ki Lin scores with a nice body kick.
Ki Lin scores with a spinning back kick!
A slapping leg kick lands for Ki Lin.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Ki Lin closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Ki Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stelter avoids it.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Lin missing with knees to the body.
Stelter misses with a punch on the inside.
Stelter takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Sebastian Stelter has been cut.
Ki Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stelter is defending well for now.
Ki Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stelter avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Ki Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stelter is trying to break free.
Ki Lin misses with a knee strike.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Lin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Stelter's efforts to push away.
Ki Lin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stelter managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stelter blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Lin landing knees to the body.
Stelter avoiding damage as Ki Lin throws knees to the body.
Stelter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ki Lin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Stelter.
Ki Lin is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ki Lin misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Stelter ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Stelter no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Ki Lin throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ki Lin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stelter utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ki Lin postures up in Stelter's guard and throws a big left but Stelter blocks it.
Stelter working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ki Lin is looking to work some ground and pound but Stelter has wrist control.
Ki Lin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ki Lin tries to free his leg and advance position but Stelter is retaining full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Stelter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Ki Lin decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Stelter, up you get!
Stelter walks into a jab.
A head kick from Ki Lin lands but Stelter takes it in his stride.
Ki Lin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Stelter's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin delivers a nice body kick.

Ki Lin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Ki Lin misses with a knee to the head.
Stelter managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stelter managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stelter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stelter.
Ki Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stelter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ki Lin misses with a knee to the head.

Stelter breaks the clinch.
Stelter is looking to clinch but Ki Lin is avoiding it.
Ki Lin scores with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Ki Lin.
Stelter closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ki Lin counters with a thumping low kick.
Ki Lin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stelter's calf.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ki Lin pushes Stelter up against the cage in a clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stelter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ki Lin scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hengeyokai Ki Lin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Stelter's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Ki Lin scores with a nice body kick.
Ki Lin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stelter.
Stelter has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ki Lin.
Stelter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ki Lin pushes Stelter away with a front kick.
Stelter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

Ki Lin moves into range and clinches up with Stelter.
Ki Lin trying to land knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ki Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stelter blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stelter blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stelter avoids it.
Ki Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ki Lin crunches a lovely knee into Stelter's ribcage.
Ki Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stelter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Lin misses with a knee strike.
Stelter tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stelter has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ki Lin.
Ki Lin connects with a knee to the head.
Ki Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stelter goes for a takedown attempt but Ki Lin pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ki Lin lands a head kick!
Stelter misses with a takedown
and Ki Lin counters with a thumping low kick.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Stelter.
Ki Lin throws a front kick that sends Stelter stumbling back into the cage.
Stelter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ki Lin can pounce on him.
Stelter circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sebastian Stelter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stelter takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stelter avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ki Lin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Stelter's calf.
Stelter swats away the attempt to clinch by Ki Lin.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that Stelter semi-blocks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ki Lin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin is winning the standup battle so far.
Ki Lin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ki Lin scores with a head kick. Stelter tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Ki Lin explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ki Lin lands a nice looking kick to the body. Stelter takes a step back to recover.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stelter takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin throws a head kick that Stelter semi-blocks.
Ki Lin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stelter.
Ki Lin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stelter.
Ki Lin lands a head kick. Stelter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice body kick there by Ki Lin.
A head kick from Ki Lin lands but Stelter takes it in his stride.
Ki Lin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stelter can do to turn this around?
Ki Lin lands a leg kick that knocks Stelter off balance momentarily.

Ki Lin clinches up with Stelter and pushes him back against the cage.
Stelter avoiding damage as Ki Lin throws knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stelter avoids it.
Ki Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Stelter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ki Lin unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ki Lin missing with knees to the body.
Ki Lin throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stelter blocks it with crossed arms.
Ki Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stelter avoids the damage to the body.
Ki Lin throws a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Ki Lin.
Ki Lin stops a takedown attempt from Stelter.
Ki Lin misses with a knee strike.
Stelter wants to break free but Ki Lin has control.
Ki Lin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stelter avoids the damage to the body.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ki Lin using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stelter has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ki Lin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stelter managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Stelter taking a breather.
Ki Lin missing with knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ki Lin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stelter has had enough of the clinch but Ki Lin keeps him there for the moment.
Ki Lin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stelter.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stelter managing to block the knees to the body from Ki Lin.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ki Lin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hengeyokai Ki Lin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebastian Stelter's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Stelter has managed to clinch.
Stelter avoiding damage as Ki Lin throws knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the head but Stelter blocks with his arms.
Stelter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ki Lin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Stelter is trying to force a seperation but Ki Lin has the dominant position.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stelter avoids it.
Stelter avoiding damage as Ki Lin throws knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stelter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stelter avoiding damage as Ki Lin throws knees to the body.

Stelter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ki Lin uses from the top position.
Ki Lin throwing strikes from guard but Stelter blocks nicely.
Ki Lin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Stelter is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ki Lin is aware though and is defending well.
Ki Lin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ki Lin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ki Lin with a nice head shot there.
Ki Lin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stelter works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Stelter preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ki Lin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Ki Lin stands and steps away. Stelter gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Ki Lin gets a clinch.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but Stelter blocks it.
Stelter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stelter tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ki Lin just stands there and leans against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ki Lin.
Stelter fails to pull guard.
Hengeyokai Ki Lin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sebastian Stelter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin misses with a knee strike.
Stelter avoiding damage as Ki Lin throws knees to the body.
Ki Lin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stelter wants a takedown but no success here.
Ki Lin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stelter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

Stelter pulls guard successfully.
Ki Lin throwing strikes but missing.
Stelter wants to control but Ki Lin passes easily into half guard.
Ki Lin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ki Lin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ki Lin throwing shots but Stelter is blocking nicely.
Stelter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ki Lin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Ki Lin postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Stelter to stand up.
Stelter has a takedown stuffed.
Ki Lin cracks Stelter with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stelter is looking to clinch.
Ki Lin scores with a decent looking hook.
Stelter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ki Lin can pounce on him.
Ki Lin cracks the inside of Stelter's front leg.
Stelter's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stelter chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ki Lin can pounce on him.
Ki Lin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ki Lin throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ki Lin. Stelter shrugs it off though.
Ki Lin tries a head kick but it misses.
Ki Lin scores with a head kick.
Stelter takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ki Lin lands with a slapping head kick.
Ki Lin is looking to clinch.
Stelter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ki Lin cracks Stelter with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ki Lin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stelter.
Sebastian Stelter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hengeyokai Ki Lin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ki Lin connects with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hengeyokai Ki Lin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ki Lin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:25
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hengeyokai Ki Lin!