PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Lynar (ranked 1000 p4p, 1567 weight class) and Death Minister (ranked 134 p4p, 206 weight class). Minister has chosen Rhapsody of Fire as his entrance music. Sebastion Lynar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Death Minister's chin.

Lynar
vs
Minister

167 cm
25
164
7 - 3 - 0

181 cm
26
170
13 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Death Minister!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Eddie Farnsworth and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minister misses with a head kick.
Lynar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Minister sprawls and moves away.
A jab from Minister misses.
Lynar drops down looking for a counter takedown but Minister sprawls and moves away.
Lynar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lynar attempts a counter takedown but Minister avoids it well and moves away.
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minister throws a lazy uppercut

and Lynar counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Minister!

Lynar tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lynar has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Lynar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lynar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minister keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minister pushes Lynar away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lynar gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lynar looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Lynar wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Minister, who protects the arm well.
Lynar moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Minister felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Lynar thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Minister is not content to let Lynar control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Lynar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Minister has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lynar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Minister keeps working.
Lynar controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar is looking to take a break and control but Minister is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Lynar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Minister rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lynar's guard! Nice work there by Minister!
Minister wants to stand and escape but instead Lynar has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Minister really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lynar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lynar trying to control but Minister is working from the bottom.
Lynar is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynar looking to sit in guard and control but Minister gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lynar has an active guard here but Minister has managed to pass into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Lynar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Minister must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Minister wanted to stand there but Lynar had control of the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Sebastion Lynar will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Minister with a hook.
Lynar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minister.
Lynar appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Minister scores with a leg kick.
Lynar tries to score a power double leg takedown but Minister sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lynar somewhat.
Minister lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice cross by Lynar.
Minister connects with a solid leg kick.
Minister lands with an uppercut that bounces Lynar off the cage and back into range.
Minister jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister throws a looping overhand right but Lynar ducks down to avoid it.
Minister takes a swing at Lynar's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Lynar misses its target.
Minister swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lynar.
Lynar misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lynar checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Minister misses with a wild body shot.
Minister displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lynar.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastion Lynar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Minister misses.
Lynar moves away from the strike by Minister.
Minister throws a poor cross that misses
and Minister takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynar defending well as Minister loads up on a big left hand.
Minister has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Minister takes a swing at Lynar's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Minister misses the target.
Lynar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minister.
Lynar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Minister was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynar.
Minister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Minister stuffs the takedown attempt from Lynar. Lynar gets slowly back to his feet.
Death Minister is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Lynar gets a double leg takedown into Minister's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynar wants to control from the top but Minister keeps moving.
Minister wants to stand up but Lynar is controlling him.
Lynar passes Minister's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar controlling the action here.

Lynar is working for a submission of some sort.
Lynar trying to control from half guard but Minister is working away.

Lynar looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lynar moves into full mount! Minister won't be happy about that!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lynar trying to control but Minister is having none of it.

Lynar is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Minister can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lynar is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Minister is surviving well by controlling Lynar's body position as best he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Death Minister showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!

Lynar on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Death Minister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minister keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lynar walks into a jab.
Lynar slips a straight right by Minister.
Lynar dives in for a single leg takedown but Minister sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Minister looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynar lands a right hand.
Lynar working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Minister is trying to break free.
Lynar tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Minister smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastion Lynar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice leg kick from Minister, right into the meat of the thigh.
Minister is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lynar shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lynar is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lynar takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Minister thuds a left hand into Lynar's body.
Lynar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minister throws a leg kick that is checked

and Lynar counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Minister manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Lynar keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Minister breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lynar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Minister circles away.
Minister looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Sloppy strikes from Lynar. Those never looked like landing.
Lynar's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lynar duly obliges.
Lynar ducks under a wild hook from Minister.
Minister throws a nice looking combination but Lynar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Minister misses the target.
Lynar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Minister.
Lynar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Minister.
Lynar blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Minister.
Lynar fails to land the takedown.
Minister fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Minister scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Minister swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Minister throws a hook but Lynar avoids it easily.
Lynar needs to keep his hands up - Minister had a free shot at his head there.
Minister scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lynar takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lynar cracks a nice hook into Minister's ribs.
Minister throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Minister leaves Lynar with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Minister let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Lynar.
Death Minister seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Minister throws a big shot that misses.
Minister scores with a hook.
Minister scoring well with a low kick there.
Lynar connects with a jab.
Minister throws a lazy right hand but Lynar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynar defending well as Minister loads up on a big left hand.
Lynar tries to clinch up but Minister circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynar fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Death Minister comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Minister has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Death Minister!
Our winner, Death Minister, 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.