PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyree Gore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Lynch
vs
Gore

162 cm
18
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Troy Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tyree Gore!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, David Schapiro and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch checks a low kick from Gore.
Horrible takedown by Lynch or perhaps it was just good defense by Gore which made him look bad.
Gore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gore wants to clinch.
Lynch shoots for a double leg takedown but Gore sprawls well. He's pushed Lynch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Gore clinches up with Lynch and pushes him back against the cage.
Gore misses with an elbow over the top.
Gore has had enough of the clinch but Lynch keeps him there for the moment.
Gore wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lynch has him pressed against the cage.
Gore presses Lynch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lynch is trying to break the clinch but Gore has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch is trying to break free.

Gore manages to break the clinch.
Lynch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gore pinned against the cage. Gore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lynch defends it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Gore misses.
Lynch has his takedown stuffed

and Gore counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Gore lands a left hand.
Gore can't break the clinch.
Gore tries to break free but Lynch pushes him back against the cage.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Gore keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gore tries to score a body lock takedown but Lynch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lynch tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gore has had enough of the clinch but Lynch keeps him there for the moment.
Lynch prevents the takedown attempt.
Lynch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gore walks away with a smile on his face. Lynch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lynch closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lynch lands in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gore will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Gore is looking to stand up but Lynch isn't so interested in that idea.
Lynch postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but instead Gore has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lynch looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gore passes into half guard.
Lynch manages to get to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gore looks gassed!
Lynch bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gore's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Gore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gore's guard.
Lynch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Lynch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gore on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch tries to stand but Gore is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Troy Lynch will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Nice takedown defense from Lynch. No joy for Gore on that attempt.
Gore misses with the combination.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Gore pushes him off.

Gore moves into range and clinches up with Lynch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.

Gore gets control of Lynch's arms and successfully pulls guard. Gore will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Gore keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Gore is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gore thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.
Gore is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is looking for a sweep. Gore is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lynch is refusing to be controlled, as Gore sits in half guard.
Lynch looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lynch wants to control the action here but instead Gore manages to pass to full mount!
Lynch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lynch holds of for dear life.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lynch slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lynch trying to hold on to Gore's head to control him but Gore postures up.
Gore stops Lynch from getting back to his feet.
Lynch gets back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to keep Gore in close.
Lynch has Gore pulled in close to control his posture.
Lynch on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lynch tries to get out of the position.
Gore postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lynch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lynch controls Gore momentarily but Gore frees himself.
Lynch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lynch working a defensive guard but Gore manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Tyree Gore will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Gore scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lynch in his tracks.

Lynch gets a clinch.
Lynch is trying to break free.
Lynch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gore.
Gore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gore gets underhooks to prevent Lynch's takedown attempt.
Lynch fails to pull guard.
Lynch looking to stall.

Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch tries for a takedown but Gore circles away easily
enabling Gore to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gore tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynch slips a jab from Gore.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gore throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Gore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lynch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gore's waist but Gore gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lynch off to one side.
Gore circles away from the clinch attempt
and Gore counters with a one-two to the body.
Gore tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lynch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gore is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gore lands a body punch.
Lynch is trying to break free.
Gore wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gore prevents a takedown attempt there.
A frustrated look appears on Gore's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gore tries to break free but Lynch pushes him back against the cage.
Gore tries to land a knee to the head but Lynch blocks with his arms.
Lynch fails to pull guard.
Lynch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Gore won't allow it.
Gore being controlled against the cage.
Gore misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lynch's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lynch is working for takedown but Gore is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lynch avoiding damage.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Gore holds him up against the cage and eventually Lynch drops back down to his feet.
Gore is trying to break free.
Gore can't break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gore jumps guard but Lynch stands there with Gore around his waist. Gore gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lynch misses with a knee to the head.
Gore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lynch throws a head punch that misses.
Gore has had enough of the clinch but Lynch keeps him there for the moment.
Lynch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gore just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gore is trying to force a seperation but Lynch has the dominant position.
Lynch wants a takedown.
Lynch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gore smiles and moves away.
Gore tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lynch counters with a takedown into side control.
Gore tries to bench press Lynch off him but Lynch keeps the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynch stands up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lynch is defended easily by Gore.
Tyree Gore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch shoots for a double leg takedown but Gore sprawls well. He's pushed Lynch's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lynch shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Gore pinned against the cage. Gore gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lynch shoots in and drives through. Gore sprawls well.
Gore moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gore swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyree Gore.
I think Gore 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyree Gore!