PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jaakko Yrttiseppa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yrttiseppa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Finnish tango - Kohtalon tango. Lynch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wild Thing. Eric Lynch told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Yrttiseppa
vs
Lynch

190 cm
26
257 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
275 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jaakko Yrttiseppa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Eric Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Taro Takaoka and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lynch shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lynch showed some decent athleticism there.
Yrttiseppa controlling the position for now.
Yrttiseppa tries to get to full guard but Lynch has control of the leg.
Yrttiseppa wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Yrttiseppa is looking to improve his position.
Yrttiseppa is working hard here to advance position.

Lynch is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Lynch.
Yrttiseppa shoots and misses

so Lynch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yrttiseppa swivels though and keeps the full guard.

Lynch is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lynch slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Yrttiseppa is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynch is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Yrttiseppa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Lynch working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Yrttiseppa tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lynch wants to control but Yrttiseppa is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lynch is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Yrttiseppa will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Yrttiseppa is trying to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Yrttiseppa shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yrttiseppa showed some decent athleticism there.
Lynch wants to control but Yrttiseppa is keeping busy.
Lynch moves into full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lynch working for a triangle but Yrttiseppa defends it easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynch is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Yrttiseppa scoring with some ground and pound.
Yrttiseppa wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.

Lynch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Lynch is looking for a triangle but Yrttiseppa pushes his legs off easily.
Lynch looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yrttiseppa puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Yrttiseppa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Yrttiseppa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lynch dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Yrttiseppa has his takedown stuffed

and Lynch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Lynch is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Yrttiseppa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Yrttiseppa has escaped and now he's on top!
Yrttiseppa scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Yrttiseppa trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.

Lynch is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Yrttiseppa has his hands clasped together but Lynch extends an breaks Yrttiseppa's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lynch.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eric Lynch!