PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Utah Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jones
vs
Lynch

181 cm
21
159 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

182 cm
20
163 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

The Adrenaline Matrix

MADE IN GERMANY

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Utah Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Daniel Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Summer Carpenter and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jones.
Jones shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch lands with a slapping head kick.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Jones clinches up against the cage.
Jones utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jones with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lynch lands a left hand.
Lynch misses with a punch on the inside.

Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Jones working the ground and pound but Lynch is defending the strikes.
Lynch wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jones creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lynch sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet.
Jones takes a little break here. Lynch wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Jones lands some shots froms side control.

That's two 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.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lynch tries to escape but Jones is in control.

Jones decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Jones forces Lynch back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Lynch misses with the head strike.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jones closes the distance and clinches.

Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.

Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lynch slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Daniel Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lynch.
Jones takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A punch combination from Lynch misses.

Jones clinches up against the cage.

Jones gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but Lynch is blocking nicely.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing shots but Lynch is blocking nicely.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to take a breather but Lynch is having none of it.
Jones not doing much here.
Lynch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is pressing down on Lynch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Lynch is holding on for now.
Jones controlling the action here.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Utah Jones just wasn't active enough.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lynch enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lynch manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Utah Jones dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lynch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynch wants it to stay on the feet.
Lynch throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynch misses the shot to the body.
A left and a right from Lynch both land. Nice combination.
Lynch goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Jones moves out of range of the body kick from Lynch.
Jones tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.

Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lynch misses with some punches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lynch misses with a punch on the inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.

Jones pulls Lynch into guard.
Lynch wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lynch looking to pass the guard.
Lynch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

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

The ref stands the fighters back up because Utah Jones just wasn't active enough.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch but Lynch is avoiding it.
Jones will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Decent striking displayed by Jones there.
Lynch just misses with a punch to the body.

Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Jones jumps guard.
Jones is trying to keep Lynch in close.
Jones is looking to stand up but Lynch isn't so interested in that idea.
Lynch trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Jones bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lynch's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jones accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lynch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lynch is looking to stand up but Jones isn't so interested in that idea.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

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.
Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.
Jones missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jones is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

We're going to have a standup here because Utah Jones wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Utah Jones dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Horrible takedown by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Lynch which made him look bad.
Lynch leaves Jones with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lynch.
Utah Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Lynch throws a head kick but Jones moves out of range.
Lynch jabs at Jones's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Utah Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lynch but Lynch pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lynch is looking to chop away at Jones's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
Jones is looking to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch up.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lynch.
Jones misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A left and a right from Lynch both land. Nice combination.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Jones moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Lynch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lynch slaps away a takedown attempt from Jones, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynch throws a lazy head kick

and Jones counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jones.
Jones blocking some punches.
Lynch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lynch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lynch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jones tries to score a body lock takedown but Lynch shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Jones pulls guard effortlessly.
Lynch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Lynch's corner is telling him to maintain position.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Daniel Lynch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Utah Jones is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Jones darts in and clinches Lynch up against the cage.
Lynch misses with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Jones has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lynch avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lynch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones lands an elbow just above Lynch 's eye.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Jones pulls Lynch into guard.
Jones is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Jones can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lynch controls the pace.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Jones seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lynch misses with a looping right.

Jones throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Lynch tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Jones is in Lynch's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lynch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones throws a big right hand that misses.
Jones stays in close to Lynch's body and controls the position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Jones throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Daniel Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

The ref stands the fighters back up. Utah Jones wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Jones has closed the distance and engaged Lynch in a clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Utah Jones.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Utah Jones!