PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Forrest Arona (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arona's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Nightmare-AV7X. Danny Lynch is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Arona
vs
Lynch

191 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

197 cm
20
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Forrest Arona!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Danny Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Danny Lynch has been cut.

Arona looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Arona thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arona seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet.
Arona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arona content to control rather than advance.
Ground and pound from Arona.
Arona not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Arona takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arona winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arona scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arona drops an elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
Arona winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arona scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Arona connects with a nice short shot to Lynch's temple.
Arona throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arona is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Arona perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Arona is nestled in close to Lynch, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arona is taking a breather. Lynch says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Arona working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Lynch taking some punishment here, with Arona in his half guard.
Arona slows the pace down in half guard.
Arona seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lynch for as long as he can get away with.
Arona wants to pass to mount but Lynch is defending the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lynch is trying to stand back up but Arona is controlling him
Arona looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Arona wants to work for an arm triangle but Lynch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Arona winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Arona takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Arona there.
Arona scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Arona is controlling the pace.
Arona working Lynch over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arona seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Arona throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Arona takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Arona is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arona drops an elbow to the side of Lynch's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arona thows a huge punch but Lynch dodges it nicely.
Lynch pushes Arona off looking to stand but Arona dives back in and keeps control.
Lynch looks gassed!
Arona takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Forrest Arona dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Lynch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lynch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Arona circles away quickly and effectively.
Arona takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A jab from Arona misses.
Lynch lands with a straight right. Arona didn't see that one coming.
Lynch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Arona uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
Arona fails to land with a series of punches.
A cross from Arona lands.
Arona digs a good hook to Lynch's body.
Danny Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Arona drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Arona lands a decent elbow from side control.
Arona scoring with punches and elbows.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arona passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Lynch!
Arona working the ground and pound effectively.
Arona landing strikes from the mount and Lynch is in trouble!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Arona looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Arona dominating with strikes here.

Lynch is rocked!
A nice elbow there by Arona.
Lynch is still in real trouble! Can Arona finish him?
Arona postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Lynch badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Arona around the waist but Arona pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Arona is the winner by TKO! Arona jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Forrest Arona!