PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between William Barker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barker comes to the cage accompanied by The Way of the Fist - Five Finger Death Punch. Gerald Lynch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Barker
vs
Lynch

180 cm
24
182 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

182 cm
29
180 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

BioPharm Nutrition

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, William Barker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barker misses with a body shot.
Barker pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lynch misses with a double jab.
Lynch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barker.
Barker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lynch misses with a combination
and Barker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lynch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lynch on the side of the head.

Lynch gets tackled into the cage by Barker. Barker maintains the clinch.
Lynch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lynch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
Barker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barker presses Lynch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Barker lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Barker.
Lynch looks gassed!
Barker blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barker throws an elbow but misses.
Barker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lynch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Barker tries to land a knee to the head but Lynch blocks with his arms.
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.

Lynch is fighting off a takedown attempt but Barker is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Lynch to the mat. Lynch regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Barker passes Lynch's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Barker is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lynch!
Lynch is looking to get to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Barker goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lynch turns into him and now he's in Barker's guard.
Barker wants to sweep here but Lynch controlling him for the moment.

Lynch is posturing up here but Barker has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lynch tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lynch has to tap! Slick submission there by Barker!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). William Barker!