PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between George Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santos kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Riding All Night And Day. Lynch has chosen Ounce Of Prevention by ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead as his entrance music. George Santos has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Santos
vs
Lynch

170 cm
26
130 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

162 cm
25
133 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, George Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Aaron Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Micheangelo Fripello and Chris Saunders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch misses with a double jab.
Lynch throws a leg kick that misses.
Lynch fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lynch rushes Santos and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Santos misses with an elbow strike.
Santos has Lynch pressed against the cage, preventing Lynch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Lynch avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos working Lynch over with knees to the body.
Santos lands an elbow just above Lynch 's eye.

It looks like Aaron Lynch has been cut.
Lynch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lynch.

Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Santos moves out of range of the body kick from Lynch.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch tries to clinch but Santos moves out of range.
Santos wants to clinch but Lynch slips to the side

and Lynch counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lynch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lynch.
Lynch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Santos fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt - Santos sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lynch looks winded!
Santos avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Santos counters by clinching up.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Lynch in his tracks for a moment.
Lynch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lynch using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lynch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Lynch shrugs off.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lynch's defenses.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Lynch.
Lynch avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the cage.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lynch.
Lynch can't break the clinch.
Lynch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Lynch can't break the clinch.
Lynch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lynch avoids it.
Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns Santos into the cage.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

That has opened up Aaron Lynch's cut even more.
Santos is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos tries to land knees in the clinch but Lynch avoids the damage to the body.
Santos lands an elbow just above Lynch 's eye.
Santos stalling against the cage.
Lynch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Santos is defending well.
George Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaron Lynch.
Santos landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Santos.
Santos controlling the action here for a moment.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.

The cut above Aaron Lynch's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lynch.
Santos putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lynch in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lynch avoiding damage as Santos throws knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Santos avoiding damage as Lynch throws knees to the body.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Santos avoids it.
Santos lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Aaron Lynch's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Aaron Lynch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Santos!
George Santos bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.