PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petr Jakovlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jakovlev comes into the arena with Devour blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Jakovlev
vs
Lynch

195 cm
24
290 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

195 cm
24
239 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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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 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Petr Jakovlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Eric Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Viktor Lagutenko and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
Jakovlev shoots and misses
and Lynch counters with an outside leg kick.
Jakovlev shoots in but no luck this time.

Jakovlev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lynch moves into full guard.
Lynch is trying to keep Jakovlev in close.
Jakovlev stopping the sweep attempt from Lynch.
Jakovlev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakovlev tries to free his leg and advance position but Lynch is retaining full guard.
Jakovlev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lynch utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
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.
Jakovlev distracts Lynch with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jakovlev is looking to work some ground and pound but Lynch has wrist control.
Jakovlev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jakovlev won't allow Lynch to sweep him here.
Jakovlev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lynch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jakovlev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jakovlev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jakovlev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jakovlev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lynch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakovlev trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Jakovlev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lynch trying to keep a closed guard but Jakovlev is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has momentary wrist control but Jakovlev slips an elbow through the middle.
Lynch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jakovlev tries to free his leg and advance position but Lynch is retaining full guard.
Lynch is trying to keep Jakovlev in close.
We've been hearing good reports from Jakovlev's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Jakovlev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Jakovlev is in close to Lynch's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jakovlev working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jakovlev 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.
Jakovlev scoring with some ground and pound.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jakovlev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jakovlev trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jakovlev 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Jakovlev drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lynch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lynch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lynch!
Jakovlev is looking to reverse the position.
Lynch trying to control the action but Jakovlev is working from the bottom.
Jakovlev tries to bench press Lynch off him but Lynch keeps the position.
Lynch scoring with punches and elbows.
Jakovlev prevents Lynch from moving into mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scoring with punches from side control.
Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jakovlev keeps working.
Jakovlev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynch wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lynch lands some shots froms side control.
Lynch trying to control the position but Jakovlev is working away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jakovlev is looking for a sweep.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You can see the frustration on Jakovlev's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Petr Jakovlev dominated that round.
That's time! Jakovlev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lynch connects with a body shot that sends Jakovlev's belly button to the back.
Jakovlev shoots in and drives through. Lynch sprawls well.
Jakovlev fails with a takedown attempt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lynch.
Jakovlev moves out of range as Lynch strikes.
Jakovlev sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lynch scores with a spinning back kick!

Jakovlev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lynch!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jakovlev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.

Jakovlev is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lynch sees it coming and defends easily.
Lynch tries to roll over but Jakovlev keeps him under control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakovlev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.

Jakovlev is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jakovlev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lynch with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lynch is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jakovlev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jakovlev's back!
Can Jakovlev hold on?! Lynch is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Jakovlev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jakovlev trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Jakovlev is really stuck here.
Lynch tries to get the hooks in deep but Jakovlev pushed the leg off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lynch loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Jakovlev hold on?
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!
Jakovlev is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Lynch trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Lynch scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Lynch keeps control of the position as Jakovlev tries to break free.
Petr Jakovlev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynch wants to control but Jakovlev is keeping busy.
Jakovlev is taking damage to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jakovlev tries to break free.
Lynch gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Lynch has good solid back control here.
Lynch lands punches and elbows.
Lynch trying to control.
Jakovlev tries to escape but Lynch has the hooks in and won't let him break free.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Lynch's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Lynch is hanging on to Jakovlev's back as he tries to escape.
Lynch punishes Jakovlev with strikes from the back mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch is hanging on to Jakovlev's back as he tries to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jakovlev is working hard here to advance position.
Jakovlev wants to control his opponent's hands but Lynch gets his hands free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eric Lynch showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lynch cracks the inside of Jakovlev's front leg.
Jakovlev avoids the body shot from Lynch.
Jakovlev shoots in for a takedown but Lynch shows good takedown defense.

Lynch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jakovlev sprawls well initially but Lynch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jakovlev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lynch is looking to take a break and control but Jakovlev is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jakovlev wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Lynch seems content to control.
Lynch passes to full mount!
Lynch breaks from Jakovlev's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakovlev is working to get back to half guard.
Lynch content just to control the position here.
Lynch with the ground and pound from mount.
Lynch working the ground and pound effectively.
Jakovlev tries to lock up and control but Lynch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lynch landing strikes from the mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch controlling the pace for now.
Lynch fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jakovlev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jakovlev swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lynch avoids the attempt from Jakovlev to control.
Lynch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lynch. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Lynch.
Jakovlev is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lynch is landing with some decent strikes but Jakovlev is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jakovlev tries to lock up and control but Lynch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jakovlev working to try and regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jakovlev gets back to half guard.

Jakovlev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jakovlev is trying to maintain the position but Lynch is very close to passing his half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jakovlev taking some punishment here, with Lynch in his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch tries to pass to full mount but Jakovlev defends it.
Jakovlev wants to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lynch has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Lynch!
A relieved looking Eric Lynch thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Petr Jakovlev had this to say: 'If you can read this, it means I lost the fight. Shit...'.