PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dre Lynwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Garth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lynwood
vs
Garth

170 cm
25
162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dre Lynwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eddie Garth!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lynwood on the side of the head.
Garth with a jab.
Garth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lynwood on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lynwood with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garth to score with a decent uppercut.

Lynwood throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Garth tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lynwood is in Garth's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynwood with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lynwood stands up over Garth, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lynwood trying to control but Garth is working from the bottom.
Lynwood postures up in Garth's guard and throws a big left but Garth blocks it.
Garth keeping moving, preventing Lynwood from controlling successfully.
Garth keeping full guard, as Lynwood tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynwood wants to control from the top but Garth keeps moving.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Dre Lynwood just wasn't active enough.

Garth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Lynwood did well to prevent Garth getting side control.
Garth blocks the strikes from Lynwood.
Lynwood wants to get back to full guard.
Lynwood is trying to maintain the position but Garth is very close to passing his half guard.
Lynwood punching from the bottom.
Lynwood tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lynwood missing with punches from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Lynwood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lynwood tries to get out of the position.
Lynwood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lynwood is trying to control but can't.
Lynwood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Lynwood is trying to stand.
Lynwood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynwood manages to get to full guard.
Lynwood lands with a heel strike from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garth wants to stand but Lynwood is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lynwood wants to sweep but no luck.
Lynwood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Lynwood throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lynwood manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynwood raining down shots from the mount!
Lynwood working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garth is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Lynwood.

Lynwood jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Garth is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Garth and Lynwood has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynwood scoring with punches from side control.
Garth managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lynwood.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garth dodges the ground and pound from Lynwood.
Lynwood working the head and body with strikes.
Lynwood lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Lynwood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lynwood dives in for a single leg takedown but Garth sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.

Garth successfully pulls guard.
Lynwood lands a couple of elbows.
Lynwood 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.
Garth trying to control the position.
Lynwood is looking to work some ground and pound but Garth has wrist control.
Lynwood throws an elbow that misses. Garth uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lynwood's guard. Nice move by Garth!
Lynwood trying to control the position.
Lynwood throwing strikes off his back to little effect.

Lynwood working for a triangle but Garth defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynwood trying to keep a closed guard but Garth is proving a slippery customer.
Lynwood thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Lynwood looking for a guillotine here but Garth defends easily.
Lynwood will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood is pulling down on Garth's head. It's preventing any offense from Garth, at least for the moment.
Lynwood working a defensive guard but Garth passes into half guard.
Still in half guard, Garth seems content to control.
Lynwood is pressing down on Garth's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lynwood working a defensive guard here.
Garth prevents Lynwood from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynwood working for a triangle but Garth defends it easily.
Garth must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garth stopping the sweep attempt from Lynwood.

Lynwood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dre Lynwood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynwood tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Garth wants to pass the guard but Lynwood is keeping the position.
Lynwood is striking from the bottom but Garth uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garth in particular looking to stall.
Lynwood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Lynwood with the active half guard here but Garth passes nicely into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynwood can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Lynwood dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lynwood is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Garth closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Lynwood is trying is best to control the position here.
Garth wants to control but Lynwood is keeping him busy.
Lynwood is looking to control Garth's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lynwood avoid being mounted?
Lynwood tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lynwood tries to get to full guard but Garth has control of the leg.
Lynwood lands one or two decent shots to the body here. Although from his own half guard, he's not going to be causing too much damage.
Lynwood tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Lynwood flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynwood is trying to stand.
Garth prevents Lynwood from improving his position.
Lynwood throws a strike from the bottom that misses.

Lynwood manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Garth throws a chopping leg kick but Lynwood manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

Garth closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lynwood's guard.
Garth takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Garth wants to control from the top but Lynwood keeps moving.

Lynwood throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Garth tries to stand but Lynwood is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lynwood trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lynwood is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lynwood wants to sweep here but Garth controlling him for the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynwood is adopting a defensive guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dre Lynwood wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Garth throws a right and a left that Lynwood avoids nicely.
Lynwood shoots in for a takedown but Garth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Garth tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garth throws a one two combo.
Garth misses with a leg kick.
Garth pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lynwood back to the cage. Garth follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Lynwood takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dre Lynwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A slow jab from Garth misses its intended target.
Garth swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynwood.

Lynwood gets a double leg takedown into Garth's guard.
Garth keeping moving, preventing Lynwood from controlling successfully.
Garth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynwood.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynwood works over Garth with some ground and pound from guard.
Lynwood lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lynwood throwing strikes but missing.
Garth is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lynwood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lynwood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Garth, up you get!
Eddie Garth has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lynwood clinches.

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 Dre Lynwood.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lynwood, 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Dre Lynwood!
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight for Dre Lynwood!
Judge John Roberts scores the fight for Dre Lynwood!

Dre Lynwood wins by unanimous decision!