PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Better (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Psychosocial. Better comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hero of War kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lynch
vs
Better

177 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

179 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Eddie Better!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Winston Howard and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lynch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Better's guard.
Better looking to control.
Better looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Lynch stands and steps away. Better gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Better ducks under a wild hook from Lynch.
Lynch connects with the punch.
Better is looking to clinch but Lynch is avoiding it.
Lynch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Better's waist but Better gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lynch off to one side.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Better ducks under a wild hook from Lynch.
Lynch looks to land a combination. Better sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Better.
Better tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Better misses with a low kick.
Better misses with a takedown attempt - Lynch sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lynch throws out a loose jab but Better uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Better can pounce on him.

Better closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lynch.

Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Better swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lynch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Better shoots in but Lynch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lynch finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Better chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lynch is breathing heavily.
Lynch misses with a double jab
and Better counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Better tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
Better misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
Better tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Lynch misses.
Better throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
Lynch with a nice cross.
Better shoots in but Lynch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Matt Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Better.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Better gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lynch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch clobbers Better with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lynch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Lynch as Better shoots in.
Better takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lynch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lynch connects with a jab.
Matt Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Better avoids them all with ease.
Better gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Better throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Nice sprawl there from Lynch as Better shoots in.
Lynch thows a leg kick but Better checks it
and Better counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
No joy there for Lynch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lynch lands a head shot.
Better lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lynch's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Better throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Better is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lynch misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Better moves in looking to clinch but Lynch pushes him off.

Lynch takes the fight into the clinch.

Lynch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Better explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Better lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Some wild striking there from Lynch.
Better shoots in but Lynch avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Better takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Better takes one to the side of the head.
A big left from Lynch misses.
Better tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
Better throws a leg kick which misses Lynch's front leg but catches the back leg as Lynch tries to avoid it.
Better has a takedown stuffed.
Better shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lynch as he jumps to the side.
Lynch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynch has managed to clinch.
A short right from Lynch.
Lynch lands with a short shot to the head.
Lynch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lynch blocks the elbow strike.
Lynch is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Better wants to stall.
Lynch misses with an elbow strike.
Better wants to break free but Lynch has control.
Lynch keeps control of Better as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Better looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Better misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Lynch 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.

Better shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Better fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Better looks to clinch
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Lynch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Better walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Better takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Better ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lynch, as that shot connected.
Lynch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch looks to land a combination. Better sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Better moves in looking to clinch but Lynch pushes him off.
Lynch scores with a sloppy right hand. Better should have avoided that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Better misses with a head kick.
Matt Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A left and a right from Lynch both land. Nice combination.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Better at a distance.
Better has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lynch jabs Better right on the nose. Better blinks but takes it well.
Lynch stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Better.
Better is looking to clinch.
Lynch lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lynch thows a body shot but no joy.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Better tries to clinch
and Lynch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynch goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Better throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch cracks Better with a good jab.
Better shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lynch lands with a cross.
Better shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lynch as he avoids it easily.
Matt Lynch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eddie Better.

Lynch clinches up against the cage.
Better swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Better is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lynch misses with an elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Better just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lynch's brow.
A short right from Lynch on the inside.
Lynch prevents Better from breaking the clinch.
Better looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lynch is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Better pushes off an throws an elbow but Lynch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lynch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lynch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Better backwards.
Lynch lands a body shot in the clinch.

Lynch pulls Better into guard.

Lynch had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Better is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Lynch Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Better's back instead.
Lynch looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Lynch punches the canvas rather than the man.
Better is in bad spot here.
Lynch 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.
Lynch looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with strikes from the back.
Better is trying to break free.

Lynch has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Better is in real trouble here. Lynch gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Better is tapping out! Lynch wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Lynch!