PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleixo Gene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Gene
vs
Lynch

190 cm
25
262 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
260 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aleixo Gene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Emerson Jorge and Paulo Santos.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch checks a low kick from Gene.
Lynch looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gene misses with a hook

so Lynch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Gene trying to keep a closed guard but Lynch is proving a slippery customer.
Lynch not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Gene throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gene looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Gene looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lynch passes into side control.
Lynch passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Gene!
Lynch content just to control the position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gene working to try and regain half guard.

Lynch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Lynch looking to control and managing it successfully.

Lynch is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gene can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Gene manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lynch works his way into full mount!
Gene really trying hard to get back to half guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynch has isolated one of Gene's arms. Gene looking to fight him off but Lynch twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Derek Lynch!