PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Clawnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clawnes comes to the cage accompanied by My name is MUD. This should be a great matchup!

Clawnes
vs
Lynch

190 cm
25
223 lbs
9 - 7 - 0

185 cm
23
215 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Thomas Clawnes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akeel Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch scores with a nice head shot.
Clawnes misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big left from Lynch misses.
Clawnes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynch circles away quickly and effectively.
Clawnes misses with a low kick.

Clawnes has Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch blocking some punches.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike.
Lynch takes an elbow to the temple.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Clawnes.
Clawnes lands an elbow inside.
Clawnes throws an elbow that misses.
Lynch blocks a body shot from Clawnes.
Clawnes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Clawnes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clawnes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lynch avoids the elbow strike from Clawnes, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lynch dodges an elbow strike from Clawnes.
Clawnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Clawnes pushes Lynch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Lynch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thomas Clawnes is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Clawnes connects with a leg kick. Lynch looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Clawnes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
Clawnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Clawnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clawnes throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.

Clawnes rushes Lynch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Clawnes swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clawnes throws an elbow but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lynch tries to break free but Clawnes pushes him back against the cage.
Lynch goes for a takedown attempt but Clawnes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lynch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Clawnes pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lynch is out of range and Clawnes settles back down.
And Lynch tries to counter it with a takedown but Clawnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clawnes gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Clawnes lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Clawnes throws the kick towards the body but Lynch avoids it.
Lynch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Clawnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas Clawnes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Clawnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Clawnes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Lynch looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Clawnes keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch prevents Clawnes from improving his position.
Lynch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Clawnes is looking to control Lynch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Clawnes avoid being mounted?
Clawnes is looking for a sweep. Lynch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lynch wants to pass the guard but Clawnes is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Clawnes moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
My spies in Ballas Only inform me that Lynch has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Clawnes keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Clawnes wants to sweep but no luck.
Clawnes is pulling down on Lynch's head to control his posture.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Clawnes swivels though and keeps the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Clawnes takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lynch checks a leg kick nicely.
Lynch catches Clawnes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Clawnes misses the jab.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by Clawnes.
Lynch scores with a jab to the body.
Clawnes's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lynch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clawnes scrambles back to his feet.
Clawnes throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Clawnes thumps Lynch with a low kick.
Clawnes swinging wildly here.
Danga de danga de dang - Clawnes scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clawnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Clawnes defends it well.
Clawnes is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynch can do to turn this around?
Clawnes defending well as Lynch loads up on a big left hand.
Clawnes went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lynch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lynch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab by Lynch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clawnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lynch eats them both and turns towards Clawnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Clawnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Thomas Clawnes is winning the standup battle so far.
Clawnes blocks a jab.
Lynch cracks Clawnes with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Clawnes rushes Lynch and presses him up against the cage.
Clawnes pushes off an throws an elbow but Lynch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Clawnes misses with an elbow strike.

Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Lynch changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Clawnes tries to avoid it but Lynch manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Clawnes to the ground. Clawnes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Clawnes looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lynch avoids a kick to the body.
Clawnes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas Clawnes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Clawnes.
Clawnes tries to clinch up but Lynch circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynch feints the counter takedown.
Clawnes keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lynch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clawnes in his tracks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clawnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Lynch looks to land a left hand but Clawnes moved out of range nicely.
Clawnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clawnes ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Clawnes tries a head kick but it misses.
Clawnes scores with a head kick.
Clawnes tries to clinch but Lynch moves out of range.
And Lynch tries to counter it with a takedown but Clawnes pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Clawnes scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clawnes fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lynch has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Clawnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynch fails with the takedown.
Thomas Clawnes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akeel Lynch.
Clawnes doesn't manage to clinch there - Lynch circles away.
Lynch with a jab.
Clawnes misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes misses with an uppercut.
Clawnes throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch feints the counter takedown.
Lynch blocks a head kick by Clawnes.
Lynch uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Clawnes throws a head kick that misses.
Lynch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Clawnes pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Clawnes misses with a double jab.

Lynch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Clawnes avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lynch.
Lynch is looking to take a break and control but Clawnes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynch trying to mount his opponent but Clawnes defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to pass the guard but Clawnes is defending well.
Ground and pound from Lynch.
Lynch passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Clawnes!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clawnes tries to hold on but Lynch postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch working the ground and pound effectively.
Clawnes slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lynch trying to control the action but Clawnes is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Thomas Clawnes will probably get the nod.
That's time! Clawnes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lynch fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Clawnes sprawls well initially but Lynch persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Clawnes is looking for a sweep. Lynch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Clawnes wants to control but Lynch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Clawnes controlling the position for now.
Clawnes is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lynch scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clawnes is holding on to half guard well.
Lynch is trying to control. Clawnes wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lynch controlling the position easily from mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Lynch there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Clawnes is looking to get to half guard.
Clawnes blocking the ground and pound.
Lynch trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is working to get back to half guard.
Clawnes is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lynch misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Clawnes tries to reverse the position but Lynch maintains control.
Clawnes wants to control but Lynch is having none of it.
Clawnes is working to get back to half guard.
Akeel Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lynch thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!

Lynch moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Clawnes has worked his arm free - good work by Clawnes!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clawnes is trying to control Lynch's posture but Lynch avoids it.
Clawnes is looking to regain half guard here but Lynch keeps moving and retains side control.
Clawnes manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lynch is trying is best to control the position here.
Lynch wants to get back to full guard but Clawnes has mounted him!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Clawnes stalling.
Lynch trying to control from the bottom.
Clawnes not doing much here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Clawnes wants to stand up but Lynch is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Akeel Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Clawnes has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Clawnes!
Thomas Clawnes spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.