PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Manoel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Manoel might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Fantaisie-Impromptu. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Manoel
vs
Lynch

193 cm
34
222 lbs
34 - 15 - 0

195 cm
28
208 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Hellbent
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Antonio Manoel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Eric Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Lynch.
Manoel swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Manoel throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Manoel.
Manoel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lynch.
Manoel feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lynch's calf.
Manoel seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch misses with a right hand
and Manoel makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Lynch really felt that one!
Manoel looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt
and Manoel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynch tries to clinch but Manoel is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
Manoel checks a leg kick.
Manoel scores with a leg kick.
Manoel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch misses with a body shot
and Manoel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Manoel lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lynch at a distance.
Manoel thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lynch if he has to take too many more of those.
Manoel lands a leg kick that knocks Lynch off balance momentarily.
Manoel throws a head kick that misses.
Manoel 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel cracks Lynch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Manoel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynch.
A shot to the body from Manoel misses
and Lynch counters with a nice body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manoel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Manoel misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Manoel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Manoel thows a leg kick but Lynch checks it

and Lynch counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lynch lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lynch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lynch working the head and body with strikes.
Lynch throwing shots but Manoel is blocking nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch trying to pass the guard but Manoel defending well.

Lynch is working for a kimura but Manoel is defending it quite comfortably.
Lynch working the head and body with strikes.
Lynch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Manoel is doing well to control the position and prevent Lynch from advancing to side control.
Manoel is trying to maintain the position but Lynch is very close to passing his half guard.

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.
Lynch trying to pass the guard but Manoel defending well.
Lynch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Manoel does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Manoel is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lynch's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lynch's back!
Manoel wants to control the position but Lynch frees himself and scrambles - Manoel manages to regain control in side control.
Manoel controls the position.
We've been informed that Lynch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Manoel wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lynch keeps working.
Manoel content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Manoel dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Manoel throws a low kick, looking for Lynch's leg but Lynch calmly moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Lynch misses.
Manoel fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lynch on the side of the head.
Lynch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Manoel tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Manoel. That's going to slow Lynch down.
Manoel attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Manoel throws a quick counter kick to the body but Lynch avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Manoel tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lynch is able to avoid easily.
Manoel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Manoel throws a push kick but Lynch slaps the foot to one side.
Antonio Manoel is winning the standup battle so far.
Manoel lands a lovely overhand right.
Lynch walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lynch thumps Manoel with a low kick.
Antonio Manoel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

It looks like Antonio Manoel has been cut.
A big right from Lynch misses.
And Manoel counters with a quick kick to the body but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch checks a leg kick nicely.
Lynch is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lynch throws a body punch but Manoel moves out of range.
Manoel with a jab.
Manoel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Manoel moves out of range as Lynch throws a body kick.
Manoel misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch lands a glancing blow to the side of Manoel's head.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Manoel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manoel lands a leg kick that knocks Lynch off balance momentarily.
Manoel throws a lazy body kick

and Lynch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Manoel's guard.
Lynch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lynch stopping the sweep attempt from Manoel.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manoel pulls Lynch in to control the position.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Manoel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manoel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynch trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynch throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lynch stopping the sweep attempt from Manoel.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A punch lands to the side of Lynch 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lynch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Manoel.
Lynch has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Manoel.
Manoel throws a shot from downtown. Lynch moves away and avoids it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lynch moves away from the strike by Manoel.
Lynch with the counter takedown but Manoel avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Manoel.
Manoel misses with a looping left.
Manoel displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Manoel swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Lynch counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manoel misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Manoel misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Lynch only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Manoel is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lynch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Manoel throws a big counter combination but Lynch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Antonio Manoel dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Manoel's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Manoel throws a low kick but Lynch avoids it.
Lynch looks to land a left hand but Manoel moved out of range nicely.
Manoel swinging wildly here.
Lynch scores with a nice head shot.
Manoel thuds a left hand into Lynch's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manoel throws a shot to the body.
Lynch checks a leg kick nicely.
Lynch changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Lynch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynch blocks a jab.
Lynch's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a straight right.
Manoel is looking to counter with head kicks.
Lynch misses with a two punch combination.
A little feinted left hand from Manoel on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Manoel throws a poor cross that misses
and Lynch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lynch avoids the head kick by Manoel.
Manoel misses with a leg kick.
Lynch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manoel.
Manoel getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Manoel throws a shot to the body.
Lynch scores with a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Manoel there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manoel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lynch counters with an outside leg kick.
Lynch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Manoel tries to move into range but Lynch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Manoel's head.

Manoel is rocked!
Lynch scoring well with a low kick there.
Oh Manoel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Antonio Manoel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch dances in with a quick combination. Manoel is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Lynch snaps Manoel's head back. Manoel stumbles backwards against the cage. Lynch steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Manoel's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Manoel just didn't come prepared.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Eric Lynch!
Post fight, an emotional Eric Lynch said 'A fighter who has won 4 in a row is set up against a fighter who has lost 4 of his last 5. This org has the worst matchmaking in the game. I'm out.'.
In defeat, Antonio Manoel stepped up to the mic, saying 'Great Fight, He deserved it.'.