PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Guzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Deandre Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Guzman
vs
Lynch

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

169 cm
20
150 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jaime Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Deandre Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Guzman misses the target.
Guzman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Guzman looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Guzman throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Despite the aggression on Lynch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Some wild striking there from Lynch.
Lynch swinging wildly here.
Lynch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lynch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Guzman avoids them all with ease.
Lynch tries to bum rush Guzman with a series of wild strikes but Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guzman was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Guzman tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch stalks Guzman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Guzman's face. Guzman staggers backwards, shaken.
Guzman's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lynch under the eye.
Jab from Guzman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Lynch. Those never looked like landing.
Lynch looks to land a combination but Guzman avoids it well.
Guzman throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynch.
Guzman misses with a wild combination.
Guzman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynch tests Guzman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A shot to the liver by Guzman. Beautiful body shot.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Lynch looks winded!
Guzman slips a jab and a cross from Lynch.
Lynch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to bum rush Guzman with a series of wild strikes but Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab by Guzman.
Guzman scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lynch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guzman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lynch backs up against the cage.
Lynch throws a right and a left that Guzman avoids nicely.
Guzman lands with a right hand.
Lynch misses with a combination
and Guzman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guzman works Lynch's body with a nice hook.
Guzman connects with a body shot.
Lynch walks into a straight right hand from Guzman.
A swing and a miss from Lynch.
Some wild striking there from Guzman.
Guzman fails to land with a series of punches.
Guzman throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Guzman.
Guzman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guzman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Guzman throws an off balance right hand
and Lynch counters with a three punch combo that has Guzman backing up. Guzman nods at Lynch to acknowledge the strikes.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guzman lands with a good body shot.
A combination from Guzman does no damage.
Lynch lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Guzman wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lynch lands a jab-cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Guzman does it's job there.
Lynch walks into a stiff left hand from Guzman.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman scores with a jab to the body.
Guzman is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lynch misses with the combination.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Guzman lands a jab-cross combination.
Lynch's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lynch duly obliges.
Guzman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
Lynch lands with a hook. Guzman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
As Guzman backs off Lynch throws a huge counter combo but Guzman manages to avoid it all.
A swing and a miss from Guzman.
Lynch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Guzman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Guzman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guzman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jaime Guzman dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Guzman tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Guzman slips a jab and a cross from Lynch.
Guzman jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Guzman misses with a hook.
Guzman rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lynch is looking for the big counter here.
Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch looks to land a combination. Guzman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Jaime Guzman has been cut.
Lynch is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Guzman.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch throws a combination that misses
and Guzman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Guzman. Those never looked like landing.
Jaime Guzman is winning the standup battle so far.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman connects with a body shot that sends Lynch's belly button to the back.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Guzman. Those never looked like landing.
Lynch throws a right and a left that Guzman avoids nicely.
Lynch looks to land a combination but Guzman avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Guzman!
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lynch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Guzman has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Despite the aggression on Lynch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Guzman slips a jab and a cross from Lynch.
Lynch throws a hook but Guzman avoids it easily.
Guzman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Jaime Guzman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guzman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Guzman tests Lynch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Guzman avoids them all with ease.
Guzman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynch.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
Guzman throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman dodges the punch combination from Lynch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guzman looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Lynch takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Guzman.
Guzman slips a straight right by Lynch.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
Guzman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Guzman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynch.
Lynch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guzman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guzman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lynch.
Guzman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynch circles away quickly and effectively.
Guzman lands with a nice combination. Lynch backs away looking to recover.
Guzman takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Guzman slips a jab and a cross from Lynch.
Lynch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Guzman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Guzman.
Guzman walks into a straight right hand from Lynch.
Lynch throws a one two combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Guzman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Guzman avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands a really nice looking cross but Lynch seems unphased.
Lynch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lynch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lynch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman throws out a powerful jab.
Guzman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice body punch from Guzman.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Guzman avoids them all with ease.
Guzman scores with a jab. Lynch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lynch looks to land a combination but Guzman avoids it well.
Guzman appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sloppy strikes from Guzman. Those never looked like landing.
Lynch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Guzman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Lynch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nice shot lands for Lynch.
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 Jaime Guzman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jaime Guzman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Guzman thuds his right hand into Lynch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Lynch saw that one coming.
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.
Sloppy strikes from Guzman. Those never looked like landing.
Lynch lunges at Guzman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Guzman's hand.
A punch combination from Guzman misses.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guzman closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lynch throws a right hand that Guzman ducks under and follows up with a left that Guzman also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guzman misses with a two punch combination.
Guzman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Guzman slips a jab and a cross from Lynch.
Lynch throws a right hand that Guzman ducks under and follows up with a left that Guzman also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch misses with the combination.
Guzman throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Lynch throws a right hand that Guzman ducks under and follows up with a left that Guzman also avoids with ease.
Guzman staying out of range there.
Guzman connects with a crisp jab.
Guzman misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynch connects with a single shot there.
Lynch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Guzman lands a nice hook to Lynch's body. Lynch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
No joy there for Lynch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman connects with a body shot.
Guzman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Guzman misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch dodges the punch combination from Guzman.
Despite the aggression on Lynch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lynch looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Guzman throws a big counter combination but Lynch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Guzman scores with a three punch combo!
Guzman swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice shot lands for Lynch.
Danga de danga de dang - Lynch scores with a four punch combination!
Guzman throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Lynch both land. Nice combination.
Guzman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Guzman.
Guzman walks into a left hand.
Guzman looks to land a combination but Lynch avoids it well.
Lynch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lynch keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
Lynch lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Lynch does no damage.
Guzman lands with a shot to the body.
Guzman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lynch misses with a body shot.
Lynch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Guzman ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynch misses with a double jab.
Guzman appears to be looking for a big counter.
Guzman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Guzman lands a nice shot to the body.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Deandre Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Guzman lands a two punch combo.
Guzman is working the combinations to good effect here.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Guzman moves out of range.
Lynch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A jab from Guzman misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynch lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Guzman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Guzman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.

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 Jaime Guzman.
Well Guzman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jaime Guzman!
In defeat, Deandre Lynch stepped up to the mic, saying 'It's hard to stomach a lose but I'll comeback better'.