PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ritchie Blackmore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keiko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackmore's entrance music is 16th century greensleeves. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Blackmore
vs
Lynn

180 cm
33
199 lbs
12 - 11 - 1

189 cm
42
187 lbs
25 - 19 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ritchie Blackmore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Keiko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Kenichi Hosakawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blackmore.
Lynn throws a right and a left that Blackmore avoids nicely.
Blackmore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Blackmore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lynn sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynn has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Blackmore is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lynn lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lynn.
Lynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Blackmore digs a good body shot into Lynn's ribs.
Blackmore misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lynn throws an overhand right that lands on Blackmore's shoulder, as Blackmore tries to avoid the shot.
Lynn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lynn looks to score with a jab to the body but Blackmore is just out of range.
As Lynn backs away, Blackmore returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blackmore scores with the left hand. Lynn knows he should have avoided that one.
Lynn lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Keiko Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big left from Lynn misses.
Blackmore misses with a straight right.
Lynn attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Lynn.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Blackmore, right into the meat.
Blackmore tries to work over Lynn's front leg with a kick but Lynn checks it.
Blackmore looks to throw the jab but Lynn is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn works over Blackmore's head and body with a nice combination.
Lynn lands with a nice combination. Blackmore backs away looking to recover.
Blackmore misses with the combination.
Blackmore is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynn.
Lynn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lynn misses with a hook.
Blackmore swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ritchie Blackmore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynn checks a leg kick.
Lynn doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lynn throws a nice looking combination but Blackmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lynn looks to land a left hand but Blackmore moved out of range nicely.
Lynn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lynn pushes Blackmore up against the cage in a clinch.
Blackmore lands a shot to the body.
Lynn misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blackmore.
Blackmore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynn misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Lynn fails to land.
Blackmore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynn's elbow.
Lynn slows down the pace here.
Blackmore lands a left hand.

Blackmore breaks from the clinch.
Lynn loads up on a big right hand but Blackmore slips the punch.
Blackmore lands a right hook to the body.
A good leg kick by Blackmore.
Lynn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blackmore.
A jab from Lynn misses.

Lynn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Blackmore, pushing him back against the cage.
Blackmore takes a shot to the head.
Lynn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lynn misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Lynn.
Blackmore tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore tries to work over Lynn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lynn throws a punch but it's blocked by Blackmore.

Blackmore breaks the clinch.
A big right from Lynn misses.
Lynn throws a nice looking combination but Blackmore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackmore slips a jab from Lynn.
Lynn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynn looks to throw the jab but Blackmore is out of range.
Blackmore went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Blackmore is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lynn's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lynn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Blackmore tries a head kick but it misses.
Blackmore throws a low kick but Lynn moves out of range easily.
Jab by Lynn.
Lynn misses with a body shot
and Blackmore counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lynn misses with a hook.
Lynn takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

It looks like Keiko Lynn has been cut.
Blackmore throws a body punch but Lynn moves out of range.
Blackmore throws a big shot that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blackmore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynn throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blackmore slips under a jab from Lynn.
Lynn takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lynn looks winded!
Blackmore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lynn goes for a double leg but Blackmore avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blackmore continues to drive forward.
Blackmore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lynn shoots in looking for a takedown but Blackmore manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lynn's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Lynn fails to land with a series of punches.
Lynn misses with a hook. Blackmore ducked under it nicely.
Lynn slips under a jab from Blackmore.
Lynn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Blackmore changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blackmore lands a body shot.
Blackmore's corner calls for a 1-2. Blackmore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lynn tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blackmore misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Keiko Lynn will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keiko Lynn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lynn walks into a left hand.
Blackmore defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Lynn swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Blackmore sizes up Lynn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blackmore feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lynn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blackmore is able to avoid easily.
Blackmore misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Blackmore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lynn on the side of the head.
Blackmore comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blackmore misses with a double jab.
Blackmore shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Blackmore misses with a double jab
and Lynn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Blackmore throws a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blackmore lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Blackmore ducks under a wild hook from Lynn.
Lynn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lynn is breathing heavily.
Blackmore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn shoots and misses
and Blackmore counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lynn slips under a jab.
Blackmore connects with a stiff jab that staggers Lynn - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ritchie Blackmore!
Our winner, Ritchie Blackmore, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
In defeat, Keiko Lynn stepped up to the mic, saying 'I want to apologize to all my fans! I went to the strip club last night and I still have a f*****g hangover...plus...My huge penis threw me off balance a few times during the fight, I may tape it to my leg next fight.'.