PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabryel Catchmaer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marshawn Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gabryel Catchmaer had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Catchmaer
vs
Lynch

196 cm
27
246 lbs
12 - 12 - 0

175 cm
35
260 lbs
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Granite chin

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 12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gabryel Catchmaer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marshawn Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catchmaer throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Catchmaer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Catchmaer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynch.
Lynch misses the shot to the body.

Lynch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Catchmaer.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynch.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike.

Catchmaer manages to break the clinch.
Lynch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Catchmaer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Lynch darts in and clinches Catchmaer up against the cage.
Catchmaer tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short uppercut from Catchmaer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catchmaer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lynch throws an elbow but it misses.
Lynch misses with an elbow strike.
Catchmaer blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lynch throws an elbow but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Catchmaer dodges an elbow strike from Lynch.
Lynch misses with an elbow strike.
Lynch has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Catchmaer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lynch can turn it around.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike.
Lynch managing to block the knees to the body from Catchmaer.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Catchmaer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch misses with a straight right.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Catchmaer.

Lynch gets a clinch.
Lynch throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lynch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Catchmaer's brow.
Catchmaer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Catchmaer tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Catchmaer back against the cage.
Catchmaer avoids the elbow strike from Lynch, against the cage.

Catchmaer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Catchmaer keeps the fight on the outside.
Catchmaer is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Catchmaer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lynch's head.
Lynch slips a jab from Catchmaer.
Lynch tries to bum rush Catchmaer with a series of wild strikes but Catchmaer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gabryel Catchmaer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Catchmaer tries to clinch
and Catchmaer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Catchmaer lands with a hook. Lynch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The fighters circling - Lynch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Catchmaer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lynch.
Lynch walks into a jab.
Lynch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lynch staying out of range there.
It seemed like Lynch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Catchmaer. That snapped Lynch's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynch gets tackled into the cage by Catchmaer. Catchmaer maintains the clinch.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike.
Lynch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Catchmaer misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lynch just misses with a elbow thrown towards Catchmaer's brow.
Lynch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Catchmaer pushes off an throws an elbow but Lynch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Catchmaer lands a damaging elbow.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Catchmaer avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Catchmaer lands a shoulder strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Catchmaer takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Catchmaer avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Catchmaer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lynch's brow.
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Catchmaer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Catchmaer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Catchmaer fails to land.
Catchmaer misses with an elbow over the top.
Catchmaer is trying to stall.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike.
Lynch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

It looks like Gabryel Catchmaer has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Catchmaer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lynch tries to clinch up
and Catchmaer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lynch with a jab.
Catchmaer scores with a hook.
Catchmaer misses with a kick to the body.
Catchmaer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabryel Catchmaer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Catchmaer moves into the clinch.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike from Lynch.

Catchmaer escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Catchmaer is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.

Catchmaer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Catchmaer lands an elbow inside.
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Catchmaer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Catchmaer dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike.
Catchmaer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lynch is keeping busy.
Lynch looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch misses with an elbow over the top.
Catchmaer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer prevents a body shot from Lynch.
Lynch lands an elbow that stopped Catchmaer in his tracks for a moment.
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Catchmaer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lynch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lynch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Marshawn Lynch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Catchmaer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lynch has him pressed against the cage.
Catchmaer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lynch lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Catchmaer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lynch lands a nice elbow.
Lynch is stalling here.
Lynch misses with an elbow over the top.
Catchmaer swings wildly with an uppercut but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Catchmaer breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Lynch rushes Catchmaer and presses him up against the cage.
Lynch misses with an elbow over the top.

Catchmaer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lynch tries to clinch
and Catchmaer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gabryel Catchmaer is winning the standup battle so far.
Catchmaer scores with a decent looking hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to clinch there but Catchmaer circles away.
Catchmaer is looking for a counter combo.
Catchmaer scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Catchmaer scores with a sloppy right hand. Lynch should have avoided that one.
Lynch blocks a low kick nicely.
Lynch walks into a jab.
Catchmaer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynch can do to turn this around?
Catchmaer lands with a nice body punch.

Lynch takes the fight into the clinch.
Lynch gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lynch looking to slow down the pace here.
Catchmaer is trying to break the clinch but Lynch is controlling him.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike from Lynch.
Lynch misses with an elbow strike.
Lynch throws an elbow but it misses.
Lynch lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Catchmaer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Catchmaer scores with a shoulder strike.
Catchmaer misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Catchmaer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Catchmaer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lynch has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lynch and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Catchmaer lands with a good body shot.
Catchmaer keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Catchmaer slips a straight right by Lynch.
Lynch closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lynch takes one to the side of the head.
Marshawn Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Catchmaer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Lynch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Lynch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lynch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer connects with a right hand. Lynch shakes it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Lynch walks into a left hand.
The fighters circling - Catchmaer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lynch moves out of range as Catchmaer throws a body kick.
Catchmaer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Catchmaer is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lynch staying out of range there.
Lynch is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Lynch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Catchmaer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch blocks the body kick.
A lazy left from Lynch finds it's target.
Catchmaer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gabryel Catchmaer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabryel Catchmaer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Catchmaer 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.
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynch is looking to clinch.
Lynch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Catchmaer throws a hook but Lynch avoids it easily.

Catchmaer clinches with his opponent.
Lynch lands an elbow inside.
Catchmaer misses with an elbow strike.
Catchmaer tries to break the clinch but Lynch is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Still in the clinch, Catchmaer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Catchmaer blocks the elbow strike.
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Catchmaer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Catchmaer scores with a shoulder strike.
Catchmaer lands with a right to the head.
Catchmaer stalling the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lynch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Catchmaer takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lynch has Catchmaer pressed against the cage, preventing Catchmaer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch lands an elbow inside that Catchmaer shrugs off.
Lynch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike.
I was talking to Catchmaer's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Catchmaer avoids the elbow strike from Lynch, against the cage.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike.

Catchmaer breaks the clinch.
Lynch misses with a wild body shot.
Lynch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Catchmaer slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Catchmaer avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lynch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Catchmaer avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
Lynch lands a nice elbow.

Gabryel Catchmaer's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Catchmaer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lynch avoids it.
Lynch stalling against the cage.
Catchmaer blocks a body shot from Lynch.
Still in the clinch, Catchmaer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Catchmaer scores with a shot to the side of Lynch's head.
Catchmaer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynch controls his hands.
Lynch tries to work over Catchmaer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Catchmaer lands with a light punch inside.
Lynch throws an elbow that misses.
Catchmaer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Catchmaer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Catchmaer's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Catchmaer.

Catchmaer breaks from the clinch.
Catchmaer scores with a jab. Lynch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Catchmaer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Catchmaer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Catchmaer connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Catchmaer misses its intended target.

Lynch gets a clinch.
Catchmaer lands a nice shot to the body.
Lynch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike from Catchmaer.
Still in the clinch, Catchmaer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike from Lynch.
Catchmaer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catchmaer blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Catchmaer.
Catchmaer lands with a short shot to the head.
Lynch lands an elbow just above Catchmaer 's eye.
Catchmaer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gabryel Catchmaer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Catchmaer blocks an elbow strike.
Catchmaer blocks the elbow strike.
Lynch throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Catchmaer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Catchmaer avoids the elbow strike from Lynch, against the cage.
Lynch misses with an elbow strike.
Lynch prevents Catchmaer from breaking the clinch.
Marshawn Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lynch pushes off an throws an elbow but Catchmaer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gabryel Catchmaer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Catchmaer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabryel Catchmaer!
Gabryel Catchmaer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.