PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocky Savage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen War by Hed Pe as his entrance music. Lucas Lynch looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Savage
vs
Lynch

190 cm
24
199 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

186 cm
28
204 lbs
12 - 10 - 1

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Rocky Savage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Marco Blurström and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Savage as Lynch shoots in.
Savage is looking to land body kicks.
Lucas Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Savage drives through and clinches with Lynch against the cage.
Savage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Savage wants a takedown but no success here.
Savage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Savage takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.
Lynch tries to break free but Savage pushes him back against the cage.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice elbow from Savage.

It looks like Lucas Lynch has been cut.

Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
Lynch throws a counter combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Savage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Savage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Savage!

Savage darts in and clinches Lynch up against the cage.
Lynch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Savage is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Savage.
Savage keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Savage tries to land a knee to the head but Lynch blocks with his arms.
Savage misses with an elbow strike.
Savage stalling in the clinch.
Savage tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Savage effectively controlling the action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Savage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lynch is defending well for now.
Savage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Savage fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Savage just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rocky Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Lynch.
Lynch wants to break the clinch but can't.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Savage.
Savage just leaning against Lynch, taking a breather.
Lynch gets underhooks to prevent Savage's takedown attempt.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.

Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Savage. No joy for Lynch on that attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Savage ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Savage is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lynch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Lynch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Savage!
Lynch controls the position.

Lynch stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Lynch shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Savage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Savage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Savage knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lynch on the ground.
Lynch prevents Savage from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lynch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Savage has momentary wrist control but Lynch slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch advances position into side control!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lynch wants to control but Savage is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Savage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucas Lynch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Savage looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lynch clinches up against the cage.
Lynch is trying to force a seperation but Savage has the dominant position.
Lynch tries to circle away but Savage has him pinned against the cage.
Savage tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Savage is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Savage missing with knees to the body.

Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Savage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lynch, pushing him back against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Lynch changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Savage fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lynch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Savage.
Lynch throws a right hand that Savage ducks under and follows up with a left that Savage also avoids with ease.
Lynch throws a combination that misses
and Savage counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Savage swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lynch scores with the left hand. Savage knows he should have avoided that one.
Lynch lands with a nice combination. Savage backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Rocky Savage has been cut.
Lynch is breathing heavily.

Lynch tries to keep at a distance but Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lynch blocks an elbow strike from Savage.

Savage manages to break the clinch.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Savage tries to clinch up.
Lynch scores with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynch tries to keep at a distance but Savage has taken the fight into the clinch.
Savage missing with knees to the body.
Savage taking a breather.
A head punch on the inside from Savage fails to land.
Savage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynch's elbow.

Savage escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Savage tries to clinch but Lynch moves away
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Lynch closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Lynch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lynch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage is stalling here.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Savage tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Savage is defending well.
Rocky Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Lynch.
Savage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Savage.
Lynch is pressed up against the cage. Savage has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lynch down to the mat. Lynch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Savage moves out of range of the body kick from Lynch.

Savage has Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
Savage is trying to pull guard but Lynch turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lynch misses with an elbow over the top.
Lynch working aggressively here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Savage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Savage avoids the head kick by Lynch.
Savage was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Rocky Savage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Savage throws a push kick but Lynch slaps the foot to one side.
Lynch throws a counter combo.
Lynch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Savage doesn't manage to clinch there - Lynch circles away.
Lynch is looking to land body kicks.
Savage shoots in for a takedown but Lynch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lynch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Savage throws a low kick but Lynch moves out of range easily.
Despite the aggression on Lynch's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Savage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.

Lynch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Savage keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Lucas Lynch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Savage wants to clinch.
Lynch throws a counter combo.
Lynch doesn't manage to clinch there - Savage circles away.
Savage appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lynch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Savage avoids it really well and circles away.
Savage lands a right hook to the body.
Savage tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lynch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Savage throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lynch.
Lynch tries to bum rush Savage with a series of wild strikes but Savage uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Savage tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lynch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Savage fails with an attempt to clinch.
Savage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Savage defends it nicely.

Savage fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lynch, pushing him back against the cage.
Lynch tries to break the clinch but Savage is controlling the position.
Lynch is trying to break the clinch but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Rocky Savage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lynch managing to block the knees to the body from Savage.
Savage is pressed up against the cage. Lynch has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Savage down to the mat. Savage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rocky Savage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Lynch.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Lynch leaves Savage with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Savage. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Savage tries to clinch up.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Savage fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lynch is out of range.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Savage defends well and Lynch ends up having to push Savage into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lynch keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Savage scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Savage is looking to wear down Lynch with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lynch works over Savage's head and body with a nice combination.

Savage gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Savage.
Savage stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Savage controlling the action here for a moment.
Savage throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lynch is trying to break the clinch but Savage has him pressed against the cage.
Savage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Savage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lynch.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Savage.
Savage has a couple of punches blocked by Lynch.
Savage dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Savage digs a right hand into Lynch's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lynch's gas tank.
Savage is struggling to control the position.
I was talking to Savage's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Savage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lynch is defending well for now.

Savage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lynch misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynch swinging wildly here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lynch manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Savage on his heels. He'll look to pass Savage's guard now, I'm sure.
Savage tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Savage is adopting a defensive guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Savage showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Savage 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 30:28
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Savage!