PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Byhenikov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Byhenikov's choice of entrance music: Harbinger. On his way into the cage it seems that Akeel Lynch has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Akeel Lynch seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lynch
vs
Byhenikov

185 cm
32
203 lbs
16 - 4 - 0

184 cm
26
193 lbs
7 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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 16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Akeel Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Igor Byhenikov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byhenikov slips a straight right by Lynch.
Byhenikov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Byhenikov misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
A jab from Byhenikov finds it's way through Lynch's defenses.
Byhenikov throws a nice inside leg kick.
Byhenikov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lynch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Byhenikov counters with a straight right hand.
Lynch misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Byhenikov misses.
Byhenikov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lynch throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Byhenikov on the side of the head.
Byhenikov scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lynch misses with a straight right.
Byhenikov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynch with a poor takedown
and Byhenikov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byhenikov moves away.
Lynch throws a poor cross that misses
and Byhenikov counters with a slapping leg kick.
Byhenikov works Lynch's body with a nice hook.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but Byhenikov is just out of range.
Lynch misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byhenikov throws out a loose jab but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byhenikov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A jab from Lynch misses.
Byhenikov changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Byhenikov walks into a left hand.
Byhenikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byhenikov wants it to stay on the feet.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Byhenikov scores with a leg kick.
Lynch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lynch scores with a nice right hand.
Byhenikov takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Byhenikov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch lands an overhand right.
Byhenikov staying out of range there.
Lynch throws a shot from downtown. Byhenikov moves away and avoids it.
Byhenikov scores with a leg kick.
Lynch throws a looping overhand right but Byhenikov ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Byhenikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynch.
Byhenikov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Byhenikov lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lynch will feel that in the morning.
Lynch throws a hook to the side of Byhenikov's head but Byhenikov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byhenikov let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Lynch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Byhenikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Akeel Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byhenikov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Byhenikov tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch misses with a hook. Byhenikov ducked under it nicely.
Lynch shoots in and drives through. Byhenikov sprawls well.
Byhenikov only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Akeel Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch walks into a straight right hand from Byhenikov.
Lynch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Byhenikov.
A little feinted left hand from Lynch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Byhenikov throws a front kick aimed at Lynch's knee but Lynch avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Lynch misses the target.
Byhenikov connects with a crisp jab.
Byhenikov misses with an attempted mid kick.
Byhenikov throws a poor cross that misses
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.

Byhenikov is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynch finish him?
Byhenikov moves out of range as Lynch strikes.
Lynch moves out of range of the strikes.
Byhenikov seems to have recovered his senses.
Byhenikov tests Lynch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Byhenikov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byhenikov connects with a solid leg kick.
Lynch fails with the takedown
and Byhenikov counters with a head kick. That will keep Lynch thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lynch misses with a hook. Byhenikov ducked under it nicely.
Lynch ducks right into an uppercut from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov misses with a few strikes there.
Byhenikov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byhenikov wants it to stay on the feet.
A slow jab from Lynch misses its intended target.
Lynch loads up on a big right hand but Byhenikov slips the punch.
Igor Byhenikov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byhenikov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Byhenikov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lynch is looking to counter punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynch tries to clinch but Byhenikov moves out of range.
Byhenikov connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byhenikov tries to land a front kick but Lynch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Byhenikov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Byhenikov ducks right into an uppercut from Lynch.
Byhenikov avoids the body shot from Lynch.
Lynch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Byhenikov has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lynch misses with an uppercut
and Byhenikov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byhenikov ducks under a wild hook from Lynch.
Byhenikov lands a jab to the nose.
Byhenikov fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byhenikov moves out of range as Lynch strikes.
Byhenikov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lynch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Byhenikov.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Byhenikov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byhenikov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Byhenikov throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Byhenikov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Byhenikov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lynch slips a jab from Byhenikov.
Byhenikov lands a right hook to the body.
Lynch tries to clinch but Byhenikov moves out of range.
Byhenikov swings for the body but Lynch moves out of range.
Byhenikov lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lynch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Byhenikov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Byhenikov clobbers Lynch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Byhenikov connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

Lynch is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Lynch misses the target.
Oh Lynch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byhenikov ducks under a wild hook from Lynch.
Byhenikov scores with a jab. Lynch acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Byhenikov throws a monster overhand right that drops Lynch! Byhenikov follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Igor Byhenikov!
During a confident post fight interview, Igor Byhenikov thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Akeel Lynch spoke after the fight, saying 'he sucked my cock to win this fight'.