PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lynch
vs
Jafar Bin Al Aziz

185 cm
32
199 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

190 cm
26
191 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Venom Combat Sports

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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akeel Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bin Al Aziz throws a hook but Lynch avoids it easily.
Lynch connects with a crisp jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bin Al Aziz .
We've been told by Lynch's head coaches at Tartarus that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bin Al Aziz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Bin Al Aziz .
Lynch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lynch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a push kick.
Lynch throws a right hand that misses
and Bin Al Aziz counters with an outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch slips under a jab from Bin Al Aziz .
Lynch misses with a hook
and Bin Al Aziz counters with a good low kick that Lynch was not able to check.
Lynch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bin Al Aziz .
Lynch throws a hook but Bin Al Aziz blocks it.
Lynch scores with a body shot.
Bin Al Aziz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lynch walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bin Al Aziz motions for Lynch to come forward. Bin Al Aziz throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bin Al Aziz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lynch drops his hands momentarily and Bin Al Aziz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz misses with a body kick.
Lynch throwing a counter right hand but Bin Al Aziz manages to avoid it.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to land body kicks.
Bin Al Aziz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bin Al Aziz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bin Al Aziz . Lynch shrugs it off though.
Bin Al Aziz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A bone on bone clash there as Lynch blocks the leg kick.
Lynch moves out of range of the leg kick from Bin Al Aziz .
Lynch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Lynch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch blocks a head kick by Bin Al Aziz .
It looked like Lynch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Lynch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bin Al Aziz is trying to defend but Lynch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bin Al Aziz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lynch throwing shots but Bin Al Aziz is blocking nicely.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Lynch jumps into side control!
Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bin Al Aziz keeps working.
Lynch is trying to ground and pound but Bin Al Aziz uses the momentary lack of control by Lynch to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bin Al Aziz is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lynch looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bin Al Aziz with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lynch slips a nice elbow through Bin Al Aziz 's hands, connecting with Bin Al Aziz 's forehead.
Bin Al Aziz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Lynch.

Bin Al Aziz has his foot on Lynch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lynch works his way back into a safe position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bin Al Aziz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lynch.
A big left from Bin Al Aziz misses.
Lynch is looking to counter the offense by Bin Al Aziz and move into the clinch.
Bin Al Aziz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bin Al Aziz wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Lynch is looking to counter punch.
Bin Al Aziz tries to move into range but Lynch moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lynch's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Al Aziz throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bin Al Aziz just misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch is looking to counter punch.
Bin Al Aziz scores with a nice head shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz feints and then cracks Lynch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lynch down.
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Bin Al Aziz there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the body shot from Lynch.
Bin Al Aziz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynch tries to clinch there but Bin Al Aziz circles away.
Bin Al Aziz is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Lynch checks a leg kick.
Bin Al Aziz throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch throwing a counter right hand but Bin Al Aziz manages to avoid it.
Lynch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz cracks the inside of Lynch's front leg.
Lynch checks a leg kick nicely.
Bin Al Aziz tries to land a front kick but Lynch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lynch is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bin Al Aziz .
Bin Al Aziz misses the jab.
Bin Al Aziz 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 is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lynch misses with a body shot.
Lynch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bin Al Aziz to counter with a crisp jab.
Bin Al Aziz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lynch checks it well.
Lynch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bin Al Aziz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bin Al Aziz throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynch gets a double leg takedown into Bin Al Aziz 's guard.
Bin Al Aziz is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bin Al Aziz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lynch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lynch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch throws an elbow that misses. Bin Al Aziz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lynch's guard. Nice move by Bin Al Aziz !

Lynch has an active guard here but Bin Al Aziz has managed to pass into half guard.
Lynch trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Akeel Lynch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bin Al Aziz fails to advance to Lynch's back.
Bin Al Aziz takes Lynch's back.
Lynch tries to escape the position.
Lynch is working hard here to advance position.
Lynch trying to control the action but Bin Al Aziz just sinks the hooks in.
This has been an exciting period of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

A swing and a miss from Lynch.
Bin Al Aziz looks for the body kick but Lynch saw that one coming.

Bin Al Aziz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lynch's half guard.
Lynch is looking for a sweep. Bin Al Aziz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lynch looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Bin Al Aziz pushes past his half guard into mount!
Lynch is trying to escape the mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bin Al Aziz avoids the attempt from Lynch to control.
Lynch is trying to escape the mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch tries to hold on but Bin Al Aziz pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch is looking to improve his position but Bin Al Aziz isn't that keen on the idea.
Bin Al Aziz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bin Al Aziz wants to take Lynch's back but he can't do it this time.
Bin Al Aziz looking to finish with strikes here!
Lynch has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lynch tries to hold on but Bin Al Aziz pushes him away.
Lynch manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lynch is looking to control Bin Al Aziz 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lynch avoid being mounted?
Lynch gets back to full guard.
Lynch looking to control.

Lynch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynch has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bin Al Aziz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Akeel Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Lynch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bin Al Aziz is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lynch.
Lynch tries to bench press Bin Al Aziz off him but Bin Al Aziz keeps the position.
Bin Al Aziz is looking to take a break and control but Lynch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lynch is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bin Al Aziz trying to control from half guard but Lynch is working away.

Lynch looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bin Al Aziz is thwarting Lynch's attempts to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bin Al Aziz takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch trying to control from the bottom.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Lynch darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bin Al Aziz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz !
A relieved looking Mohamed Jafar Bin Al Aziz thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.