PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lexi Krasnoo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Lynch
vs
Krasnoo

224 cm
25
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lexi Krasnoo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Krasnoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Lynch scores with a four punch combination!
Krasnoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Krasnoo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lynch, pushing him back against the cage.
Krasnoo wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch crunches a lovely knee into Krasnoo's ribcage.
Lynch slowing the pace effectively.

Krasnoo gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Krasnoo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoo won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
Krasnoo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lynch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Krasnoo manages to get himself to full guard.

Lynch slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Krasnoo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lynch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krasnoo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch throws a big elbow that misses.
Lynch lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lynch's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lynch working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynch gets to his feet - Krasnoo follows without any prompting.
Krasnoo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lynch attempts a counter takedown but Krasnoo avoids it well and moves away.
Krasnoo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynch seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lexi Krasnoo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Krasnoo looks winded!

Lynch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Krasnoo, pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Lynch to work.
Lynch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Krasnoo walks away with a smile on his face. Lynch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lynch shoots in looking for a takedown. Krasnoo tries to sprawl out of it but Lynch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Krasnoo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynch clinches with his opponent.
Lynch lands a damaging elbow.

Krasnoo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Krasnoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a stiff right hand.
Krasnoo misses with a two punch combination.
Lynch is looking to counter the offense by Krasnoo and move into the clinch.
Lynch's jab looks to have found its range, popping Krasnoo under the eye.
Krasnoo tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lexi Krasnoo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krasnoo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lynch tries to counter by clinching up but Krasnoo breaks away and moves out of range.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
Nice takedown defense from Krasnoo. No joy for Lynch on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch shoots in and drives through. Krasnoo sprawls well.

Lynch clinches with his opponent.
Lynch is trying to pull guard but Krasnoo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lynch goes for a takedown attempt but Krasnoo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Krasnoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Krasnoo throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Troy Lynch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Krasnoo misses with a double jab.
Krasnoo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Krasnoo lands the left hand.
Lynch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Krasnoo circles away.
Krasnoo misses with a double jab.

Lynch gets a takedown into half guard.
Lynch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Krasnoo is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Krasnoo trying to hold on to Lynch's head to control him but Lynch postures up.
Lynch throwing shots but Krasnoo is blocking nicely.
Lynch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krasnoo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lynch.
Lynch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
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.

Lynch is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Krasnoo defends it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Krasnoo is looking for a sweep. Lynch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Lynch is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Krasnoo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lynch perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lynch takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Lynch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Lynch not doing much here.
Lynch throwing shots but Krasnoo is blocking nicely.
Lynch slows the pace down in half guard.
Lynch seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Krasnoo for as long as he can get away with.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Krasnoo is defending against the submission attempts here by Lynch.
Lynch is taking a breather. Krasnoo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Troy Lynch overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynch throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Lynch stands up and beckons Krasnoo to join him on the feet.
Lynch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lynch throws a one two combo.
Krasnoo tries to land a body kick
and Lynch counters with a series of strikes. Krasnoo will be more careful next time no doubt.

Lynch gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lynch stalls.
Lynch is trying to pull guard but Krasnoo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Lynch tries to score a body lock takedown but Krasnoo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A bit of stalling here from Lynch.
Krasnoo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Lynch dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

A lazy body kick from Krasnoo
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.

Lynch moves into the clinch successfully.
Lynch leaning against his opponent.
Lynch jumps guard but Krasnoo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lynch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lynch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lynch is trying to pull guard but Krasnoo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Krasnoo breaks the clinch.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lynch.
Troy Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Krasnoo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch feinted with a counter takedown.
Krasnoo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lynch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lynch closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Krasnoo did well to prevent Lynch getting side control.
Lynch throwing shots but Krasnoo is blocking nicely.
Lynch really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lynch prevents Krasnoo from improving his position.
Krasnoo wants to control but Lynch is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Krasnoo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Krasnoo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lynch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lynch throwing shots but Krasnoo is blocking nicely.

Lynch stands up and beckons Krasnoo to join him on the feet.

Krasnoo clinches up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lynch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Krasnoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lynch manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Krasnoo.
Krasnoo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Krasnoo.
Lynch seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Krasnoo connects with a body shot.
Krasnoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a stiff right hand.
Lynch throws a head kick that half lands.
Krasnoo throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lynch holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Krasnoo won't allow it.
Lynch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lynch has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Krasnoo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Krasnoo has Lynch pressed against the cage, preventing Lynch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynch wants to break free but Krasnoo has control.
Lynch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Krasnoo has him pressed against the cage.

Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Krasnoo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Krasnoo forces Lynch back against the cage and clinches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lynch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Lynch!