PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mac Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorge Alvarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lynn
vs
Alvarez

208 cm
24
178 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
24
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Hates pizza

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Mac Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jorge Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.

Lynn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lynn showed some decent athleticism there.
Lynn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lynn connects with a nice short shot to Alvarez's temple.

Lynn is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Alvarez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Alvarez tries to roll over but Lynn keeps him under control.
Alvarez trying to control but Lynn postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lynn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

Lynn is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lynn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lynn prevents Alvarez from improving his position.
Alvarez is looking to control Lynn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alvarez avoid being mounted?
Alvarez controlling the position for now.
Lynn thows a huge punch but Alvarez dodges it nicely.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lynn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lynn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Alvarez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Alvarez manages to get to full guard.
Alvarez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lynn being controlled here momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lynn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lynn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lynn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
More stalling from Alvarez.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Lynn shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Lynn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alvarez defending well though.
Alvarez is controlling Lynn's trapped leg to prevent Lynn from advancing to side control.
Lynn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lynn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lynn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynn is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
Lynn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Lynn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lynn closes the distance and clinches.

Lynn breaks the clinch.
Lynn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alvarez can do to turn this around?
Lynn pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lynn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lynn.
Alvarez trying to control here.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alvarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mac Lynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lynn is nestled in close to Alvarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lynn 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.

Lynn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Alvarez defends it well.
Alvarez is looking to improve his position.
Lynn missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lynn lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Lynn is very close to passing his half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alvarez sees it coming and defends easily.

Lynn is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Lynn is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
Alvarez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lynn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lynn drops an elbow to the side of Alvarez's head.
Lynn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lynn winds up and cracks Alvarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lynn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lynn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alvarez wants to control but Lynn passes easily into half guard.
Lynn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lynn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Alvarez trying to control from the bottom.
Alvarez wants to get back to full guard.
Alvarez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alvarez taking some punishment here, with Lynn in his half guard.

Lynn is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Alvarez sees it coming and defends easily.

Lynn is trying to work for a kimura but Alvarez is defending well.
Lynn throwing shots but Alvarez is blocking nicely.
Lynn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lynn is thwarting Alvarez's attempts to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Alvarez is trying to get back to full guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Alvarez desperately trying to maintain half guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mac Lynn dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lynn shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Lynn showed some decent athleticism there.
Lynn working the head and body with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alvarez is controlling Lynn's trapped leg to prevent Lynn from advancing to side control.
Lynn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alvarez slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Lynn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lynn is in close to Alvarez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Alvarez working a defensive guard here.
Alvarez wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Alvarez looking to control.
Alvarez is pulling down on Lynn's head to control his posture.

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.
Lynn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Alvarez seems keen to control Lynn's posture.
Lynn is working Alvarez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lynn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Alvarez looking for a sweep. Not yet Alvarez, not yet.
Lynn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Alvarez trying to keep a closed guard but Lynn is proving a slippery customer.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mac Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynn throws a sloppy head kick and Alvarez moves out of range easily.
Alvarez throws a big counter head kick but Lynn avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Alvarez gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lynn connects with a couple of short punches.
Alvarez managing to control the position.
Lynn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lynn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Alvarez not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lynn postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lynn lands a couple of digs.
Lynn works over Alvarez with some ground and pound from guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn postures up.
Lynn is fighting to break Alvarez's control of his arms but Alvarez is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Alvarez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lynn postures up in Alvarez's guard and throws a big left but Alvarez blocks it.
Alvarez has control of Lynn's left arm, preventing Lynn from doing any damage.
Lynn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alvarez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Alvarez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jorge Alvarez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mac Lynn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alvarez is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mac Lynn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lynn 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:24
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mac Lynn!