PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Lynch (ranked 24506 p4p, 0 weight class) and Souleyman Khamidov (ranked 5811 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!

Lynch
vs
Khamidov

186 cm
25
151 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

178 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Francisco Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Souleyman Khamidov!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Khamidov clinches.
Lynch working aggressively here.
Khamidov changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Lynch fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Lynch tries to keep at a distance but Khamidov has taken the fight into the clinch.

Khamidov gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Khamidov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Khamidov prevents Lynch from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khamidov not doing much here.
Khamidov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is staying active underneath Khamidov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Khamidov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Lynch.
Lynch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Khamidov lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Lynch down.
Lynch tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Khamidov wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch is working hard here to advance position.
Khamidov slows the pace down.
Lynch is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamidov in side control lands a decent elbow.
Lynch is looking to reverse the position.
Khamidov happy to just control the position for now.
Lynch manages to work his way to half guard, despite Khamidov's best efforts.
Khamidov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lynch tries to roll over but Khamidov keeps him under control.
Khamidov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khamidov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lynch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Khamidov in particular looking to stall.
Khamidov is keen to just control but Lynch is a slippery customer.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Khamidov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Khamidov tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lynch controls his leg.
Khamidov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Khamidov wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Khamidov wants to stand up but Lynch has a hold of him and won't allow it.
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.
Khamidov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Khamidov throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Khamidov counters by clinching up.
Lynch drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Khamidov gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Khamidov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lynch gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Khamidov stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Souleyman Khamidov dominated that round.
That's time! Lynch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Khamidov stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Khamidov wants it to stay on the feet.

Khamidov pushes Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Khamidov has Lynch pressed against the cage, preventing Lynch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khamidov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lynch goes for a takedown attempt but Khamidov pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Khamidov tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lynch goes for a double leg but Khamidov avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Khamidov continues to drive forward.
Souleyman Khamidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Khamidov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch trying to remain calm as Khamidov controls from the top position.
Khamidov wants to stand but Lynch has his arm trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Khamidov scoring with punches and elbows.
Khamidov wants to stand but Lynch is controlling his arm.
Lynch sneaks back into half guard.
Lynch is looking to improve his position.
Khamidov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lynch has a hand on Khamidov's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Khamidov takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Khamidov stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

Khamidov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lynch quickly recovers to half guard.
Khamidov prevents Lynch from improving his position.
Khamidov working Lynch over with strikes.
Khamidov tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

Lynch is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Khamidov pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Khamidov tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lynch.
Lynch is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Khamidov seems content to control.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Khamidov there.
Khamidov trying to mount his opponent but Lynch defends it.
Khamidov trying to control the pace.
Lynch tries to roll over but Khamidov keeps him under control.
Lynch manages to get to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lynch looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynch wants to improve his position but instead Khamidov has moved into half guard.
Still in half guard, Khamidov seems content to control.
Lynch taking some punishment here, with Khamidov in his half guard.
Khamidov seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lynch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Khamidov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Khamidov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Khamidov lands strikes from half guard.

Lynch is rocked!
Lynch tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Khamidov has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Oh Lynch is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lynch looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Souleyman Khamidov 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! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lynch shoots in looking for a takedown but Khamidov manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lynch's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Khamidov is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lynch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Khamidov defends it nicely.
Lynch seems to have got his legs back now.
Khamidov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynch throws a quick counter head kick but Khamidov was just out of range.
Lynch darts in looking for a takedown but Khamidov gets double underhooks and turns Lynch into the cage.
Khamidov is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Francisco Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Khamidov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Khamidov takes the fight into the clinch.
Lynch can't get the takedown.
Nice body punch from Khamidov.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Khamidov lands a takedown into guard.

Lynch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Khamidov uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Khamidov just content to control the position.
Souleyman Khamidov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Khamidov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Khamidov scoring with punches and elbows.
Khamidov lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lynch tries to buck Khamidov off but Khamidov is having none of it.

Khamidov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lynch is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khamidov tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Lynch regains half guard.
Khamidov is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lynch is looking for a sweep. Khamidov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Still in half guard, Khamidov seems content to control.
Khamidov prevents Lynch from improving his position.
It looks like Khamidov is going to stand back up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Khamidov seems content to control.
Khamidov trying to control the action but Lynch is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khamidov falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lynch counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lynch.
Lynch landing some decent shots from guard.
Khamidov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lynch is one step ahead there.
Khamidov wants to stand up but Lynch is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Khamidov managing to control the position.
Khamidov has a closed guard, preventing Lynch from standing up.
Khamidov is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Khamidov tries to strike from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch works over Khamidov with some ground and pound from guard.
Lynch wants to get up but he can't break Khamidov's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Francisco Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Souleyman Khamidov is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lynch won't allow Khamidov to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Souleyman Khamidov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Khamidov 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Souleyman Khamidov!
An intense looking Souleyman Khamidov took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Alhamdullilah!'.