PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Lynch (ranked 7047 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Cantona (ranked 6806 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Cantona has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Trent Lynch's chin.

Lynch
vs
Cantona

193 cm
20
214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trent Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Eric Cantona!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Chris Saunders and Ryoma Takatsuka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cantona fails with the takedown.
Cantona looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Lynch has taken the fight to the clinch.

Lynch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lynch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch pulls Cantona in close to prevent any damage.

Lynch manages to escape and get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Lynch has Cantona up against the cage in a clinch.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Cantona forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cantona has him pressed against the cage.
Lynch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cantona is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lynch to keep the fight standing.
Lynch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Cantona holds him up against the cage and eventually Lynch drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cantona keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lynch has had enough of the clinch but Cantona keeps him there for the moment.

Cantona has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lynch is trying to keep an underhook but Cantona manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Lynch pushes Cantona off looking to stand but Cantona dives back in and keeps control.
Cantona missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is looking to control Cantona's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lynch avoid being mounted?
Cantona thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynch's head.
Cantona wants to control but Lynch is keeping him busy.
Lynch is trying to maintain the position but Cantona is very close to passing his half guard.

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

Lynch decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Lynch seems to be looking for submissions.
Cantona is looking to control Lynch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Cantona avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantona is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lynch scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cantona missing with punches from the bottom.
Lynch not doing much here.

Lynch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cantona sees it coming and defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cantona is trying to maintain the position but Lynch is very close to passing his half guard.
Cantona is looking for a sweep. Lynch is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ground and pound from Lynch.

Lynch is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cantona sees it coming and defends easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lynch looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Trent Lynch dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Cantona swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynch.

Cantona gets a clinch.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cantona can do to turn this around?
Lynch is trying to pull guard but Cantona has him pressed against the cage.
Lynch jumps guard but Cantona stands there with Lynch around his waist. Lynch gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short left from Cantona.
Cantona is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Cantona manages to break the clinch.

Cantona closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Lynch working hard to break the clinch.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Cantona holds him up against the cage and eventually Lynch drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Cantona gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lynch tries to break free but Cantona pushes him back against the cage.
Lynch gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cantona.
Lynch wants to break free but Cantona has control.

Lynch pulls guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch is pulling down on Cantona's head. It's preventing any offense from Cantona, at least for the moment.
We've been informed that Cantona has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lynch wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

Lynch is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cantona is aware though and is defending well.
Lynch is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lynch wants to hit a switch here but Cantona passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lynch there!
Lynch wants to control but Cantona is having none of it.
Lynch is desperately trying to improve his position but Cantona has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to reverse the position but instead Cantona has taken his back - oops!
Lynch is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Cantona has got his arm under Lynch's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Lynch has spun round into Cantona's guard beautifully! Well done that man!

Cantona looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Lynch has picked Cantona up and slammed him! Cantona can't keep hold of the triangle and Lynch manages to pass to side control!
Lynch working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch working the ground and pound from side control.

Lynch tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lynch lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Cantona down.
Cantona tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Lynch is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Cantona to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Cantona shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Trent Lynch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lynch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Cantona checks it well.

Cantona forces Lynch back against the cage and clinches.

Lynch manages to pull guard.
Lynch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lynch pulls Cantona in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cantona wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.
Cantona takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lynch is pulling down on Cantona's head to control his posture.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch looking for a sweep. Not yet Lynch, not yet.

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

Lynch instigates a clinch.
Cantona fails to pull guard.
Lynch is trying to break free.
Lynch is looking to break free of the clinch but Cantona has double underhooks.

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.
Lynch wants to take the fight to the mat but Cantona manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Cantona keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lynch's efforts to push away.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Cantona won't allow it.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Cantona forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trent Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cantona tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lynch sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cantona somewhat.
Lynch throws a counter high kick but Cantona was just alert enough to avoid it.

Cantona gets tackled into the cage by Lynch. Lynch maintains the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cantona stops a takedown attempt from Lynch.
Cantona prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lynch tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cantona smiles and moves away.
Cantona is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lynch sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lynch jabs at Cantona's body.

Cantona gets a clinch.
Cantona is trying to drag Lynch to the mat but Lynch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Lynch wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynch drags the fight down to the ground.
Cantona lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lynch keeping moving, preventing Cantona from controlling successfully.
Cantona wants to pass the guard but Lynch is keeping the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cantona is still trying to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lynch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 29:28

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