PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Maeda (ranked 790 p4p, 449 weight class) and Jack Lynn (ranked 103 p4p, 57 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Maeda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Submission. Jack Lynn will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Maeda
vs
Lynn

169 cm
30
164
22 - 11 - 0

186 cm
34
169
15 - 5 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Kore Fight Nutrition

Conquer
Altitude Clothing

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 22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Maeda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lynn!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Gwen Towbar and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maeda throws a body shot but no joy.

Lynn has closed the distance and engaged Maeda in a clinch.
Maeda dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lynn swings wildly with an uppercut but Maeda uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maeda's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maeda lands a shot to the body.
Maeda throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Maeda tries a body shot but Lynn blocks it.
Maeda tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Lynn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Lynn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lynn lands with a light punch inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Maeda jumps into guard, dragging Lynn to the mat.

Maeda has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lynn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Maeda bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lynn's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn pulls Maeda in to control the position.
Lynn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Maeda is one step ahead there.

Maeda got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lynn has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Maeda has managed to get both his arms back between Lynn's legs - danger averted.
Maeda wants to control from the top but Lynn keeps moving.
Lynn wants to sweep but no luck.
Maeda postures up and lands a big shot to Lynn's brow.

Lynn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lynn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Maeda advances position into side control!

Maeda tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Maeda has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lynn has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Maeda creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn is looking for a sweep.
Lynn manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Maeda is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lynn pulls his head out easily.
Maeda gets full guard.
Maeda has momentary wrist control but Lynn slips an elbow through the middle.
Lynn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lynn won't allow Maeda to sweep him here.

Maeda is looking for a triangle but Lynn pushes his legs off easily.
Lynn lands a couple of elbows.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lynn cracks Maeda with a solid left hand.
Lynn wants to pass the guard but Maeda is keeping the position.

Maeda looking for a guillotine here but Lynn defends easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maeda keeping moving, preventing Lynn from controlling successfully.

Maeda looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lynn got a little sloppy there for a moment and Maeda has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lynn has managed to get both his arms back between Maeda's legs - danger averted.

Maeda working for a triangle but Lynn defends it easily.
Lynn wants to control from the top but Maeda keeps moving.
Lynn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maeda is keeping the position for now.
Lynn landing some decent shots from guard.
Lynn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Maeda works his way into full mount!
Lynn is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynn regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynn tries to get to full guard but Maeda has control of the leg.
Maeda takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

Maeda looking for a submission but Lynn manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Maeda pushes down on Lynn's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Maeda is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lynn sees it coming and defends easily.
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 Thomas Maeda will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Maeda takes a swing at Lynn's ribcage but misses.
Maeda fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynn manages to avoid it.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Maeda drags the fight down to the ground.

Maeda working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Lynn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Lynn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lynn passes Maeda's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lynn prevents Maeda from improving his position.
Lynn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynn prevents Maeda from improving his position.

Maeda looking for submissions off his back.
Lynn slows the pace down in half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maeda is looking to control Lynn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Maeda avoid being mounted?
Lynn wants to free his trapped foot but Maeda is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Maeda looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Lynn working Maeda over with strikes.
Lynn winds up and cracks Maeda with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lynn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Maeda is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Lynn seems to be looking for submissions.

Maeda looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lynn has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maeda is wriggling around trying to escape.
BOOM! Lynn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lynn avoids the attempt from Maeda to control.
Lynn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Lynn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maeda is in all sorts of trouble here.
Maeda might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Lynn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maeda is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lynn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynn lands a nice shot to the head.
Maeda is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn raining down hammerfists from mount.
Lynn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lynn controlling his opponent.
Lynn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Maeda wants to control but Lynn is having none of it.
Lynn raining down shots from the mount!
Maeda is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lynn controlling from the full mount.
Maeda is trying to escape the mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn breaks from Maeda's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Maeda really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Lynn looking to control but Maeda is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lynn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lynn controlling the pace for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Maeda is squirming around, avoiding Lynn's attempts to control the action.
Maeda in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Maeda working to try and regain half guard.
Maeda is working hard here to advance position.
Lynn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Lynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Lynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Maeda manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Maeda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maeda has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Maeda throws a body punch but Lynn moves out of range.
Lynn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Maeda was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

Lynn darts in and clinches Maeda up against the cage.
Lynn cracks Maeda with a nice body shot.
Lynn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Maeda or not.
Lynn is working Maeda over against the cage.
Lynn gets underhooks to prevent Maeda's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maeda is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lynn pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maeda tries to pull guard but Lynn forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Maeda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynn scores with a shot to the side of Maeda's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lynn.
Maeda works on Lynn's body with a couple of short punches.
Lynn lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lynn is working Maeda over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn digs a right hand underneath Maeda's ribcage. Maeda let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lynn lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lynn.
Lynn scores with a hook to the body.
Lynn cracks Maeda with a nice body shot.
Lynn scores with a shoulder strike.
Lynn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Maedas head.
A short right from Lynn.
Lynn lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Maeda is rocked!
Lynn lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Maeda is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jack Lynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lynn scores with a shoulder strike.
Maeda takes a shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynn lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Maeda to his knees! Lynn keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Lynn!
A very excited looking Jack Lynn made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Thomas Maeda stepped up to the mic, saying 'Through Japanese translator to English. "My opponent was better today. I will not underestimate him next time"'.