PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lynn (ranked 288 p4p, 310 weight class) and Sao Alela (ranked 34 p4p, 37 weight class). Alela has chosen Ground Zero (MOP) as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lynn
vs
Alela

186 cm
35
169
17 - 6 - 0

180 cm
29
160
12 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Sao Alela!
The judges for this bout are Fedor Mirinova, Illya Tyunina and Vladimir Khabensky.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lynn crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Alela - the referee stops the clock and Lynn gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Alela. Lynn manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Alela lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lynn scores with a crisp jab that stopped Alela in his tracks.
Lynn throws a big shot that misses.
Lynn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Alela avoids a kick to the body.
Lynn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sao Alela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alela needs to keep his hands up - Lynn had a free shot at his head there.

It looks like Sao Alela has been cut.
An inside leg kick lands from Alela.
Alela cracks Lynn with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lynn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Alela. That did some damage!
Alela is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynn.
Lynn tries to counter with a takedown but Alela is quick to defend against it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alela throws a hook but Lynn avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Alela has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A nice leg kick from Alela, right into the meat of the thigh.
Alela throws a shot from downtown. Lynn moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Lynn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lynn throws a body kick that misses
and Alela counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynn needs to keep his hands up - Alela had a free shot at his head there.
Lynn uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Alela.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Alela looks to land a left hand but Lynn moved out of range nicely.
Sao Alela is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alela throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Alela looks to land a right hand but Lynn moved out of range.
A low kick from Alela misses
and Lynn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela throws a lazy uppercut
and Lynn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lynn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lynn wants to clinch
and Alela counters with a leg kick.
Lynn throws out a loose jab but Alela uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alela connects with a body shot.
Lynn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alela buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn moves out of range as Alela strikes.
Lynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alela was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynn.
A solid leg kick lands there for Alela.
Alela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lynn to score with a decent uppercut.
Alela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lynn takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters circling a little - Alela finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Alela scores with a jab. Lynn acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lynn throws a low kick but Alela moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alela.
Alela lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lynn's sensitive parts.
Alela with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lynn to score with a decent uppercut.
Alela scoring well with a low kick there.
Alela takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Alela throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Alela scores with a kick to the midsection.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alela.
Lynn is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lynn misses with a right hand
and Alela counters with a stiff right hand.

Lynn closes the distance and clinches.
Lynn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Alela or not.
Alela misses with the head strike.
Alela blocks a body shot from Lynn.
Lynn misses with a punch to the body.
Lynn works on Alela's body with a couple of short punches.
Lynn digs a right hand into Alela's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Alela's gas tank.
Alela scores with a shoulder strike.
Lynn tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Alela smiles and moves away.
Alela swings widly with a right hand

and Lynn counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Lynn is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
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 Alela's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Alela actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lynn lands a nice short elbow.
Lynn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Alela trying to hold on to Lynn's head to control him but Lynn postures up.
Lynn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lynn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Alela defending well though.
Lynn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lynn thows a huge punch but Alela dodges it nicely.
Alela has his hands clasped together around Lynn's back. He's all about the action.
Alela taking some punishment here, with Lynn in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sao Alela will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Sao Alela's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lynn takes one to the side of the head.
Lynn throws a right hand that misses
and Alela counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alela blocks a jab.
Lynn misses with a series of wild punches.
Alela scores with a nice body kick.
Lynn misses with a looping right.
Lynn misses with a body shot.
Lynn swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alela scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Alela checks the leg kick nicely there.
Alela takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lynn bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lynn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynn is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alela moves out of range of the body kick.
Alela throws the left hand but Lynn avoids the punch easily.
Alela misses with an attempted mid kick.
Alela on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lynn. Lynn obviously looking to wear him down.
Alela keeps Lynn at a distance using the push kick.
Alela gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lynn lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Lynn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Alela looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lynn looks up at the clock and then as Alela takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lynn smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Lynn tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lynn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Check out the look on Lynn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alela takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Lynn working the ground and pound from side control.
Alela is looking for a sweep.
Jack Lynn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alela struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynn working the ground and pound.

Lynn looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alela can't do much from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alela is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Alela has hold of Lynn's hands but Lynn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Lynn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lynn lands with a punch from half guard.
Lynn 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.
Lynn thows a huge punch but Alela dodges it nicely.
Lynn 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.

Alela is rocked!
Lynn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alela is still in real trouble! Can Lynn finish him?
Lynn lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Alela quite badly. Alela pulls Lynn in close trying to recover. Lynn postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Alela on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Alela doesn't seem to be complaining too much.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Lynn!
Our winner, Jack Lynn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.