PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sebastion Lynar (ranked 1816 p4p, 1842 weight class) and Clay Hayden (ranked 222 p4p, 225 weight class). Clay Hayden is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Lynar
vs
Hayden

167 cm
32
165
17 - 11 - 0

174 cm
40
158
16 - 22 - 1

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Fantasy Threads

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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sebastion Lynar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 22 - 1, fighting out of London, Clay Hayden!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice combination there by Hayden.
Lynar throws a sloppy body shot
and Hayden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hayden throws a leg kick that misses.
Hayden takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hayden tries to bum rush Lynar with a series of wild strikes but Lynar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Lynar shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Hayden napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Hayden gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayden wants to control but Lynar is keeping busy.
Hayden moves into full guard.
Lynar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lynar trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.
Lynar is really struggling to control Hayden but he's trying to hold on to the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynar controlling from the top position.

Hayden has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Lynar is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hayden.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Lynar trying to control the action but Hayden is working from the bottom.

Lynar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Lynar is trying to get an arm triangle but Hayden is defending well.

Lynar is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hayden knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hayden is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

Lynar is trying to get an arm triangle but Hayden is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynar is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hayden has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hayden gets back to half guard.

Lynar is looking for a kimura here.

Lynar is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lynar is just content to waste time from the top position. Hayden takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lynar content to stall in guard here.
Lynar tries to free his leg and advance position but Hayden is retaining full guard.
Lynar wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.
Hayden keeping full guard, as Lynar tries to pass.
Hayden is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayden's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lynar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynar closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hayden circles away.
Lynar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lynar lands a right hook to the body.
Lynar checks a leg kick nicely.
Lynar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hayden.
Hayden throws a wild body kick that Lynar sees coming a mile off.
Lynar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lynar blocks a leg kick.
Lynar wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Hayden throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hayden misses with a low kick.

Lynar closes the distance and pushes Hayden back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden looking for a takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hayden.
Hayden stops a takedown attempt from Lynar.
A right hand to the body from Hayden.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hayden manages to break the clinch.
Lynar connects with a crisp jab.

Lynar takes the fight into the clinch.
Hayden is looking to break free of the clinch but Lynar has double underhooks.
Hayden looking to throw knees to the head but Lynar is blocking nicely.
Hayden stalling the fight.
Hayden is trying to stall.
Hayden is looking to take this one to the mat.
Hayden trying to control the position but instead, Lynar has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hayden into the cage.
Lynar tries for a takedown but Hayden manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sebastion Lynar. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hayden's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayden using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lynar has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hayden tries to break the clinch but Lynar is controlling the position.

Lynar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Hayden throws an elbow that misses. Lynar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hayden's guard. Nice move by Lynar!

Lynar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayden's guard.
Lynar trying to control from Hayden's half guard. Hayden has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Hayden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynar drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lynar jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hayden looking to control.
Lynar content to stall in guard here.
Lynar wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.

Hayden working for a triangle but Lynar defends it easily.
Lynar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hayden can do to turn this around?
Lynar wants to control from the top but Hayden keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Lynar is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lynar controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynar wants to pass the guard but Hayden is keeping the position.
Hayden not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynar showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lynar takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastion Lynar dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Hayden shoots for a takedown but Lynar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lynar was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lynar avoids the body shot from Hayden.
Hayden tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lynar is able to avoid easily.
Lynar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

Hayden gets caught napping as Lynar dives in and scores a takedown. Hayden manages to retain guard.
Sebastion Lynar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hayden's guard.

Lynar seems to be looking for submissions.
Hayden is refusing to be controlled, as Lynar sits in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hayden tries to get to full guard but Lynar has control of the leg.
Lynar trying to control the action but Hayden is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lynar seems to be looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lynar in particular looking to stall.

Lynar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hayden works his way to full guard. Good work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lynar pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hayden is keeping the position for now.

Lynar thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Lynar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hayden swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Clay Hayden has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lynar works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Lynar is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hayden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lynar.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynar is working for a kimura but Hayden is defending it quite comfortably.
Hayden works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lynar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lynar's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hayden keeping moving, preventing Lynar from controlling successfully.
Hayden controls Lynar momentarily but Lynar frees himself.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lynar lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

Lynar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hayden manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynar trying to control but Hayden is working from the bottom.

Hayden throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastion Lynar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lynar, 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastion Lynar!
Sebastion Lynar bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.