PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between marcos martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colbey Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). marcos martini could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Colbey Lynch's chin.

martini
vs
Lynch

175 cm
20
156 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

175 cm
24
156 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, marcos martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colbey Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lynch is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in martini's half guard.
martini is trying to control but can't.
martini is pressing down on Lynch's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lynch thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
martini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lynch advances position into side control!
Lynch has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for martini!
Lynch lands with some strikes.
Lynch landing shots from mount.
martini is trying to escape the mount.
Lynch looking to control but martini is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
martini is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
martini is working hard here to advance position.
martini sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
martini tries to get to full guard but Lynch has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lynch in particular looking to stall.

That's two 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.
martini is looking to control Lynch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can martini avoid being mounted?
Lynch is trying to control the action in half guard but martini is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lynch looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
martini wants to get back to full guard.
martini gets full guard.
Lynch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
martini looking to control.
Lynch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
martini tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
marcos martini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
martini motions for Lynch to come forward. martini throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - martini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch moves out of range of the body kick.
martini fails with an attempt to clinch.
martini wants to clinch.
martini tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
martini takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - martini looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
martini takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

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.
Lynch feints and then cracks martini's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow martini down.
A low kick from martini misses
and Lynch counters with a slapping leg kick.
martini wants to clinch
and Lynch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
martini wants to clinch
and Lynch counters with an inside leg kick.
martini tries to clinch but Lynch moves away
and martini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
martini tries to clinch up
and Lynch counters with a head kick.
martini misses with a leg kick

and Lynch decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in martini's guard.
Lynch is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lynch works a leg free and moves into half guard.

Lynch is looking for a kimura but martini is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lynch to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Colbey Lynch dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as martini checks a leg kick.
Lynch is looking to score with low kicks.
martini tries to clinch but fails miserably

so Lynch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
martini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
martini will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
martini not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lynch wants to control from the top but martini keeps moving.
martini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
martini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynch.
martini looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lynch puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
martini tries to get to full guard but Lynch has control of the leg.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
martini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lynch.
martini falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lynch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lynch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lynch scores with a head kick.
Lynch throws a one two combo.
Lynch lands a head kick. martini smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lynch.
martini tries to clinch
and Lynch counters with a good low kick that martini was not able to check.
martini tries to clinch up
and Lynch counters with a head kick.
marcos martini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
martini clinches but Lynch breaks the clinch
and Lynch counters with an inside leg kick.

Lynch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in martini's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looking to pass the guard.
Lynch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
martini is looking to stand up but Lynch isn't so interested in that idea.
martini lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Lynch!
Lynch is trying desperately to improve position.
martini throws a sloppy strike and Lynch uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Lynch has ended up in martini's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but martini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch is in close to martini's body, working some short punches and elbows.
martini manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lynch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Colbey Lynch has got the better of the ground game so far.

martini looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lynch is defending well. martini quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lynch has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! martini celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). marcos martini!