PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad El Sayed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Psychosocial. The crowd seem to be enjoying El Sayed's choice of entrance music: Young Buck feat. The Game & Ludacris - Stomp. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lynch
vs
El Sayed

177 cm
23
182 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Matt Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mohammad El Sayed!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Skip Squint and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

El Sayed drops Lynch with a beautiful combination! Lynch stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - El Sayed is looking for the KO!

It looks like Matt Lynch has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from El Sayed. No joy for Lynch on that attempt.
El Sayed dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch misses the body punch

and El Sayed counters by clinching up.
El Sayed misses with the head strike.
El Sayed tries to land knees in the clinch but Lynch avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lynch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lynch lands a right hand that snaps the head of El Sayed backwards.
El Sayed is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns El Sayed into the cage.
Lynch scores with a shot to the side of El Sayed's head.
El Sayed lands an uppercut.
Lynch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Lynch fails to land.
Lynch on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from El Sayed fails to land.
El Sayed lands with a short punch from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Sayed lands a nice uppercut.
Lynch misses with a punch on the inside.
El Sayed blocks an elbow strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
El Sayed avoids a wild elbow strike from Lynch.
El Sayed misses with a knee strike.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lynch throws a punch but it's blocked by El Sayed.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Sayed is trying to maintain a safe position but Lynch gets an underhook and turns El Sayed into the cage.
Lynch tries to pull guard but El Sayed won't allow it.
Lynch pushes El Sayed back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short left from Lynch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands a body shot.
Lynch just leaning against El Sayed, taking a breather.
El Sayed lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Lynch lands a left hand.
El Sayed misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lynch.
Lynch lands an uppercut.
El Sayed blocks an elbow strike.
Lynch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Sayed backwards.
El Sayed tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
El Sayed looks gassed!
Lynch tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lynch has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics El Sayed uses from the top position.

El Sayed gets to his feet - Lynch follows without any prompting.
Lynch misses with a jab to the body
and El Sayed counters with a straight right hand.
El Sayed tries to clinch but Lynch is having none of it.
Lynch throws a combination. El Sayed tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
El Sayed misses with an uppercut. Lynch saw that one coming.
Lynch loads up on a big right hand but El Sayed slips the punch.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lynch tests El Sayed's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynch looks to land a right hand but El Sayed moved out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynch swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and El Sayed connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A shot to de liver by Lynch. Beautiful body shot.
El Sayed takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
El Sayed lands with a nice body kick.
El Sayed ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
El Sayed throws a head kick that half lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Sayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Sayed throws a right and a left that both miss.
El Sayed bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
El Sayed tries to land a front kick but Lynch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
El Sayed with a jab.
Lynch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with El Sayed but El Sayed pushes him off and we're back to square one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
El Sayed wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
El Sayed scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lynch in his tracks.
Lynch looks to land a left hand but El Sayed moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the body from Lynch misses
letting El Sayed counter with a right hand.

El Sayed lands a left and a right that send Lynch crashing to the mat, dazed. El Sayed thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lynch is rocked!

El Sayed moves into the clinch.
Oh Lynch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
El Sayed lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
El Sayed pressing his opponent against the cage.
El Sayed with a knee to the head.
El Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Lynch has a couple of punches blocked by El Sayed.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Lynch blocks with his arms.
El Sayed throws a knee to the head but misses.
El Sayed looks to throw an elbow but misses.
El Sayed throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lynch blocks it with crossed arms.
Lynch seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice body punch from Lynch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch lands a body shot.
Lynch lands a body shot.
El Sayed wants to stall.
Lynch pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lynch gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Lynch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
El Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Lynch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of El Sayed backwards.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
El Sayed misses with a knee to the head.
Lynch comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lynch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Sayed tries a knee to the head but Lynch blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lynch takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch lands a left hand.
Lynch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lynch managing to block the knees to the body from El Sayed.
Lynch gets through El Sayed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
El Sayed misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammad El Sayed dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matt Lynch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Lynch dips to his left and cracks El Sayed with an uppercut!

Lynch drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lynch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
El Sayed is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but El Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. El Sayed is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lynch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lynch wants to control from the top but El Sayed keeps moving.

Lynch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! El Sayed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lynch, into his guard.
El Sayed wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

El Sayed decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Lynch swings and misses with a shot to the body
and El Sayed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Sayed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch missing with a left hand there. El Sayed was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lynch misses with a combination
and El Sayed counters with a body kick.
El Sayed wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
Lynch swings and misses with a shot to the body

and El Sayed counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by El Sayed.
El Sayed wants to stall.
El Sayed with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
El Sayed holding his opponent close, against the cage.
El Sayed throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch has a couple of punches blocked by El Sayed.
Lynch fails to pull guard.
Lynch tries to work over El Sayed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, El Sayed scores with a nice short uppercut.
El Sayed lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
El Sayed tries to stall but Lynch uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lynch avoiding damage as El Sayed throws knees to the body.
El Sayed pushes Lynch back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
El Sayed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lynch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A short left from El Sayed.
Lynch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as El Sayed walks away with a smile on his face. Lynch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick from El Sayed lands but Lynch takes it in his stride.
El Sayed slips a jab from Lynch.
El Sayed connects with a high kick.
El Sayed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Lynch misses its intended target.
El Sayed throws a front kick that sends Lynch stumbling back into the cage.
El Sayed wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
El Sayed tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch cracks El Sayed with a right hand to the side of the head.

El Sayed pushes Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Lynch blocks with his arms.
Lynch is working for takedown but El Sayed is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
El Sayed looking to stall.
Lynch takes an elbow to the temple.
Lynch lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, El Sayed throws an elbow but misses.
El Sayed tries to land knees in the clinch but Lynch avoids the damage to the body.
El Sayed using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lynch has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Lynch has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but El Sayed regains guard immediately.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but El Sayed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lynch prevents El Sayed from getting back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch postures up in El Sayed's guard and throws a big left but El Sayed blocks it.

Lynch postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! El Sayed is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lynch, into his guard.
Lynch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

Lynch is working an open guard so El Sayed takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Mohammad El Sayed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice straight punches there by El Sayed. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of El Sayed.
Lynch fails to land with a series of punches.
El Sayed throws a head kick that half lands.
Lynch misses the jab.
El Sayed throws a nice head kick!
A telegraphed right hand from Lynch misses the target.
El Sayed with a hook.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses
enabling El Sayed to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mohammad El Sayed showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Matt Lynch's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

El Sayed moves into the clinch successfully.
Lynch managing to block the knees to the body from El Sayed.
El Sayed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for El Sayed.
Lynch has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. El Sayed avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
El Sayed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
El Sayed missing with knees to the body.
Lynch tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. El Sayed just stands there and leans against the cage.
El Sayed scores with a knee to the head.
Lynch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
El Sayed tries to land a knee to the head but Lynch blocks with his arms.
Lynch trying to land knees to the body.

Lynch tightens his grip and picks El Sayed up, before dumping him to the ground. El Sayed manages to land in guard.
El Sayed wants to stand and escape but Lynch is having none of it.
Lynch is looking to work some ground and pound but El Sayed has wrist control.
Lynch trying to control but El Sayed is working from the bottom.
Lynch throwing strikes from guard but El Sayed blocks nicely.

El Sayed pushes Lynch off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lynch scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
El Sayed wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
El Sayed is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Lynch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lynch throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Lynch trying to control the action but El Sayed is working from the bottom.
El Sayed is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
El Sayed struggling a bit here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
El Sayed lands a nice looking body kick.
El Sayed lands a head kick!
Lynch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around El Sayed's waist but El Sayed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lynch off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matt Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Sayed lands a really nice looking cross but Lynch seems unphased.
Lynch throws a leg kick
and El Sayed counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lynch.
Lynch misses with a combination
and El Sayed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
El Sayed tries to clinch up.
Lynch misses with a combination
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Sayed stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and El Sayed wants it to stay on the feet.
El Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
El Sayed tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Lynch misses
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mohammad El Sayed is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. El Sayed sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for El Sayed.
El Sayed with a jab.
Mohammad El Sayed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
El Sayed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
El Sayed fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lynch.
A nice leg kick lands there from El Sayed.
El Sayed lands with a nice body kick.
Lynch throws a right and a left that El Sayed avoids nicely.
Lynch takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
El Sayed misses with a two punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lynch misses with a looping left.

Lynch closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Sloppy strikes there by Lynch.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Lynch tries for a kimura but El Sayed is defending well.
El Sayed wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lynch laying and praying for a moment but El Sayed takes advantage and regains half guard.
Lynch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Matt Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lynch thows a huge punch but El Sayed dodges it nicely.
Lynch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Matt Lynch.
I think El Sayed has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mohammad El Sayed!