PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cat McHatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McHatt has chosen MAINEIAC as his entrance music. Bubba Lynch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lynch
vs
McHatt

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cat McHatt!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Bruno Lombardi and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lynch gets the takedown into side control.
Lynch looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McHatt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
McHatt moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McHatt doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

McHatt has his feet on Lynch's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

McHatt closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McHatt has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lynch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

McHatt jumps guard and drags Lynch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
McHatt is trying to keep Lynch in close.
Lynch is looking to work some ground and pound but McHatt has wrist control.
McHatt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lynch manages to get himself to full guard.
McHatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's one minute gone in the round.

McHatt stands and steps away. Lynch gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Lynch closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McHatt is trying is best to control the position here.
McHatt moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McHatt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McHatt is controlling Lynch's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch manages to reverse the position and now he's in McHatt's guard. Nice work there by Lynch.

McHatt looking for a guillotine here but Lynch defends easily.
McHatt not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McHatt wants to sweep here but Lynch controlling him for the moment.
Lynch wants to pass the guard but McHatt is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHatt is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
McHatt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lynch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.

McHatt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

McHatt wants to work for an arm triangle but Lynch is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
McHatt seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lynch does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McHatt keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
McHatt blocks the strikes from Lynch.
Lynch is not content to let McHatt control the position.

Despite being in the dominant position, Cat McHatt just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lynch shoots in but no luck this time.

McHatt gets a clinch.

McHatt jumps guard and drags Lynch to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

McHatt had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Lynch is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. McHatt Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Lynch's back instead.
Lynch looking very determined here, making life difficult for McHatt.
Lynch is really stuck here.
Lynch turns into McHatt and is now in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cat McHatt dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Lynch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McHatt as he jumps to the side.

McHatt rushes Lynch and presses him up against the cage.
McHatt wants a takedown but no success here.
Lynch is pressed up against the cage. McHatt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lynch down to the mat. Lynch avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lynch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McHatt swivels and escapes.

Lynch shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McHatt's guard.
McHatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

McHatt looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Lynch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lynch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lynch is looking to work some ground and pound but McHatt has wrist control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lynch looking to sit in guard and control but McHatt gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHatt stopping the sweep attempt from Lynch.
McHatt trying to control the position from guard on top but Lynch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
A head kick from McHatt lands but Lynch takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts McHatt as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bubba Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.

McHatt decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lynch is trying to get back to full guard.
Lynch wants to control but McHatt is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McHatt in particular looking to stall.
McHatt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McHatt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lynch keeps working.
McHatt sitting and controlling from the half guard.
McHatt wants to pass the guard but Lynch is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch blocking the ground and pound attempt from McHatt.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt

and McHatt counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by McHatt.

McHatt drags the fight down to the ground.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now McHatt is on top in guard.
Lynch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McHatt trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McHatt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lynch doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McHatt slips nicely into half guard.
McHatt frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McHatt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Lynch is looking to get to half guard.
McHatt connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cat McHatt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Lynch has his takedown stuffed

and McHatt counters with a single leg into guard. Lynch didn't expect that.
McHatt trying to control but Lynch is working from the bottom.
Cat McHatt has got the better of the ground game so far.
McHatt postures up in Lynch's guard and throws a big left but Lynch blocks it.
Lynch wants to sweep but no luck.

McHatt stands up from Lynch's guard - McHatt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lynch fails with the takedown
and McHatt counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

McHatt darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynch is looking to control McHatt's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lynch avoid being mounted?
Lynch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHatt content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lynch tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lynch lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Lynch trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lynch manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McHatt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

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.
Lynch raining down shots from the mount!
McHatt wants to hold on but Lynch pushes him away.
Lynch pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McHatt tries to hold on but Lynch pushes him away.
McHatt gets back to half guard.
McHatt regains full guard. Nicely done.

McHatt has his foot on Lynch's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lynch works his way back into a safe position though.
McHatt looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
McHatt working a defensive guard here.
Lynch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McHatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McHatt avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McHatt looking to control.
Lynch has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lynch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McHatt works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lynch throwing strikes from guard but McHatt blocks nicely.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McHatt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lynch but Lynch pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Lynch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lynch tries to stand but can't do so whilst McHatt controls his leg.
McHatt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

McHatt has his feet on Lynch's thighs here. He's pushed Lynch off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Lynch screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Cat McHatt!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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