PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between john smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bubba Lynch looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

smith
vs
Lynch

185 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, john smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bubba Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Alyssa Summers and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch takes one on the button.
Lynch looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
smith lands a nice shot to the head.
Lynch takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
smith lands a heavy elbow.
smith sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lynch is squirming around, avoiding smith's attempts to control the action.
Lynch is trying to escape the mount.
smith landing punches.
smith looking to finish Lynch with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lynch!

Lynch is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
smith trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lynch is still in real trouble! Can smith finish him?
smith landing strikes from the mount and Lynch is in trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
smith looking to control but Lynch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lynch tries to lock up and control but smith gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lynch seems to have recovered his senses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

smith is working for a guillotine from mount but Lynch frees his head quite easily.
Lynch taking shots to the head.
smith working Lynch over with strikes here.
Lynch is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, smith cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Lynch wants to hold on but smith pushes him away.
smith lands a nice shot to the head.
smith looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
smith with good strikes from the mount here!
Lynch is desperately trying to improve his position but smith has a good base and remains in mount.
smith with the ground and pound from mount.
Lynch can't escape the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith trying to control but Lynch is having none of it.

smith goes for an armbar but Lynch turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Lynch.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lynch manages to get himself to full guard.
smith stopping the sweep attempt from Lynch.

smith 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to sweep here but smith controlling him for the moment.
Lynch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
smith won't allow Lynch to sweep him here.
Lynch working a defensive guard but smith manages to pass into side control anyway.
smith in the domination position with Lynch hanging on.
Lynch can't do much from the bottom here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lynch misses the target.

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.
smith misses with a wild combination.
smith shoots in looking for a takedown. Lynch tries to sprawl out of it but smith keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lynch manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
smith throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.

smith gets caught flat footed, as Lynch shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
smith wants to stand up but Lynch is controlling him.
Lynch controlling from the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynch stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. smith swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john smith dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

smith keeps the fight on the outside.

smith closes the distance and clinches.
Lynch wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lynch.
smith wants to stall.

smith manages to break the clinch.

smith has managed to clinch.
Lynch looking for a takedown.
Lynch wants to stall.

smith jumps guard.
Lynch trying to control but smith is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lynch wants to stand and escape but instead smith has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Lynch wants to sweep here but smith controlling him for the moment.
smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lynch looking for a sweep. Not yet Lynch, not yet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
smith misses with a series of wild punches.
smith keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
smith is thwarting Lynch's attempts to control the position.
smith has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to improve his position but smith is controlling well.
Lynch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. smith is working away from the top position though.
Lynch tries to roll over but smith keeps him under control.
Lynch trying to control here.
Lynch is trying is best to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lynch doesn't succeed with the takedown
and smith counters with a body kick that stops Lynch in his tracks momentarily.
john smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Lynch.
smith ducks under a wild hook from Lynch.
john smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lynch bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lynch throws a strike aimed at the side of smith's head but smith avoids it well.
smith is trying to improve his position.
Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but smith keeps working.
smith on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lynch tries to score with some ground and pound. smith controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
smith sneaks back into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
john smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynch tries to pass the half guard into mount. smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Lynch slows the pace down in half guard.
Lynch thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed smith's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch is tying to control. smith wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
smith manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

john smith dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lynch will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
smith cracks Lynch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lynch tries for a takedown but smith circles away easily
and smith counters with a nice body kick.

smith moves into range and clinches up with Lynch.
smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

smith manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lynch wants to control from the top but smith keeps moving.
Lynch preventing the sweep.
Lynch trying to control but smith is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
smith trying to keep a closed guard but Lynch is proving a slippery customer.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lynch accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lynch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Lynch tries for a takedown but smith circles away easily
and smith counters with a two punch combo.
john smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bubba Lynch.
smith doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Lynch counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lynch trying to control but smith is working from the bottom.
Lynch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
smith being controlled here, momentarily.
Lynch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lynch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bubba Lynch just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Lynch looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for smith!
Lynch wants to control the pace but smith is squirming around nicely.
Lynch controlling the pace for now.
smith is squirming around, avoiding Lynch's attempts to control the action.
Lynch controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lynch has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
smith is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lynch controlling from mount.
Bubba Lynch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
smith is bucking up trying to escape but Lynch cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Lynch punishing his opponent with strikes.
smith is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bubba Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Chad Campbell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 29:28
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... john smith!