PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ultimate Brutality (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brutality comes into the arena with http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WGQY2tMo0K4 blaring out of the sound system. Jamie Lynch has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ultimate Brutality's chin.

Brutality
vs
Lynch

182 cm
27
204 lbs
9 - 14 - 0

182 cm
42
223 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 14 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Brutality!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch closes the distance and clinches up with Brutality, looking for a takedown. Lynch pushes Brutality against the cage but Brutality circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Brutality leaves Lynch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lynch throws a good cross that connects.
Lynch dives in for a single leg takedown but Brutality sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ultimate Brutality has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Lynch.
Lynch scores with a hook to the body.
Lynch can't break the clinch.

Brutality breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynch shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brutality defends it nicely.
Lynch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Brutality keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch doesn't manage to clinch there - Brutality circles away.
Lynch misses with an uppercut. Brutality saw that one coming.
Lynch with a lazy takedown attempt
and Brutality counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt - Brutality sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lynch wants to clinch but Brutality slips to the side

and Brutality counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brutality is stalling in the full guard.
We've been hearing that Brutality has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lynch is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Brutality wants to control from the top but Lynch keeps moving.

Lynch working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Brutality doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Brutality manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutality trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Brutality gets to his feet - Lynch follows without any prompting.
Lynch throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brutality.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Brutality pushes him off.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch fails to land the takedown.
Lynch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Brutality defends well and Lynch ends up having to push Brutality into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Brutality is trying to drag Lynch to the mat but Lynch just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to stall.
Brutality is trying to pull guard but Lynch has him pressed against the cage.
Lynch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lynch can't get the takedown.

Lynch breaks the clinch.
Lynch tries to clinch but Brutality moves away

and Brutality holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Brutality manages to pull guard.
Lynch trying to control but Brutality is working from the bottom.
Lynch stops Brutality from standing up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is looking to work some ground and pound but Brutality has wrist control.
Brutality is trying to keep Lynch in close.
Lynch wants to stand but Brutality is controlling his posture from full guard.
Lynch trying to control but Brutality is working from the bottom.
Lynch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Brutality haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jamie Lynch.
Lynch has a takedown stuffed.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jamie Lynch will probably get the nod.
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 is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lynch, as that shot connected.
Good work by Brutality as he checks the leg kick.
Brutality swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynch.
Brutality avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch tries to clinch
and Brutality counters with a solid body kick.
Ultimate Brutality is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lynch tries to clinch up but Brutality circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynch shoots in but Brutality avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lynch misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch looks to land a left hand but Brutality moved out of range nicely.
Lynch fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lynch tries to clinch but Brutality moves away
and Brutality counters with a right hand to the body.

Lynch clinches up with Brutality and pushes him back against the cage.
Brutality tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lynch smiles and moves away.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt
and Brutality counters with a nice body shot.
Brutality circles away from the clinch attempt

and Brutality counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutality is keen to just control but Lynch is a slippery customer.

Brutality is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Lynch has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brutality works his way into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brutality wants to control but Lynch is keeping him busy.

Brutality has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

Lynch shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Brutality is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch postures up.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Brutality keeps moving.
Lynch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamie Lynch was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Both fighters circling a little - Lynch finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Lynch throws a combination that misses

and Brutality moves into the clinch.
Brutality taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brutality is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lynch to keep the fight standing.

Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Lynch tries to bum rush Brutality with a series of wild strikes but Brutality uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch but Brutality swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Brutality pushes him off.
Lynch tries to clinch but Brutality is having none of it.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brutality but Brutality pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ultimate Brutality has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Lynch.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brutality swats him away and circles back towards the center.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Brutality counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Brutality.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Jamie Lynch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lynch tries to clinch
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynch shoots in but Brutality avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lynch wants to clinch

and Brutality counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Brutality pushes off an throws an elbow but Lynch leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lynch lands an uppercut.
Brutality drops down looking for an ankle pick but Lynch pulls his leg out and moves away.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt
and Brutality counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynch tries to clinch
and Brutality counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lynch is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brutality sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ultimate Brutality has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamie Lynch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutality avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brutality as he avoids it easily.
Lynch tries for a takedown but Brutality circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Lynch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brutality showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynch looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brutality stuffs the takedown attempt from Lynch. Lynch gets slowly back to his feet.
Lynch misses with a leg kick
and Brutality counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries for a takedown but Brutality sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lynch fails with a takedown attempt.
Jamie Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch darts in trying to clinch
and Brutality counters with a head kick.
Lynch tries to clinch there but Brutality circles away.
Lynch lands a jab-cross combination.
Lynch tries for a takedown but Brutality sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lynch tries to clinch up
and Brutality connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to clinch up.
Lynch moves to clinch but Brutality breaks away
and Brutality counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lynch closes the distance but Brutality moves to the side
and Brutality counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lynch tries to clinch but Brutality moves away
and Brutality counters with a body kick that stops Lynch in his tracks momentarily.
Lynch fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lynch tries to clinch
and Brutality counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tried to score with a low kick but Brutality checks it.
Lynch wants to clinch
and Brutality counters with an outside leg kick.
Lynch moves to clinch but Brutality breaks away

and Brutality moves into the clinch.
Jamie Lynch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Brutality 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.
Brutality is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lynch to keep the fight standing.
Brutality keeps control of Lynch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Brutality goes for a takedown attempt but Lynch pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ultimate Brutality has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lynch throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brutality's waist but Brutality gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lynch off to one side.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jamie Lynch.
I've got Lynch winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Lynch!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jamie Lynch thanked STEEL PENN'S 160 OF STEEL $50 Rio for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).