PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Judo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judo comes into the arena with Da Mystery of Chessboxin by Wu-Tang Clan blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Judo
vs
Lynch

165 cm
32
149 lbs
25 - 10 - 0

178 cm
20
153 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Spartan Nutrition
BeastMode

BlackStar Athletics

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jack Judo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Richard Clark and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Judo jabs Lynch to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Judo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
A jab from Lynch misses.
Judo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynch is just out of range.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lynch.
Lynch throws a nice looking combination but Judo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lynch misses with a hook
enabling Judo to counter with a crisp jab.
Lynch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Judo.
Judo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lynch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch misses with a two punch combination.
Judo takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A lazy body kick from Lynch
and Judo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Judo takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judo throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Lynch appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo throws a jab when Lynch was well out of range.
Lynch throws a big counter head kick but Judo avoids it with no problem.
Judo misses with a wild body shot.
Lynch turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Lynch.
A swing and a miss from Lynch.
A telegraphed right hand from Judo misses the target.
Lynch connects with a solid leg kick.
Lynch misses with a looping left.
Lynch loads up on a big right hand but Judo slips the punch.
Lynch just misses with a punch to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Judo misses its target.
Lynch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lynch loads up on a big right hand but Judo slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Judo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lynch swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Judo cracks a nice hook into Lynch's ribs.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judo sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is looking to land body kicks.
Lynch tries to land a body kick
and Judo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch throws a series of punches but Judo moves out of range.
Judo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch misses with a hook. Judo ducked under it nicely.
Lynch's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Judo connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lynch scrambles back to his feet.
Judo misses with a series of wild punches.
Cilian Lynch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Judo avoids the body shot from Lynch.
Lynch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Judo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Judo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judo throws a big counter combination but Lynch scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Judo misses with a looping left.
Jab, jab by Lynch - just one landing.
Lynch throws a head kick but Judo moves out of range.
Judo connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Lynch momentarily.
Judo misses with an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
Judo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynch lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lynch misses with a left hand
and Judo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lynch scores with a leg kick.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Judo!
Judo cracks Lynch with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Judo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lynch throws an overhand right that lands on Judo's shoulder, as Judo tries to avoid the shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lynch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Judo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynch is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Judo checks a low kick from Lynch.
Judo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Judo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws out a loose jab but Judo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judo blocks a head kick by Lynch.
Judo checks a leg kick.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch misses with an uppercut
and Judo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Judo throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
Lynch scores with a punch to the head.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
It seemed like Lynch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lynch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Judo avoids a kick to the body.
Lynch looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lynch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lynch misses with a body shot.
Lynch misses with an uppercut
and Lynch takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lynch throws a jab but it's blocked by Judo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cilian Lynch will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Judo throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Lynch counter with a right hand.
Judo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Judo lands a jab.
Lynch lands with a hook. Judo tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lynch catches Judo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lynch misses with an uppercut.
Judo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lynch throws out the jab.
Judo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lynch lands with a slapping head kick.
Cilian Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses
and Judo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Judo throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lynch misses with a head kick.
Judo throws an off balance right hand
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judo. Lynch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Judo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynch.
Lynch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands a front kick.
Judo has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Judo defending well as Lynch loads up on a big left hand.
Judo tests Lynch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lynch throws a head kick but Judo moves out of range.
Judo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Lynch takes a swing at Judo's ribcage but misses.
Lynch cracks Judo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Judo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lynch is looking for the big counter here.
Judo throws a shot from downtown. Lynch moves away and avoids it.
Lynch takes a swing at Judo's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Judo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lynch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Judo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch misses with a hook
and Judo counters with a right hand to the body.
Judo lands with an uppercut that bounces Lynch off the cage and back into range.
Lynch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Judo connects with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a straight right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judo digs a good body shot into Lynch's ribs.
Judo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Judo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Judo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Judo misses with a body shot.
Lynch unleashes a big counter combination but Judo bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lynch misses with a low kick.
Lynch lands a jab.
Lynch misses with a hook. Judo ducked under it nicely.
Judo misses with a looping right.
Lynch walks into a straight right hand from Judo.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses
and Judo counters with a nice body shot.
Judo throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Judo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
Judo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A leg kick checked by Judo.
Judo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lynch throws out the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo lands a nice hook to Lynch's body. Lynch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Judo checks the leg kick nicely there.
Judo takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Lynch tries to move into range but Judo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Lynch misses its intended target.
Lynch throws a leg kick
and Judo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judo. Lynch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Judo.
Lynch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lynch throws out a leg kick but Judo moves out of range and Lynch only half commits.
Judo went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Judo misses with a looping left.
Lynch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Judo counters with a stiff right hand.
Judo throws a lazy right hand but Lynch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lynch just misses with a punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lynch misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch throws the kick towards the body but Judo avoids it.
Judo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
Judo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lynch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed right hand from Judo misses the target.
Lynch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Judo throwing a counter right hand but Lynch manages to avoid it.
Nice jab there from Judo.
Lynch blocks a jab.
Lynch misses with a hook
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Judo counters with a straight right hand.
Lynch misses with a hook. Judo ducked under it nicely.
Judo appears to be looking for a big counter.
Lynch avoids the body shot from Judo.
Judo lands a slapping body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Jack Judo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Good leg kick by Lynch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lynch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Judo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lynch misses with a few strikes there.
Lynch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judo moves away from the strike by Lynch.
A swing and a miss from Lynch.
Lynch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Judo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Judo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Judo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch misses with a right hand
and Judo counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Judo blocks a jab.
A nice combination there by Judo.
Lynch swings widly with a right hand
and Judo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Judo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Judo. Lynch does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Judo avoids the body shot from Lynch.
Judo misses with a body shot.
Lynch throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Judo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Judo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Judo does no damage.
As Judo backs off Lynch throws a huge counter combo but Judo manages to avoid it all.
Lynch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lynch scoring well with a low kick there.
Lynch misses with a leg kick
and Judo counters with a three punch combo that has Lynch backing up. Lynch nods at Judo to acknowledge the strikes.
Lynch gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Judo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
Lynch flicks out a counter leg kick but Judo steps away.
Lynch misses the jab.
Lynch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Judo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Judo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Judo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lynch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Judo lands a jab to Lynch's midsection.
Judo throws an overhand right that lands on Lynch's shoulder, as Lynch tries to avoid the shot.
Judo lands a nice hook to Lynch's body. Lynch takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Judo throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
Judo scores with a punch to the head.
Lynch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Judo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lynch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Lynch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lynch. Judo does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Judo misses the target.
Judo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lynch has time to react.
Judo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
No joy there for Lynch, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lynch misses with an uppercut
and Judo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Judo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sloppy strikes from Judo. Those never looked like landing.
Judo throws out a loose jab but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Judo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Judo.
The fighters circling - Lynch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Judo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
Judo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Judo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
Judo looks to land a left hand but Lynch moved out of range nicely.
Judo connects with a crisp jab.
Judo misses the shot to the body.
Lynch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Lynch misses.
Judo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Lynch.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Lynch might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Judo has got the better of the exchanges.
Judo connects with a single shot there.
A nice combination there by Judo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Judo cracks Lynch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Nice jab there from Judo.
Judo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lynch has time to react.
Sloppy strikes from Judo. Those never looked like landing.
Judo moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLynch.
Lynch throws a jab when Judo was well out of range.
Judo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynch can do to turn this around?
Judo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Judo looks to land a left hand but Lynch moved out of range nicely.
Judo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Judo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Judo 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Judo!
Jack Judo retains his featherweight title!
An intense looking Jack Judo took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'Can I get a Shucky Ducky Quack Quack?'.