PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Pain
vs
Lynch

188 cm
34
178 lbs
14 - 17 - 0

182 cm
25
182 lbs
5 - 1 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Brawler
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 14 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tyson Pain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Tommy Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Ryoma Takatsuka and Paul Gruel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

Pain dives in and scores a takedown into Lynch's guard.
Pain stays in close to Lynch's body and controls the position.
Lynch has his hands on Pain's head, controlling the position.
Pain won't allow Lynch to get back to his feet.
Pain pushes down on Lynch's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pain wants to pass to mount but Lynch is defending the position.
Lynch trying to control but Pain postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain stops Lynch from getting back to his feet.
Pain passes to full mount!
Pain trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Pain content just to control the position here.
Lynch is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Pain misses with a head shot.

Pain is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Lynch can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pain pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain controlling from mount.
Pain wants to control the pace but Lynch is squirming around nicely.
Lynch told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.

Pain is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lynch has managed to escape the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pain pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Pain avoids the attempt from Lynch to control.

Pain working for a guillotine from mount but Lynch is in no mood to give up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pain avoids the attempt from Lynch to control.
Lynch is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Lynch bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Pain escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lynch gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pain keeping full guard, as Lynch tries to pass.

Pain is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lynch defends well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pain is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lynch trying to control the position from guard on top but Pain is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lynch wants to get up but he can't break Pain's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Pain is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Pain is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lynch trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pain's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Lynch is posturing up here but Pain has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Lynch tries to roll out but it's too tight and Lynch has to tap! Slick submission there by Pain!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Pain!
Tyson Pain really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that GREEN!160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.