PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lorne Malvo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lynch
vs
Malvo

178 cm
25
154 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

175 cm
27
150 lbs
20 - 7 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Hellbent
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Reaper Combatwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lorne Malvo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Hirohito Nitta and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch throws a hook to the side of Malvo's head but Malvo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Malvo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Malvo lands a high kick!

Lynch moves into range and clinches up with Malvo.
Lynch tries to circle away but Malvo has him pinned against the cage.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
Malvo taking a breather.
Malvo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynch can't find room to land a body shot as Malvo controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Malvo.
Malvo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Malvo is looking to control Lynch's arms but Lynch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Malvo has his back to the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Malvo lands with a light punch inside.
Malvo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
I was talking to Lynch's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Malvo is working Lynch over against the cage.
Malvo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right from Malvo on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch blocking some punches.
Malvo misses with the head strike.
Malvo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynchs head.
Lynch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Malvo blocks an uppercut.
Lynch blocks an uppercut.
Malvo tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Malvo back against the cage.
Lynch works on Malvo's body with a couple of short punches.
Lynch misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Malvo throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lynch throws a head punch that misses.
Malvo lands a nice uppercut.
Malvo misses with some punches.
Lynch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Malvo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lynch seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Malvo can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Malvo fails to land.

Lynch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Malvo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malvo misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch looks to land a right hand but Malvo moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch lands with a straight right. Malvo didn't see that one coming.
Malvo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Malvo fails to land with a series of punches.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Malvo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lynch.
Malvo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lynch.
Lynch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Malvo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Malvo misses with the combination.
Malvo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lynch avoids the head kick by Malvo.
Malvo misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Malvo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malvo thows a body kick. Lynch tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lynch misses with a lunging right hand
and Malvo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lynch's knee momentarily.
Malvo tries to clinch but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch scores with a nice body kick.
Malvo swinging wildly here.
Malvo connects with a solid leg kick.
Lynch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynch throws out a loose jab but Malvo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch thows a leg kick but Malvo checks it
and Malvo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lynch misses with an uppercut.
Malvo misses with a series of wild punches.
Lynch jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Lynch tests Malvo's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lynch, right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab from Malvo does it's job there.
Malvo slips a straight right by Lynch.
Lynch moves to clinch but Malvo breaks away
and Malvo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Malvo takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Lynch throws a hook but Malvo blocks it.
Malvo just misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch throwing a counter right hand but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Lynch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Malvo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynch.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynch half committed to a counter leg kick.
Malvo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch throws the left hand but Malvo avoids the punch easily.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Malvo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lynch fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Malvo checks it well.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Malvo.
Lynch scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Malvo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lynch is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Malvo does no damage.
A little feinted left hand from Lynch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Malvo throws a body shot but no joy.
Malvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A swing and a miss from Malvo.
Lynch thinks about countering with a body kick.
Lynch moves out of range as Malvo throws a body kick.
Lynch swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lynch tries a low kick but Malvo avoids it.
Malvo misses with a kick 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.
Malvo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lynch.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Malvo.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynch throws a body punch but Malvo moves out of range.
Malvo fails in his attempt to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Lynch misses the target.
Lorne Malvo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Malvo throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
Lynch throws an overhand right that lands on Malvo's shoulder, as Malvo tries to avoid the shot.
Lynch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Malvo throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Malvo.
Malvo thuds his right hand into Lynch's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lynch moves in looking to clinch but Malvo pushes him off.
Malvo takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Malvo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Malvo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lynch is out of range and Malvo settles back down.
Lynch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Malvo manages to avoid it.
Malvo moves out of range as Lynch strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Malvo! But no joy.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Malvo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lynch looks for the body kick but Malvo saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Malvo.
Malvo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Malvo.
Malvo clobbers Lynch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Lynch on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Malvo throws a body punch but Lynch moves out of range.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Malvo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Malvo scores with a jab to the head.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Malvo moves away.
Malvo punishes Lynch's body with a nice straight punch.
Malvo misses with a double jab.
A head kick misses from Malvo.
Malvo misses with a jab to the body
and Lynch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Malvo checks a leg kick.
Lynch misses with a hook. Malvo ducked under it nicely.
Lynch misses with an uppercut.
Lynch is looking to score with low kicks.
Malvo replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Lynch blocks it well.
Lynch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Malvo to score with a decent uppercut.
Malvo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lynch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lynch walks into a stiff left hand from Malvo.
Malvo throws a leg kick but Lynch checks it.
Lynch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynch misses with a straight left.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Malvo.
Malvo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Malvo throws a right hand that misses
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Malvo looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynch is just out of range.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Malvo tries to land a body kick
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Malvo misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Lynch slips a jab from Malvo.
Malvo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Malvo looks to land a right hand but Lynch moved out of range.
Lynch throws a quick counter kick to the body but Malvo avoids it.

Lynch clinches up with Malvo and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Malvo.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Lynch lands a shot to the body.

Lynch breaks from the clinch.
Lynch lands a nice leg kick that just misses Malvo's sensitive parts.
Lynch throws a lazy right hand but Malvo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lynch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lynch, right into the meat.
Malvo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorne Malvo.
Well Malvo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 9:10
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 9:10
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorne Malvo!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lorne Malvo thanked FJCP Healthy Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).