PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Ray Razor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Russell Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Razor's entrance music is ONYX Feat. Biohazard - Judgment Night. A fine choice. Lynn is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Guess Who's Back - By: Rakim. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Ray Razor
vs
Lynn

189 cm
27
210 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

180 cm
31
224 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Anarchy Clothing

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 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sonny Ray Razor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Russell Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Razor.
Lynn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Razor is looking to take a break and control but Lynn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Razor throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Razor throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor working the head and body with strikes.
Lynn tries to buck Razor off but Razor is having none of it.
Razor grinds an elbow into Lynn's temple.
Razor working the ground and pound but Lynn is defending the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lynn is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Lynn is looking to regain half guard here but Razor keeps moving and retains side control.
Razor looking to control but instead Lynn has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Razor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Razor missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Razor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lynn's head.
Lynn is looking for a sweep. Razor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Razor not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Razor.
Razor sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lynn defending well though.
Razor trying to control the action but Lynn is working from the bottom.
Razor winds up and cracks Lynn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Razor is stalling here. Lynn is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Razor seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lynn has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Razor can't do much from the bottom here.
Lynn trying to control the action but Razor is working from the bottom.
Razor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lynn wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Lynn wants to control for a moment but Razor uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Razor wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Razor wants to get back to full guard but Lynn has mounted him!
Lynn looking to control but Razor is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Razor is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at LOD: Club Pain, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Razor is desperately trying to improve his position but Lynn has a good base and remains in mount.
Razor manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Lynn takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lynn is thwarting Razor's attempts to control the position.
Razor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Razor manages to get to full guard.
Razor is trying to control the position but Lynn postures up.
Razor scores with a nice shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynn looking to sit in guard and control but Razor gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Razor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sonny Ray Razor dominated that round.
That's time! Razor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Razor shoots in looking for a takedown. Lynn tries to sprawl out of it but Razor keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lynn manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lynn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Razors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lynn misses with a straight right.
Lynn leaves Razor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lynn throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Razor.
Razor shoots for a double leg takedown but Lynn sprawls well. He's pushed Razor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Ray Razor. That's going to take a lot out of him.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Lynn enables Razor to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lynn manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Razor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Razor scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lynn keeping moving, preventing Razor from controlling successfully.
Razor with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Razor throws an elbow that misses. Lynn uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Razor's guard. Nice move by Lynn!

In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lynn working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Razor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lynn trying to control but Razor is working from the bottom.
Lynn controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lynn is in close to Razor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Razor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn preventing the sweep.
Razor throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Razor looking for a sweep. Not yet Razor, not yet.
Sonny Ray Razor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lynn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lynn stopping the sweep attempt from Razor.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Razor tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lynn sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Razor somewhat.
Lynn throws a leg kick
and Razor counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

Razor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Lynn quickly recovers to half guard.
Lynn is holding on to half guard well.
Lynn is staying active underneath Razor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Razor working over Lynn with some ground and pound. Lynn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Razor is looking to take a break and control but Lynn is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Razor trying to control the pace.
Razor is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Razor is trying to control the action in half guard but Lynn is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lynn slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lynn's head.
Lynn working a defensive guard here.
Razor is working Lynn over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lynn is trying to control the position but Razor postures up.
Razor trying to control but Lynn is working from the bottom.
Razor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lynn's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Razor trying to control but Lynn is working from the bottom.
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 Sonny Ray Razor will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lynn missing with a left hand there. Razor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lynn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Razor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Russell Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Razor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lynn as he jumps to the side.
Lynn stuffs the takedown attempt from Razor. Razor gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Ray Razor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Razor.
Lynn lands a glancing blow to the side of Razor's head.
Nice straight punches there by Lynn. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lynn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Razor ducks under a wild hook from Lynn.

Lynn cracks Razor with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Razor looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Lynn finish him?

Razor is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Razor.
Oh Razor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Razor feints and as Lynn raises his hands in defense, Razor changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lynn is controlling Razor's posture.
Razor stopping the sweep attempt from Lynn.
Razor seems to have got his legs back now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Razor throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynn works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Razor throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lynn holds on and takes a little breather.
Razor working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lynn's head.
Razor in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Razor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Razor with a flurry of punches that miss.
Razor passes Lynn's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Razor winds up and cracks Lynn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Razor looks to land a strike but Lynn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Russell Lynn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn keeping moving, preventing Razor from controlling successfully.
Razor working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lynn is looking to sweep but instead, Razor has passed into half guard.
Razor working the head and body with strikes.
Razor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Razor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Razor thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Razor throwing shots but Lynn is blocking nicely.
Razor wants to take a breather but Lynn is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Razor throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Razor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Razor looks to land a strike but Lynn avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lynn pulls Razor in close to his closed guard and prevents Razor from doing any damage or advancing position.
Lynn keeping full guard, as Razor tries to pass.
Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Razor missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Razor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Razor slips under a jab from Lynn.
Razor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lynn as he jumps to the side.
Lynn misses with a looping left.
Razor was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Razor shoots in for a takedown but Lynn shows good takedown defense.
Lynn throws a series of punches but Razor moves out of range.
Lynn stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lynn wants it to stay on the feet.
Razor defending well as Lynn loads up on a big left hand.
Nice takedown defense from Lynn. No joy for Razor on that attempt.
Lynn with the counter takedown but Razor avoids it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Razor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lynn tries to avoid it but Razor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lynn to the ground. Lynn escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Razor staying out of range there.
Lynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Razor takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Razor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lynn as he avoids it easily.
Lynn with the counter takedown but Razor avoids it easily.
Lynn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lynn is looking to slow Razor down with leg kicks.
Russell Lynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynn is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Razor.
Razor swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Lynn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Razor has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Ray Razor!
A very excited looking Sonny Ray Razor rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.