PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Cocaine (ranked 4343 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kieko Lynn (ranked 3666 p4p, 0 weight class). Cocaine kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nothing To Lose. Cocaine has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Johnny Cocaine has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cocaine
vs
Lynn

192 cm
29
220 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

186 cm
34
215 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ma Balls Is Hot 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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Johnny Cocaine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kieko Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Lynn lands but Cocaine takes it in his stride.

It looks like Johnny Cocaine has been cut.
Lynn cracks Cocaine with a good jab.
Kieko Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynn throws a leg kick but Cocaine moved away.
Cocaine bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lynn throws a right hand that misses
and Cocaine counters with a nice body shot.
Cocaine takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cocaine is breathing heavily.
Lynn lands the left hand.
Lynn chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lynn goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Cocaine tries to clinch
and Lynn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice body punch from Lynn.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cocaine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lynn.
Cocaine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lynn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cocaine is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lynn slips under a jab from Cocaine.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cocaine takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lynn works Cocaine's body with a nice hook.
Johnny Cocaine is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cocaine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lynn throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lynn connects with a solid leg kick.
Cocaine blocks a head kick by Lynn.
Lynn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cocaine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lynn.
Lynn misses with a low kick as Cocaine jumps back.
Lynn fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cocaine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lynn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lynn scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cocaine doesn't seem bothered though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cocaine.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Lynn thumps Cocaine with a low kick.
Lynn misses with a hook.
Lynn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Cocaine under the eye.
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lynn throws a head kick that misses.
Lynn is looking to land body kicks.
Lynn wants to slow Cocaine down by chopping away at his legs.
Lynn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cocaine looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lynn scores with a hook.
Lynn cracks a nice hook into Cocaine's ribs.
Lynn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cocaine's sensitive parts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cocaine tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lynn clobbers Cocaine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lynn tries a head kick but it misses.
Lynn throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Cocaine looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lynn scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lynn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A solid body kick from Lynn.
Lynn sizes up Cocaine with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lynn throws a head kick but Cocaine moves out of range.
Lynn jabs Cocaine right on the nose. Cocaine blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lynn scores with a jab to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lynn is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cocaine had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lynn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cocaine. That did some damage!
That kick from Lynn tenderised Cocaine's leg. Cocaine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lynn fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Lynn. Those never looked like landing.
Cocaine is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Cocaine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice body punch from Lynn.
Cocaine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynn. That's going to slow Cocaine down.
Lynn scores with the left hand. Cocaine knows he should have avoided that one.
Lynn wants to land a leg kick but Cocaine is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieko Lynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lynn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Cocaine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lynn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A solid body kick from Lynn.
Lynn lands a body shot.
Kieko Lynn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cocaine takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lynn connects with a body shot that sends Cocaine's belly button to the back.
Lynn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cocaine. That did some damage!
Lynn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lynn feints and then cracks Cocaine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cocaine down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Lynn.

Johnny Cocaine's cut is getting worse.
Lynn throws a leg kick which misses Cocaine's front leg but catches the back leg as Cocaine tries to avoid it.
A head kick from Lynn lands but Cocaine takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn jabs Cocaine to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn cracks Cocaine with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lynn lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

Cocaine is rocked!
Lynn missing with a left hand there. Cocaine was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cocaine is looking to counter punch.
Oh Cocaine is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cocaine crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lynn - the referee stops the clock and Cocaine gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lynn. Cocaine manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Cocaine seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Lynn there.
Lynn throws a leg kick but Cocaine checks it.

Oh, that's a big right hand from Lynn and Cocaine goes tumbling to the canvas! Lynn follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynn perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.

Lynn is working for a kimura but Cocaine is defending it quite comfortably.

Cocaine is defending against the submission attempts here by Lynn.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lynn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cocaine defends it well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lynn in particular looking to stall.

Lynn is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynn is trying to work for a kimura but Cocaine is defending well.
Cocaine is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Lynn in particular looking to stall.

Lynn seems to be looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn is taking a breather. Cocaine says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Cocaine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lynn on the ground.
Lynn drops an elbow to the side of Cocaine's head.

Lynn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cocaine defends it well.
Lynn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kieko Lynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Cocaine's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Cocaine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynn lands a nice looking body shot.
Cocaine moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynn. That's going to slow Cocaine down.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cocaine. Lynn does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lynn misses with a low kick as Cocaine jumps back.
Lynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cocaine.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynn throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lynn lands with a shot to the body.
Lynn lands a really nice looking cross but Cocaine seems unphased.
Lynn takes a swing at Cocaine's ribcage but misses.
Cocaine swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cocaine's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynn jabs at Cocaine's body.
A punch lands to the side of Cocaine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lynn cracks Cocaine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

Johnny Cocaine's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lynn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynn thuds a left hand into Cocaine's body.
Cocaine looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lynn throws a leg kick but Cocaine checks it.
Good leg kick by Lynn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cocaine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynn.
Cocaine is looking to counter punch.
Lynn throws a shot to the body.
Cocaine is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Johnny Cocaine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Cocaine avoids it really well and circles away.
Cocaine takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lynn throws out a powerful jab.
Lynn lands a nice shot to the body.
Lynn cracks Cocaine with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lynn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynn scoring well with a low kick there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Cocaine 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lynn jabs Cocaine right on the nose. Cocaine blinks but takes it well.
Lynn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cocaine moves out of range of the body kick from Lynn.
Lynn jabs at Cocaine's body.
Lynn clobbers Cocaine with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cocaine gets cracked there but stands up to it.

Jeez, Johnny Cocaine's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lynn with a hook.

Lynn moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Cocaine goes down! Can Lynn finish him!?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynn wants to pass the guard but Cocaine is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn slips nicely into half guard.

Lynn seems to be looking for submissions.

Lynn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lynn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Cocaine on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kieko Lynn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lynn 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 24:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 24:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kieko Lynn!
A relieved looking Kieko Lynn thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.