PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Lynch (ranked 3400 p4p, 122 weight class) and Devin Oleary (ranked 4000 p4p, 139 weight class). Lynch's entrance music is Skindred - Nobody. A fine choice. Devin Oleary will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Lynch
vs
Oleary

198 cm
25
280 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

225 cm
25
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carter Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Devin Oleary!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oleary throws a series of strikes that have Lynch backpedaling.

Oleary is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lynch's half guard.
Oleary content to control rather than advance.
Lynch is trying to control but can't.
Oleary is taking a breather. Lynch 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.
Lynch is looking to control Oleary's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lynch avoid being mounted?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleary prevents Lynch from improving his position.
Oleary wants to stand up but Lynch has a hold of him and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleary with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lynch misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lynch throws a lazy body kick

and Oleary counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Oleary looking to pass the guard.
Oleary passes Lynch's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to maintain the position but Oleary is very close to passing his half guard.

Oleary is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lynch is just riding it out for now. Oleary eventually gives up the hold.
Oleary wants to pass the guard but Lynch is defending well.
Oleary content to control rather than advance.
Oleary looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Lynch looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Oleary lands strikes from half guard.
Lynch trying to control but Oleary postures up.
Lynch trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Oleary manages to pass to mount!
Oleary lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oleary tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lynch squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Oleary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oleary lands a couple of good shots and Lynch has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lynch trying to control the action but Oleary just sinks the hooks in.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Oleary dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynch tries to clinch but Oleary is having none of it.
Oleary shoots in for a takedown but Lynch shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lynch misses with a two punch combination.
Oleary raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.

Oleary shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Oleary trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lynch throws his legs up looking for a submission but Oleary uses it to pass to side control.
Oleary cracks Lynch with a big elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleary staying calm.

Oleary is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lynch has escaped the position, nice work there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oleary advances to mount.
Oleary prevents Lynch from getting the reversal.
Oleary has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Oleary with good strikes from the mount here!
Oleary controlling from mount.

Oleary 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.
Devin Oleary has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oleary breaks from Lynch's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Lynch defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Oleary.
Oleary scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oleary takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lynch tries to lock up and control but Oleary gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch is in all sorts of trouble here.
Oleary is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Oleary controlling the position easily from mount.
Lynch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Oleary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Oleary lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oleary sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch tries to hold on but Oleary pushes him away.
Lynch is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Oleary is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lynch can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oleary postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lynch looks a forlorn figure.

Oleary looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Devin Oleary showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Lynch doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Oleary counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lynch jumps guard but Oleary turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Oleary blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Oleary is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carter Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lynch tries to pull guard but Oleary holds him up against the cage and eventually Lynch drops back down to his feet.

Oleary is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lynch can't fight it off and eventually Oleary manages to take the fight to the floor. Lynch looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lynch knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oleary on the ground.
Oleary showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Oleary forces his way into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch is trying to stand back up but Oleary is controlling him
Lynch is controlling Oleary's trapped leg to prevent Oleary from advancing to side control.
Oleary tries to stand but can't do so whilst Lynch controls his leg.
Lynch trying to hold on to Oleary's head to control him but Oleary postures up.
Oleary lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Oleary wants to get back to his feet.
Lynch is looking to improve his position.
Oleary is taking a breather. Lynch 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.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lynch tries to clinch but Oleary moves out of range.
Oleary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carter Lynch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lynch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oleary manages to pull guard.

Oleary working for submissions but it's allowed Lynch to get to half guard.
Lynch wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oleary keeps working.
Oleary is controlling Lynch's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Oleary is looking to control Lynch's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Oleary avoid being mounted?
Oleary controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Oleary does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Oleary regains full guard. Nicely done.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lynch trying to control but Oleary is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Oleary can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lynch prevents Oleary from getting back to his feet.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Devin Oleary comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oleary winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Devin Oleary!
Devin Oleary was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.