PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Lynn (ranked 214 p4p, 566 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 27 p4p, 74 weight class). Jack Lynn has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Lynn
vs
Daniels

186 cm
33
169
14 - 4 - 0

179 cm
46
163
45 - 24 - 3

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Percy O'Donnell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Daniels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynn shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lynn lands a body shot.
Daniels tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynn throwing a counter right hand but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels scores with a sloppy right hand. Lynn should have avoided that one.
Lynn dips to his left and cracks Daniels with an uppercut!
Lynn blocks a head kick by Daniels.
A left and a right from Daniels both land. Nice combination.
Lynn changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lynn gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lynn wants to sweep here but Daniels controlling him for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Lynn scoring with some ground and pound.
We've been hearing that Lynn has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Lynn content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels has his hands on Lynn's head, controlling the position.
Lynn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lynn stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lynn connects with a couple of short punches.
Lynn postures up and lands a big shot to Daniels's brow.
Lynn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lynn stands up over Daniels, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Daniels keeping full guard, as Lynn tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn landing some decent shots from guard.
Lynn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lynn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lynn manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn wants to sweep but no luck.
Lynn is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Lynn is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Daniels controlling the position for now.
Lynn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lynn is thwarting Daniels's attempts to control the position.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Daniels is defending against the submission attempts here by Lynn.

Lynn looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lynn working the head and body with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Daniels trying to control here.
Daniels is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Lynn is staying active.
Lynn not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Daniels blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lynn.
Lynn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lynn connects with a nice short shot to Daniels's temple.
Daniels taking some punishment here, with Lynn in his half guard.
Lynn working over Daniels with some ground and pound. Daniels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Daniels is rocked!
Lynn passes to side control.
Daniels is still in real trouble! Can Lynn finish him?
You can see the frustration on Daniels's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lynn is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lynn closes the distance and clinches.
Daniels seems to have recovered his senses.
Lynn fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynn struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Lynn swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lynn misses with a punch on the inside.

Lynn escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Daniels changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lynn looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lynn is trying to get back to half guard.
Daniels wants to stand but Lynn is controlling his arm.
Lynn is looking for a sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynn is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Daniels off and has taken his back!
Daniels trying to get back to his feet but Lynn is in full control for now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels covers up after that shot from Lynn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels covers up after that shot from Lynn.

Lynn working for the choke.
Lynn is trying to stick to Daniels's back but Daniels is turning into Lynn. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Lynn's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Daniels.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lynn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.

Lynn scoring with some ground and pound.
Daniels is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lynn dives into side control.
Lynn scores with punches from side control.

Lynn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lynn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lynn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Daniels is trying to buck Lynn off.
Daniels can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels is looking to reverse the position.
Lynn in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Daniels to see if he's OK.
Daniels struggling a bit here.
Lynn passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Daniels!
Oooooh, big shot lands for Lynn! Daniels is hurt baaadly! Lynn is firing away with more strikes - Daniels is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Lynn!
During a confident post fight interview, Jack Lynn thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.