PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wilson Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Gerald Lynch was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Torres
vs
Lynch

175 cm
21
176 lbs
8 - 0 - 0

182 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition
Firebird Designs

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wilson Torres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gerald Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Alyssa Summers and Joseph Jones.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Torres looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Torres misses the jab.
Lynch slips a jab from Torres.
Wilson Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Torres misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lynch throws a series of punches but Torres moves out of range.
Torres swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lynch counters with a nice uppercut.
Torres misses with the combination.
Lynch moves away from the strike by Torres.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lynch.
Lynch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Lynch clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lynch throws a punch but it's blocked by Torres.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lynch.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Lynch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lynch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lynch lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Lynch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lynch.
Lynch lands an uppercut.
Lynch lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Torres.
A hook to the body from Lynch.
A shot in the inside from Lynch.
A right hand to the body from Lynch.
Lynch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lynch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Lynch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Lynch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
Lynch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Lynch - that landed with a thud.
Lynch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynch lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Lynch.
Good body shot from Lynch.
Lynch lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lynch digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lynch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Torres working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Lynch as the two fighters clinch.
Lynch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lynch lands a nice uppercut.
Lynch scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Lynch.
Lynch digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Torres blocks an uppercut.
Lynch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lynch lands a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lynch.
A short body shot lands from Lynch as the two fighters clinch.
Lynch makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lynch lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Torres or not.
A short right from Lynch.
Lynch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lynch lands a body shot.
Lynch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lynch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lynch working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Torres trying to stall but Lynch improves his position.
Lynch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lynch lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torres wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lynch scores with a shoulder strike.
Lynch works on Torres's body with a couple of short punches.
Lynch cracks Torres with a nice body shot.
Lynch scores with a hook to the body.
Lynch lands a left hand that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Lynch lands a body punch.
Lynch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
Lynch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lynch lands a hook that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
A hook to the body from Lynch.
Lynch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Lynch.
Lynch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres wants to get back to striking at distance but Lynch won't allow it.
Lynch stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Lynch.
Lynch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Lynch scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lynch lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Lynch.
Torres is looking to break free of the clinch but Lynch has double underhooks.
Lynch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lynch.
A short right from Lynch.
Lynch prevents a body shot from Torres.
Lynch lands a left hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Good body shot from Lynch.
Lynch lands a left hand.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Lynch is controlling the position.
Lynch gets through Torres's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lynch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gerald Lynch 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.

Torres throws out a loose jab but Lynch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lynch slips under a jab.
Lynch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Torres throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lynch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lynch closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lynch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Torres misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lynch.
Lynch scores with a jab. Torres acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a left and a right that stings Torres.

Torres is rocked!
Torres jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynch staying out of range there.
Torres loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lynch scores with a jab to the jaw.

Lynch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Torres, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch digs a right hand underneath Torres's ribcage. Torres let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Gerald Lynch seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A right handed body shot lands from Lynch.
Lynch misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch digs a right hand into Torres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Torres's gas tank.
Lynch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lynch scores with a shot to the side of Torres's head.
Lynch scores with a shoulder strike.
Lynch keeps control of Torres as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lynch throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Torress head.
Lynch misses with some punches.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Torres's elbow.
Lynch lands a left hand.
Torres tries to break the clinch but Lynch is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Torres.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Lynch.
Torres takes a shot to the head.
Lynch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lynch lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to circle away but Lynch has him pinned against the cage.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.

Torres pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Torres misses
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerald Lynch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lynch lands with a straight right. Torres didn't see that one coming.
Lynch has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Torres missing with a left hand there. Lynch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Lynch cracks Torres with a right hand to the side of the head.
Torres throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lynch counters with a straight right hand.
Torres misses with a body punch
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Torres is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Torres swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Torres throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.
Torres seems to have got his legs back now.
Lynch lands a body shot.
Torres looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lynch scores with a three punch combo!
Lynch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Torres. That did some damage!
Torres closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Torres throws a hook but Lynch avoids it easily.
Lynch misses with the combination.
Lynch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Torres swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a nice body shot.
Lynch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynch throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Torres stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lynch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A nice combination there by Lynch.
Wilson Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch lands a jab to the head.
Lynch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lynch cracks Torres on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Torres falls backwards against the cage. Lynch follows up with more strikes that drop Torres to his knees. Lynch keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Torres! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Lynch!
Gerald Lynch is the new welterweight champion!