PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taika Lono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lynch might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Letter from a Thief-- Chevelle. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Lynch
vs
Lono

190 cm
22
198 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

200 cm
26
198 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Taika Lono!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Richard Clark and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lono avoids the head kick by Lynch.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses.
Lono thows a body shot but no joy.
Lynch swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lono bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

It looks like Peter Lynch has been cut.
Lono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lono in his tracks.
Lono is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lynch.
Lynch scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lono tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lynch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lono.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lono takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A swing and a miss from Lono.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Lono misses
and Lynch counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lono moves out of range of the body kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lynch.
Lono takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lynch connects with a solid leg kick.
Lynch misses with a kick to the body.
A jab from Lono misses.
Lono wants to clinch.
Lynch lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lynch moves away.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lynch jabs Lono right on the nose. Lono blinks but takes it well.
Lono throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Lynch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lono throws out the jab.
Lynch walks into a straight right hand from Lono.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch slips a jab from Lono.
A big left from Lono misses.
Lynch is looking to slow Lono down with leg kicks.
Lono circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to clinch.
Lynch scores with a spinning back kick!
Lynch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lono uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch dips to his left and cracks Lono with an uppercut!
Lynch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Lono checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Lynch moves into the clinch.

Lynch breaks the clinch.
Lynch throws a jab when Lono was well out of range.
Lono jabs Lynch to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lono looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice defenses there by Lynch.
Lono takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lynch shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lono connects with a solid leg kick.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lynch thuds a left hand into Lono's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Lynch dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Peter Lynch's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lynch looks to land a body kick but Lono moved away.
Lono takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Lono tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lynch was well out of range. Poor timing from Lono.
Lono misses with a leg kick
and Lynch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lono uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lynch.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Lono.
Lono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lono has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Lynch.
Lynch gets cracked there but stands up to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab by Lynch.
Lono on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Peter Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
Lynch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lono ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lynch drives through and clinches with Lono against the cage.
Lono struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynch controls his hands.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lynch - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lynch pushes Lono back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lono struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynch controls his hands.
Lono misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lono tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Lono back against the cage.
Lynch stalling in the clinch but Lono improves position.
Lynch blocks a body shot from Lono.
A short body shot lands from Lono as the two fighters clinch.
Lono lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lono goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lono throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lynch tries to stall but Lono uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lynch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nice body punch from Lono - that landed with a thud.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lynch blocking some punches.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lono's elbow.
Lono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lono misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A body shot lands from Lono.
Lono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynch's elbow.
Lono tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Lono back against the cage.
Lono throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lynchs head.
Lynch scores with a shoulder strike.
Lynch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Lono.
Lono swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lynch has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lynch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lynch - that will leave a mark!
Lono is breathing heavily.
Lynch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws a hook but Lynch blocks it.
Lono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lynch.
Lono throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynch.
Lono jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lono misses the body punch
and Lynch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lynch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lono.
Lynch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lono takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lono's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lynch digs a good body shot into Lono's ribs.
Lynch stalks Lono and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Lono's face. Lono staggers backwards, shaken.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lono takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lynch lands with a nice body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lono takes a swing at Lynch's ribcage but misses.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lynch throws a leg kick which misses Lono's front leg but catches the back leg as Lono tries to avoid it.
Lono takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Donk. Lynch catches Lono right on the button with a cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Lynch dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Peter Lynch's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Lynch lands a nice looking body shot.
Lynch wants to slow Lono down by chopping away at his legs.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lynch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lynch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lynch fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lynch throws a series of strikes that have Lono backpedaling.
Lynch works over Lono's head and body with a nice combination.
Lynch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lono can do to turn this around?
Lynch wants to clinch.
Lono throws a hook but Lynch blocks it.
Lono takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch cracks Lono with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lynch scores with a leg kick.
Lono throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lynch is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lynch tries to clinch up.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynch wants to slow Lono down by chopping away at his legs.
Lono avoids the head kick by Lynch.
Lono looks to score with a jab to the body but Lynch is just out of range.
Lynch throws a body kick that misses.
Lono misses with a looping left.

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.
Lynch moves out of range as Lono strikes.
Lono staying out of range there.
Lono bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lynch's head.
Lono throws a hook but Lynch blocks it.
Lono jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Taika Lono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lono misses with a hook to the body
and Lynch counters with a good low kick that Lono was not able to check.
Lono tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lynch connects with a solid leg kick.
Lono circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lynch misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws a leg kick which misses Lynch's front leg but catches the back leg as Lynch tries to avoid it.

Lynch clinches with his opponent.
Lynch wants to stall.

Lynch manages to break the clinch.
Lono checks a low kick from Lynch.
Lynch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circling - Lono throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lynch misses with a body punch
and Lono connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lono misses with an uppercut. Lynch saw that one coming.
Lynch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Lono down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lynch counters with a nice body shot.
Lynch thumps Lono with a low kick.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lono avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lono stuns Lynch with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lynch clinches but Lono breaks the clinch
and Lono counters with a right hand to the body.
Lono throws a jab but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lono misses with a wild body shot.
Lono misses with a leg kick
and Lynch counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Peter Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lynch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lynch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Lynch!