PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Castle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch comes to the cage accompanied by Black Republican -- Nas. Frank Castle has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Peter Lynch's chin.

Lynch
vs
Castle

190 cm
24
193 lbs
14 - 3 - 0

186 cm
29
200 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Peter Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Castle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Alan Glass and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle blocks a head kick by Lynch.
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynch defending well as Castle loads up on a big left hand.
Castle lands an overhand right.
Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Castle.
Castle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Castle leaves Lynch with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Castle keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

It looks like Peter Lynch has been cut.
Lynch is looking to clinch but Castle is avoiding it.
The fighters circling - Castle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Castle misses with a straight left.
Castle thows a body shot but no joy.
A lazy left from Castle finds it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch lands a nice looking body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lynch tries to land a leg kick but Castle saw it coming and moves away.
Castle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lynch can pounce on him.
Lynch slips a jab from Castle.
Castle throws the left hand but Lynch avoids the punch easily.
Lynch misses with a hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lynch.
Lynch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Castle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynch throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

It looks like Frank Castle has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle misses with an uppercut
and Lynch counters with a leg kick.
Lynch connects with a looping right hand.
Lynch has a takedown stuffed.
Castle misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch closes the distance and clinches up with Castle, looking for a takedown. Lynch pushes Castle against the cage but Castle circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Peter Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A slow jab from Castle misses its intended target.
Lynch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Castle throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Lynch.
Lynch throws a sloppy head kick and Castle moves out of range easily.
Castle avoids a kick to the body.
Castle avoids a kick to the body.
Lynch blocks a leg kick.
Lynch tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Castle swivels and escapes.
Castle lands a two punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Castle. Lynch does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Castle on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Castle misses with a right hand
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
Castle misses with a body shot.
Castle swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lynch counters with a left to the body.
Lynch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lynch fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lynch connects with a leg kick. Castle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lynch moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lynch lands with an overhand left.
Castle misses with a straight right.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynch throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Castle looks gassed!
Lynch lands a high kick!
Castle throws a hook but Lynch blocks it.
Castle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by Castle.
Lynch throws a body punch but Castle moves out of range.
Castle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lynch.

Lynch drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Lynch dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Lynch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lynch lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Castle backs up against the cage.
Castle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lynch.
Castle misses with a hook. Lynch ducked under it nicely.
Lynch delivers a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Lynch.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Castle sprawls well. Castle wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lynch gets slowly back to his feet.
Lynch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castle just misses with a punch to the body.
Castle misses with an uppercut.
Castle moves out of range of the body kick from Lynch.
Lynch tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle misses with a lunging right hand
and Lynch counters with a body kick that stops Castle in his tracks momentarily.

Lynch has managed to clinch.
Castle is breathing heavily.
Castle letting Lynch take a breather here.
Castle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynch controls his hands.
Lynch is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Castle misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lynch.
Castle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lynch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Castle's elbow.
Castle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lynch.
Lynch misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Castle struggles to land a body shot inside as Lynch controls his hands.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle misses with a body punch.
Lynch has Castle pushed against the cage.
Lynch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Lynch works on Castle's body with a couple of short punches.
Castle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Castle tries to throw a body punch but Lynch avoids it by throwing Castle back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
A bit of stalling here from Lynch.
Castle is trying to push Lynch away but Lynch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lynch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Castle backwards.
Castle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Castle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lynch.
Lynch has Castle pushed against the cage.
Castle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lynch's elbow.
Lynch is trying to maintain a safe position but Castle gets an underhook and turns Lynch into the cage.
Castle lands a hook that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
Castle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lynch lands a body shot.
Lynch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lynch gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Castle.
Castle misses with a punch to the body.
Lynch working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Castle is looking to control Lynch's arms but Lynch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Castle has his back to the cage.
Castle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castle has had enough of the clinch but Lynch keeps him there for the moment.
Lynch working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castle tries to break the clinch but Lynch is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lynch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Castle lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lynch backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Lynch dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Castle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Frank Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch wants to clinch.
Lynch moves away from the strike by Castle.
Castle looks to land a right hand but Lynch moved out of range.
Lynch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Lynch lands a left and a right that send Castle crashing to the mat, dazed. Lynch thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Nice body punch from Lynch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynch throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Lynch fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Castle.
Castle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Castle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Castle misses with a right hand
and Lynch counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That has opened up Frank Castle's cut even more.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch throws a leg kick which misses Castle's front leg but catches the back leg as Castle tries to avoid it.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lynch - that will leave a mark!
A nice leg kick lands there from Lynch.
Lynch fails with a takedown attempt.
Castle swings widly with a right hand

and Lynch counters with a shoot takedown. Castle fights it but they end up in guard.
Castle keeping full guard, as Lynch tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynch controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lynch throwing strikes but missing.
Lynch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lynch throwing strikes from guard but Castle blocks nicely.
Castle controls Lynch momentarily but Lynch frees himself.
Castle looking for a sweep. Not yet Castle, not yet.
Frank Castle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Castle keeps moving.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lynch moves out of range of the strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lynch. That's going to slow Castle down.
Peter Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
Lynch scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lynch scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.

Castle is rocked!

The cut above Frank Castle's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Castle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lynch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Castle.
Castle loads up on a big right hand but Lynch slips the punch.
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!
Nice shot lands for Lynch.
Castle is still on wobbly legs! Can Lynch finish him?
Lynch is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castle seems to have recovered his senses.
Lynch jabs at Castle's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castle moves forwards but Lynch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The fighters circle, before Lynch throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Castle's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Lynch lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). Peter Lynch!