PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasmin Hosic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lynch
vs
Hosic

193 cm
18
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
200 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Enjoys gardening

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jason Lynch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Jasmin Hosic!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Phil Schofield and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch is looking to clinch but Hosic is avoiding it.
Hosic misses with a double jab
and Lynch counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Hosic is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Hosic tries to clinch there but Lynch circles away.
Lynch is looking to clinch but Hosic is avoiding it.
Lynch shoots in and drives through. Hosic sprawls well.
Hosic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynch circles away quickly and effectively.
Jasmin Hosic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lynch fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hosic avoids it really well and circles away.
Hosic lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hosic.
Lynch works over Hosic's head and body with a nice combination.
Lynch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Hosic.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hosic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hosic lands a two punch combo.
Hosic misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Hosic throws a right and a left that Lynch avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Hosic.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hosic has managed to clinch.
Hosic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lynch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosic is looking to break free of the clinch but Lynch has double underhooks.

Lynch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hosic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hosic misses with a double jab
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Hosic.
Hosic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hosic tries to bum rush Lynch with a series of wild strikes but Lynch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hosic fails with a takedown attempt.
Lynch scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with a head kick. Hosic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Hosic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hosic looks gassed!
Lynch takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hosic.
Lynch slips a jab and a cross from Hosic.
Lynch fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hosic falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lynch counters by clinching up.

Lynch breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lynch tries a head kick but it misses.
Lynch throws a sloppy head kick and Hosic moves out of range easily.

Lynch clinches up against the cage.

Hosic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hosic tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hosic looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lynch misses with a head kick.
Hosic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lynch shoots in looking for a takedown. Hosic tries to sprawl out of it but Lynch keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hosic manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hosic will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hosic stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hosic wants it to stay on the feet.
Hosic scores with a three punch combo!
Lynch dodges the punch combination from Hosic.
Hosic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lynch fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hosic to the ground. Lynch is now in Hosic's guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Lynch looking to pass the guard.
Lynch sitting in guard here, content to control.

Lynch drops back looking for a leg! Hosic is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hosic manages to kick Lynch off! Lynch jumps back into Hosic's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hosic keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Lynch dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hosic dives in and grabs Lynch's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lynch pushes down on Hosic's head and hops out.
Some wild striking there from Hosic.
Jason Lynch is winning the standup battle so far.
Hosic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A combination from Hosic does no damage.
Hosic lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynch circles away quickly and effectively.
Hosic swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynch.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown but Hosic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hosic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hosic slaps away a takedown attempt from Lynch, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hosic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hosic looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hosic throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hosic throws a series of punches but Lynch avoids them all with ease.
Hosic throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hosic falls off balance throwing a combination

and Lynch counters by clinching up.
Lynch jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hosic walks away with a smile on his face. Lynch gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jason Lynch. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hosic misses with a double jab
and Lynch counters with a big head kick but Hosic shrugs it off.
Hosic throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hosic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

Lynch closes the distance and pushes Hosic back into the cage.

Lynch ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lynch no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lynch wants to sweep but no luck.
Hosic wants to get up but he can't break Lynch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch pulls Hosic in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Lynch looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hosic trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lynch's guard.
Hosic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Lynch pushes Hosic off and scrambles back to his feet.

Lynch takes the fight into the clinch.
Hosic tries to circle away but Lynch has him pinned against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hosic prevents the takedown attempt.

Lynch's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hosic closes the distance and lands a one-two.

Hosic feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hosic has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lynch is proving hard to escape from.
Lynch is trying to control the position but Hosic postures up.
Lynch is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hosic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Hosic decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lynch, up you get!
A solid body kick from Hosic.
Hosic swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lynch counters with a slapping leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lynch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosic lands a jab-cross combination.
Hosic misses with a combination

and Lynch counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lynch stands up and waves to Hosic to follow him.
Hosic throws a right hand that Lynch ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynch also avoids with ease.
A combination from Hosic does no damage.
Hosic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lynch closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hosic circles away.
Hosic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hosic lands with a nice combination. Lynch backs away looking to recover.

Lynch closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hosic to the mat! Hosic manages to get full guard.
Hosic wants to get back to his feet but Lynch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Lynch dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lynch shoots in for a takedown but Hosic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hosic fails in his attempt to clinch.

Lynch drives through with a takedown into Hosic's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hosic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lynch throwing strikes from guard but Hosic blocks nicely.
Hosic wants to get back to his feet but Lynch is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch wants to control from the top but Hosic keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch looking to sit in guard and control but Hosic gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lynch throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Hosic is looking to stand up but Lynch won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lynch is on top in guard.

Lynch decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

Hosic gets caught napping as Lynch dives in and scores a takedown. Hosic manages to retain guard.
Lynch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hosic is working an open guard so Lynch takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hosic misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Lynch instigates a clinch.

Lynch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hosic throws a nice looking combination but Lynch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Hosic misses.
Lynch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A jab from Lynch misses.
Hosic misses with a series of wild punches.
Hosic misses with a two punch combination.

Lynch scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lynch is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynch stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Lynch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hosic.
Lynch shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Lynch.
Hosic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hosic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

so Lynch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lynch trying to control but Hosic is working from the bottom.
Lynch won't allow Hosic to get back to his feet.
Hosic is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lynch is standing up over Hosic. Hosic looks to escape but Lynch dives into side control.

Lynch decides to stand up, so the ref orders Hosic to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynch dodges the punch combination from Hosic.
Jasmin Hosic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jason Lynch is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice takedown defense from Hosic. No joy for Lynch on that attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Lynch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lynch, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Lynch!
Post fight, an emotional Jason Lynch said 'I am the greatest'.