PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adam Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Swick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Lynn
vs
Swick

178 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Adam Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Vitor Swick!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Leandro Rodrigues and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Swick circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lynn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swick scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Adam Lynn has been cut.
Swick connects with a body shot.
Swick tries to score with a low kick but Lynn moves his leg out of the way.
Swick keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Swick circles away and keeps his distance.

Lynn gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lynn jumps guard but Swick stands there with Lynn around his waist. Lynn gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Lynn decides to pull guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Swick stands up from Lynn's guard - Swick perhaps looking for a knockout.
Swick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lynn fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Lynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn fails with the takedown.
Swick misses with a wild combination.
Swick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Swick scores with a one two! Lynn had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Swick tries to bum rush Lynn with a series of wild strikes but Lynn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
No luck for Lynn with that takedown attempt.
Lynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynn avoids the head kick by Swick.
Lynn shoots for a takedown but Swick saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Swick circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynn closes the distance and clinches up with Swick, looking for a takedown. Lynn pushes Swick against the cage but Swick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn shoots for a double leg takedown but Swick sprawls well. He's pushed Lynn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lynn is breathing heavily.
Lynn is looking to clinch.
Lynn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Swick circles away.
Lynn misses with a takedown attempt - Swick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Vitor Swick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Swick. No joy for Lynn on that attempt.
Swick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynn.
Swick misses with a body kick.
Swick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Swick paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Swick misses with a low kick.
Lynn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Swick pinned against the cage. Swick gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Swick throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Swick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn tries to clinch but Swick is having none of it.
Adam Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Lynn or perhaps it was just good defense by Swick which made him look bad.
A decent looking cross lands there for Swick.
Swick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lynn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Swick.
Lynn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swick is fending him off so far but Lynn persists. Nope, Swick circles away and we're back to standing.
Lynn closes the distance and clinches up with Swick, looking for a takedown. Lynn pushes Swick against the cage but Swick circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Swick tries to keep at a distance but Lynn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lynn with a knee to the head.

It looks like Vitor Swick has been cut.

Lynn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn shoots for a double leg takedown but Swick sprawls well. He's pushed Lynn's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lynn shoots in for a double leg but Swick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Swick swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Swick. No joy for Lynn on that attempt.
Swick throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lynn.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Swick's waist but Swick gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lynn off to one side.
Lynn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lynn wants to clinch up but Swick keeps it at a distance.
Lynn fails to land the takedown.
Swick throws a head kick but Lynn moves out of range.
No luck for Lynn with that takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vitor Swick dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Swick throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

Lynn clinches up with Swick and pushes him back against the cage.
Swick wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lynn breaks the clinch.

Lynn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Swick, pushing him back against the cage.

Lynn breaks from the clinch.

Lynn has Swick up against the cage in a clinch.
Swick wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lynn stalling.
Swick can't break the clinch.

Lynn has Swick pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lynn pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Swick tumbling to the mat - Lynn dives into Swick's guard.
Swick keeping moving, preventing Lynn from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lynn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Swick's guard.
Lynn tries to free his leg and advance position but Swick is retaining full guard.
Swick keeping moving, preventing Lynn from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Lynn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Swick dives on top into guard.
Swick wants to stand but Lynn has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Lynn looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn trying to control the position.
Swick won't allow Lynn to sweep him here.

Lynn has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Swick should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lynn has tightened it up now! Swick should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Adam Lynn!