PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Krame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rebel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Krame
vs
Lynch

185 cm
18
195 lbs
3 - 0 - 1

185 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 13 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 3 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rafael Krame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Rebel Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Krame manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lynch on his heels. He'll look to pass Lynch's guard now, I'm sure.
Krame sitting in guard here, content to control.
Krame throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lynch works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Krame keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lynch's head.
Krame sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lynch's guard.
Krame controlling the pace.
Lynch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krame with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krame lands a nice short elbow.
Krame lands strikes from half guard.
Krame scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krame working over Lynch with some ground and pound. Lynch looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch taking some punishment here, with Krame in his half guard.
Lynch wants to get back to his feet.
Krame drops an elbow to the side of Lynch's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krame landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Krame has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lynch is trying to stand up here but Krame is controlling him well.
Lynch on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Krame landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Krame is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Lynch is rocked!
Krame winds up and cracks Lynch with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Lynch is still in real trouble! Can Krame finish him?
Krame has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Krame scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Krame is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Lynch is hurt! He's hurt bad - Krame fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Lynch from any more punishment! Congratulations to Krame! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rafael Krame!
A relieved looking Rafael Krame thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.