PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Dynamo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lannister comes to the cage accompanied by Freefallin by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Dynamo has chosen Sunrise (Here I Am) by Matt Davey feat. Kate Dowman as his entrance music. Tyrion Lannister has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lannister
vs
Dynamo

170 cm
31
140 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

155 cm
27
140 lbs
15 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Dynamo!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dynamo swivels and escapes.
Dynamo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lannister.
Dynamo feints the counter takedown.

Lannister 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dynamo keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.
Dynamo being controlled here, momentarily.
Lannister sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Dynamo's guard.

Lannister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lannister wants to control but Dynamo is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dynamo is defending against the submission attempts here by Lannister.
Lannister wants to pass the guard but Dynamo is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo manages to get to full guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Dynamo holds on and takes a little breather.

Dynamo looking for a guillotine here but Lannister defends easily.

Lannister drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dynamo manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lannister has Dynamo in his guard.
Dynamo wants to control from the top but Lannister keeps moving.
Dynamo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lannister works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lannister tries to land a sweep but no joy.

The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lannister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Lannister looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dynamo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dynamo working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lannister's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dynamo tries to free his leg and advance position but Lannister is retaining full guard.
Lannister looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dynamo is one step ahead there.
Dynamo is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dynamo passes Lannister's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Dynamo scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Lannister looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dynamo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lannister keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dynamo lands with a punch from half guard.
Lannister tries to get to full guard but Dynamo has control of the leg.
Lannister regains full guard. Nicely done.
Dynamo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Dynamo stands up from Lannister's guard - Dynamo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dynamo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dynamo has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Lannister is landing a low percentage of strikes.

Dynamo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dynamo has Lannister pushed against the cage.
Dynamo trying to land knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo gets underhooks to prevent Lannister's takedown attempt.
Lannister wants to take the fight to the mat but Dynamo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lannister avoiding damage as Dynamo throws knees to the body.
Dynamo looking for a takedown.
Dynamo missing with knees to the body.
Dynamo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lannister gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

Dynamo has Lannister pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Dynamo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Lannister tumbling to the mat - Dynamo dives into Lannister's guard.
Dynamo trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dynamo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lannister being controlled here, momentarily.
Dynamo stopping the sweep attempt from Lannister.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dynamo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lannister shoots in looking for a takedown. Dynamo tries to sprawl out of it but Lannister keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dynamo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dynamo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dynamo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lannister.
Dynamo walks into a straight right hand from Lannister.
Lannister shoots for a double leg takedown but Dynamo sprawls well. He's pushed Lannister's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dynamo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lannister misses with a takedown attempt - Dynamo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamo ducks under a wild hook from Lannister.
Dynamo leaves Lannister with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dynamo tries a quick counter leg kick but Lannister is wise to it.
Lannister darts in looking for a takedown but Dynamo gets double underhooks and turns Lannister into the cage.
Dynamo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo scores with a nice right hand.

It looks like Tyrion Lannister has been cut.
Lannister takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dynamo throws a push kick but Lannister slaps the foot to one side.
Dynamo thumps Lannister with a low kick.
Dynamo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lannister.
Good leg kick by Dynamo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dynamo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lannister.
Lannister changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lannister closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lannister 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.
Lannister connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dynamo misses with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lannister fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lannister lands with a cross.
A combination from Dynamo does no damage.
Lannister cracks Dynamo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dynamo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lannister's calf.
Dynamo scoring well with a low kick there.

Dynamo moves into the clinch.
Dynamo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dynamo works on Lannister's body with a couple of short punches.
Dynamo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Dynamo has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Lannister is trying to keep an underhook but Dynamo manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Dynamo is keen to just control but Lannister is a slippery customer.
Dynamo scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister trying to control here.
Lannister wants to get back to full guard.
Dynamo works his way into full mount!
Dynamo landing shots from mount.
Lannister is desperately trying to improve his position but Dynamo has a good base and remains in mount.
Dynamo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lannister is looking to escape.

Dynamo is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Lannister has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lannister takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dynamo lands a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dynamo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.

Dynamo wants to finish this one by submission but Lannister is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Dynamo.
Lannister is working to get back to half guard.
Dynamo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Dynamo lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dynamo trying to control but Lannister is having none of it.

Dynamo working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Lannister taking shots to the head.
Lannister is trying desperately to improve position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rick Dynamo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tyrion Lannister's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Dynamo is looking to land body kicks.
Dynamo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lannister scores with a nice strike.
Dynamo moves in looking to clinch but Lannister pushes him off.
Lannister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dynamo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lannister feinted with a counter takedown.
Rick Dynamo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lannister darts in looking for a takedown but Dynamo gets double underhooks and turns Lannister into the cage.
A swing and a miss from Lannister.
Dynamo misses with a body kick.
Dynamo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lannister.
Dynamo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Lannister.
Dynamo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lannister is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lannister checks a leg kick nicely.
Lannister fails with the takedown

and Dynamo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dynamo.

Dynamo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
No luck for Lannister with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lannister stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dynamo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dynamo.
Rick Dynamo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Lannister misses.
Lannister sets himself, and Dynamo steps forward looking for the clinch! Lannister avoids it this time.

Dynamo has closed the distance and engaged Lannister in a clinch.
Dynamo is working Lannister over against the cage.
Lannister takes a shot to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dynamo.
Dynamo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dynamo is struggling to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Dynamo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lannister.
Dynamo trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dynamo obliges.

Dynamo has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Lannister clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
A lull in the action here.
Dynamo scores with punches and elbows.

Dynamo looking for the RNC.
Rick Dynamo has got the better of the ground game so far.
You can see the frustration on Lannister's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dynamo has good solid back control here.
Lannister manages to reverse the position and now he's in Dynamo's guard. Nice work there by Lannister.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister is looking to pass into half guard but Dynamo pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Dynamo is in guard.
Lannister is trying to keep Dynamo in close.
Lannister tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lannister not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Dynamo trying to control but Lannister is working from the bottom.
Lannister is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

Dynamo stands up from Lannister's guard - Dynamo perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Dynamo. Lannister shrugs it off though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lannister tries to score a power double leg takedown but Dynamo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lannister somewhat.
Dynamo slips under a jab.
Lannister shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dynamo defends it nicely.
Rick Dynamo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lannister pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dynamo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lannister is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Dynamo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lannister is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lannister takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tyrion Lannister has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lannister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dynamo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Dynamo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dynamo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Dynamo!
Rick Dynamo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
Tyrion Lannister was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck this shit why do midgets get all the bad luck.'.