PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akeel Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lynch has chosen MilionBeats feat. Paluch, Freeman (ex-IAM) - Le gout du sang as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Szczerbiec
vs
Lynch

188 cm
35
185 lbs
22 - 25 - 0

185 cm
27
203 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 22 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Akeel Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws a head kick but Lynch moves out of range.
Szczerbiec swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczerbiec has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lynch to counter with a crisp jab.
Szczerbiec throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lynch stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Patryk Szczerbiec seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Szczerbiec feints and then cracks Lynch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lynch down.
Szczerbiec misses with a hook
and Lynch counters with a nice uppercut.
Lynch dodges the punch combination from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec throws out a powerful jab.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
A shot to the liver by Lynch. Beautiful body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Szczerbiec takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lynch throws a body shot but no joy.
Szczerbiec throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lynch scores with a three punch combo!
Lynch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczerbiec to score with a decent uppercut.
Szczerbiec does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Szczerbiec is looking to clinch.
Lynch tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Szczerbiec darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Szczerbiec looks to land a left hand but Lynch moved out of range nicely.
Lynch swings for the body but Szczerbiec moves out of range.
Lynch ducks under a wild hook from Szczerbiec.
Lynch moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lynch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Szczerbiec 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Szczerbiec lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lynch's sensitive parts.
Szczerbiec throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec misses with a low kick as Lynch jumps back.
Szczerbiec scores with a jab to the head.
Nice jab there from Szczerbiec.

Szczerbiec has Lynch up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Szczerbiec creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Szczerbiec.
A knee to the head by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec slowing the pace effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lynch goes for a takedown in the clinch but Szczerbiec prevents it.
Szczerbiec misses with a short punch on the inside.

Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczerbiec throws a series of punches but Lynch moves out of range.
Lynch gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec thows a left - swing and a miss!

Lynch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Szczerbiec was covering up waiting for the punch and Lynch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lynch in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lynch is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec keeping moving, preventing Lynch from controlling successfully.
Lynch is looking to work some ground and pound but Szczerbiec has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lynch controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Szczerbiec working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynch.
Lynch is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lynch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Szczerbiec's head.
Lynch told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Lynch with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patryk Szczerbiec dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Szczerbiec throws a shot from downtown. Lynch moves away and avoids it.
Lynch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Lynch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lynch.
Szczerbiec looks to throw a body kick
and Lynch counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lynch 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.
Lynch tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Szczerbiec defends well and Lynch ends up having to push Szczerbiec into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Szczerbiec is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lynch can do to turn this around?
Lynch steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Szczerbiec.
It seemed like Lynch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Szczerbiec misses with a double jab.
Szczerbiec cracks Lynch with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Szczerbiec throws a lazy right hand but Lynch sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynch misses with a wild combination.
Patryk Szczerbiec is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lynch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Szczerbiec throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A shot to the liver by Szczerbiec. Beautiful body shot.
Szczerbiec feints and then cracks Lynch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lynch down.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczerbiec.
Lynch works over Szczerbiec's head and body with a nice combination.
Patryk Szczerbiec is winning the standup battle so far.
Lynch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Szczerbiec.
Lynch is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Szczerbiec tries to clinch up

and Lynch counters with a nice double leg into side control. Szczerbiec won't be happy with that.

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!
Lynch misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Lynch.
Lynch working away.
Szczerbiec avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lynch.
Szczerbiec taking a bit of punishment here - Lynch scoring with strikes.
Lynch with the ground and pound but Szczerbiec regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Lynch throwing shots but Szczerbiec is blocking nicely.
Lynch wants to control but Szczerbiec is keeping him busy.
Lynch missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Szczerbiec keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lynch drops an elbow to the side of Szczerbiec's head.
Lynch passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lynch looking to finish with strikes here!
Lynch tries to control but Szczerbiec wriggling away.
Lynch has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lynch dominating with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynch unloading with bombs!
Szczerbiec tries to lock up and control but Lynch gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lynch is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Szczerbiec can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

Szczerbiec is rocked!
Lynch looking to control but Szczerbiec is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Oh Szczerbiec is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akeel Lynch has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lynch drops a big elbow. That's hurt Szczerbiec! More shots from Lynch and the ref steps in! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Akeel Lynch!
A very excited looking Akeel Lynch made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.