PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joao De Santo Cristo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cilian Lynch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Santo Cristo comes into the arena with Que país é esse? blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

De Santo Cristo
vs
Lynch

174 cm
28
157 lbs
7 - 3 - 1

178 cm
24
154 lbs
10 - 7 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Notorious Clothing Co.

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)
Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Joao De Santo Cristo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Cilian Lynch!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynch connects with a body shot that sends De Santo Cristo's belly button to the back.
De Santo Cristo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lynch throws the left hand but De Santo Cristo avoids the punch easily.
De Santo Cristo wants to clinch up but Lynch keeps it at a distance.
De Santo Cristo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
De Santo Cristo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lynch is fending him off so far but De Santo Cristo persists. Nope, Lynch circles away and we're back to standing.
Lynch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo ducks under a wild hook from Lynch.
De Santo Cristo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lynch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from De Santo Cristo.
Lynch slaps away a takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joao De Santo Cristo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Santo Cristo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lynch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lynch tries to move into range but De Santo Cristo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
De Santo Cristo shoots for a takedown but Lynch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
De Santo Cristo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lynch counters with a lovely shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lynch.

Lynch tries to keep at a distance but De Santo Cristo has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynch works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De Santo Cristo wants to take the fight to the mat but Lynch manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lynch prevents the takedown attempt.
Lynch lands with a right to the head.
Lynch tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lynch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De Santo Cristo wants a takedown.
De Santo Cristo tries to work over Lynch's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lynch stops a takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo tries for a takedown but Lynch manages to get underhooks.
Lynch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lynch fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by De Santo Cristo.
Lynch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De Santo Cristo blocks a body shot from Lynch.

Lynch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Lynch.
Cilian Lynch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Santo Cristo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynch scores with a crisp jab that stopped De Santo Cristo in his tracks.
Joao De Santo Cristo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lynch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
De Santo Cristo is looking to clinch but Lynch is avoiding it.
A slow jab from Lynch misses its intended target.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Santo Cristo moves out of range as Lynch strikes.
Lynch takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lynch throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Joao De Santo Cristo has been cut.
De Santo Cristo cracks Lynch with a good jab.
Lynch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lynch throws a nice looking combination but De Santo Cristo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lynch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lynch connects with a right hand. De Santo Cristo shakes it off.
Lynch on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
De Santo Cristo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
De Santo Cristo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lynch doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
De Santo Cristo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo shoots in looking for a takedown but Lynch manages to keep the fight standing, pushing De Santo Cristo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
An inside leg kick lands from Lynch.
Lynch looks to score with a jab to the body but De Santo Cristo is just out of range.
De Santo Cristo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lynch defends it nicely.
Lynch digs a good body shot into De Santo Cristo's ribs.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lynch throws a body punch but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Lynch as De Santo Cristo shoots in.
De Santo Cristo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lynch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch but Lynch swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, jab by Lynch - just one landing.
Lynch throws a looping overhand right but De Santo Cristo ducks down to avoid it.
De Santo Cristo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
De Santo Cristo moves away from the strike by Lynch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lynch throws a body shot but no joy.
Lynch misses with a straight left.
Lynch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract De Santo Cristo.
De Santo Cristo connects with a body shot.
Lynch throws a body punch but De Santo Cristo moves out of range.
Lynch with a jab.
De Santo Cristo with a nice cross.
A head kick by De Santo Cristo misses
and Lynch makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lynch paws at him with a jab and circles away.
De Santo Cristo changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lynch tries to avoid it but De Santo Cristo manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lynch to the ground. Lynch escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lynch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lynch punishes De Santo Cristo's body with a nice straight punch.
Lynch looks to land a right hand but De Santo Cristo moved out of range.
Lynch connects with a body shot.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the leg kick from Lynch.
A nice combination there by Lynch.
De Santo Cristo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo.
Lynch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lynch ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
De Santo Cristo shoots for a double leg takedown but Lynch sprawls well. He's pushed De Santo Cristo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lynch jabs De Santo Cristo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
De Santo Cristo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lynch.
De Santo Cristo is looking to counter the offense by Lynch and move into the clinch.
Lynch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
De Santo Cristo cracks Lynch with a right hand to the side of the head.
De Santo Cristo blocks the body kick.
Lynch throws a lazy right hand but De Santo Cristo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lynch connects with a body shot that sends De Santo Cristo's belly button to the back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lynch digs a good body shot into De Santo Cristo's ribs.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo misses the body punch
and Lynch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lynch looks to throw the jab but De Santo Cristo is out of range.
De Santo Cristo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lynch.
Decent striking displayed by De Santo Cristo there.
Lynch connects with a looping right hand.
Lynch scores with a shot to the body.
Lynch connects with a body shot that sends De Santo Cristo's belly button to the back.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Santo Cristo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
De Santo Cristo moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Lynch misses.
Lynch is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! De Santo Cristo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lynch takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lynch slaps away a takedown attempt from De Santo Cristo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lynch throws out a counter right but De Santo Cristo avoids it with no problem.
Lynch buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lynch throws a good cross that connects.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
De Santo Cristo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
De Santo Cristo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lynch swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lynch connects with a right hand. De Santo Cristo shakes it off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lynch scores with a jab to the head.
Lynch swats away the attempt to clinch by De Santo Cristo.
Lynch misses with an uppercut. De Santo Cristo saw that one coming.
Lynch throws a chopping leg kick but De Santo Cristo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
De Santo Cristo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

De Santo Cristo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Santo Cristo is just content to waste time from the top position. Lynch takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
De Santo Cristo forces his way into half guard.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Lynch keeping control of the position.

De Santo Cristo seems to be working for a kimura but Lynch defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Santo Cristo trying to pass the guard but Lynch defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Santo Cristo is looking to pass Lynch's guard but actually Lynch recovers to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lynch is on top in guard.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Lynch wants to control from the top but De Santo Cristo keeps moving.
Lynch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as De Santo Cristo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Santo Cristo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lynch.

De Santo Cristo looking for a guillotine here but Lynch defends easily.
Lynch sitting in guard here, content to control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cilian Lynch comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lynch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 9:10
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 9:10
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 9:10

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cilian Lynch!
Our winner, Cilian Lynch, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.