PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabi Garz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Garz
vs
Lynn

190 cm
22
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabi Garz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garz counters with a series of strikes. Lynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lynn moves out of range as Garz throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Garz.
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Lynn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garz.
Lynn wants to clinch up but Garz keeps it at a distance.
Garz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garz counters with a left and a right that stings Lynn.
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!
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lynn is out of range.
Garz throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Garz.
Lynn wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.
Garz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynn circles away quickly and effectively.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynn scores with a head kick. Garz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

It looks like Fabi Garz has been cut.
Garz swinging wildly here.
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Garz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynn.
Lynn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

Garz moves into the clinch successfully.
Lynn with a knee to the head.
Lynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Garz won't want to take too many of those.
Garz is breathing heavily.
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!
Lynn prevents Garz from breaking the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn lands an elbow just above Garz 's eye.
Lynn landing knees to the body.
Garz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lynn working Garz over with knees to the body.
Lynn with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lynn.

Fabi Garz's cut is getting worse.
Garz takes an elbow to the temple.
Lynn has Garz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lynn landing knees to the body.
Lynn lands an elbow inside.
Lynn lands an elbow inside.
Lynn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lynn.
Lynn lands a knee to the head.
Lynn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lynn working Garz over with knees to the body.
Lynn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garz's face.
Lynn lands an elbow inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garz can't break the clinch.
Garz is trying to break the clinch but Lynn has him pressed against the cage.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but Garz blocks with his arms.
Lynn lands an elbow just above Garz 's eye.
Garz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lynn misses with a knee strike.
Lynn tries to land knees in the clinch but Garz avoids the damage to the body.

Garz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garz throws a right and a left that Lynn avoids nicely.
Lynn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lynn closes the distance but Garz moves to the side
and Garz counters with a three punch combo that has Lynn backing up. Lynn nods at Garz to acknowledge the strikes.
Garz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garz counters with a three punch combo that has Lynn backing up. Lynn nods at Garz to acknowledge the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Garz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynn wants to clinch but Garz slips to the side
and Garz counters with a series of strikes. Lynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Lynn moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lynn looking to throw knees to the head but Garz is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garz scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Lynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabi Garz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lynn darts in trying to clinch
and Garz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garz misses with the combination.
Lynn moves out of range of the body kick from Garz.
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Lynn is looking to clinch but Garz is avoiding it.
Lynn tries to clinch
and Garz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garz misses with a series of wild punches.
Garz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lynn wants to clinch.
Garz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynn.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garz counters with a straight right hand.
Garz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garz throws a right hand that Lynn ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynn also avoids with ease.
Lynn is looking to clinch but Garz is avoiding it.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynn lands a high kick!
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Garz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garz lands a right hook to the body.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garz sizes up Lynn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Lynn.
Lynn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lynn moves into the clinch.

Garz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynn tries to clinch there but Garz circles away.
Lynn wants to clinch
enabling Garz to counter with a crisp jab.

Garz rushes Lynn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lynn landing knees to the head.
Garz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lynn has Garz pressed against the cage, preventing Garz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lynn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lynn with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lynn scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynn.
Lynn lands a nice elbow.
Lynn lands an elbow that stopped Garz in his tracks for a moment.
Peter Lynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lynn misses with a knee strike.
Lynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garz taking a breather.
Garz is struggling to control the position.
Lynn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lynn scores with a knee to the head.
Lynn missing with knees to the body.
Lynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garz is defending well for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garz gets through Lynn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Garz - that landed with a thud.
Lynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garz tries to circle away but Lynn has him pinned against the cage.
Garz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garz stalling in the clinch but Lynn improves position.
Lynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garz tries to circle away but Lynn has him pinned against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garz can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lynn tries a knee to the head but Garz blocks it.
Lynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garz.
Garz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peter Lynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fabi Garz's cut.
That's time! Garz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Garz lands with a straight right. Lynn didn't see that one coming.
Lynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lynn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Garz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Garz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves out of range.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves away
and Garz counters with a stiff right hand.
Garz throws a series of punches but Lynn avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynn is looking to clinch but Garz is avoiding it.
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Garz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynn scores with a head kick. Garz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fabi Garz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves out of range.
Garz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynn is looking to clinch.

Garz closes the distance and pushes Lynn back into the cage.
Lynn leaning against his opponent.

Garz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garz counters with a two punch combo.
Garz avoids the head kick by Lynn.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Garz coming out on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynn lands with a slapping head kick.
Garz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Garz.
Lynn wants to clinch.

Lynn has closed the distance and engaged Garz in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lynn landing knees to the head.

Fabi Garz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lynn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lynn scores a nice knee to the body.
Garz stalls.
Lynn keeps control of Garz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garz can't break the clinch.
Lynn lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Garz to work.
Garz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lynn landing knees to the body.
Lynn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garz stalling the fight.
Garz managing to block the knees to the body from Lynn.
Lynn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Garz.
Lynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garz is defending well for now.
Garz is trying to break the clinch but Lynn is controlling him.
Garz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lynn lands an elbow just above Garz 's eye.
Lynn is looking to control Garz's arms but Garz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lynn has his back to the cage.
Garz is trying to push Lynn away but Lynn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garz wants to stall.
Lynn looking for a takedown.
Lynn has Garz pressed against the cage, preventing Garz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garz lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fabi Garz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Lynn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Lynn.
Well Lynn 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Lynn!