PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kieko Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joaquim Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Maria's choice of entrance music: Kronos - Bloodtower. On his way into the cage it seems that Kieko Lynn has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kieko Lynn seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lynn
vs
Maria

186 cm
26
241 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

193 cm
45
237 lbs
45 - 26 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kieko Lynn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 45 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joaquim Maria!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Radbod Blank and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lynn cracks Maria with an open hand slap.
Lynn tries for a takedown but Maria sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lynn jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lynn connects with the punch.
Maria moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maria moves away from the strike by Lynn.
Maria avoids the body shot from Lynn.
Maria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Lynn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Maria lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

It looks like Kieko Lynn has been cut.
Maria throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maria keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maria misses with a hook. Lynn ducked under it nicely.
Maria throws a body kick that misses.
Maria looks for the body kick but Lynn saw that one coming.
Lynn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lynn takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria lands a jab to the head.
Kieko Lynn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maria walks into a left hand.
Lynn slips under a jab.
Lynn throws a low kick but Maria moves out of range easily.
Lynn throws a head kick that half lands.
Maria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lynn tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maria was well out of range. Poor timing from Lynn.
Lynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maria.
Lynn is looking to slow Maria down with leg kicks.
Maria looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maria keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Joaquim Maria is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lynn throws a lazy head kick
and Maria counters with a solid body kick.
Lynn shoots in for a takedown but Maria shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieko Lynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lynn shoots in and gets a takedown into Maria's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lynn wants to control from the top but Maria keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn is looking to advance position but Maria has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Maria controlling the position easily from mount.
Lynn is looking to improve his position but Maria isn't that keen on the idea.
Maria controlling his opponent.
Lynn regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lynn has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Maria escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Maria!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Lynn tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lynn is working hard here to advance position.
Lynn wants to control but Maria postures up.
Lynn tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Lynn is looking to reverse the position.
Lynn struggling a bit here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lynn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Maria wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Maria moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lynn tries to buck Maria off but Maria is having none of it.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lynn is looking to wear down Maria with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice shot lands for Maria.
A telegraphed right hand from Lynn misses the target.
Lynn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lynn throws a lazy right hand but Maria sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maria! But no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Joaquim Maria will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kieko Lynn's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Maria jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lynn shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maria pinned against the cage. Maria gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maria scores with a jab.

Kieko Lynn's cut is getting worse.
Lynn shoots in looking for a takedown. Maria tries to sprawl out of it but Lynn keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Maria manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maria.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maria pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maria throws a wild body kick that Lynn sees coming a mile off.
Lynn appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lynn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Maria feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lynns jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lynn shoots in for a takedown but Maria shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieko Lynn. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maria checks a low kick from Lynn.
Lynn misses the shot to the body.
Lynn misses with a looping left.
Nice defenses there by Lynn.
Lynn keeps Maria at a distance using the push kick.
Maria 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.
Maria takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maria slips under a jab from Lynn.
Maria bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maria keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lynn.
Lynn on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lynn.
Maria avoids the body shot from Lynn.
Lynn shoots in but no luck this time.
Maria steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jab from Maria.

Kieko Lynn's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn misses with a jab to the body
and Maria counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lynn with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maria to score with a decent uppercut.

Lynn is rocked!
Maria thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lynn if he has to take too many more of those.
Oh Lynn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Look low, kick high! Maria uses the oldest trick in the book to send Lynn tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Maria is absolutely delighted - when Lynn wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Joaquim Maria!
An out of breath Joaquim Maria thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.