PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Edblad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sebastian Edblad told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Lyons
vs
Edblad

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

160 cm
18
136 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sebastian Edblad!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Viktor Lagutenko and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edblad as he avoids it easily.
Tyson Lyons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons is looking to clinch.
Edblad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Edblad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Edblad.
Lyons shoots in for a double leg but Edblad sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Edblad as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edblad swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Edblad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edblad swats away the attempt to clinch by Lyons.
Lyons looks for a takedown but Edblad sprawls well.
Lyons fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons has a takedown stuffed.
Lyons fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lyons is breathing heavily.
Edblad misses with the combination.
Edblad looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyons is just out of range.
Lyons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lyons shoots for a takedown but Edblad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lyons shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Edblad defends it nicely.
Edblad swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lyons misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice takedown defense from Edblad. No joy for Lyons on that attempt.
Edblad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Edblad. Lyons does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Edblad's waist but Edblad gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lyons off to one side.
Edblad tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Edblad.

Edblad shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Edblad distracts Lyons with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Edblad postures up and lands a big shot to Lyons's brow.
Edblad postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Edblad makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Edblad working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Edblad scoring with some ground and pound.
Edblad keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Edblad scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Edblad in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyons keeping moving, preventing Edblad from controlling successfully.
Edblad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edblad postures up and lands a big shot to Lyons's brow.
Edblad lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Edblad throwing strikes from guard but Lyons blocks nicely.
Edblad chips away with some ground and pound.
Edblad wants to control from the top but Lyons keeps moving.
Lyons knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Edblad on the ground.
Edblad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons trying to keep a closed guard but Edblad is proving a slippery customer.
Edblad stands up over Lyons, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Edblad landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Edblad dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Edblad thows a body shot but no joy.
Edblad swings for the body but Lyons moves out of range.
Lyons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Edblad manages to avoid it.
Lyons fails with the takedown

and Edblad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Edblad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Edblad takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Edblad is nestled in close to Lyons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edblad lands with a punch from half guard.
Edblad uses his free foot to push down on Lyons's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Lyons.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Edblad raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edblad lands a big shot there that rocks Lyons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount and Lyons is in trouble!
Edblad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lyons?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edblad lands a big shot there that rocks Lyons but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Edblad looking to finish Lyons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lyons!
Edblad landing punches.
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lyons's face.
Edblad landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
Edblad dominating with strikes here.
Lyons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edblad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lyons hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edblad landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Edblad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edblad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Edblad landing shots from mount.
Lyons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount.
Edblad with a couple of short strikes.
Lyons can't escape the position.
Lyons in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Edblad scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Lyons?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Edblad lands a heavy elbow.
Edblad has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Edblad connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Edblad with a couple of short strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edblad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Lyons can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Edblad with the ground and pound from mount.
The referee warns Lyons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edblad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Edblad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edblad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount and Lyons is in trouble!
Edblad landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sebastian Edblad has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lyons is working to get back to half guard.
Edblad scoring with strikes but Lyons is staying in there.
Edblad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Edblad with the ground and pound from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Edblad avoids the attempt from Lyons to control.
Edblad is landing with some decent strikes but Lyons is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Edblad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Edblad landing strikes from the mount and Lyons is in trouble!
Edblad looking to finish Lyons with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lyons!
Edblad has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lyons's face.
Edblad with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Edblad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lyons keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Edblad lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebastian Edblad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lyons darts in trying to clinch

and Edblad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lyons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Edblad.
Lyons trying to control but Edblad postures up.
Edblad lands with a punch from half guard.
Edblad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Edblad working over Lyons with some ground and pound. Lyons looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lyons wants to control but Edblad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Edblad is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edblad lands a nice short elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edblad is working away from the top position though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Edblad lands a nice short elbow.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.
Edblad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Edblad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Edblad scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Edblad.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Edblad drops an elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad drops an elbow to the side of Lyons's head.
Edblad working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Edblad.
Lyons has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Edblad is working away from the top position though.
Edblad is nestled in close to Lyons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Edblad working the head and body with strikes.
Edblad winds up and cracks Lyons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Edblad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Edblad working the head and body with strikes.
Lyons wants to control but Edblad is keeping busy.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.
Edblad lands strikes from half guard.
Lyons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nice strikes from Edblad there.
Edblad working Lyons over with strikes.
Edblad landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Edblad scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lyons is looking to get back to full guard here but Edblad has managed to pass to side control instead.
Edblad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Lyons is looking to get to half guard.

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.
Edblad is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Edblad cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
BOOM! Edblad connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Edblad postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lyons looks a forlorn figure.
A nice elbow there by Edblad.
Sebastian Edblad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lyons is wriggling around trying to escape.
Edblad looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Edblad working the ground and pound effectively.
The referee warns Lyons that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Tyson Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edblad raining down shots from the mount!

And that's the end of the fight!
Sebastian Edblad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Edblad 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 25:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sebastian Edblad!