PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adams comes to the cage accompanied by The Fall of Pride. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Adams
vs
Lyle

170 cm
26
170 lbs
7 - 6 - 1

190 cm
25
180 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of New York, John Adams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Lyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Adams ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Adams throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyle misses with a low kick.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Adams lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyle slips a straight right by Adams.
Lyle ducks under a wild hook from Adams.
Adams blocks a head kick by Lyle.
Adams throws a nice looking combination but Lyle bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adams.
Adams thows a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adams works the jab nicely.
Adams throws the left hand but Lyle avoids the punch easily.
Lyle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adams.
Adams misses the jab.
Lyle blocks a head kick by Adams.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adams misses the shot to the body.
John Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Adams.
A head kick by Adams misses
and Lyle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Adams tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Adams clobbers Lyle with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Adams misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Adams lands with a right hand.
Adams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyle was well out of range. Poor timing from Adams.
Adams connects with a leg kick. Lyle looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adams leaves Lyle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Adams.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Adams throws a head kick that misses.
Lyle avoids the head kick by Adams.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle takes one to the side of the head.
Lyle looks for the body kick but Adams saw that one coming.
Lyle avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lyle takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Adams sprawls well. Adams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lyle gets slowly back to his feet.
Adams tries a head kick but it misses.
Adams throws a lazy head kick
and Lyle counters with a body kick that stops Adams in his tracks momentarily.
Lyle throws a sloppy head kick and Adams moves out of range easily.
Adams uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyle has time to react.
Adams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyle.
Adams scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lyle in his tracks.
Lyle delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick
and Lyle counters with an outside leg kick.
Adams tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Adams is breathing heavily.
Lyle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Adams throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Lyle there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Lyle.
John Adams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Lyle.
Lyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyle goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lyle goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Adams takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
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!
Lyle feints and then cracks Adams's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Adams down.
Lyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Adams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyle.
No luck for Lyle with that takedown attempt.
Lyle lands a high kick!
Lyle plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Adams lands a really nice looking cross but Lyle seems unphased.
Adams lands a head kick!
Lyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Adams's calf.
Lyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick by Adams misses
and Lyle counters with a nice low kick that buckles Adams's knee momentarily.
Adams takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lyle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Adams pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lyle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lyle scores with a push kick.
A head kick by Adams misses
and Lyle counters with a low kick, right behind Adams 's knee.
A head kick by Adams misses
and Lyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Lyle.
Lyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lyle connects with a leg kick. Adams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Both fighters circling a little - Lyle finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Adams blocks a head kick by Lyle.
Lyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyle shoots in but no luck this time.
Lyle throws a head kick that Adams semi-blocks.
Adams avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Adams misses with a combination
and Lyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Lyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Adams has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle connects with a leg kick. Adams looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Adams is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Adams misses with a straight left.
Adams throws a head kick that misses
and Lyle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Adams is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adams was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyle.
Adams throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Adams throws a head kick that misses
and Lyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyle throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Adams.
Lyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
A head kick misses from Lyle.
A head kick by Adams misses
and Lyle finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adams throws an overhand right that lands on Lyle's shoulder, as Lyle tries to avoid the shot.
Adams punishes Lyle's body with a nice straight punch.
A head kick by Adams misses
and Lyle counters with a thumping low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Lyle.
Lyle explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adams blocks a low kick nicely.
Lyle thumps Adams with a low kick.
Lyle shoots in for a takedown but Adams shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Adams misses with a hook to the body

and Lyle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Lyle wants to work for an arm triangle but Adams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Lyle is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyle drops an elbow to the side of Adams's head.
Lyle trying to mount his opponent but Adams defends it.
Lyle thows a huge punch but Adams dodges it nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle works his foot free and advances to mount.

Lyle has hold of Adams's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Adams manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Lyle moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Adams has worked his arm free - good work by Adams!
Lyle working the ground and pound but Adams is defending the strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams regains half guard.
Lyle working the head and body with strikes.
Lyle lands strikes from half guard.

Lyle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Lyle has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Adams defend it? Lyle steps over the head and cranks it - Adams is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Lyle!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jon Lyle!