PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lytle's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Light's Out. Baird has chosen Remember the name as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Christopher Lytle has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Christopher Lytle seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Lytle
vs
Baird

185 cm
25
176 lbs
13 - 9 - 0

178 cm
23
175 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

•‡• LION Clothing •‡• [CBK]
RIOT Fightwear

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 13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christopher Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Chad Campbell and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle fails with the takedown
and Baird counters with a stiff right hand.
Lytle looks to clinch
and Baird counters with a nice uppercut.
Lytle drops his hands momentarily and Baird takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lytle tries for a takedown but Baird circles away easily
and Baird counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lytle shoots and misses

and Baird counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Lytle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lytle is not content to let Baird control the position.
Lytle tries to bench press Baird off him but Baird keeps the position.
Baird sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lytle is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.

Baird decides to stand back up.
Lytle doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baird counters with a left and a right that stings Lytle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird lands the left hand.
Baird scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab lands there for Baird.
Lytle misses with a takedown attempt

and Baird counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lytle!
Lytle is breathing heavily.
Lytle wants to hold on but Baird pushes him away.
Baird takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baird looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
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!
Baird avoids the attempt from Lytle to control.
Lytle is trying desperately to improve position.
Baird pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lytle is trying to escape the mount.
Baird raining down hammerfists from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Baird punishing his opponent with strikes.
Baird landing punches.
Baird trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Lytle is in a horrible position here. Baird smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baird with good strikes from the mount here!
Baird postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Lytle looks a forlorn figure.
Lytle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Lytle is squirming around, avoiding Baird's attempts to control the action.
Lytle is desperately trying to improve his position but Baird has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baird working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Lytle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baird scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Lytle is desperately trying to improve his position but Baird has a good base and remains in mount.
Baird wants to control the pace but Lytle is squirming around nicely.
Baird lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Lytle hang on?
Lytle tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lytle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Baird cracks Lytle with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Baird looking to finish Lytle with some ground and pound. This is bad for Lytle!
Lytle takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baird lands a big shot there that rocks Lytle but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Baird punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lytle tries to hold on but Baird pushes him away.
Baird landing strikes from the mount and Lytle is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Lytle tries to reverse the position but Baird maintains control.
Lytle tries to hold on but Baird postures up.
Baird controlling the position easily from mount.
Lytle is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Baird working the ground and pound effectively.
Lytle keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lytle taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Baird raining down shots from the mount!
Lytle tries to reverse the position but Baird maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macadam Baird 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.

Lytle has his takedown stuffed

and Baird counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

Lytle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baird takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baird takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baird wants to control but Lytle is keeping him busy.

Lytle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baird pulls his head out easily.
Baird controlling the action here.

Lytle looking for submissions off his back.
Baird working Lytle over with strikes.
Macadam Baird has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird winds up and cracks Lytle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Baird scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lytle trying to control here.

Lytle looking for submissions off his back.
Baird has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Baird is thwarting Lytle's attempts to control the position.
Baird slips a nice elbow through Lytle's hands, connecting with Lytle's forehead.
Baird drops an elbow to the side of Lytle's head.
Baird landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

Lytle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Lytle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baird pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle is looking to control Baird's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lytle avoid being mounted?
Baird looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lytle taking some punishment here, with Baird in his half guard.
Lytle is trying to stand back up but Baird is controlling him
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Lytle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baird takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Lytle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baird 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.
Baird performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Lytle actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lytle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baird is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lytle is trying to get back to full guard.
Baird wants to take a breather but Lytle is having none of it.
Lytle wants to control but Baird is keeping busy.
Lytle is trying to stand up here but Baird is controlling him well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baird lands a nice short elbow.
Baird scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lytle is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baird is nestled in close to Lytle, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Baird looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
It looks like Baird is going to stand back up.

Baird decides to return to a standing position.
Lytle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Baird decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Lytle's guard.

Lytle throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Baird escapes and throws Lytle's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lytle taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baird controlling the position.
Lytle is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macadam Baird showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Baird turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lytle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baird counters with a left and a right that stings Lytle.
Lytle shoots and misses
and Baird counters with a one-two to the body.
Lytle gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Baird counters with a good low kick that Lytle was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Christopher Lytle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lytle fails with the takedown

and Baird counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Baird working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baird is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baird lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Baird content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Baird trying to control the action but Lytle is working from the bottom.

Lytle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baird working over Lytle with some ground and pound. Lytle looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Lytle is looking for a sweep. Baird is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Lytle looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Baird wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lytle keeps working.
Baird landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Baird looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Lytle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lytle wants to control but Baird is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lytle is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Baird is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Baird takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Baird tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Lytle.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Baird connects with a nice short shot to Lytle's temple.

Lytle looking for submissions off his back.
Baird is looking to take a break and control but Lytle is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baird lands strikes from half guard.
Baird is keen to just control but Lytle is a slippery customer.
Lytle tries to get to full guard but Baird has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baird lands a nice short elbow.

Lytle is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Baird pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Baird there.
Christopher Lytle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lytle trying to control here.
Baird missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lytle tries to roll over but Baird keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Baird.

Lytle looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Baird performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baird lands a nice short elbow.
Macadam Baird is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Baird working the head and body with strikes.
Well, if Baird is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Baird lands a nice short elbow.
Lytle is looking to improve his position.
Ground and pound from Baird.
Baird performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baird blocks the strikes from Lytle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Macadam Baird comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baird 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 24:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Macadam Baird!