PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Butter Sweet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lyle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sick Puppies-Youre going down. The crowd seem to be enjoying Sweet's choice of entrance music: Knock Out. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Butter Sweet was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lyle
vs
Sweet

193 cm
30
255 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

200 cm
23
255 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful

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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Lyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Butter Sweet!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Franklyn Lucas.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweet misses with a lunging right hand

and Lyle counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lyle with the ground and pound but Sweet uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lyle thows a big elbow that misses.

Lyle drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sweet manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lyle has Sweet in his guard.
Sweet stops Lyle from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lyle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Lyle prevents Sweet from breaking the clinch.
Sweet tries to break free but Lyle pushes him back against the cage.
A short right from Lyle on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweet's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sweet can't break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sweet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sweet misses with a hook to the body

and Lyle holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sweet takes a shot to the head.

Lyle breaks from the clinch.
Sweet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sweet lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

It looks like Kyle Lyle has been cut.

Lyle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyle looks to land a strike but Sweet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Lyle throwing strikes from guard but Sweet blocks nicely.
Sweet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throws a strike but Sweet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lyle is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A nice left hand lands by Lyle.
Sweet wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Lyle breaks from the clinch.
Sweet swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lyle counters with a nice uppercut.
Lyle has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lyle.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweet. Lyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lyle avoids the body shot from Sweet.
Sweet throws a leg kick

and Lyle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sweet's guard now.
Sweet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyle.
Lyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Sweet has wrist control.
Lyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lyle makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Lyle has gone for a leg lock! Sweet slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lyle's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle wants to get back to his feet but Sweet passes into half guard.

Lyle kicks Sweet off and gets back to his feet.
Sweet misses with a body shot.
Sweet swinging wildly here.
Lyle avoids the head kick by Sweet.
Butter Sweet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sweet dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A leg kick checked by Lyle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Kyle Lyle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kyle Lyle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Sweet throws a leg kick that is checked

so Lyle counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sweet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sweet wants to stand up but Lyle is controlling him.
Lyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sweet has momentary wrist control but Lyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Lyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyle postures up in Sweet's guard and throws a big left but Sweet blocks it.
Lyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lyle has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sweet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sweet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyle.
Lyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lyle trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sweet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyle.
Sweet preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lyle throwing strikes from guard but Sweet blocks nicely.
Lyle with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sweet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lyle throws a strike but Sweet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet prevents Lyle from getting back to his feet.

Lyle pushes Sweet off and gets back to his feet.
Lyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sweet.
Horrible takedown by Lyle or perhaps it was just good defense by Sweet which made him look bad.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sweet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyle.
Butter Sweet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sweet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sweet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sweet swinging wildly here.
Nice sprawl there from Sweet as Lyle shoots in.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Butter Sweet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sweet throws a right and a left that Lyle avoids nicely.
Sweet is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lyle rather than just go for the knockout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweet throws a combination that misses
and Lyle counters with a straight right hand.
Sweet just misses with a punch to the body.
Sweet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lyle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sweet.

Lyle feints and as Sweet raises his hands in defense, Lyle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lyle postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sweet is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lyle, into his guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lyle wants to stand up but Sweet is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lyle dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Lyle's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Sweet looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyle is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sweet. Lyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sweet throws a leg kick

and Lyle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sweet's guard.
Lyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Sweet has wrist control.
Lyle thows a big elbow that misses.
Lyle throwing strikes but missing.
Lyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sweet wants to stand but Lyle is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyle throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sweet is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Sweet has wrist control.
Lyle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lyle throwing strikes but missing.
Lyle throws a big right hand that misses.
Lyle throws a strike but Sweet rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Lyle has his feet on Sweet's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyle moves forwards but Sweet connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sweet throws a leg kick but Lyle moved away.
Sweet misses with a jab, cross combination.
A low kick from Sweet is predictable there

and Lyle counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sweet's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyle throwing strikes but missing.
Lyle throws and elbow that misses. Sweet uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lyle's guard. Nice move by Sweet!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lyle pushes Sweet off and gets back to his feet.
Sweet throws a sloppy head kick and Lyle moves out of range easily.
Lyle checks a leg kick nicely.
Sweet with a jab.
Lyle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sweet swings away with a body shot that misses

and Lyle decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sweet's guard.
Lyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Lyle drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Sweet dives on top into guard.
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 wants to get back to his feet but Sweet passes into half guard.
Lyle is looking to escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Lyle showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lyle, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Lyle!