PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silverback Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes into the arena with go coors! blaring out of the sound system. Lyle has chosen Sick Puppies-Youre going down as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Lesnar
vs
Lyle

166 cm
30
287 lbs
21 - 10 - 0

193 cm
30
255 lbs
17 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Silverback Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Lyle!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyle moves away.
Silverback Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyle tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lesnar swivels and escapes.
Lesnar misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Lesnar.
Lyle keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar scores with a jab. Lyle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a right hand
enabling Lyle to counter with a crisp jab.
Lesnar throws an off balance right hand

and Lyle counters with a shoot takedown. Lesnar fights it but they end up in guard.
Lyle throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyle.
Lyle stopping the sweep attempt from Lesnar.
Lyle working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lesnar wants to stand but Lyle is controlling the position.
Lyle lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesnar has wrist control.
Lyle throws an elbow that misses. Lesnar uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lyle's guard. Nice move by Lesnar!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

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 swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyle lands a nice uppercut.
Lyle working aggressively here.

Lyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a series of punches but Lyle avoids them all with ease.
Lesnar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyle.
Lyle dodges the punch combination from Lesnar.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lyle has managed to clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyle creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lyle working hard to break the clinch.

Lyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyle defending well as Lesnar loads up on a big left hand.

Lesnar has Lyle up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyle wants to break free but Lesnar has control.
Lyle throws a punch but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Lesnar works on Lyle's body with a couple of short punches.
Lyle throws a head punch that misses.
Lesnar blocking some punches.
Lesnar lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Kyle Lyle has been cut.
Lyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar scores with a knee to the head.
Lyle misses with a punch on the inside.

Lyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sloppy strikes from Lesnar. Those never looked like landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lesnar drives through and clinches with Lyle against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Lyle's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lyle shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lesnar sprawls well. Lesnar wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lyle gets slowly back to his feet.

Lyle gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Lyle's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good exchange - Lyle coming out on top.
Lyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lyle closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lesnar to the mat! Lesnar manages to get full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lyle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Lyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyle postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lesnar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lyle lands a couple of elbows.
Lyle stands up over Lesnar, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lyle is looking to work some ground and pound but Lesnar has wrist control.

Lesnar 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 blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Lyle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lyle connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lesnar misses

and Lyle counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lyle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lesnar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lyle postures up and lands a big shot to Lesnar's brow.
Lyle must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lyle won't allow Lesnar to get back to his feet.

Lesnar kicks Lyle off and gets to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lesnar wants to clinch
and Lyle counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Lyle clinches up against the cage.
Lyle lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle takes an elbow to the temple.
Lyle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lesnar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lesnar.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyle blocks the elbow strike.
Lyle is trying to push Lesnar away but Lesnar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lesnar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Lyle is trying to break free.
Lyle is trying to break free.
Lyle avoiding damage as Lesnar throws knees to the body.
Lyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lesnar prevents Lyle from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lyle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silverback Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyle takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Lyle looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Lesnar!
Lyle cracks Lesnar with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar avoids a series of strikes thrown by Lyle.
Lyle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Lyle.

It looks like Silverback Lesnar has been cut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lesnar is trying to escape the mount.
Lyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lyle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lesnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Lyle closes the distance and clinches.
Lesnar misses with a punch to the body.
Lyle doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lyle is looking to break free of the clinch but Lesnar has double underhooks.
Lyle swings wildly with an uppercut but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyle is trying to break free.
Lyle avoids a wild elbow strike from Lesnar.

Lyle manages to break the clinch.
Lesnar tries to work over Lyle's front leg with a kick but Lyle checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut
and Lyle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lesnar throws a leg kick
and Lyle counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lesnar is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lyle looks to land a left hand but Lesnar moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lyle is defended easily by Lesnar.
A swing and a miss from Lesnar.
Lyle has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Lyle checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lesnar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lyle's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lesnar.
The fighters circling - Lyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar scoring well with a low kick there.
Lyle shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lesnar but Lesnar pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Silverback Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Lyle.
A shot to the body from Lesnar misses
and Lyle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyle shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lesnar pinned against the cage. Lesnar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Lesnar throws a lazy right hand but Lyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyle misses with a head kick.

Lyle closes the distance and clinches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lesnar keeps control of Lyle as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lesnar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lyle tries to break free but Lesnar pushes him back against the cage.
Lyle wants to get back to striking at distance but Lesnar won't allow it.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyle lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kyle Lyle seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lesnar lands an elbow inside.
Silverback Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lesnar blocks an uppercut.
Lesnar pushes Lyle back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyle.
Lesnar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyle's elbow.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lesnar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Lyle.
I've got Lyle winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

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