PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sonny Giovanni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Giovanni is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Til I Collapse [ Eminem ]. 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 Sonny Giovanni was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Lyoton
vs
Giovanni

185 cm
32
199 lbs
28 - 18 - 0

186 cm
33
199 lbs
26 - 15 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Heavy handed

Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Conviction
Convicted Trap House

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Machidan Lyoton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sonny Giovanni!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyoton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Giovannis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Giovanni avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Giovanni uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lyoton.
Giovanni lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Machidan Lyoton has been cut.
Lyoton misses the jab.
Giovanni is looking to clinch but Lyoton is avoiding it.
Lyoton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyoton tries to clinch up but Giovanni circles away and keeps his distance.
Giovanni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Giovanni looks to land a right hand but Lyoton moved out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Giovanni as Lyoton shoots in.
Lyoton loads up on a big right hand but Giovanni slips the punch.
Lyoton throws a combination that misses

and Giovanni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Giovanni digs a right hand into Lyoton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lyoton's gas tank.
Giovanni trying to control the position but instead, Lyoton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Giovanni into the cage.
Giovanni swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton blocks an uppercut.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giovanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyoton uses good head movement to avoid it.
A body shot lands from Lyoton.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lyoton throws an elbow but misses.
Lyoton lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Giovanni tries to break free but Lyoton pushes him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giovanni blocks a body shot from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a left hand that snaps the head of Giovanni backwards.
A short body shot lands from Giovanni as the two fighters clinch.
Lyoton works on Giovanni's body with a couple of short punches.
Lyoton misses with a punch on the inside.
Giovanni doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Giovanni blocks a body shot from Lyoton.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Giovanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giovanni dodges an elbow strike from Lyoton.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Giovanni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lyoton misses with a hook.
Giovanni swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giovanni staying out of range there.
Giovanni throws a big shot that misses.
A good leg kick by Giovanni.
Giovanni misses with a left hand
and Lyoton counters with a nice low kick that buckles Giovanni's knee momentarily.
Giovanni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Giovanni has closed the distance and engaged Lyoton in a clinch.
Giovanni tries to break the clinch but Lyoton is controlling the position.
Giovanni is trying to maintain a safe position but Lyoton gets an underhook and turns Giovanni into the cage.
Giovanni tries to throw a body punch but Lyoton avoids it by throwing Giovanni back against the cage.
Giovanni working aggressively here.
Lyoton lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton lands with a short shot to the head.
Lyoton misses with a body punch.
Giovanni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyoton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lyoton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lyoton.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lyoton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyoton can't find room to land a body shot as Giovanni controls the action.
Giovanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giovanni takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lyoton obliges.
Lyoton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Giovanni or not.
Lyoton lands with a light punch inside.
Lyoton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giovanni lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyoton misses with a punch to the body.
Lyoton working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giovanni misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyoton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Lyoton.
Lyoton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Giovanni creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lyoton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lyoton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lyoton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Giovanni lands with a right to the head.
Giovanni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Giovanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Giovanni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lyoton has him pressed against the cage.
Lyoton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Giovanni is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Lyoton - that landed with a thud.
Giovanni looks gassed!
Lyoton lands a body punch.
Lyoton lands with a light punch inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lyoton.
A short uppercut from Lyoton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machidan Lyoton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Machidan Lyoton'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.

Giovanni takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lyoton misses with an uppercut.
Giovanni swings for the body but Lyoton moves out of range.
Lyoton throws a right and a left that Giovanni avoids nicely.
Lyoton throws an overhand right that lands on Giovanni's shoulder, as Giovanni tries to avoid the shot.
Giovanni keeps the fight on the outside.
Giovanni throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Giovanni throws a hook to the side of Lyoton's head but Lyoton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lyoton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lyoton drops his shoulder and cracks Giovanni with a huge uppercut! Giovanni goes down! Can Lyoton finish him?

Giovanni is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Giovanni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Giovanni really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lyoton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lyoton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Giovanni is keeping the position for now.
Lyoton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Giovanni is breathing heavily.
Giovanni preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Giovanni's head.
Lyoton content to stall in guard here.
Lyoton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Lyoton trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.
Lyoton looking to pass the guard.
Lyoton trying to control but Giovanni is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Machidan Lyoton wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Giovanni slips under a jab.
Giovanni takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyoton lands with a kick to the ribs.
Giovanni looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Lyoton catches Giovanni right on the button with a cross.
Lyoton tests Giovanni's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lyoton misses with a looping left.
Lyoton misses with a jab to the body
and Giovanni makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lyoton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Giovanni is out of range.
Giovanni throws a leg kick

and Lyoton moves into the clinch.
A short right from Lyoton.
Machidan Lyoton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lyoton tries a body shot but Giovanni blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lyoton comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lyoton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Giovanni tries to break free but Lyoton pushes him back against the cage.
Giovanni working aggressively here.
Giovanni displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lyoton up against the cage.
Giovanni lands an uppercut.
A short right from Lyoton.
Lyoton throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Lyoton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Giovanni backwards.
Lyoton lands with a light punch inside.
Lyoton creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Giovanni's defenses.
Lyoton working aggressively here.
Lyoton lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Giovanni throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyoton.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton working aggressively here.
Lyoton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Giovanni avoids it.
Lyoton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giovanni is trying to break the clinch but Lyoton has him pressed against the cage.
Lyoton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lyoton scores with a shoulder strike.
Lyoton throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovanni.
Giovanni swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyoton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyoton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Giovannis head.
Giovanni has a couple of punches blocked by Lyoton.
Lyoton can't find room to land a body shot as Giovanni controls the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Giovanni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyoton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Giovanni can do to turn this around?
Giovanni struggles to land a body shot inside as Lyoton controls his hands.
Lyoton throws a punch but it's blocked by Giovanni.
A head punch on the inside from Lyoton fails to land.
Lyoton lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machidan Lyoton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Machidan Lyoton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lyoton tries to bum rush Giovanni with a series of wild strikes but Giovanni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lyoton looks to land a left hand but Giovanni moved out of range nicely.
Lyoton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lyoton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lyoton scores with a one two! Giovanni had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Giovanni fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lyoton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Giovanni tries to clinch up but Lyoton circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyoton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice jab there from Lyoton.
Lyoton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Giovanni tries a head kick but it misses.
Giovanni takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Giovanni throws a head kick but Lyoton moves out of range.
Lyoton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lyoton with a jab.
Giovanni scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyoton.
Giovanni takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyoton.
Lyoton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Giovanni's sensitive parts.
Sonny Giovanni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lyoton shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lyoton was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lyoton tries to control but Giovanni wriggling away.
Lyoton landing strikes from the mount.
Lyoton 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.
Lyoton controlling from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton breaks from Giovanni's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lyoton unloading with bombs!
Giovanni is still in real trouble! Can Lyoton finish him?
Lyoton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lyoton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Giovanni for as long as he can get away with.
Giovanni seems to have recovered his senses.
Lyoton looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sonny Giovanni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton lands a heavy elbow.
Lyoton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Giovanni's face.
Lyoton controlling from the full mount.
Lyoton unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Giovanni wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Lyoton celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Machidan Lyoton!
After winning the bout, Machidan Lyoton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.