PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Brady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raja Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Brady
vs
Lyon

196 cm
25
209 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

196 cm
18
212 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Tom Brady!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Raja Lyon!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brady ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Brady avoids the body shot from Lyon.
Brady displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lyon throws out the jab.
Lyon throws a lazy uppercut
and Brady counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lyon misses with a straight left.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lyon.
Lyon cracks Brady with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lyon throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lyon throws a right and a left that both miss.

Lyon gets caught flat footed, as Brady shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyon being controlled here, momentarily.
Lyon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brady. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady with a flurry of punches that miss.
Brady slips nicely into half guard.
Brady is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brady looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Brady content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Brady thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brady passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Lyon!
Brady landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lyon is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Brady unloading with bombs!
Brady sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Brady tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Brady lands a big shot there that rocks Lyon but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Brady with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Brady controlling from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady'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.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brady throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Brady dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Brady slips under a jab.
Lyon misses with a body punch

and Brady counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lyon tries to break the clinch but Brady is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Lyon fails to land.
Brady blocks a body shot from Lyon.

Brady gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Brady trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brady is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyon can do to turn this around?
Brady throwing strikes but missing.
Brady throws a big right hand that misses.
Tom Brady overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brady's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Brady trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lyon working a defensive guard but Brady passes into half guard.
Brady 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brady slows the pace down in half guard.
Lyon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brady takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Brady 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.
Brady sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Brady has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Lyon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Brady scores with a couple of nice shots.
Brady not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Further stalling from Brady.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

Lyon gets caught napping as Brady dives in and scores a takedown. Lyon manages to retain guard.
Brady seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lyon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Brady has passed into side control.

Brady working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lyon being controlled for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lyon is avoiding damage well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brady throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Brady tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lyon avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Brady.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Brady dominated that second round.
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. 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.

Lyon misses with an uppercut
and Brady counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lyon thinking.
Brady avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Brady misses its target.

Brady gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lyon tries a body shot but Brady blocks it.

Brady turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Brady manages to end up in side control.
Lyon wants to get back to his feet but Brady is dominant here and he's now got Lyon's back!
Brady missing with punches from the back.
Lyon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.

Brady tightening his grip on Lyon, looking for the choke.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Brady missing with strikes from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Brady landing with strikes.
Brady has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lyon's body.
Brady keeps control of the position as Lyon tries to break free.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brady avoiding Lyon 's attempts to control his hands.
Brady just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The referee is taking a good look at Lyon as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Brady!
Brady has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Lyon's body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Lyon defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Good control from Brady.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brady throwing sloppy strikes.
Brady scores with strikes from the back.
Lyon is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Brady.
Lyon avoids the strikes from Brady.
Raja Lyon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tom Brady is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brady really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Lyon.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Brady showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Brady, 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 Paul Gruel scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Brady!