PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Thomas Brown (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.

Lyons
vs
Thomas Brown

170 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

168 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tyson Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Mike Thomas Brown!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Fedor Mirinova and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons shoots in but no luck this time.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Brown gets a clinch.
Lyons tries to land knees in the clinch but Brown avoids the damage to the body.

Brown manages to pull guard.
Brown controls Lyons momentarily but Lyons frees himself.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Brown pulls Lyons in close to prevent any damage.

Brown pushes Lyons off and scrambles back to his feet.
Brown shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lyons as he avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lyons scores with a takedown into Brown's guard.
Lyons won't allow Brown to sweep him here.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Brown wants to stand up but Lyons is controlling him.
Lyons trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Lyons postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Brown is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lyons, into his guard.
Brown not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to pass the guard.
Lyons keeping moving, preventing Brown from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown preventing the sweep.
Lyons is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown won't allow Lyons to sweep him here.
Lyons wants to stand up but Brown is controlling him.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Brown misses with a wild body shot.

Brown scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brown takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Lyons is trying to get back to full guard.
Brown moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Lyons.
Lyons can't do much from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brown is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Brown scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Lyons to see if he's OK.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Lyons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brown moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Thomas Brown dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lyons leaves Brown with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lyons shoots in for a takedown but Brown shows good takedown defense.
Brown tries to clinch up but Lyons circles away and keeps his distance.
Brown keeps the fight on the outside.
Brown tries to land a leg kick but Lyons saw it coming and moves away.
Brown dives in and grabs Lyons's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lyons pushes down on Brown's head and hops out.
Lyons looks to land a combination. Brown sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Brown misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brown wants to clinch up but Lyons keeps it at a distance.
Lyons wants to clinch

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lyons won't be happy with that.
Lyons is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Brown is one step ahead and moves to full mount!

Brown get's back to his feet.
Brown is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown has his takedown stuffed

and Lyons decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brown's guard.
Tyson Lyons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Thomas Brown.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Lyons throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lyons scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyons has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lyons distracts Brown with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Brown is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mike Thomas Brown has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lyons wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Lyons trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Horrible takedown by Lyons or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
A head kick from Lyons lands but Brown takes it in his stride.
Lyons moves out of range of the body kick.

Lyons clinches with his opponent.

Lyons breaks the clinch.
Brown moves out of range of the body kick from Lyons.
Brown tries to close the distance and clinch but Lyons swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons wants to clinch

and Brown counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lyons won't be happy with that.
Lyons manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lyons trying to control here.
Lyons moves into full guard.
Brown working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Lyons escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brown gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brown working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Lyons's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown wants to control from the top but Lyons keeps moving.
Lyons looking to control.
Lyons is looking to stand up but Brown isn't so interested in that idea.
Lyons is trying to keep Brown in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown sitting in guard, not really doing much.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Mike Thomas Brown will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!

Lyons shoots in but no luck this time.
Lyons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Brown clinches up against the cage.
Lyons looking for a takedown.
A frustrated look appears on Lyons's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lyons has Brown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyons jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Brown walks away with a smile on his face. Lyons gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lyons fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Brown moves into the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Brown clinches up with Lyons and pushes him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons looking for a takedown.
Brown pushes Lyons back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Brown has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lyons avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Brown breaks the clinch.

Brown closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Brown taking a breather here.

Brown stands up and beckons Lyons to his feet.
Lyons misses with a takedown

and Brown counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lyons's guard now.

Brown postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lyons is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Brown, into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brown trying to keep a closed guard but Lyons is proving a slippery customer.
Lyons trying to control but Brown is working from the bottom.
Lyons stopping the sweep attempt from Brown.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown pulls Lyons in close to prevent any damage.
Lyons is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Lyons controls from within his opponent's guard.
Lyons pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brown is keeping the position for now.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Brown instigates a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Brown lands a nice shot to the body.
Brown wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lyons breaks from the clinch.
Lyons tries to clinch but Brown is having none of it.
Lyons with a poor takedown

and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Brown drags the fight down to the ground.
Brown looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lyons tries to free his leg and advance position but Brown is retaining full guard.
Lyons postures up.
Tyson Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Thomas Brown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brown looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Thomas Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Brown 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 27:30
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Thomas Brown!