PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hiroshimo Hiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiro kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is My Hero. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Hiro
vs
Lyle

175 cm
27
183 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

190 cm
26
180 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hiroshimo Hiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jon Lyle!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Reed Andrews and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle takes a swing at Hiro's ribcage but misses.
Hiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lyle counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hiro tries to clinch up but Lyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyle misses with a kick to the body
and Hiro counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hiroshimo Hiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hiro tries to clinch up.
Hiro fails to land with a series of punches.
Hiro darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hiro stuns Lyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hiro scores with a hook.
Hiro misses with a lunging right hand
and Lyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Hiro lands a really nice looking cross but Lyle seems unphased.
Hiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hiro throws the left hand but Lyle avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lyle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Lyle thows a body kick. Hiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lyle throws a nice head kick!
Lyle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hiro is looking to clinch but Lyle is avoiding it.
Hiro has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyle.
Lyle lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hiro takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Hiro is breathing heavily.
Hiro swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lyle counters with a nice body kick.
Lyle thuds his shin into the meat of Hiro's side.
Lyle fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hiro has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Hiro throws an off balance right hand
and Lyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lyle.
Lyle tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Lyle.
Hiro pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lyle back to the cage. Hiro follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hiro lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lyle circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyle feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hiro's calf.
Lyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiro moves to clinch but Lyle breaks away
and Lyle counters with a slapping leg kick.
Lyle scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle feints and then cracks Hiro's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hiro down.
Lyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyle tries a head kick but it misses.
Hiro moves out of range as Lyle throws a body kick.
Hiro tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lyle counters with a nice leg kick.
Lyle misses with a straight right.
Lyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hiro throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lyle counters with a head kick. That will keep Hiro thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lyle with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lyle counters with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyle lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lyle lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nice body kick from Lyle.
Lyle throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hiro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lyle throws a front kick that sends Hiro stumbling back into the cage.
Lyle throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Lyle scores with a spinning back kick!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyle lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

Hiro is rocked!
Hiro is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lyle scores with a push kick.
Lyle swings for the body but Hiro moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lyle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Hiro tries to clinch there but Lyle circles away.
Lyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Hiro is predictable there
and Lyle makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Hiro really felt that one!
Hiro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyle throws a head kick but Hiro moves out of range.
Hiro moves to clinch but Lyle breaks away
and Lyle counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lyle fakes the leg kick and cracks Hiro in the body.
Lyle scores with a head kick.
Oh Hiro is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyle lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hiro will feel that in the morning.
Hiro seems to have got his legs back now.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lyle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lyle - that will leave a mark!
Lyle throws a head kick but Hiro moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Hiro will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lyle tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lyle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Hiro.
Lyle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Hiro might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Hiro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lyle lands a leg kick that knocks Hiro off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lyle.
Jon Lyle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lyle connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lyle throws a sloppy head kick and Hiro moves out of range easily.
Lyle dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hiro. That did some damage!
Lyle looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle scoring well with a low kick there.
Hiro takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Hiro stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyle.
Hiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiro avoids the head kick by Lyle.
A head kick misses from Lyle.
A low kick from Hiro misses
and Lyle makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hiro takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Lyle.
Lyle darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Hiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lyle counters with an outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle looks to land a combination but Hiro avoids it well.
Lyle throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A head kick misses from Lyle.
Lyle pushes Hiro away with a front kick.
Lyle thows a body kick. Hiro tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lyle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lyle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hiro darts in trying to clinch
and Lyle counters with a low kick, right behind Hiro 's knee.
Hiro blocks a head kick by Lyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hiro is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lyle throws a head kick but Hiro moves out of range.
Left hook, right uppercut from Hiro.
Hiro misses with a right hand
and Lyle counters with a good low kick that Hiro was not able to check.
Hiro stuns Lyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Lyle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hiro wants to clinch.
Hiro misses with a right hand
and Lyle counters with a leg kick.
Hiro tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lyle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hiro feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lyles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lyle buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Lyle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jon Lyle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Lyle lands with a kick to the temple. Hiro shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hiro misses the shot to the body.
Hiro lands with an overhand left.
A low kick from Hiro misses
and Lyle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hiro.
Hiro throws a body punch but Lyle moves out of range.
Hiro misses with a wild body shot.
Hiro lands a jab.
Lyle scores with a head kick. Hiro tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Hiro throws a leg kick
and Lyle counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hiro takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lyle defending well as Hiro loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Lyle.
Hiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hiro swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lyle counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Lyle looks at the referee who does nothing so Lyle lands a crushing right that sends Hiro to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon Lyle!