PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Machidan Lyoton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Pontes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lyoton
vs
Pontes

185 cm
26
205 lbs
19 - 8 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
8 - 0 - 1

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Syndicate Drugs

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 19 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Machidan Lyoton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Fernando Pontes!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Mauricio Rocha and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lyoton, right into the meat.
Lyoton throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pontes counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pontes with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lyoton counters with a good low kick that Pontes was not able to check.
Lyoton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lyoton goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lyoton misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Pontes.

Pontes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lyoton to the mat! Lyoton manages to get full guard.
Pontes throwing strikes but missing.
Pontes distracts Lyoton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pontes throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Pontes stands up over Lyoton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Lyoton keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
Pontes slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Pontes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyoton trying to control the position.
Pontes scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyoton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Lyoton working Pontes over with strikes here.
Pontes has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pontes is trying desperately to improve position.
Pontes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pontes working to try and regain half guard.
Lyoton throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Pontes because Lyoton loaded up on that one.
Lyoton thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyoton punishing his opponent with strikes.
Lyoton prevents Pontes from getting the reversal.
Lyoton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pontes looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyoton working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lyoton can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pontes is looking to escape.
Lyoton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pontes is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Pontes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Pontes manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pontes is trying to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton wants to control but Pontes is keeping him busy.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyoton lands a nice short elbow.
Pontes trying to control here.
Pontes is not content to let Lyoton control the position.
Pontes is pressing down on Lyoton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Pontes is trying to control the position but Lyoton postures up.
Pontes keeping moving, preventing Lyoton from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pontes working a defensive guard here.
Lyoton passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Machidan Lyoton dominated that 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.

Pontes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyoton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pontes throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lyoton counters with a nice leg kick.
Pontes gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lyoton counters with a thumping low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyoton is looking to score with low kicks.
Lyoton lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Pontes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Pontes as he checks the leg kick.
Pontes takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pontes misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Lyoton.
A solid body kick from Lyoton.
Pontes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lyoton.
Pontes walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lyoton.
Lyoton misses with a body kick.
Machidan Lyoton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Pontes blocks the leg kick.
Machidan Lyoton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pontes misses with a takedown
and Lyoton counters with an outside leg kick.
Machidan Lyoton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fernando Pontes.
Lyoton throws the kick towards the body but Pontes avoids it.
Lyoton connects with a solid leg kick.
Pontes blocks a head kick by Lyoton.
Lyoton attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lyoton needs to keep his hands up - Pontes had a free shot at his head there.
Lyoton misses with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton misses with a lunging right hand

so Pontes counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Pontes passes Lyoton's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Pontes not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Pontes is trying to work for a kimura but Lyoton is defending well.
Lyoton is trying to get back to full guard.
Pontes wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lyoton keeps working.
Pontes working Lyoton over with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton tries to roll over but Pontes keeps him under control.

Pontes is trying to work for a kimura but Lyoton is defending well.
Pontes working over Lyoton with some ground and pound. Lyoton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pontes wants to take a breather but Lyoton is having none of it.

Pontes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pontes missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Fernando Pontes will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lyoton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Pontes moves out of range of the body kick from Lyoton.
Good work by Pontes as he checks the leg kick.
Pontes shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lyoton counters with a big head kick but Pontes shrugs it off.
A good leg kick by Pontes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pontes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lyoton.
A low kick from Lyoton is predictable there
and Pontes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pontes swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lyoton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoton connects with a high kick.
Lyoton throws a chopping leg kick but Pontes manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lyoton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pontes is defended easily by Lyoton.
Pontes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lyoton lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lyoton throws a head kick but Pontes moves out of range.

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

and Pontes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lyoton's guard now.
Lyoton keeping moving, preventing Pontes from controlling successfully.
Pontes won't allow Lyoton to sweep him here.
Pontes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fernando Pontes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Pontes slips nicely into half guard.
Pontes passes to full mount!
Lyoton tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pontes takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pontes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pontes prevents Lyoton from getting the reversal.
Pontes lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lyoton working to try and regain half guard.
Pontes thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pontes prevents Lyoton from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Lyoton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

It looks like Machidan Lyoton has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoton wants to control but Pontes is having none of it.
Pontes dominating with strikes here.
Pontes thowing shots but they're missing.
Pontes raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyoton is squirming around, avoiding Pontes's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Pontes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fernando Pontes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pontes has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 28:29
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 29:29
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Fernando Pontes!