PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buddy Lyles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oooh Yeah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lyles
vs
Yeah

201 cm
25
305 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

187 cm
25
250 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Buddy Lyles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Oooh Yeah!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yeah rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yeah takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yeah looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyles is just out of range.
Lyles throws a series of punches but Yeah moves out of range.
A combination from Yeah does no damage.
Yeah connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lyles swinging wildly here.
Yeah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah loads up on a big right hand but Lyles slips the punch.
Yeah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lyles throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yeah to counter with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah throws a right hand that misses
and Lyles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lyles avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lyles went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've been hearing reports that Lyles has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Yeah cracks Lyles with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yeah slips under a jab.
Lyles lands a jab to the nose.
Lyles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lyles scores with a nice right hand.
Yeah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slow jab from Yeah misses its intended target.
Lyles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yeah is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Oooh Yeah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Yeah misses the target.
It looked like Lyles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yeah darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yeah misses with a wild body shot.
A punch combination from Yeah misses.
Lyles throwing a counter right hand but Yeah manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yeah. Lyles does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyles circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Lyles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lyles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeah moves away.
Yeah lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Lyles.
Some wild striking there from Yeah.
Lyles throws a one two combo.
Lyles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeah was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyles.
Lyles steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yeah.
Lyles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lyles thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyles throws a nice looking combination but Yeah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyles lands with an overhand left.
Lyles is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lyles lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lyles misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Yeah misses the target.
It looked like Lyles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yeah misses with a jab to the body
enabling Lyles to counter with a crisp jab.
Lyles darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yeah.
Lyles throws a right and a left that Yeah avoids nicely.

Yeah clinches up with Lyles and pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Buddy Lyles will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lyles slips a jab and a cross from Yeah.
Yeah throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yeah misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyles.
Nice uppercut lands for Yeah. That snapped Lyles's head back.
Yeah tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lyles counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Yeah has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.

It looks like Oooh Yeah has been cut.
Yeah throws out a loose jab but Lyles uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyles went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lyles slips under a jab from Yeah.
Lyles seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lyles takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Lyles misses.
Lyles throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lyles throws a hook but Yeah avoids it easily.
Yeah cracks Lyles with an open hand slap.
Yeah's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lyles connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Yeah scrambles back to his feet.
Yeah throws a nice looking combination but Lyles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyles swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Yeah does no damage.
Lyles avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyles throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yeah connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Lyles.
Yeah throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab, jab by Yeah - just one landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yeah throws a lazy right hand but Lyles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lyles takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Yeah showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lyles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeah tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Lyles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yeah slips under a jab from Lyles.
A little jabbing left from Yeah on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Oooh Yeah is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyles fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyles misses with a double jab
and Yeah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yeah misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sloppy strikes from Yeah. Those never looked like landing.
As Yeah looks to move away, Lyles throws a big counter combo bu Yeah just gets out of the way.
Yeah fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyles manages to avoid it.
Lyles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lyles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeah lands a nice hook to Lyles's body. Lyles takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Decent striking displayed by Lyles there.
Yeah is breathing heavily.
Yeah connects with a nice looking jab.
Yeah avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yeah misses with a left hand
and Lyles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Yeah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyles.
Lyles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyles. Yeah does a little dance to reset his feet.
A nice side step and Yeah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Yeah avoids the body shot from Lyles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Oooh Yeah will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Oooh Yeah's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lyles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lyles just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Decent striking displayed by Lyles there.
Yeah connects with a right hand. Lyles shakes it off.
Yeah misses with a wild body shot.
Lyles appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Yeah lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah tries to clinch up.
It looked like Lyles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Yeah slips under a jab from Lyles.
Lyles throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yeah sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah throws a sloppy body shot
and Lyles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yeah takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lyles looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lyles slips under a jab.
Lyles was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Lyles shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Lyles was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lyles will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The ground and pound from Lyles seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lyles grinds an elbow into Yeah's temple.
Yeah is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lyles connects with a nice short shot to Yeah's temple.
Lyles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeah avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyles.
Lyles landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Lyles seems content to control.
Lyles throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lyles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyles perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Lyles lands strikes from half guard.
Lyles wants to free his trapped foot but Yeah is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yeah wants to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyles is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Lyles drops an elbow to the side of Yeah's head.
Lyles throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lyles working over Yeah with some ground and pound. Yeah looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Yeah taking some punishment here, with Lyles in his half guard.
Lyles slips a nice elbow through Yeah's hands, connecting with Yeah's forehead.

Lyles decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Lyles misses with the combination.
It seemed like Yeah was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeah avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yeah swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lyles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lyles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yeah can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Lyles.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lyles, as that shot connected.
Yeah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yeah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A nice side step and Yeah releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lyles throws out a powerful jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A combination from Lyles does no damage.
Yeah wants to counter the offense by Lyles and move into the clinch position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Buddy Lyles clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Oooh Yeah's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lyles misses with a double jab.
A big right from Yeah misses.
Yeah moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Yeah connects with a single shot there.
Lyles lands a lovely overhand right.
Yeah pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Lyles back to the cage. Yeah follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yeah throws a hook but Lyles avoids it easily.
It looked like Lyles was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yeah.
Yeah throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Lyles.
Lyles is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah swinging wildly here.
Yeah is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Lyles misses with a double jab.
Yeah doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Lyles misses with a takedown
and Yeah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yeah keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyles.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Yeah! But no joy.
Lyles just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyles looks to land a combination but Yeah avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyles lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yeah backs up against the cage.
Lyles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Lyles looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lyles lands a couple of elbows.
Lyles wants to pass the guard but Yeah is keeping the position.
Lyles sitting in guard here, content to control.
Our spies down at at Madness MMA inform us that Yeah has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Lyles wants to pass the guard but Yeah is keeping the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lyles trying to control but Yeah is working from the bottom.
Lyles tries to free his leg and advance position but Yeah is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Lyles postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yeah scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lyles in his tracks.

Yeah moves into the clinch successfully.

Lyles breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buddy Lyles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeah misses with a lunging right hand
and Lyles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyles takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lyles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yeah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Yeah has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lyles throws a body shot but no joy.
Yeah swinging wildly here.
Yeah misses with a looping left.
Lyles swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Yeah cracks Lyles with a good jab.
Lyles throws the left hand but Yeah avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close fourth round but I would say that Buddy Lyles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Oooh Yeah's cut.
That's time! Lyles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Lyles takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yeah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yeah uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyles.
Yeah throws a right hand that misses
and Lyles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lyles swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Yeah missing with a left hand there. Lyles was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeah misses with a looping right.
Yeah throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lyles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yeah fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lyles swinging wildly here.
Yeah looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyles is just out of range.
Yeah staying out of range there.
Yeah swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yeah is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yeah ducks under a wild hook from Lyles.
Yeah looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeah throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lyles throws a big counter combination but Yeah scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Yeah swings for the body but Lyles moves out of range.
Lyles connects with a jab.
Yeah keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyles digs a good body shot into Yeah's ribs.

Lyles closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lyles lands in his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyles postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyles wants to control from the top but Yeah keeps moving.
Lyles is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Lyles stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Yeah misses with a hook. Lyles ducked under it nicely.
Lyles throws a shot from downtown. Yeah moves away and avoids it.
Yeah is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Lyles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yeah moves away.
Yeah misses with a wild body shot.
Lyles is looking to counter punch.
Lyles scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyles misses with the combination.
Lyles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lyles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yeah was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyles.
Oooh Yeah has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No joy there for Yeah, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Yeah lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lyles circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lyles scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lyles shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Yeah eats them both and turns towards Lyles to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Buddy Lyles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lyles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
Buddy Lyles showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lyles has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 49:46
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Buddy Lyles!
Buddy Lyles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Oooh Yeah was interviewed post fight and said 'Ooooh, noooooo!!!!'.