PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lytle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Light's Out. Charles has chosen Dirty as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Lytle
vs
Charles

185 cm
20
176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
178 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Christopher Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Ray Charles!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Charles.
Charles is looking to clinch.

Lytle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lytle preventing the sweep.
Lytle passes into half guard.
Charles is looking to improve his position.
Charles moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Charles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Charles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Lytle is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

Lytle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Charles, up you get!
Lytle keeps the fight on the outside.

Lytle drives through with a takedown into guard.

Lytle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Charles looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Lytle drops back looking for a leg! Charles is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Charles manages to kick Lytle off! Lytle jumps back into Charles's guard.
Charles keeping moving, preventing Lytle from controlling successfully.
Charles trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

Charles looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lytle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

Lytle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lytle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lytle trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles wants to sweep here but Lytle controlling him for the moment.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Charles tries to clinch but Lytle is having none of it.
Lytle shoots for a takedown but Charles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ray Charles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Charles wants to clinch.
Lytle keeps the fight on the outside.
Charles is looking to clinch.
Charles will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lytle shoots in but Charles avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Lytle drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lytle is breathing heavily.
Charles manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lytle manages to get himself to full guard.
Charles wants to pass the guard but Lytle is keeping the position.
Charles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lytle is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Charles looking to pass the guard.

Charles drops back, looking for a kneebar! Lytle looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Lytle looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Lytle!
Lytle is looking to take a break and control but Charles is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Charles looking for a sweep but Lytle has passed into full mount! Oh no!

Lytle is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Charles has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Lytle wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles gets back to half guard.
Lytle trying to control the action but Charles is working from the bottom.
Charles is trying to get back to full guard.
Lytle is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Lytle is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Charles actively working from the bottom here.

Charles looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Christopher Lytle dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Charles tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lytle swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lytle has a takedown stuffed.

Lytle scores with a takedown into Charles's guard.

Charles is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Charles bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Lytle's guard.

Lytle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Charles drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Charles jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lytle is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Charles slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Charles is looking for a triangle but Lytle pushes his legs off easily.

Lytle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lytle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lytle trying to control but Charles is working from the bottom.

Lytle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.
Lytle wants to control from the top but Charles keeps moving.

Lytle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lytle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lytle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lytle tries to free his leg and advance position but Charles is retaining full guard.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Charles tries to close the distance and clinch but Lytle swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Christopher Lytle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Charles tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Charles gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Charles connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lytle's face.
Charles using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lytle has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Charles with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lytle is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Charles lands a damaging elbow.
Charles tries to land a knee to the head but Lytle blocks with his arms.

Lytle pulls guard successfully.
Charles postures up.
Charles passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Charles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Charles tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Charles thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Charles working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Charles tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Charles has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Charles working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Christopher Lytle overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lytle gets back to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Lytle looking for submissions off his back.
Lytle wants to get back to full guard.
Charles is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Lytle!
Charles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Lytle is looking to improve his position but Charles isn't that keen on the idea.
Lytle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Charles prevents Lytle from getting the reversal.
Charles with shots to the head and body - Lytle looks very uncomfortable down there.
Charles with the ground and pound from mount.
Lytle has given up his back.

Charles has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lytle has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Charles looking for the choke from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ray Charles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Lytle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Lytle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lytle prevents Charles from improving his position.

Lytle is working for a submission of some sort.

Lytle is working for a kimura but Charles is defending it quite comfortably.

Lytle is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Charles is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is pressing down on Lytle's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lytle wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.
Charles looking for a sweep. Not yet Charles, not yet.

Charles working for a triangle but Lytle defends it easily.
Charles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lytle passes Charles's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Charles works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lytle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lytle wants to pass the guard but Charles is keeping the position.

Charles is looking for a triangle but Lytle pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Lytle avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Charles escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lytle gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Charles has his foot on Lytle's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lytle works his way back into a safe position though.
Charles tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Lytle stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Nice sprawl there from Charles as Lytle shoots in.
Charles throws out a leg kick but Lytle moves out of range and Charles only half commits.
The fight stays on the outside here - Charles looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lytle swats away the attempt to clinch by Charles.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles tries a head kick but it misses.
Charles fails with an attempt to clinch.
Charles is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lytle shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Charles tries to get to full guard but Lytle has control of the leg.

Lytle seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Charles is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Christopher Lytle!