PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brett Yarris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yarris comes to the cage accompanied by Land Down Under. This should be fireworks!

Yarris
vs
Lyons

175 cm
25
156 lbs
9 - 11 - 1

180 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Brett Yarris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ace Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Summer Carpenter and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons with a jab.
Lyons blocks a jab.
Lyons thuds a left hand into Yarris's body.
Yarris with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lyons to score with a decent uppercut.
Yarris walks into a jab.
Yarris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
Lyons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yarris looks to land a left hand but Lyons moved out of range nicely.
Yarris misses the jab.
Yarris scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Ace Lyons has been cut.
Lyons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yarris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Decent striking displayed by Lyons there.
Yarris on the wrong end of a nice jab.

Lyons scores a takedown into full mount!
Yarris is looking to get to half guard.
Lyons pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yarris tries to hold on but Lyons pushes him away.
Lyons dominating with strikes here.
Yarris wants to control but Lyons is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Yarris is desperately trying to improve his position but Lyons has a good base and remains in mount.
Yarris tries to hold on but Lyons pushes him away.
Yarris is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Yarris is trying to stand.
Lyons trying to control but Yarris is having none of it.
Yarris wants to hold on but Lyons pushes him away.
Yarris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lyons with a couple of short strikes.
Yarris is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Lyons scoring with strikes but Yarris is staying in there.
Lyons has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Yarris's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yarris is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Yarris is breathing heavily.
Lyons landing strikes from the mount and Yarris is in trouble!
Yarris is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Yarris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lyons lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Yarris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lyons lands a nice shot to the head.
Lyons avoids the attempt from Yarris to control.
Lyons breaks from Yarris's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Yarris is looking to get to half guard.
Lyons lands a big elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyons unloading with bombs!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons landing strikes, looking to finish!
Yarris is squirming around, avoiding Lyons's attempts to control the action.
Lyons raining down shots from the mount!
Lyons scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Yarris?
Lyons trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Yarris is bucking up trying to escape but Lyons cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Lyons.
Lyons lands with some strikes.
Lyons with shots to the head and body - Yarris looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lyons is landing with some decent strikes but Yarris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Yarris is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Oh Yarris is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lyons breaks from Yarris's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarris tries to lock up and control but Lyons gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Yarris tries to buck Lyons off but he can't manage it.
Yarris seems to have got his legs back now.
The referee warns Yarris that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lyons landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Lyons connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lyons lands a big shot there that rocks Yarris but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Yarris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Yarris being controlled here momentarily.
Yarris wants to get up but he can't break Lyons's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyons tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Lyons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ace Lyons's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yarris gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Yarris misses with a straight left.
Yarris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A nice combination there by Yarris.
Lyons connects with the punch.
Lyons scores with a nice right hand.
Yarris connects with the punch.
Brett Yarris is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Lyons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yarris!
Lyons with the ground and pound from mount.
Lyons avoids the attempt from Yarris to control.
Yarris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Lyons pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Ace Lyons has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons scoring with strikes but Yarris is staying in there.
Yarris is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lyons lands a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yarris tries to hold on but Lyons pushes him away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lyons cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Yarris working to try and regain half guard.
Lyons pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lyons pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Yarris tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lyons scoring with strikes but Yarris is staying in there.
Yarris sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Yarris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lyons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lyons wants to take a breather but Yarris is having none of it.
Yarris trying to hold on to Lyons's head to control him but Lyons postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Yarris with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lyons stops Yarris from getting back to his feet.
Yarris has hold of Lyons's hands but Lyons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yarris wants to get back to his feet.
Yarris taking some punishment here, with Lyons in his half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lyons lands with a punch from half guard.
Lyons lands strikes from half guard.
Lyons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lyons lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yarris gets full guard.
Yarris manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyons manages to get himself to full guard.
Yarris is fighting to break Lyons's control of his arms but Lyons is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarris wants to get up but he can't break Lyons's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Lyons has an active guard here but Yarris has managed to pass into half guard.
Yarris tries to stand and escape but Lyons is controlling the position.
Lyons moves into full guard.
Yarris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Yarris is trying to stand up here but Lyons is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons slips a nice elbow through Yarris's hands, connecting with Yarris's forehead.
Lyons takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Yarris is looking to improve his position.
Lyons seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lyons lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Yarris is positioning himself well to prevent Lyons advancing to mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yarris wants to control but Lyons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ace Lyons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ace Lyons's cut.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Lyons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Yarris!
Yarris takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yarris tries to lock up and control but Lyons gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lyons pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lyons is landing with some decent strikes but Yarris is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Lyons avoids the attempt from Yarris to control.
Yarris is bucking up trying to escape but Lyons cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Yarris in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lyons avoids the attempt from Yarris to control.
Yarris bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!

Yarris drops back looking for a leg! Lyons is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lyons manages to kick Yarris off! Yarris jumps back into Lyons's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons looking for a sweep. Not yet Lyons, not yet.
Lyons wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lyons is on top in guard.
Lyons forces his way into half guard.
Yarris is trying to maintain the position but Lyons is very close to passing his half guard.
Lyons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two 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.
Yarris tries to kick Lyons off but Lyons keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Yarris on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lyons is nestled in close to Yarris, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lyons tries to pass to full mount but Yarris defends it.
Yarris tries to kick Lyons off but Lyons keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lyons scores with a nice strike.
Yarris misses with a shot to the body
and Lyons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yarris takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Lyons shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Lyons makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lyons is in close to Yarris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Yarris not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yarris wants to stand but Lyons is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yarris trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Lyons trying to control but Yarris is working from the bottom.
Yarris has momentary wrist control but Lyons slips an elbow through the middle.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Lyons.
Yarris is looking for a sweep.
Yarris is trying to control Lyons's posture but Lyons avoids it.
Lyons tries to advance to mount but can't.
Yarris is trying to buck Lyons off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Yarris takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Yarris on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Yarris is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Lyons has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Lyons in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Yarris wants to control but Lyons postures up.
Brett Yarris has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Yarris takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A punch lands to the side of Yarris 's head but he takes it in his stride.

Lyons closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lyons lands in his opponent's guard.
Yarris is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ace Lyons is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lyons working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ace Lyons comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lyons 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 27:30
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ace Lyons!