PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between mirko ardonia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lancing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

ardonia
vs
Lancing

191 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

193 cm
20
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, mirko ardonia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Lancing!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Franklyn Lucas and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ardonia throws a head kick but Lancing moves out of range.
ardonia lands a head kick!
ardonia throws a shot from downtown. Lancing moves away and avoids it.
ardonia throws a head kick but Lancing moves out of range.
A head kick misses from ardonia.
ardonia misses with a double jab.
Lancing takes one to the chin there.
ardonia stuffs the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from ardonia as Lancing shoots in.
ardonia tries a head kick but it misses.

Lancing gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
ardonia wants to break free but Lancing has control.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lancing - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Lancing's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Lancing moves into range and clinches up with ardonia.
ardonia wants to get back to striking at distance but Lancing won't allow it.
ardonia tries to break free but Lancing pushes him back against the cage.

Lancing lands a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lancing trying to control but ardonia is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancing advances to half guard.
ardonia is trying to stand.
Lancing controlling the action here.
ardonia is trying to stand back up but Lancing is controlling him
Lancing content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lancing tries to pass to full mount but ardonia defends it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
ardonia wants to get back to his feet.

Lancing postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for ardonia to stand up.

ardonia gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lancing to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Lancing looks gassed!
Lancing trying to control the position from guard on top but ardonia is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
ardonia knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lancing on the ground.
ardonia wants to get back to his feet but Lancing is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lancing advances to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lancing lands a nice short elbow.

Lancing decides to return to a standing position.
A big left from ardonia misses.
ardonia misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from ardonia does no damage.
ardonia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
ardonia throws a head kick that misses.
ardonia pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lancing throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and ardonia counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Lancing is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Danga de danga de dang - ardonia scores with a four punch combination!
mirko ardonia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancing slips a jab from ardonia.
Lancing tries to score a power double leg takedown but ardonia sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lancing somewhat.
mirko ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Lancing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lancing staying out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lancing bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
ardonia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
ardonia throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
ardonia scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lancing avoids the head kick by ardonia.

Lancing scores a takedown into full mount!
Lancing throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lancing controlling the position easily from mount.
Lancing can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as ardonia is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lancing dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

ardonia throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lancing counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Lancing.
Lancing passes ardonia's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lancing thows a huge punch but ardonia dodges it nicely.
Lancing is trying to control the action in half guard but ardonia is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Lancing seems to be working for a kimura but ardonia defends the submission attempt.
Lancing is trying to control. ardonia wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
ardonia blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lancing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
ardonia looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
ardonia with a hook.
ardonia swinging wildly here.
Jab, jab by ardonia - just one landing.
ardonia lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lancing showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from ardonia.
ardonia misses with a wild combination.
ardonia looks to land a body kick but Lancing moved away.
Lancing fails to land the takedown.
ardonia throws a jab when Lancing was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ardonia scores with a jab to the head.
Lancing shoots in for a takedown but ardonia shows good takedown defense.
Good exchange - ardonia coming out on top.
ardonia throws a series of punches but Lancing moves out of range.
A head kick misses from ardonia.
Lancing shoots in and drives through. ardonia sprawls well.
mirko ardonia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyle Lancing.
Lancing takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
mirko ardonia is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left and a right from ardonia both land. Nice combination.
Lancing drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
ardonia misses with a two punch combination.
ardonia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lancing.
Lancing shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with ardonia but ardonia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
ardonia throws a head kick that misses

and Lancing counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in ardonia's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lancing stands up from ardonia's guard - Lancing perhaps looking for a knockout.
Lancing throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
ardonia is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
ardonia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lancing circles away quickly and effectively.

Lancing moves into the clinch.
ardonia wants to break the clinch but can't.

Lancing escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
ardonia throws a head kick that Lancing semi-blocks.
ardonia throws a left and a right that both miss

and Lancing moves into the clinch.
ardonia is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lancing works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
ardonia is looking to stand back up but Lancing counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by ardonia.
Kyle Lancing has got the better of the ground game so far.
Lancing prevents ardonia from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ardonia is refusing to be controlled, as Lancing sits in half guard.
ardonia wants to get back to his feet.
Lancing slows the pace down in half guard.
ardonia tries to kick Lancing off but Lancing keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lancing showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lancing clinches.
ardonia wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lancing has him pressed against the cage.

Lancing drags the fight down to the ground.
ardonia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lancing's guard.
Lancing will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Lancing is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Lancing pushes ardonia off and gets back to his feet.
ardonia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lancing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
ardonia lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ardonia tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lancing closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. ardonia did well to prevent Lancing getting side control.
Lancing moves nicely into side control.
Lancing prevents ardonia from escaping the position.
Lancing tries to advance to mount but ardonia denies him.
ardonia pushes Lancing away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Lancing gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Lancing lands a few punches from side control.
Lancing tries to move into full mount but can't pass ardonia's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lancing trying to control the position but ardonia is working away.
ardonia managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lancing.
Lancing is looking to take a break and control but ardonia is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
ardonia pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Lancing shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lancing was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lancing tries to control but ardonia wriggling away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lancing controlling from the full mount.
Lancing trying to control but ardonia is having none of it.
Lancing misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lancing trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Lancing might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control ardonia kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

Lancing working for a submission but ardonia is keeping him at bay.
ardonia trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lancing sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
mirko ardonia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Lancing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lancing trying to control but ardonia is having none of it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Lancing comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lancing 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 27:30
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:30
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Lancing!