PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Piui doido (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

doido
vs
Lyle

193 cm
23
277 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

193 cm
25
255 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Piui doido!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Glass and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle moves out of range of the leg kick from doido.
Nice cross by Lyle.
doido wants to land a leg kick but Lyle is out of range.
doido throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lyle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but doido was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyle.
Lyle keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
doido feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyle's calf.
doido tries to score with a low kick but Lyle moves his leg out of the way.
doido has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lyle moves out of range of the leg kick from doido.
Lyle blocks a head kick by doido.
doido lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyle connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyle ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
doido fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lyle is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Piui doido has been cut.
doido misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyle scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
doido is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Lyle scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lyle working the body and head with strikes.
doido takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Lyle landing strikes.
Lyle trying to control the action but doido is working from the bottom.
Lyle cracks doido with an elbow. That is naaassty.
doido on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
doido wants to control but Lyle postures up.
Lyle working the ground and pound.
doido takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
doido is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Lyle decides to stand back up.
doido takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lyle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as doido backs up against the ropes.
A clash of legs there as Lyle blocks the low kick.
Lyle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as doido backs up against the ropes.
doido throws a leg kick which misses Lyle's front leg but catches the back leg as Lyle tries to avoid it.
Piui doido is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyle misses with the combination.
doido shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kyle Lyle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lyle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle looking to finish doido with some ground and pound. This is bad for doido!

Lyle wants to finish this one by submission but doido is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lyle.
doido is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
doido is working hard here to advance position.
doido is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lyle landing strikes, looking to finish!
doido knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyle on the ground.
Lyle in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lyle breaks from doido's wrist control and lands an elbow.
doido's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Lyle scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish doido?
Lyle lands with some vicious ground and pound - can doido hang on?
Lyle with shots to the head and body - doido looks very uncomfortable down there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice elbow there by Lyle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Lyle lands a big elbow.
doido tries to hold on but Lyle pushes him away.
doido is trying desperately to improve position.
Lyle trying to control but he's not successful this time.
doido really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The referee warns doido that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lyle with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
doido is trying desperately to improve position.
Lyle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Lyle connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Lyle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piui doido's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

doido throws a head kick but Lyle moves out of range.
Piui doido is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
doido throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

Lyle drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
doido tries to land a sweep but no joy.
doido wants to stand and escape but Lyle is having none of it.
Lyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
doido preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
doido is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Lyle pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. doido is keeping the position for now.
doido wants to stand up but Lyle is controlling him.
Lyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
doido utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
doido takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
doido throws out a leg kick but Lyle moves out of range and doido only half commits.
Lyle scores with a body shot.
doido misses with a head kick.
doido dodges the punch combination from Lyle.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lyle. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

Lyle decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Lyle frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Lyle has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyle with the ground and pound from mount.
Lyle dominating with strikes here.
doido 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.
doido tries to get to full guard but Lyle has control of the leg.
Lyle wants to free his trapped foot but doido is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but doido does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
doido has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lyle is working away from the top position though.
Lyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Lyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. doido defending well though.
Lyle trying to mount his opponent but doido defends it.
Lyle looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks doido with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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!
Nice strikes from Lyle there.
Lyle trying to mount his opponent but doido defends it.
doido avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyle.
Lyle is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
doido on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
doido trying to control but Lyle postures up.
Lyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lyle is nestled in close to doido, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lyle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
doido is looking for a sweep. Lyle is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kyle Lyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
doido avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyle.
Lyle lands strikes from half guard.
doido is trying to stand back up but Lyle is controlling him
Lyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
doido is trying to control but can't.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lyle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down doido rather than just go for the knockout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyle misses with a series of wild punches.
doido misses with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from doido.
Lyle misses with a hook. doido ducked under it nicely.
doido pulls out of a head kick attempt.
doido tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyle throws a right and a left that both miss.
doido throws a chopping leg kick but Lyle manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
doido stuffs the takedown.
doido swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lyle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Lyle checks a leg kick.
A punch combination from Lyle misses.
doido throws a head kick but Lyle moves out of range.
Lyle checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lyle lands a two punch combo.
doido throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
doido tries to work over Lyle's front leg with a kick but Lyle checks it.
doido throws a low kick but Lyle avoids it.

Lyle feints and as doido raises his hands in defense, Lyle changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
doido trying to keep a closed guard but Lyle is proving a slippery customer.
doido preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
doido keeping moving, preventing Lyle from controlling successfully.
Lyle postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyle prevents doido from getting back to his feet.
Lyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as doido works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lyle scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyle with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Lyle throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as doido works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Lyle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Lyle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lyle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lyle landing some decent shots from guard.
Lyle trying to control the position from guard on top but doido is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
doido trying to keep a closed guard but Lyle is proving a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
doido keeping moving, preventing Lyle from controlling successfully.
doido working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lyle.

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

Lyle bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lyle working away.
doido is looking to regain half guard here but Lyle keeps moving and retains side control.
Lyle wants to lay and pray for a moment but doido keeps working.
doido is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
doido is trying to control but can't.
doido is refusing to be controlled, as Lyle sits in half guard.
doido keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle is nestled in close to doido, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Lyle blocks the strikes from doido.
Lyle trying to mount his opponent but doido defends it.
doido is trying to stand back up but Lyle is controlling him
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
doido is trying to get back to full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
doido misses with a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Lyle blocks the low kick.
doido throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyle lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lyle scores with a shot to the body.
Lyle swinging wildly here.
Piui doido has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kyle Lyle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lyle throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. doido was covering up waiting for the punch and Lyle finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lyle stopping the sweep attempt from doido.
Lyle throws and elbow that misses. doido uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lyle's guard. Nice move by doido!
doido throws a big right hand that misses.
Lyle is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lyle looking to hit a scissor sweep but doido is one step ahead there.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Lyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lyle has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 26:30
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 26:30

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