PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hoppus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh Lyman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Hoppus's chin.

Hoppus
vs
Lyman

193 cm
24
235 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

200 cm
24
255 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Hoppus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Lyman!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Steve Montenegro and Chad Campbell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoppus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lyman is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Lyman clinches up against the cage.
Lyman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoppus won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyman lands with a light punch inside.
Lyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lyman misses with a knee strike.
Lyman lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Mark Hoppus has been cut.
Lyman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoppus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lyman dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hoppus is working for takedown but Lyman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lyman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lyman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoppus is breathing heavily.
Lyman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoppus won't want to take too many of those.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lyman.
A shot in the inside from Lyman.
Lyman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lyman digs a right hand into Hoppus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoppus's gas tank.
Lyman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lyman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoppus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Mark Hoppus's cut is getting worse.
Lyman lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lyman obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A short right from Lyman on the inside.
A knee to the head by Lyman.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lyman lands a knee to the body.
Lyman unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hoppus lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lyman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hoppus backwards.
Lyman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lyman lands an elbow that stopped Hoppus in his tracks for a moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Lyman.
Lyman lands an elbow inside that Hoppus shrugs off.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Mark Hoppus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A nice left hand lands by Lyman.
Lyman lands a knee to the body.
Lyman lands an elbow just above Hoppus 's eye.
Lyman lands a shoulder strike.
Lyman is pressed up against the cage. Hoppus has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Lyman down to the mat. Lyman avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoppus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoppus swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lyman is looking to clinch but Hoppus is avoiding it.
Lyman fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyman tries to clinch up but Hoppus circles away and keeps his distance.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Hoppus circles away.
Josh Lyman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lyman is looking to clinch.

Lyman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hoppus tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Lyman just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hoppus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyman lands an elbow inside.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lyman tries a knee to the head but Hoppus blocks it.
Lyman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lyman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Hoppus goes for a takedown attempt but Lyman pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Hoppus keeps it at a distance.
Hoppus fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lyman checks it well.
Josh Lyman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoppus shoots in for a takedown but Lyman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyman tries to clinch but Hoppus moves out of range.
Hoppus keeps the fight on the outside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Lyman. No joy for Hoppus on that attempt.
Lyman fails with an attempt to clinch.

Lyman moves into the clinch successfully.
Lyman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lyman scores with a knee to the head.
Lyman holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoppus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lyman stalling.
Lyman lands a left hand.
Lyman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lyman.
Hoppus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees to the body from Lyman.
Lyman lands a body shot.
Lyman lands with a left to the head.
Hoppus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lyman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lyman lands a nice elbow.
Lyman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lyman is working Hoppus over against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lyman scores a nice knee to the body.
Lyman working Hoppus over with knees to the body.
Lyman unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Hoppus tries to score a body lock takedown but Lyman shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lyman lands a body punch.
Hoppus takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lyman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hoppus.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hoppus tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lyman scores a nice knee to the body.
Hoppus is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Lyman pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lyman lands an elbow just above Hoppus 's eye.
Lyman lands an elbow that stopped Hoppus in his tracks for a moment.
Hoppus tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoppus won't want to take too many of those.
Lyman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lyman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Hoppus.
Lyman scores with a knee to the head.
Hoppus blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lyman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Hoppus's cut.
That's time! Hoppus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Hoppus closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hoppus trying to control the position but Lyman is working away.

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

Hoppus goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lyman has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hoppus but great work by Lyman.

Lyman decides to stand back up. Lyman steps back and let's Hoppus get back to his feet.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hoppus swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hoppus closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hoppus lands in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoppus prevents Lyman from getting back to his feet.

Hoppus 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.
Hoppus stops Lyman from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hoppus pushing down on Lyman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

Hoppus is looking for a kimura here.

That's two 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.
Lyman is trying to stand up here but Hoppus is controlling him well.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lyman tries to clinch there but Hoppus circles away.
Hoppus shoots in looking for a takedown. Lyman tries to sprawl out of it but Hoppus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lyman manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hoppus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lyman pinned against the cage. Lyman gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Mark Hoppus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoppus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoppus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyman tries to move into range but Hoppus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hoppus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hoppus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyman tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyman is looking to clinch but Hoppus is avoiding it.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch but Hoppus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lyman moves in looking to clinch but Hoppus pushes him off.
Lyman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hoppus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lyman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoppus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hoppus is trying hard to land a takedown here. Lyman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Lyman tries to clinch up but Hoppus circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

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.
Lyman tries to clinch but Hoppus moves out of range.
Hoppus shoots in for a takedown but Lyman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Lyman gets a clinch.
Hoppus takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lyman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoppus won't want to take too many of those.
Lyman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lyman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hoppus takes an elbow to the temple.
Lyman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lyman lands a nice elbow.
Lyman crunches a lovely knee into Hoppus's ribcage.
Lyman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lyman lands a nice elbow.
Lyman lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Lyman.
Lyman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyman is trying to stall.
Lyman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lyman manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Josh Lyman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Hoppus'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. This is the final round!

Lyman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lyman defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hoppus.
Lyman moves in looking to clinch but Hoppus pushes him off.
Lyman wants to clinch up but Hoppus keeps it at a distance.
Hoppus fails with the takedown.
Lyman tries to clinch but Hoppus is having none of it.

Lyman closes the distance and clinches.
Lyman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hoppus takes an elbow to the temple.
Lyman utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hoppus takes an elbow to the forehead.

Jeez, Mark Hoppus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Lyman lands a good knee to the midsection. Hoppus won't want to take too many of those.
Lyman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lyman is pushing Hoppus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyman works on Hoppus's body with a couple of short punches.
Hoppus takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lyman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lyman scores with a knee to the head.
Lyman landing knees to the head.
Lyman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hoppus backwards.
Hoppus is working for takedown but Lyman is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Hoppus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lyman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lyman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyman lands a knee to the body.
Hoppus wants a takedown.
Hoppus wants to get back to striking at distance but Lyman won't allow it.
Lyman lands an elbow inside that Hoppus shrugs off.
Lyman lands a right hand.
Lyman throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoppus.
Lyman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hoppus wants a takedown but no success here.
Hoppus wants a takedown but no success here.
Lyman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyman with a knee to the head.
Lyman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hoppus blocks it with crossed arms.
Lyman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hoppus is working for takedown but Lyman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hoppus tries to break the clinch but Lyman is controlling the position.
Hoppus takes a shot to the head.
Lyman lands an elbow inside that Hoppus shrugs off.
Lyman lands an elbow inside that Hoppus shrugs off.
Lyman lands a damaging elbow.
Lyman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lyman digs a right hand into Hoppus's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hoppus's gas tank.
Lyman throws a knee to the head but misses.

Hoppus has picked Lyman up - he's going for a ride! Hoppus dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Hoppus is looking for a kimura but Lyman is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hoppus to get the leverage.
Hoppus throwing shots but Lyman is blocking nicely.
Hoppus working Lyman over with strikes.

Hoppus is looking for a kimura here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hoppus is working for a kimura but Lyman is defending it quite comfortably.

Hoppus is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lyman is just riding it out for now. Hoppus eventually gives up the hold.

Hoppus seems to be working for a kimura but Lyman defends the submission attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lyman is trying to stand.
Josh Lyman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hoppus keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyman tries to clinch up.
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoppus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lyman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mark Hoppus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lyman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hoppus paws at him with a jab and circles away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Lyman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lyman 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Lyman!