PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lytle might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to misery business. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lytle
vs
Sebastiao Cardoso

180 cm
24
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
180 lbs
2 - 3 - 2

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Powerful

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Lytle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cardoso takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lytle misses with a series of wild punches.
Lytle looks to land a combination but Cardoso avoids it well.
Cardoso dodges the punch combination from Lytle.
Lytle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lytle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lytle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardoso.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lytle slaps away a takedown attempt from Cardoso, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lytle fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cardoso on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lytle throws a nice looking combination but Cardoso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cardoso tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lytle swivels and escapes.
Lytle misses with a few strikes there.
Lytle scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lytle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lytle misses with a few strikes there.
Cardoso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lytle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Some wild striking there from Lytle.
Lytle misses with a series of wild punches.
Lytle tries to score with a low kick but Cardoso moves his leg out of the way.
A right-left combo lands from Lytle.
Some wild striking there from Lytle.
Lytle misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lytle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cardoso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lytle throws a series of punches but Cardoso avoids them all with ease.
Chris Lytle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No joy there for Lytle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lytle swinging wildly here.
Lytle misses with a double jab.
Lytle throws a nice looking combination but Cardoso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lytle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lytle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!

That's four 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 lands with a slapping head kick.
Cardoso slips a jab and a cross from Lytle.
Lytle misses with a series of wild punches.
Lytle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chris Lytle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Lytle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lytle fails to land with a series of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lytle misses with a two punch combination.
Cardoso avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lytle swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Lytle dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Lytle throws a right and a left that Cardoso avoids nicely.
Lytle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lytle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Cardoso shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Lytle is trying to defend but Cardoso finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cardoso drops an elbow to the side of Lytle's head.
Lytle is looking to improve his position.

Cardoso is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cardoso throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lytle makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lytle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cardoso makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lytle 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.
Cardoso with a nice head shot there.
Lytle is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Cardoso landing with the ground and pound.
Cardoso with a nice head shot there.
Cardoso has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cardoso stops Lytle from standing up.
Lytle is trying to keep Cardoso in close.
Cardoso postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Cardoso scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lytle 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.
Cardoso scoring with some ground and pound.
Cardoso is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle is looking to stand up but Cardoso isn't so interested in that idea.
Cardoso is looking to work some ground and pound but Lytle has wrist control.

Cardoso drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lytle manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cardoso has Lytle in his guard.
Lytle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lytle trying to control but Cardoso is working from the bottom.
Lytle wants to pass the guard but Cardoso is keeping the position.

Cardoso 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.
Lytle passes Cardoso's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Cardoso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lytle wants to work for an arm triangle but Cardoso is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Cardoso actively working from the bottom here.

Cardoso looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lytle trying to control from half guard but Cardoso is working away.
Lytle seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Cardoso is staying active underneath Lytle, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

Cardoso looking for submissions off his back.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Lytle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardoso.

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.
Lytle lands with a nice combination. Cardoso backs away looking to recover.
Lytle throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cardoso.
Lytle goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lytle tries to bum rush Cardoso with a series of wild strikes but Cardoso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Some wild striking there from Lytle.
Lytle misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Anderson Sebastiao Cardoso showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Lytle throws a right and a left that Cardoso avoids nicely.
Lytle swinging wildly here.
Chris Lytle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lytle looks to land a combination. Cardoso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lytle throws a series of punches but Cardoso moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lytle misses with a wild combination.
Lytle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle throws a right hand that Cardoso ducks under and follows up with a left that Cardoso also avoids with ease.

Cardoso scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Lytle can't do much from the bottom here.
Cardoso in side control lands a decent elbow.
Cardoso creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lytle sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Cardoso takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Cardoso wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lytle, who protects the arm well.
Lytle manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Lytle is trying to control but can't.
Lytle is pressing down on Cardoso's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Lytle working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cardoso.
Cardoso throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lytle works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.

Cardoso is defending against the submission attempts here by Lytle.
Lytle wants to pass to mount but Cardoso is defending the position.

Cardoso actively working from the bottom here.

Cardoso looking for submissions off his back.
Lytle tries to stand but can't do so whilst Cardoso controls his leg.

Cardoso actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Cardoso is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lytle pulls his head out easily.

Cardoso looking for submissions off his back.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cardoso showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lytle.
Lytle misses with a series of wild punches.
Lytle fails to land with a series of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lytle fails to land with a series of punches.
Cardoso walks into a jab.
No joy there for Lytle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A nice combination there by Lytle.
Lytle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lytle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Lytle.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Chris Lytle.
I think Lytle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Lytle!