PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Murphy McGee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGee comes to the cage accompanied by Angel of Death. Lyle is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Sick Puppies-Youre going down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

McGee
vs
Lyle

225 cm
25
285 lbs
15 - 7 - 0

193 cm
28
255 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

FULL METAL GEAR
FULL METAL GEAR

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 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Murphy McGee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kyle Lyle!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Franklyn Lucas and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyle throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McGee's waist but McGee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lyle off to one side.
Lyle avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

McGee drives through and clinches with Lyle against the cage.
McGee looking to stall.
Lyle is trying to break free.
Lyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
McGee has Lyle pressed against the cage, preventing Lyle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGee slows down the pace here.
Lyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
McGee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lyle blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nice elbow from McGee.

It looks like Kyle Lyle has been cut.
Lyle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyle tries to break the clinch but McGee is controlling the position.
McGee misses with a body punch.
Lyle tries to circle away but McGee has him pinned against the cage.
Lyle avoiding damage as McGee throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
McGee creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGee working Lyle over with knees to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A head punch on the inside from Lyle fails to land.
Lyle can't break the clinch.
Lyle misses with a short punch on the inside.
McGee has a couple of punches blocked by Lyle.
Lyle looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Lyle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyle avoids the head kick by McGee.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGee tries to clinch but Lyle moves away

and Lyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee can't find room to land a body shot as Lyle controls the action.

Lyle breaks the clinch.
McGee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Lyle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lyle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGee pushes off an throws an elbow but Lyle leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lyle wants to get back to striking at distance but McGee won't allow it.
Lyle is trying to break free.
Lyle misses with some punches.
Lyle lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice right hand lands inside from Lyle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lyle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
McGee throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Lyle dives in and grabs McGee's left leg, looking for a takedown. McGee pushes down on Lyle's head and hops out.
McGee tries to clinch but Lyle is having none of it.

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.
McGee moves to clinch but Lyle breaks away

and Lyle counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knees to the body from McGee.
McGee landing knees to the body.
Lyle looks gassed!
Lyle working hard to break the clinch.
McGee looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lyle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
McGee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lyle.
McGee landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Lyle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lyle lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from McGee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

McGee tries to clinch but Lyle is having none of it.
McGee tries to clinch but Lyle moves out of range.
McGee works Lyle's body with a nice hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick from McGee misses

and Lyle counters by moving into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McGee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lyle avoids it.
McGee missing with knees to the body.
Lyle wants to get back to striking at distance but McGee won't allow it.
Lyle lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGee backwards.
McGee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
McGee is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lyle is defending well for now.
McGee working Lyle over with knees to the body.
McGee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lyle is breathing heavily.
McGee misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lyle.
Lyle makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McGee blocking some punches.
Lyle gets through McGee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from McGee as the two fighters clinch.
McGee stalling.

Lyle breaks the clinch.
McGee tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lyle counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyle working the head and body with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGee has hold of Lyle's hands but Lyle slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Lyle looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGee defending well though.
Lyle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McGee tries to roll over but Lyle keeps him under control.
Lyle is nestled in close to McGee, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lyle is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee trying to control but Lyle postures up.
Lyle throws a strike but McGee avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McGee has momentary wrist control but Lyle slips an elbow through the middle.
Lyle throws a strike but McGee rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee prevents Lyle from getting back to his feet.

Lyle pushes McGee off and scrambles back to his feet.
McGee fails with an attempt to clinch.

McGee rushes Lyle and presses him up against the cage.
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 Kyle Lyle's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

McGee tries to clinch
and Lyle counters with a stiff right hand.

Lyle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Lyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McGee is holding on to half guard well.
McGee knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lyle on the ground.
Lyle throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
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.
Lyle seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
Lyle winds up and cracks McGee with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Lyle in his half guard.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
Lyle throwing shots but McGee is blocking nicely.

Lyle is looking for a kimura here.
Lyle takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McGee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyle.
Kyle Lyle has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Lyle lands a nice short elbow.
Lyle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGee's head.
Lyle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lyle drops an elbow to the side of McGee's head.

Lyle is trying to work for a kimura but McGee is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Lyle in his half guard.
McGee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGee defending well though.
Lyle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McGee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
McGee on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McGee is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lyle scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lyle not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGee keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.
McGee taking some punishment here, with Lyle in his half guard.
Lyle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyle thows a huge punch but McGee dodges it nicely.

Lyle seems to be looking for submissions.
McGee is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGee is looking to improve his position.
Lyle lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kyle Lyle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lyle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:29
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 27:29
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:29

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