PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lyman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyman has chosen Broken Language as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Chris Stone has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Stone
vs
Lyman

201 cm
23
280 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

200 cm
26
255 lbs
7 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
KO power

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 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Josh Lyman!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Anthony Taglia and Russell Pearce.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyman tries to clinch up but Stone circles away and keeps his distance.

Lyman lands a left and a right that send Stone crashing to the mat, dazed. Lyman thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Stone is rocked!

It looks like Chris Stone has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oh Stone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lyman tries to clinch up.
Stone seems to have got his legs back now.
Lyman defending well as Stone loads up on a big left hand.
Stone misses with a jab to the body

and Lyman counters by moving into the clinch.
Stone takes a knee to the side of the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lyman tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Lyman misses with a knee strike.
Lyman misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Lyman.
Lyman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lyman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Stone is breathing heavily.
Lyman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Chris Stone'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.
Lyman putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Stone in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lyman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Lyman lands a knee to the head.
Lyman connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stone's face.
Lyman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lyman with a knee to the head.

Chris Stone's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Stone is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lyman lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lyman misses with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lyman.
Lyman missing with knees to the body.
Lyman tries to land a knee to the head but Stone blocks with his arms.
Lyman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Stone.
Lyman prevents a takedown attempt there.
Lyman scores a nice knee to the body.
Lyman with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Stone on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stone tries to stall but Lyman uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Stone has had enough of the clinch but Lyman keeps him there for the moment.
Lyman misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Stone is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Lyman can't fight it off and eventually Stone manages to take the fight to the floor. Lyman looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Lyman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.
Stone controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Lyman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stone postures up in Lyman's guard and throws a big left but Lyman blocks it.
Stone postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone throwing strikes from guard but Lyman blocks nicely.
Stone is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Stone prevents Lyman from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Stone accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Stone is pushing down on Lyman's leg trying to pass to half guard. Lyman is fighting to maintain full guard but Stone has managed to sneak the leg through.

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.
Stone wants to take a breather but Lyman is having none of it.
Stone drops an elbow to the side of Lyman's head.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyman defending well though.
Ground and pound from Stone.
Stone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Stone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Stone slips a nice elbow through Lyman's hands, connecting with Lyman's forehead.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyman defending well though.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stone connects with a nice short shot to Lyman's temple.
Stone is taking a breather. Lyman says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
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 Chris Stone's cut.
That's time! Stone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stone is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lyman's half guard.
Stone is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Lyman wants to get back to his feet.
Stone is keen to just control but Lyman is a slippery customer.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lyman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Stone not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyman taking some punishment here, with Stone in his half guard.
Stone thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyman is trying to stand up here but Stone is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stone 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.
Lyman is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Stone connects with a nice short shot to Lyman's temple.
Stone winds up and cracks Lyman with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Stone wants to take a breather but Lyman is having none of it.
Stone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Lyman blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stone.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stone looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Stone lands strikes from half guard.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyman's head.
Stone performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Lyman is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stone scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stone takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Stone throwing shots but Lyman is blocking nicely.
Stone controlling the action here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
Stone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Stone trying to control from half guard but Lyman is working away.
Chris Stone overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stone sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lyman defending well though.
Stone is trying to control the action in half guard but Lyman is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lyman pushes Stone off looking to stand but Stone dives back in and keeps control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyman's head.
Stone scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stone throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Nice strikes from Stone there.
Stone slips a nice elbow through Lyman's hands, connecting with Lyman's forehead.
Lyman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Stone. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lyman keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Stone is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Stone dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chris Stone's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Stone scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Lyman wants to get back to his feet.
Stone thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Lyman to regain full guard.
Lyman is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Stone is controlling him.
Stone scoring with punches to the head and body.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stone trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Stone trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lyman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stone makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyman keeping moving, preventing Stone from controlling successfully.
Stone stays in close to Lyman's body and controls the position.
Stone is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lyman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lyman wants to stand up but Stone is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stone in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Stone.
Lyman has momentary wrist control but Stone slips an elbow through the middle.
Stone missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stone works over Lyman with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Stone's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stone chips away with some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stone is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stone lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Stone throws a big right hand that misses.
Stone throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stone postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Stone passes Lyman's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stone throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Lyman has hold of Stone's hands but Stone slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stone working Lyman over with strikes.
Stone lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Stone is nestled in close to Lyman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stone drops an elbow to the side of Lyman's head.

Lyman is rocked!
Stone landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Lyman is still in real trouble! Can Stone finish him?
Stone is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Lyman seems to have recovered his senses.
Stone throwing shots but Lyman is blocking nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stone lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Stone showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Stone 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:26
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 29:26
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:26

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