PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roy Country (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Von Lydeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Country
vs
Von Lydeman

195 cm
25
217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

187 cm
26
220 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Roy Country!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Von Lydeman!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Country lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Country checks a low kick from Von Lydeman.
Country throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Von Lydeman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Von Lydeman scores with a leg kick.
Country stuns Von Lydeman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Country throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Country lands a jab to the head.
No joy there for Von Lydeman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Von Lydeman is looking to clinch.
Country fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Country with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Country moves out of range as Von Lydeman throws a body kick.

Von Lydeman gets caught napping as Country dives in and scores a takedown. Von Lydeman manages to retain guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Country's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Country stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Von Lydeman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Von Lydeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Country. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Von Lydeman wants to stand up but Country is controlling him.
Country pushing down on Von Lydeman's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Country is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Country seems to be looking for submissions.
Von Lydeman is trying to maintain the position but Country is very close to passing his half guard.
Country is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Country is pressing down on Von Lydeman's thigh, looking to free his foot. Von Lydeman is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country passes to full mount!
Von Lydeman is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Country looking to secure an arm triangle but Von Lydeman defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Country controlling the pace for now.
Von Lydeman working to try and regain half guard.
Country sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Country seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Von Lydeman for as long as he can get away with.
Von Lydeman is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Country avoids the attempt from Von Lydeman to control.

Country working for a guillotine from mount but Von Lydeman is in no mood to give up.
Von Lydeman is trying to stand up.
Country controlling from mount.
Country seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Von Lydeman is holding on tight.
Country sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Country has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Country wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Country lands a nice shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Von Lydeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Country looks to land a left hand but Von Lydeman moved out of range nicely.
Country misses with a hook.
Roy Country seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Von Lydeman throws a leg kick but Country moved away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Country dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Von Lydeman tries to close the distance and clinch but Country swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Country 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.

Country dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Country scores with a hook to the body. Von Lydeman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von Lydeman avoids the body shot from Country.
A looping hook to the body misses from Country. Von Lydeman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Von Lydeman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Country comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Country stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Von Lydeman misses with an uppercut.
Jack Von Lydeman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Von Lydeman walks into a straight right hand from Country.
Country swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Lydeman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Country cracks Von Lydeman with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Country scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

It looks like Jack Von Lydeman has been cut.
Country throws out a powerful jab.
Country digs a good hook to Von Lydeman's body.
Von Lydeman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Country is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Von Lydeman can do to turn this around?
Von Lydeman throws a wild body kick that Country sees coming a mile off.
Country swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Von Lydeman looks to land a body kick but Country moved away.
Von Lydeman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Country avoids it really well and circles away.
Von Lydeman is breathing heavily.
Country lands with a good body shot.
Roy Country is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Country circles away from the clinch attempt.
Country digs a good body shot into Von Lydeman's ribs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Country lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheers as Country lands an impressive looking overhand right. Von Lydeman doesn't seem phased though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Von Lydeman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Von Lydeman wants to clinch.

Country feints and as Von Lydeman raises his hands in defense, Country changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Country not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roy Country overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Country advances to half guard.
Country not doing much here.
Country passes to side control.

Country is trying to get an arm triangle but Von Lydeman is defending well.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Von Lydeman is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The referee asks Country politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Country prefers to stall for the moment though.

Country is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Von Lydeman is trying to escape and Country transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Von Lydeman is forced to tap! Nice work there by Country! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Country!