PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Ring
vs
Lyons

180 cm
20
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jeremy Ring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Trent Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Steve Erwin and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lyons moves into the clinch successfully.
Ring can't break the clinch.
Lyons connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ring's face.
Lyons throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lyons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ring blocks it with crossed arms.

Lyons jumps guard.
Ring lands a couple of elbows.
Ring trying to control but Lyons is working from the bottom.
Ring in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lyons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Ring postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lyons is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ring, into his guard.

Ring manages to escape and get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ring.
Ring fails to land with a series of punches.
Ring tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lyons swivels and escapes.
Ring dives in and grabs Lyons's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lyons pushes down on Ring's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Ring. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lyons drives through with a takedown into Ring's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.

Ring looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ring looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lyons passes into half guard.
Lyons is looking to pass Ring's guard but actually Ring recovers to full guard.
Ring is pulling down on Lyons's head to control his posture.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring working a defensive guard but Lyons passes into half guard.
Lyons prevents Ring from improving his position.
Ring slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring working a defensive guard here.
Ring wants to sweep here but Lyons controlling him for the moment.
Ring is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Ring is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Lyons sees it coming and defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Ring dominated that round.
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.

Lyons drives through with a takedown into Ring's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lyons controlling from the top position.
Ring manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Ring looking to finish with strikes here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ring tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.

Ring has hold of Lyons's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lyons manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Ring has hold of Lyons's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lyons manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lyons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ring. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ring tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Ring working for a guillotine from mount but Lyons is in no mood to give up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Ring is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Lyons to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Lyons shrugs it off.

Ring is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Lyons has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Lyons!
Ring is looking to sweep but instead, Lyons has passed into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ring keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Ring trying to hold on to Lyons's head to control him but Lyons postures up.

Ring looking for submissions off his back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ring tries to roll over but Lyons keeps him under control.
Ring trying to control from the bottom.
Ring is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Lyons's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Lyons's back!
Lyons is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeremy Ring dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Ring misses with a takedown attempt - Lyons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ring tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lyons swivels and escapes.
Ring shoots in for a double leg but Lyons sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeremy Ring. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Lyons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lyons with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lyons using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ring has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lyons misses with a knee strike.
Lyons misses with an elbow strike.
Lyons takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lyons takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lyons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lyons throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ring blocks it with crossed arms.
Lyons 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.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Ring manages to break the clinch.
Jeremy Ring seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyons slaps away a takedown attempt from Ring, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ring misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Ring darts in and clinches Lyons up against the cage.
Ring tries to land a knee to the head but Lyons blocks with his arms.
Lyons blocks an elbow strike from Ring.
Lyons tries a knee to the head but Ring blocks it.

Ring has hold of one of Lyons's legs. Lyons is fighting the takedown attempt but Ring gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring controlling from the top position.
Ring landing some decent shots from guard.
Ring loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ring works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyons keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ring wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lyons keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Ring is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ring trying to control the action but Lyons is working from the bottom.
Ring not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Ring.
Ring thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lyons's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ring.

Ring is looking for a kimura but Lyons is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ring to get the leverage.
Ring is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like Trent Lyons has been cut.

Ring seems to be working for a kimura but Lyons defends the submission attempt.
Jeremy Ring overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Ring is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Lyons doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ring.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Ring stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Lyons to get to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jeremy Ring showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ring, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Hugh Johnson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Ring!