PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cliff Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Vick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cliff Lyons has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Lyons
vs
Vick

175 cm
18
140 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

164 cm
18
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Cliff Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Donovan Vick!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Chris Edwards and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vick tries to score with a low kick but Lyons moves his leg out of the way.
Lyons throws a leg kick that misses.
Vick throws a low kick but it's checked well by Lyons.
A head kick misses from Lyons.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vick throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lyons throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vick.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Vick throws a front kick that sends Lyons stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Lyons misses
and Vick counters with a good low kick that Lyons was not able to check.
Lyons tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lyons throws out a leg kick but Vick moves out of range and Lyons only half commits.
Lyons wants to land a leg kick but Vick is out of range.
Lyons fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Vick is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons tries a head kick but it misses.
Lyons steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vick. That one must have hurt.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vick!
Lyons moves out of range of the body kick.
A head kick by Lyons misses
and Vick counters with a leg kick.
Vick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Vick finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Donovan Vick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vick thumps Lyons with a low kick.
Vick scores with a leg kick.
Vick thows a leg kick but Lyons checks it
and Lyons counters with a head kick. That will keep Vick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lyons crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vick - the referee stops the clock and Lyons gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vick. Lyons manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lyons will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Lyons sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons scores with a spinning back kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick avoids the head kick by Lyons.
Vick checks a low kick from Lyons.
A clash of legs there as Vick blocks the low kick.
Vick scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Vick. Lyons shrugs it off though.
Lyons takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vick is looking to land body kicks.
Vick wants to slow Lyons down by chopping away at his legs.
Vick lands a high kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vick.
Lyons motions for Vick to come forward. Lyons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vick gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lyons counters with a nice low kick that buckles Vick's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Vick.
Lyons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Vick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A low kick from Lyons misses
and Vick counters with a nice leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lyons lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Vick has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Vick and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lyons sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Vick.
Vick throws a wild body kick that Lyons sees coming a mile off.
Vick scores with a nice body kick.
Lyons avoids the head kick by Vick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vick blocks a head kick by Lyons.
Vick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyons's calf.
Vick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vick throws a head kick that misses.
Vick throws a push kick but Lyons slaps the foot to one side.
Vick misses with a kick to the body.
Lyons walks forward, straight into a front kick from Vick.
Lyons avoids the head kick by Vick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vick takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lyons moves out of range of the body kick.
Vick tries to score with a low kick but Lyons moves his leg out of the way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donovan Vick 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.

Vick pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lyons counters with a nice body kick.
Vick throws a push kick but Lyons slaps the foot to one side.
Vick looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lyons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lyons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vick. That did some damage!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lyons checks a leg kick.
Lyons blocks a head kick by Vick.
Lyons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lyons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Vick is out of range and Lyons settles back down.
Vick gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Lyons counters with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Lyons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick throws a wild body kick that Lyons sees coming a mile off.
Lyons is looking to score with low kicks.
Lyons misses with a low kick.
Lyons goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vick fakes the leg kick and cracks Lyons in the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vick.
Vick throws a low kick but Lyons avoids it.
Lyons avoids a kick to the body.
Lyons avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Vick misses with a body kick.
Lyons throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyons thumps Vick with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vick looks to throw a body kick
and Lyons counters with a good low kick that Vick was not able to check.
Vick throws a wild body kick that Lyons sees coming a mile off.
A head kick misses from Vick.
Vick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Lyons counters with a leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Lyons checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lyons shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A slow jab from Lyons misses its intended target.
Vick cracks the inside of Lyons's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vick fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vick connects with a solid leg kick.
Vick looks to land a body kick but Lyons moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vick lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vick throws a body kick that misses
and Lyons counters with a head kick. That will keep Vick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Vick moves out of range of the leg kick from Lyons.
Vick thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Lyons if he has to take too many more of those.
Lyons fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vick has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Vick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vick takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
A head kick misses from Lyons.
Vick is looking to land body kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lyons.
Vick lands a leg kick that knocks Lyons off balance momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Vick misses with a head kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vick misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A clash of legs there as Vick blocks the low kick.
Vick misses with a body kick.
Vick throws a leg kick which misses Lyons's front leg but catches the back leg as Lyons tries to avoid it.
Vick throws a sloppy head kick and Lyons moves out of range easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vick, right into the meat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyons moves out of range as Vick throws a body kick.
Vick goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice body kick from Vick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donovan Vick will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!

Vick throws a low kick but Lyons moves out of range easily.
Vick misses with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Vick
and Lyons counters with a nice leg kick.
Lyons blocks the body kick.
Vick throws a leg kick but Lyons moved away.
Lyons misses with a head kick.
Lyons misses with a low kick.
Lyons does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lyons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vick. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Vick blocks the leg kick.
Vick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vick misses with a low kick as Lyons jumps back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vick lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lyons looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vick.
Vick throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lyons throws a leg kick but Vick checks it.
Lyons tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Vick misses.
Vick on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vick misses with a head kick.
Vick tries to land a front kick but Lyons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vick pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cliff Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Donovan Vick is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons wants to land a leg kick but Vick is out of range.
Vick throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lyons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vick. That did some damage!
Vick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lyons moves out of range as Vick throws a body kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vick.
Lyons thows a leg kick but Vick checks it
and Vick makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lyons fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Vick checks it well.
Lyons throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Lyons takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Lyons avoids a kick to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons checks a low kick from Vick.
Good leg kick by Lyons there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vick looks for the body kick but Lyons saw that one coming.
A solid body kick from Vick.
Vick throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vick tries to land a front kick but Lyons steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lyons attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Vick is looking to slow Lyons down with leg kicks.
Vick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vick scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vick fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lyons has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vick throws a head kick that half lands.
A clash of legs there as Lyons blocks the low kick.
Vick explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vick checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vick. That's going to slow Lyons down.
Vick checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vick checks a leg kick.
Vick takes a kick to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vick scores with a head kick. Lyons tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lyons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vick throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Lyons counters with a low kick, right behind Vick 's knee.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Donovan Vick.
Well Vick has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donovan Vick!