PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Donny Dane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Lytle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dane comes to the cage accompanied by Candy Paint. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dane
vs
Lytle

189 cm
34
184 lbs
20 - 9 - 0

181 cm
29
179 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

ADCC Champion
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Donny Dane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Lytle!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, William Gold and James Glass.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lytle misses with the combination.
Dane moves out of range as Lytle strikes.
Lytle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dane counters with a stiff right hand.
Lytle looks to land a combination but Dane avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Lytle.
Lytle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lytle swinging wildly here.
Nice defenses there by Lytle.
Dane scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lytle throws out a loose jab but Dane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Lytle. Those never looked like landing.
Dane with a nice cross.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle throws a body punch but Dane moves out of range.
Dane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dane counters with a left to the body.
Dane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lytle.
Lytle throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dane counters with a three punch combo that has Lytle backing up. Lytle nods at Dane to acknowledge the strikes.
Lytle tries to clinch up
and Dane counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lytle thinking.
Some bone on bone action there as Dane checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James Lytle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lytle delivers a nice body kick.
Lytle is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle just misses with a punch to the body.
Lytle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dane takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.

It looks like Donny Dane has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lytle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lytle ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lytle looks to clinch
and Dane makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lytle fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dane.
Lytle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lytle pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lytle lands a slapping body shot.
Lytle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lytle misses with a wild body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dane blocks a head kick by Lytle.
Lytle just misses with a punch to the body.
Lytle slips a jab from Dane.
Lytle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lytle sizes up Dane with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Dane pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dane uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lytle.
Lytle throws a head kick that misses.
Lytle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lytle needs to keep his hands up - Dane had a free shot at his head there.
Lytle throws a right and a left that Dane avoids nicely.
Lytle misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lytle will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lytle lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lytle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lytle misses with a wild combination.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dane is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lytle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lytle.
Lytle throws a leg kick but Dane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lytle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lytle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lytle throws a body punch but Dane moves out of range.
Dane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big left from Dane misses.
Lytle takes a swing at Dane's ribcage but misses.
Lytle throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lytle throws a lazy head kick
and Dane connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lytle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dane avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lytle misses with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Lytle.
Dane slips under a jab from Lytle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Lytle clinches up with Dane and pushes him back against the cage.
Lytle is trying to push Dane away but Dane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Dane's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Lytle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lytle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lytle misses with a wild body shot.
Lytle misses with a two punch combination.
Dane swinging wildly here.
Lytle with a jab.
Lytle fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dane circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dane counters with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dane avoids the head kick by Lytle.
Lytle on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lytle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dane.
Lytle wants to clinch up but Dane keeps it at a distance.
A punch combination from Lytle misses.
Lytle misses with a wild body shot.
A jab lands there for Dane.
Lytle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dane counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lytle swings for the body but Dane moves out of range.
Lytle walks into a straight right hand from Dane.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lytle throws a series of punches but Dane moves out of range.
Lytle falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dane counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lytle throws a poor cross that misses
and Dane counters with a nice uppercut.
Lytle misses with a hook.
Lytle tries to close the distance and clinch but Dane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dane blocks a head kick by Lytle.
Lytle throws a low kick but Dane avoids it.
Dane keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lytle looks to throw the jab but Dane is out of range.
Dane feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lytles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Dane swats away the attempt to clinch by Lytle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Lytle.
Lytle scores with a jab to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lytle 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 Dane has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Dane and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lytle shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lytle uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dane.
Lytle jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice uppercut there from Lytle.
James Lytle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lytle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Lytle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Donny Dane's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Dane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lytle.
Dane avoids the body shot from Lytle.
Lytle wants to clinch but Dane slips to the side
and Dane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lytle thows a leg kick but Dane checks it
and Dane counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab from Dane misses.
Lytle scores with a nice head shot.
Lytle misses the shot to the body.
Lytle lands with an uppercut that bounces Dane off the cage and back into range.
Lytle misses with a leg kick
and Dane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dane lands a jab.
Lytle tries to clinch but Dane moves away
and Dane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dane avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lytle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Lytle drops his hands momentarily and Dane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lytle throws a combination that misses
and Dane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lytle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lytle wants to clinch.
Lytle throws a jab when Dane was well out of range.
Dane lands a lovely overhand right.
Lytle with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dane to score with a decent uppercut.
Lytle misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lytle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dane throws a hook to the side of Lytle's head but Lytle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lytle misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Lytle does no damage.
Lytle displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dane throws out the jab.
Lytle wants to land a leg kick but Dane is out of range.
Lytle scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lytle misses with a body shot.
Dane ducks under a wild hook from Lytle.
Lytle looks to score with a jab to the body but Dane is just out of range.
Lytle misses the jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lytle clinches with his opponent.
Lytle misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Lytle breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lytle lands with a good body shot.
Lytle throws a head kick but Dane moves out of range.
Lytle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lytle throws a right hand that misses
and Dane counters with a right hand to the body.
Lytle is looking to score with low kicks.
Lytle throws a body punch but Dane moves out of range.
No joy there for Lytle, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dane swings widly with a right hand
and Lytle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lytle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dane.
Lytle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Donny Dane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lytle takes a swing at Dane's ribcage but misses.
Dane scores with the left hand. Lytle knows he should have avoided that one.
Lytle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dane manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
James Lytle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lytle takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lytle lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lytle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dane moves out of range of the body kick from Lytle.
Lytle looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good exchange - Lytle coming out on top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jab from Dane.
Lytle misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Dane misses its intended target.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Lytle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lytle 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Lytle!
A victorious James Lytle thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.