PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Lee Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen Kid Rock - Bawitdaba as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lyons
vs
Lee Daniels

192 cm
25
206 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
208 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bobby Lee Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Franklyn Lucas and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Daniels throws out the jab.

Lyons takes the fight into the clinch.
Lyons has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels lands a shoulder strike.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Daniels scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lyons tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lyons is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lyons misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons fails to pull guard.
Lyons cracks Daniels with a nice body shot.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Lyons.
Lyons misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons stalling.
A head punch on the inside from Lyons fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons blocking some punches.
Daniels doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyons is pushing Daniels up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Lyons.

Lyons has Daniels pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Lyons pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Daniels tumbling to the mat - Lyons dives into Daniels's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lyons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Daniels has Lyons pulled in close to control his posture.
Lyons 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.
Lyons lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lyons loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lyons postures up.
Lyons looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyons manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Lyons wants to sweep but no luck.
Daniels throwing strikes from guard but Lyons blocks nicely.
Lyons keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.

Daniels avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lyons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daniels working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Daniels postures up and lands a big shot to Lyons's brow.
Lyons bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Daniels's guard.

Lyons has gone for a leg lock! Daniels slips out almost immediately though and dives into Lyons's guard.

Lyons working for a triangle but Daniels defends it easily.
Daniels controlling from the top position.
Daniels advances position into side control!
Lyons is working to avoid the ground and pound but Daniels connects with a decent elbow.
Lyons tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lyons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyons is trying to improve his position.
Daniels landing strikes.
Lyons is looking for a sweep.
Daniels trying to control the action but Lyons is working from the bottom.
Daniels tries to score with some ground and pound. Lyons controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Daniels gets to mount! Lyons was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lyons working to try and regain half guard.
Daniels misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bobby Lee Daniels will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lyons lands a nice shot to the body.
Lyons throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Daniels throws a lazy uppercut
and Lyons counters with a one-two to the body.
Lyons walks into a jab.
Daniels cracks the inside of Lyons's front leg.
Daniels tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Daniels.
Lyons shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
Lyons shoots in but no luck this time.
Lyons throws a leg kick
letting Daniels counter with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels pivots, looking for a leg kick but Lyons is out of range and Daniels settles back down.
A clash of legs there as Lyons blocks the low kick.

Lyons dives in and scores a takedown into Daniels's guard.
Daniels pulls Lyons in to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyons manages to get himself to full guard.
Daniels postures up.
Daniels lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Daniels missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Lyons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Daniels defends well.
Daniels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lyons keeping moving, preventing Daniels from controlling successfully.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
Daniels is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lyons trying to control the position here.

Lyons is looking for a triangle but Daniels pushes his legs off easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Daniels got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lyons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Daniels has managed to get both his arms back between Lyons's legs - danger averted.
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!

Lyons has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Daniels is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Lyons.
Daniels misses with the ground and pound.
Daniels wants to control but Lyons is keeping him busy.
Daniels is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Lyons is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels not landing any meaningful shots this time.

Daniels seems to be looking for submissions.
Lyons moves into full guard.

Lyons isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Daniels stacks Lyons on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Daniels!
Daniels in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Lyons is looking for a sweep.
Daniels has control of an arm but Lyons manages to advance to Daniels's back!
Lyons avoiding Daniels 's attempts to control his hands.
Daniels is trying to break free.

Lyons is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Lyons controlling well, preventing Daniels from escaping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels trying to control but not successfully.
Can Daniels hold on?! Lyons is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Lyons will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels can't escape the position.

Lyons seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Daniels's chin but Daniels turns very nicely into Lyons's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Daniels.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Daniels accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lyons is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Daniels is aware though and is defending well.
Daniels chips away with some ground and pound.
Daniels throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Daniels trying to control the position from guard on top but Lyons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bobby Lee Daniels will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lyons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Daniels connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lyons scrambles back to his feet.
Lyons shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyons has time to react.
A slapping leg kick lands for Daniels.
Lyons pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daniels is out of range and Lyons settles back down.
Daniels throws a jab when Lyons was well out of range.

Lyons clinches up with Daniels and pushes him back against the cage.
Daniels makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

It looks like Rory Lyons has been cut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Daniels tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lyons lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyons backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons lands a left hand.
Daniels misses with an elbow strike.

Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bobby Lee Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels feints and then cracks Lyons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lyons down.
Daniels throws a push kick but Lyons slaps the foot to one side.
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 Daniels has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Daniels and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Lyons takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lyons takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lyons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Daniels.
Daniels throws a lazy right hand but Lyons sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels feints and then cracks Lyons's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lyons down.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels cracks Lyons with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lyons misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lyons throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lyons takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The fighters circling - Daniels throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Both fighters circling a little - Daniels finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Lyons misses.
Lyons moves forwards but Daniels connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lyons throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Lyons wants to clinch.
Daniels tries to work over Lyons's front leg with a kick but Lyons checks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels cracks Lyons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lyons tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daniels 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.
A shot to the body from Lyons misses
and Daniels counters with a nice body kick.
Daniels jabs Lyons to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lyons throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels digs a good hook to Lyons's body.
Bobby Lee Daniels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lyons motions for Daniels to come forward. Lyons throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lyons drops his hands momentarily and Daniels takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyons.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Daniels.
Lyons moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels misses with a hook.
Daniels throws a shot to the body.
Daniels stuns Lyons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels scores with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels throws a quick inside leg kick.
A cross from Daniels lands.
Lyons uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Lee Daniels really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Lyons misses with a leg kick
and Daniels counters with an outside leg kick.
Daniels keeps Lyons at a distance using the push kick.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons.
Lyons lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lyons takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lyons fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daniels throws a poor cross that misses
and Lyons counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Daniels.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels looks for the body kick but Lyons saw that one coming.
Lyons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Daniels manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lyons changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Daniels tries to avoid it but Lyons manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Daniels to the ground. Daniels escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Lyons swings for the body but Daniels moves out of range.
Lyons takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Daniels fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lyons moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lyons uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daniels.
Daniels throws a looping overhand right but Lyons ducks down to avoid it.
Daniels dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lyons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daniels connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lyons. Lyons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses the jab.
That kick from Daniels tenderised Lyons's leg. Lyons is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lyons staying out of range there.
Lyons tries a head kick but it misses.
Daniels looks to land a left hand but Lyons moved out of range nicely.

Lyons gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lyons keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Daniels's efforts to push away.
A short right from Daniels on the inside.
Daniels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Daniels misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lyons misses with some punches.
Lyons trying to stall but Daniels improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lyons stalling in the clinch but Daniels improves position.
Daniels goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels lands a left hand.
Lyons can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Lyons avoiding damage.
Lyons is looking to control Daniels's arms but Daniels gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lyons has his back to the cage.
Lyons blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rory Lyons has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lyons blocks an uppercut.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Daniels misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels lands a right hand.
Daniels misses with a knee to the head.
Daniels tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Lyons.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lyons jumps guard but Daniels turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Lyons is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
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!
Lyons struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
Lyons blocks a body shot from Daniels.
Daniels stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lyons works on Daniels's body with a couple of short punches.
Lyons tries to pull guard but Daniels forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyons blocking some punches.
Daniels lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Daniels working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Daniels lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A body shot lands from Daniels.
Daniels working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Lee Daniels dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Lyons will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lyons throws a leg kick
and Daniels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lyons takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lyons is looking to clinch but Daniels is avoiding it.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Daniels waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lyons.
An inside leg kick lands from Daniels.
Daniels lands a jab to Lyons's midsection.
Lyons connects with a body shot.
Daniels throws an overhand right that lands on Lyons's shoulder, as Lyons tries to avoid the shot.
Lyons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Lyons is looking to wear down Daniels with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lyons.
Lyons keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lyons throws a head kick that misses.
Daniels just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyons tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Daniels paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lyons is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Daniels stuns Lyons with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Daniels swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lyons shoots in and drives through. Daniels sprawls well.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons throws out a powerful jab.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lyons moves away from the strike by Daniels.
Lyons moves out of range of the leg kick from Daniels.
Daniels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lyons tries to clinch but Daniels moves away
and Daniels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Lyons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daniels.
Daniels throws a hook but Lyons blocks it.
Daniels throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lyons sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lyons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Daniels.
Lyons staying out of range there.
Rory Lyons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from Lyons misses.
Daniels scores with a shot to the body.
Daniels misses with an uppercut.
Daniels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Daniels thuds a left hand into Lyons's body.
Daniels connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Daniels lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Daniels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Daniels misses with a straight right.
Lyons checks the leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lyons at a distance.
Daniels avoids the head kick by Lyons.
Daniels takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lyons shoots in for a double leg but Daniels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Lyons throws a looping overhand right but Daniels ducks down to avoid it.
Lyons throws a front kick aimed at Daniels's knee but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Lyons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyons takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daniels uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyons has time to react.
Daniels is looking to slow Lyons down with leg kicks.
Bobby Lee Daniels is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lyons tries to land a front kick but Daniels steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Lee Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Daniels 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:50
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 45:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Lee Daniels!
After the fight, Bobby Lee Daniels was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.