PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gunner State Jr. (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). and Rory Lyons. Rory Lyons is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

State Jr.
vs
Lyons

187 cm
26
197 lbs
13 - 5 - 0

192 cm
30
198 lbs
18 - 10 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
World class MT
Granite chin

Fury Nutrition Inc.

{R.W} Four Aces Nutrition

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 13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunner State Jr.!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Anthony Taglia and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyons throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lyons lands a nice leg kick that just misses State Jr.'s sensitive parts.
State Jr. moves out of range as Lyons throws a body kick.
State Jr. throws a right hand that misses
and Lyons makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
State Jr. throws a half hearted mid kick.
State Jr. takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

Lyons shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lyons is nestled in close to State Jr., controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
State Jr. wants to get back to full guard.
Lyons thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed State Jr.'s head.

Lyons seems to be looking for submissions.
Lyons is trying to control. State Jr. wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Lyons throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing State Jr. to regain full guard.
State Jr. managing to control the position.
Lyons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons trying to control but State Jr. is working from the bottom.
Lyons throwing strikes from guard but State Jr. blocks nicely.
State Jr. is trying to keep Lyons in close.
Lyons is looking to work some ground and pound but State Jr. has wrist control.
Lyons working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lyons trying to control but State Jr. is working from the bottom.
State Jr. keeping full guard, as Lyons tries to pass.
Lyons landing with the ground and pound.

State Jr. had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lyons defends it easily.
State Jr. seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons wants to control from the top but State Jr. keeps moving.
Lyons connects with a couple of short punches.

Lyons avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lyons works a leg free and moves into half guard.
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!
State Jr. trying to control from the bottom.
State Jr. tries to get to full guard but Lyons has control of the leg.
Lyons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
State Jr. blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lyons.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
State Jr. avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lyons.
Lyons working State Jr. over with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Lyons there.
State Jr. keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
State Jr. keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lyons working State Jr. over with strikes.
State Jr. tries to roll over but Lyons keeps him under control.
State Jr. flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
State Jr. wants to improve his position but Lyons is controlling well.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but State Jr. keeps working.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Lyons connects with a nice short shot to State Jr.'s temple.
Lyons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons lands with a punch from half guard.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but State Jr. keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

State Jr. looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
State Jr. tries to get to full guard but Lyons has control of the leg.
Nice strikes from Lyons there.
Lyons trying to control from half guard but State Jr. is working away.
Lyons working over State Jr. with some ground and pound. State Jr. looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
State Jr. is looking to control Lyons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can State Jr. avoid being mounted?
Lyons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lyons lands strikes from half guard.
State Jr. wants to improve his position but Lyons is controlling well.
Lyons looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Lyons dominated that round.
That's time! State Jr.'s corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lyons tries to work over State Jr.'s front leg with a kick but State Jr. checks it.
State Jr. throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lyons scoring well with a low kick there.
State Jr. scores with a shot to the body.
Lyons dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on State Jr.. That did some damage!
Lyons throws a leg kick that misses.
State Jr. looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lyons lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lyons misses with a head kick.
Lyons throws a chopping leg kick but State Jr. manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lyons jabs State Jr. right on the nose. State Jr. blinks but takes it well.

State Jr. has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lyons tries for a takedown. No joy.
State Jr. wants to break free but Lyons has control.
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!
State Jr. is trying to break the clinch but Lyons has him pressed against the cage.

State Jr. breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
State Jr. goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
State Jr. misses with an uppercut. Lyons saw that one coming.
Lyons lands a high kick!

Lyons drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Lyons working away.
State Jr. wants to get back to his feet but Lyons drags him back down.
State Jr. tries to buck Lyons off but Lyons is having none of it.
State Jr. gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Lyons is trying to control the action in half guard but State Jr. is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
State Jr. is controlling Lyons's trapped leg to prevent Lyons from advancing to side control.

Lyons seems to be looking for submissions.
Rory Lyons has got the better of the ground game so far.
State Jr. wants to control but Lyons is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons lands strikes from half guard.
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 slips a nice elbow through State Jr.'s hands, connecting with State Jr.'s forehead.
Lyons working State Jr. over with strikes.
Lyons landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
State Jr. is looking to improve his position.
Lyons looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks State Jr. with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

State Jr. looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
State Jr. wants to control but Lyons is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lyons working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
State Jr. tries to get to full guard but Lyons has control of the leg.
State Jr. trying to hold on to Lyons's head to control him but Lyons postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons moves nicely into side control.
State Jr. is looking for a sweep.
Lyons landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Lyons is chipping away with strikes.
The strikes coming from Lyons are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
State Jr. takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
State Jr. is trying to get back to half guard.
Lyons trying to control the action but State Jr. is working from the bottom.
Lyons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear State Jr. down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyons lands a nice forearm strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Lyons scoring with punches and elbows.
State Jr. is trying to get back to half guard.
Lyons working the body and head with strikes.
State Jr. wants to control but Lyons postures up.
State Jr. prevents Lyons from moving into mount.
State Jr. tries to buck Lyons off but Lyons is having none of it.
Lyons working the ground and pound from side control.
State Jr. is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lyons cracks State Jr. with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
State Jr. taking punishment in the form of punches.
Lyons lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear State Jr. down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Lyons showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Lyons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lyons.
State Jr. throws a hook to the side of Lyons's head but Lyons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice body kick there by Lyons.
State Jr. looks to score with a jab to the body but Lyons is just out of range.
State Jr. throws a series of punches but Lyons avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from State Jr..
Good leg kick by Lyons there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lyons. That's going to slow State Jr. down.
Rory Lyons seems to be getting the better of the standup.
An inside leg kick lands from Lyons.
State Jr. throws out a loose jab but Lyons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyons has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
State Jr. stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyons.
State Jr. is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice uppercut there from Lyons.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyons looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lyons moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A solid body kick from Lyons.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
State Jr. on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lyons. Lyons obviously looking to wear him down.
Lyons lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Lyons finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

Lyons closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming State Jr. to the mat! State Jr. manages to get full guard.
Lyons lands a couple of digs.
State Jr. keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Lyons working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of State Jr.'s head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyons is stalling in the full guard.
Lyons throwing strikes but missing.
Lyons makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
State Jr. is trying to control the position but Lyons postures up.
State Jr. keeping moving, preventing Lyons from controlling successfully.
Lyons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyons keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of State Jr.'s head.
Lyons wants to control from the top but State Jr. keeps moving.
Lyons won't allow State Jr. to sweep him here.
Lyons lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

Lyons is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but State Jr. has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Lyons is looking to defend but State Jr. has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Lyons! State Jr. pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Lyons taps out and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Gunner State Jr.!
A relieved looking Gunner State Jr. thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.