PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hannibal Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Bane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Lyons
vs
Bane

209 cm
27
300 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

200 cm
24
283 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

KAISER

Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Hannibal Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lucas Bane!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bane jabs at Lyons's body.
Lyons avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've been told by Lyons's head coaches at Team Anarchy MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lyons misses with a straight left.
Lyons throws a leg kick but Bane sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lyons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bane to score with a decent uppercut.
Lyons avoids the body shot from Bane.
Lyons connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bane. Bane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

It looks like Lucas Bane has been cut.
Lyons looks to throw the jab but Bane is out of range.
Lyons ducks under a wild hook from Bane.
Bane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lyons.
Bane lands a nice shot that snaps Lyons's head back.

It looks like Hannibal Lyons has been cut.
Lyons takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lyons takes one to the chin there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bane avoids a kick to the body.
Bane fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lyons manages to avoid it.
Lyons avoids the body shot from Bane.
Lucas Bane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyons appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bane dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bane is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lyons rather than just go for the knockout.
Lyons drops his hands momentarily and Bane takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bane tries a head kick but it misses.
Bane chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lyons cracks the inside of Bane's front leg.
Bane checks the leg kick.
Lyons throws a nice inside leg kick.
A big left from Lyons misses.
Bane lands a leg kick that knocks Lyons off balance momentarily.
Bane avoids a kick to the body.
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.
Bane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Lyons cracks Bane with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bane takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons defending well as Bane loads up on a big left hand.
Lyons gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bane.
Bane fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lucas Bane is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lyons lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bane lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lyons is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bane swings wildly with an uppercut but Lyons uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bane fails to land.
Bane lands a body punch.
Lyons throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banes head.
Lyons presses Bane against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lyons is leaning against Bane and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bane looks winded!
Bane goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lyons lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons digs a right hand into Bane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bane's gas tank.
Lyons lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Lyons.
Bane has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lyons seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bane can turn it around.
Lyons lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyons stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lyons can't get the takedown.
Lyons tries to throw a body punch but Bane avoids it by throwing Lyons back against the cage.
Bane throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyons.
The referee calls for Lyons to work.
Lyons lands a nice shot to the body.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Bane prevents a body shot from Lyons.
Bane lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bane presses Lyons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
A head punch on the inside from Lyons fails to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
Lyons blocks a body shot from Bane.
Bane prevents a body shot from Lyons.
A short right from Bane on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bane.
Lyons stalling.
Lyons misses with some punches.

Bane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bane's corner calls for a 1-2. Bane obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bane throws a hook to the side of Lyons's head but Lyons sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lyons throws out a leg kick but Bane moves out of range and Lyons only half commits.
Bane is looking for the big counter here.

Bane instigates a clinch.
Lyons misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bane lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lyons backwards.
Bane throws a head punch that misses.
Lyons tries a body shot but Bane blocks it.
Bane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Bane dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lyons misses with a hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lyons bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyons is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bane.

Lyons lands a big head kick that sends Bane tumbling to the mat! Lyons takes a step backwards and waves Bane back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bane misses with a looping left.
Bane lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lyons takes a step back to recover.
Lyons throws a looping overhand right but Bane ducks down to avoid it.
Bane steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Lyons swings for the body but Bane moves out of range.

Bane gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyons's elbow.
Lyons lands a right hand.
Bane tries to throw a body punch but Lyons avoids it by throwing Bane back against the cage.
Bane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyons misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lyons misses with a body punch.
Bane lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lyons backwards.
Lyons blocks a body shot from Bane.
Lyons tries to score a body lock takedown but Bane shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bane tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lyons's elbow.
Lyons blocks a body shot from Bane.
Lucas Bane seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bane tries a body shot but Lyons blocks it.
Bane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bane working aggressively here.
Bane misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyons.
Bane digs a right hand into Lyons's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lyons's gas tank.
Bane throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bane.
Lyons tries a body shot but Bane blocks it.
Bane scores with a shoulder strike.
Bane misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bane throws a punch but it's blocked by Lyons.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bane presses Lyons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice body punch from Bane - that landed with a thud.
Bane misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lyons taking a breather.
Bane working aggressively here.
Bane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Bane.
Bane presses Lyons against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Bane.
Bane scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bane misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lyons.
Bane lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lyons or not.
Bane lands with a right to the head.
Bane lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lyons takes a shot to the head.
Bane can't find room to land a body shot as Lyons controls the action.
A short body shot lands from Bane as the two fighters clinch.

Bane drops Lyons onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lyons is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Lyons is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bane tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Lyons is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bane creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Lyons with a big uppercut! Lyons tries to clinch up but Bane pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Lyons to the mat! Lyons covers up and Bane unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Bane!
A relieved looking Lucas Bane thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
In defeat, Hannibal Lyons stepped up to the mic, saying 'Congratulations my friend.'.