PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rory Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ardian Shiba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shiba has chosen Theme tune Mohammed rapes children as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lyons
vs
Shiba

192 cm
32
198 lbs
19 - 13 - 0

186 cm
31
198 lbs
11 - 11 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rory Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of London, Ardian Shiba!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Steve Montenegro and Jorge Garcia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lyons.
Lyons takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Rory Lyons has been cut.
Lyons seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lyons throws a lazy right hand but Shiba sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shiba is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Shiba connects with a nice looking jab.

Shiba shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Shiba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shiba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyons looking for a sweep. Not yet Lyons, not yet.
Shiba trying to control but Lyons is working from the bottom.
Lyons is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shiba preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyons is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lyons takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Shiba lands the left hand.
Ardian Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shiba fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lyons misses with a looping right.
Shiba takes a kick to the side of the head.
A left lands for Shiba.
Shiba throws a looping overhand right but Lyons ducks down to avoid it.

Shiba shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Lyons manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shiba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Lyons's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lyons is refusing to be controlled, as Shiba sits in half guard.
Shiba is stalling here. Lyons is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Shiba seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lyons has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lyons working the strikes but Shiba uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lyons scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Lyons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Shiba is trying to maintain the position but Lyons is very close to passing his half guard.
Lyons is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba is trying to escape the mount.
Lyons lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shiba hang on?
Lyons lands with some strikes.

Lyons wants to finish this one by submission but Shiba is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lyons.
Shiba is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lyons landing strikes from the mount.
Shiba tries to hold on but Lyons pushes him away.
Shiba tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lyons landing shots from mount.
Shiba is working to get back to half guard.
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.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyons in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shiba is looking to improve his position but Lyons isn't that keen on the idea.
Lyons raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyons trying to control but Shiba is having none of it.
Shiba in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lyons can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Shiba is looking to escape.
Lyons with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rory Lyons dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lyons scores with a crisp jab that stopped Shiba in his tracks.

Shiba fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lyons sprawls well initially but Shiba persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Shiba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Lyons wants to improve his position but Shiba is controlling well.
Shiba thows a huge punch but Lyons dodges it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Rory Lyons overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lyons trying to control but Shiba postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba is looking to advance position but Lyons won't allow it.
Lyons gets back to full guard.
Shiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lyons controlling the position.
Lyons trying to keep a closed guard but Shiba is proving a slippery customer.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Lyons lands with a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Shiba gets the takedown into side control.

Shiba goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lyons has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shiba but great work by Lyons.
Lyons throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Shiba works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Lyons working Shiba over with strikes.
Shiba trying to control from the bottom.
Lyons trying to control the action but Shiba is working from the bottom.
Shiba won't allow Lyons to pass to mount.
Lyons throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lyons wants to take a breather but Shiba is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba taking some punishment here, with Lyons in his half guard.
Shiba moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Shiba has his foot on Lyons's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Lyons works his way back into a safe position though.
Shiba looking to control.
Lyons stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shiba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lyons trying to control the position from guard on top but Shiba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyons passes Shiba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Shiba tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shiba manages to get to full guard.
Shiba is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shiba might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Lyons haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Lyons cracks Shiba with a solid left hand.
Shiba not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

Lyons gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Ardian Shiba will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Rory Lyons's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Shiba darts in trying to clinch
and Shiba takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lyons defending well as Shiba loads up on a big left hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Shiba as he connects with a hook.
Shiba stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lyons.

Shiba dives in and scores a takedown into Lyons's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Shiba working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.

Lyons had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shiba defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons working a defensive guard here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons wants to sweep but no luck.
Shiba throws a big elbow that misses.
Shiba scoring with some ground and pound.
Shiba with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shiba is fighting to break Lyons's control of his arms but Lyons is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Shiba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Shiba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lyons with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Shiba to score with a decent uppercut.
Shiba digs a good hook to Lyons's body.
Lyons throws a head kick that misses
and Shiba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Shiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons.
Shiba throws a lazy uppercut
and Lyons makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Shiba cracks Lyons with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lyons misses with an uppercut. Shiba saw that one coming.
Shiba tries to counter with a clinch but Lyons shakes him off and moves away.

Shiba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Shiba stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lyons swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons looking for a sweep. Not yet Lyons, not yet.
Lyons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shiba cracks Lyons with a solid left hand.
Shiba trying to control but Lyons is working from the bottom.
Lyons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shiba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Lyons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lyons throws a lazy head kick
letting Shiba counter with a right hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyons.
Shiba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lyons connects with a jab.
Lyons gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Shiba misses with a kick to the body.

Shiba drives through and clinches with Lyons against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shiba.
A short right from Lyons on the inside.
Lyons managing to block the knees to the body from Shiba.
Lyons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shiba is keeping busy.
Lyons swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lyons misses with a body punch.
Lyons is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Shiba is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ardian Shiba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shiba 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 Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Ardian Shiba!
In his post fight interview, Ardian Shiba gave a big smile as he said 'Mohammed was a pedo, mohammed was pedo na na naaa naaaa oi, na naaa naaaaa na oi.... Fuck Islam.'.