PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dino Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomasz Jr Rzasa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lyons
vs
Jr Rzasa

202 cm
19
346 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

225 cm
25
300 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

Good takedowns
Brawler
Intelligent

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Dino Lyons!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Tomasz Jr Rzasa!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Daniel Cesar and Mauricio Rocha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Rzasa has Lyons up against the cage in a clinch.
Lyons drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lyons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rzasa just stands there and leans against the cage.
Lyons tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rzasa just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dino Lyons. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyons jumps guard but Rzasa stands there with Lyons around his waist. Lyons gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Rzasa looking to throw knees to the head but Lyons is blocking nicely.

Rzasa jumps guard.
Rzasa has Lyons pulled in close to control his posture.
Rzasa lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rzasa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rzasa slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Lyons might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyons keeping full guard, as Rzasa tries to pass.
Rzasa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rzasa engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lyons is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Rzasa dives into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons is looking to regain half guard here but Rzasa keeps moving and retains side control.
Rzasa wants to stand but Lyons has his arm trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Rzasa is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Lyons taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rzasa is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Lyons taking a bit of punishment here - Rzasa scoring with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Lyons's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rzasa remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Rzasa easily slips into full mount!
Lyons is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Rzasa has taken his back.
Rzasa trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Lyons doesn't escape.
Rzasa lands shots from the back.

It looks like Dino Lyons has been cut.

Rzasa working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Lyons is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Rzasa has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Lyons taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tomasz Jr Rzasa!