PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yegor Klitschko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Lyons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Klitschko
vs
Lyons

200 cm
33
248 lbs
26 - 19 - 0

209 cm
34
300 lbs
18 - 8 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yegor Klitschko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Hannibal Lyons!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klitschko swinging wildly here.
And Lyons tries to counter it with a takedown but Klitschko pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Lyons showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Klitschko.
Klitschko with a hook.
Klitschko throws a poor cross that misses
letting Lyons counter with a right hand.
Lyons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Klitschko throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lyons takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Klitschko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lyons was well out of range. Poor timing from Klitschko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lyons.
Yegor Klitschko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Klitschko lands with a nice body punch.
Klitschko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lyons.
Klitschko lands a jab to Lyons's midsection.
Klitschko throws a lazy uppercut
and Lyons connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klitschko jabs Lyons to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Klitschko moves out of range as Lyons strikes.
Klitschko pushes Lyons away with a front kick.
A head kick by Klitschko misses
and Lyons counters with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons tries a low kick but Klitschko avoids it.
Yegor Klitschko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klitschko misses with a right hand
and Lyons counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Klitschko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lyons counters with a leg kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Klitschko stalling.
Klitschko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lyons blocks an elbow strike from Klitschko.
Klitschko blocks an uppercut.

Klitschko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lyons dodges the punch combination from Klitschko.
As Klitschko backs off Lyons throws a huge counter combo but Klitschko manages to avoid it all.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Klitschko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lyons takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Klitschko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Lyons crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Klitschko - the referee stops the clock and Lyons gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Klitschko. Lyons manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Some wild striking there from Klitschko.
Klitschko misses with a hook.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lyons circles away quickly and effectively.
Lyons throws out a counter right but Klitschko avoids it with no problem.
Klitschko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lyons moves away.
Klitschko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Klitschko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Despite the aggression on Lyons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lyons avoids the head kick by Klitschko.
Klitschko throws a body shot but no joy.
Lyons raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Klitschko just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Lyons was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lyons slips a jab and a cross from Klitschko.
Klitschko scores with a one two! Lyons had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
No joy there for Klitschko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Klitschko throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yegor Klitschko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Klitschko misses with a body shot.
Klitschko is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyons can do to turn this around?
Lyons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Klitschko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Klitschko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

Lyons looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Klitschko!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyons working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyons is looking to take a break and control but Klitschko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Lyons seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klitschko managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lyons.
Lyons in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sloppy strikes there by Lyons.
Klitschko regains half guard, as Lyons was trying to land strikes.
Lyons lands strikes from half guard.
Lyons looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Lyons thows a huge punch but Klitschko dodges it nicely.
Lyons is trying to control the action in half guard but Klitschko is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lyons not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyons wants to lay and pray for a moment but Klitschko keeps working.
Ground and pound from Lyons.
Lyons is keen to just control but Klitschko is a slippery customer.
Lyons is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Lyons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Lyons throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Klitschko to regain full guard.
Lyons trying to control but Klitschko is working from the bottom.
Lyons trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Lyons cracks Klitschko with a solid left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyons throwing strikes from guard but Klitschko blocks nicely.
Lyons throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyons accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Klitschko misses with a double jab
and Lyons counters with a nice leg kick.
Lyons looks to land a left hand but Klitschko moved out of range nicely.
Klitschko misses with a combination
and Klitschko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Klitschko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lyons throws out a counter right but Klitschko avoids it with no problem.
Klitschko scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klitschko misses with a combination

and Lyons counters with a nice right hand that sends Klitschko toppling to the canvas! Klitschko scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lyons finish him?!

Klitschko is rocked!
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!
A shot to the body from Klitschko misses
and Lyons counters with a huge right that knocks Klitschko out cold! Lyons is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hannibal Lyons!
Hannibal Lyons was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.