PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Respek Mee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lyoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Mee
vs
Lyoto

175 cm
25
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Respek Mee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Liam Lyoto!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yukihiro Shimada and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lyoto tries to sprawl out of it but Mee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lyoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto misses with a straight right.
Mee staying out of range there.
Lyoto misses with a wild body shot.
Lyoto swings for the body but Mee moves out of range.
Lyoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Mee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lyoto is fending him off so far but Mee persists. Nope, Lyoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Mee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lyoto is fending him off so far but Mee persists. Nope, Lyoto circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Respek Mee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Lyoto misses.
Lyoto throws a body punch but Mee moves out of range.
Lyoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mee was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyoto.
Lyoto misses the shot to the body.
Lyoto misses with an uppercut.
Lyoto keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lyoto thows a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mee.
Lyoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Lyoto lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mee closes the distance and clinches up with Lyoto, looking for a takedown. Mee pushes Lyoto against the cage but Lyoto circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lyoto's waist but Lyoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mee off to one side.
Lyoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mee dives in and grabs Lyoto's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lyoto pushes down on Mee's head and hops out.
A jab lands there for Lyoto.
Lyoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Mee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lyoto misses with a body shot.
Mee moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lyoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mee.
Lyoto scores with a nice strike.
Lyoto throws a big shot that misses.
Lyoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mee moves away.
Liam Lyoto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters circling - Lyoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyoto throws a body punch but Mee moves out of range.
Mee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lyoto tries to sprawl out of it but Mee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lyoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mee slips a jab from Lyoto.
Lyoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lyoto defends it nicely.
Lyoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mee manages to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyoto stuffs the takedown attempt from Mee. Mee gets slowly back to his feet.
Mee is breathing heavily.
Lyoto throws a predictable looking body shot

and Mee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Lyoto looking for submissions off his back.

Lyoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lyoto looking for submissions off his back.

Lyoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lyoto moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Lyoto had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mee defends it easily.
Mee has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lyoto is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Mee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mee avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lyoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Lyoto working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mee doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mee manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Lyoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mee defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lyoto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mee slips under a jab.
Lyoto takes a swing at Mee's ribcage but misses.
Lyoto defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mee.
Mee tries for a takedown but Lyoto sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mee avoids the body shot from Lyoto.
Lyoto throws a big shot that misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Lyoto misses the target.
Lyoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mee moves away.
Lyoto misses with a body shot.
Lyoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Mee shoots in looking for a takedown but Lyoto manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Mee's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Respek Mee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lyoto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mee.
Mee slips a straight right by Lyoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mee takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mee takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyoto. Mee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Horrible takedown by Mee or perhaps it was just good defense by Lyoto which made him look bad.
Mee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lyoto sprawls well. Lyoto wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mee gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lyoto misses with a looping right.
Nice uppercut there from Lyoto.
Mee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lyoto swings for the body but Mee moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Mee.
Lyoto misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mee fails with a takedown attempt.
Mee uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lyoto.
Mee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lyoto.
A swing and a miss from Lyoto.
Lyoto throws a body punch but Mee moves out of range.
Lyoto misses with a wild body shot.
Lyoto misses with a hook. Mee ducked under it nicely.
Lyoto throws out a loose jab but Mee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mee throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lyoto's waist but Lyoto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mee off to one side.
Lyoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyoto misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mee was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyoto.
Lyoto throws out a loose jab but Mee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lyoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Mee gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lyoto is fending him off so far but Mee persists. Nope, Lyoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Mee shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lyoto but Lyoto pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lyoto misses with an uppercut. Mee saw that one coming.
Lyoto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lyoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mee takes one to the chin there.
Lyoto takes a swing at Mee's ribcage but misses.
Lyoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mee manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoto misses with a hook.
Mee blocks a jab.
Mee avoids the body shot from Lyoto.
Lyoto misses the shot to the body.
Mee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lyoto defends it nicely.
Mee has a takedown stuffed.
Mee avoids the body shot from Lyoto.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mee ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lyoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyoto leaves Mee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Liam Lyoto showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Mee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lyoto misses with an uppercut.
Mee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lyoto sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mee somewhat.
Lyoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mee ducks under a wild hook from Lyoto.
Lyoto throws an overhand right that lands on Mee's shoulder, as Mee tries to avoid the shot.
Lyoto misses with a body shot.
Lyoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyoto looks to score with a jab to the body but Mee is just out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Mee is defended easily by Lyoto.
Mee moves out of range as Lyoto strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyoto throws a shot from downtown. Mee moves away and avoids it.
Lyoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lyoto tries to sprawl out of it but Mee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lyoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Respek Mee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lyoto stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lyoto wants it to stay on the feet.
Lyoto throws a shot to the body.
Lyoto pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mee shoots in and drives through. Lyoto sprawls well.
Mee ducks right into an uppercut from Lyoto.
Lyoto misses the shot to the body.
Liam Lyoto is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Lyoto coming out on top.
Lyoto connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Liam Lyoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circling - Lyoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lyoto connects with a single shot there.
Lyoto misses the shot to the body.
Lyoto throws a shot from downtown. Mee moves away and avoids it.
Mee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lyoto is fending him off so far but Mee persists. Nope, Lyoto circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto misses with a hook.
Lyoto lands with a right hand.
Lyoto swings for the body but Mee moves out of range.
Mee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lyoto scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lyoto thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Lyoto misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyoto throws the left hand but Mee avoids the punch easily.
Mee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lyoto tries to sprawl out of it but Mee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lyoto manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Lyoto scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lyoto. Mee does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lyoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lyoto throws a right hand that misses

and Mee counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Lyoto trying to hold on to Mee's head to control him but Mee postures up.

Lyoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyoto is not content to let Mee control the position.
Lyoto trying to hold on to Mee's head to control him but Mee postures up.

Lyoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mee trying to pass the guard but Lyoto defending well.
Respek Mee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Lyoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Liam Lyoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lyoto winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liam Lyoto!