PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Spanky Edgar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edgar's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kick In The Door. The key to victory for Spanky Edgar has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Edgar
vs
Lyon

167 cm
29
157 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

163 cm
22
142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Spanky Edgar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Lyon!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Arvi Lind and Tarja Halkonen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lyon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lyon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Edgar circles away.
Edgar has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Edgar throws a hook but Lyon avoids it easily.
Lyon throws a lazy uppercut
and Edgar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Nice combo by Edgar! Oh, that's hurt him - Lyon falls to the canvas and Edgar follows him into side control.

Lyon is rocked!

It looks like Elias Lyon has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lyon wants to control but Edgar postures up.
Lyon manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Edgar is trying to get back to full guard.
Lyon trying to control the pace.
Lyon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Edgar wants to control but Lyon is keeping busy.
Lyon wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.
Lyon is taking a breather. Edgar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Lyon prevents Edgar from improving his position.
Lyon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Edgar is looking to improve his position.

Lyon seems to be working for a kimura but Edgar defends the submission attempt.

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.

Lyon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Edgar doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lyon.
Lyon not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lyon controlling the action here.
Edgar is looking to control Lyon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Edgar avoid being mounted?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon trying to control the action but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Lyon missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Edgar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Lyon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Edgar.
Edgar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lyon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Edgar.
Edgar displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Edgar misses with the combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon misses with a wild body shot.
Lyon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Edgar pinned against the cage. Edgar gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
An attempted straight right counter from Edgar misses the target.
Lyon slips a jab from Edgar.
Edgar throws a nice looking combination but Lyon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

Lyon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Edgar!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyon scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Edgar to see if he's OK.
Lyon taking a breather here.
Edgar avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lyon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Spanky Edgar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias Lyon's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Edgar connects with a looping right hand.
Lyon throws a right hand that misses
and Edgar counters with a straight right hand.
Lyon staying out of range there.
Edgar slaps away a takedown attempt from Lyon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Lyon looks to move away, Edgar throws a big counter combo but Lyon just gets out of the way.
Edgar is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lyon.

Lyon gets the takedown into side control.
Lyon creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Edgar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Edgar seems a little lost for a moment, as Lyon dominates the positioning.
Lyon working away.
Lyon in side control, throwing shots but Edgar defends.
Lyon landing strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lyon working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Lyon is staying tight to Edgar's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Lyon is putting a hurting on Edgar here, landing some big shots from side control.
Lyon working the head with strikes.
Lyon is looking to take a break and control but Edgar is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lyon scoring with punches and elbows.
Edgar is looking to reverse the position.
Lyon wants to control but Edgar is keeping him busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Elias Lyon has got the better of the ground game so far.

Lyon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Edgar tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Lyon thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Edgar takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lyon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon scores with punches from side control.
Lyon landing strikes.
Lyon working away.
Edgar is letting Lyon control him for a moment.
Edgar is looking for a sweep.
Edgar on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Lyon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Edgar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Edgar tries to get out of the position.
Lyon happy to just control the position for now.
Lyon working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Edgar is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyon trying to control the action but Edgar is working from the bottom.
Lyon tries to score with some ground and pound. Edgar controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Edgar is not content to let Lyon control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Elias Lyon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Elias Lyon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lyon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Edgar is able to avoid easily.
Edgar scores with a jab to the body.
Edgar throws a shot to the body.
Lyon slips under a jab.
Lyon tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Edgar misses with a looping left.
Spanky Edgar is winning the standup battle so far.
Edgar lands with a nice body punch.
Lyon slips a jab from Edgar.
Edgar throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lyon's waist but Lyon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Edgar off to one side.
Spanky Edgar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lyon tries for a takedown but Edgar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edgar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lyon has time to react.
Lyon takes a swing at Edgar's ribcage but misses.
Edgar is looking to counter punch.
Edgar fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon misses with a hook to the body
and Edgar counters with a nice uppercut.
Edgar misses with a straight left.
Edgar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Lyon is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Edgar's half guard.
Edgar pushes Lyon off but Lyon dives into side control.
Edgar is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lyon can do to turn this around?

Lyon is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Edgar is trying to escape and Lyon transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Edgar is forced to tap! Nice work there by Lyon! Very nice indeed!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Elias Lyon!