PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pupu Tupuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tupuna's choice of entrance music: Risto - Pupu Tupuna. Pupu Tupuna has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byron
vs
Tupuna

175 cm
22
289 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
284 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Byron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Pupu Tupuna!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tupuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byron tries to clinch there but Tupuna circles away.
Tupuna tries to clinch

and Byron counters by clinching up.
Tupuna blocks an elbow strike from Byron.
Tupuna has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tupuna avoids a wild elbow strike from Byron.
Tupuna takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Pupu Tupuna has been cut.
Byron lands an elbow just above Tupuna 's eye.
Tupuna wants to break free but Byron has control.
Byron prevents Tupuna from breaking the clinch.
Tupuna has had enough of the clinch but Byron keeps him there for the moment.
Byron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byron creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tupuna's defenses.
Byron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tupuna is working for takedown but Byron is calmly controlling the position for now.
Byron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byron throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Pupu Tupuna's cut even more.
Tupuna looks gassed!
Byron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byron lands an elbow just above Tupuna 's eye.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tupuna avoids the elbow strike from Byron, against the cage.

Byron drops his opponent with a massive elbow! Tupuna is holding on for dear life.

Tupuna is rocked!

The cut above Pupu Tupuna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byron blocks the strikes from Tupuna.
Byron tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tupuna has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tupuna misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Tupuna wants to control but Byron is keeping busy.
Tupuna tries to get to full guard but Byron has control of the leg.
Byron wants to stand but Tupuna has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Byron prevents Tupuna from improving his position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Tupuna.
Some wild striking there from Tupuna.
Tom Byron is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Byron gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Byron.

Pupu Tupuna's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Byron prevents Tupuna from breaking the clinch.
Tupuna takes an elbow to the temple.
Byron lands an elbow just above Tupuna 's eye.
Tupuna takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pupu Tupuna's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Byron!