PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and kalja maha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron comes to the cage accompanied by Roky Erickson - Click your Fingers Applauding the Play . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Byron
vs
maha

175 cm
24
282 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

175 cm
26
264 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Byron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, kalja maha!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byron looks to land a right hand but maha moved out of range.
maha fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byron darts in trying to clinch
and maha counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byron tries to clinch but fails miserably
and maha counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Byron lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
maha fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
maha misses with the combination.
maha slips a straight right by Byron.
A telegraphed right hand from maha misses the target.
Byron tries to clinch but maha moves away
and maha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
maha lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
maha fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Byron tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and maha decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Byron's guard.
maha wanted to stand there but Byron had control of the position.

maha gets to his feet - Byron follows without any prompting.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron misses with a two punch combination.
maha circles away from the clinch attempt.
Byron is looking to clinch but maha is avoiding it.

Byron tries to keep at a distance but maha has taken the fight into the clinch.

maha breaks from the clinch.
Byron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
maha displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byron throws out the jab.
maha wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like kalja maha has been cut.
maha working hard to break the clinch.
Byron keeps control of maha as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Byron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Byron is fighting off a takedown attempt but maha is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Byron to the mat. Byron regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
maha sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Byron's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
maha tries to stand and escape but Byron is controlling the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with maha in particular looking to stall.
Byron won't allow maha to pass to mount.

maha stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
maha looks to score with a jab to the body but Byron is just out of range.
Byron scores with a nice strike.

That has opened up kalja maha's cut even more.
Byron throws a looping overhand right but maha ducks down to avoid it.
Byron is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Byron moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Byron.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byron.
maha wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byron throws an elbow that misses.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
Byron lands an elbow inside that maha shrugs off.

The cut above kalja maha's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tom Byron!