PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sianleuka Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nataniel Byczynski has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Byczynski
vs
Jack

200 cm
23
260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

194 cm
23
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Sianleuka Jack!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Anni Minnemäki.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jack tries to clinch but Byczynski moves out of range.
Byczynski swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Jack gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jack wants to land a leg kick but Byczynski is out of range.

Jack rushes Byczynski and presses him up against the cage.

Jack's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski blocks a leg kick.
Byczynski throws a series of punches but Jack avoids them all with ease.
Jack slips under a jab from Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a hook to the side of Jack's head but Jack sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some bone on bone action there as Byczynski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Byczynski chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jack can pounce on him.
Byczynski throws a sloppy head kick and Jack moves out of range easily.
Byczynski throws a series of punches but Jack moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jack throws a nice head kick!

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Byczynski closes the distance but Jack moves to the side
and Jack counters with a nice body kick.
Byczynski takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Byczynski is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Jack instigates a clinch.

Jack drops Byczynski with a big knee straight up the middle! Byczynski is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Byczynski crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jack - the referee stops the clock and Byczynski gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jack. Byczynski manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jack lands with a good body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jack rushes Byczynski and presses him up against the cage.
Jack misses with a knee to the head.
Jack lands a good knee to the midsection. Byczynski won't want to take too many of those.

Jack breaks the clinch.

Jack clinches up with Byczynski and pushes him back against the cage.
Jack throws a knee to the head but misses.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jack scores a nice knee to the body.

Jack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Jack lands a big head kick that sends Byczynski tumbling to the mat! Jack takes a step backwards and waves Byczynski back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Byczynski 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!
Jack buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jack lands with a thumping leg kick.

Jack gets a clinch.
Byczynski is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Jack pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Byczynski is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Sianleuka Jack!