PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Miller (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
Miller

175 cm
25
282 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

185 cm
25
222 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tom Byron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Matt Miller!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller moves away from the strike by Byron.
Good exchange - Miller coming out on top.
Byron blocks a head kick by Miller.
Tom Byron seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller throws a lazy right hand but Byron sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A slow jab from Byron misses its intended target.
Miller scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Byron misses with a straight right.
A punch combination from Miller misses.
Miller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Byron clinches.
Miller throws a punch but it's blocked by Byron.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Byron, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miller working aggressively here.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byron.
Miller gets through Byron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Byron lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Byron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller lands a body shot.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Byron.
Byron blocks an uppercut.
Miller trying to control the position but instead, Byron has worked for underhooks and has pushed Miller into the cage.
Miller has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byron avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miller.

Miller pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byron looks to throw the jab but Miller is out of range.
A slow jab from Byron misses its intended target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byron looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller misses with a hook.
Byron slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A big right from Miller misses.
Byron on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Byron misses with a looping right.
Byron is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Miller's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Byron slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tom Byron has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Miller.
Miller connects with a good right hand that stumbles Byron. Byron circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byron bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Miller throws a hook to the side of Byron's head but Byron sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Miller throws a combination. Byron tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Miller is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byron.
Miller with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Miller lands an impressive looking overhand right. Byron doesn't seem phased though.
Byron uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Miller.
Miller might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Miller lands a jab to the nose.
Miller throws a good cross that connects.
Byron loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Byron blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller with a nice cross.
Byron misses with a straight right.
Miller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Miller is looking to clinch but Byron is avoiding it.
Miller slips under a jab from Byron.
Byron swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Miller slips under a jab from Byron.
Byron throws a shot from downtown. Miller moves away and avoids it.
Miller staying out of range there.
Miller connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byron's hands.
Byron tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byron is looking to clinch.
Miller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Byron doesn't manage to clinch there - Miller circles away.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byron swivels and escapes.
Byron missing with a left hand there. Miller was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byron misses with a looping right.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Byron darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a body punch but Byron moves out of range.
Nice cross by Miller.
Miller tries to clinch up but Byron circles away and keeps his distance.
Byron loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.

Byron rushes Miller and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byron.
Byron pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Byron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Miller has had enough of the clinch but Byron keeps him there for the moment.
Miller dodges an elbow strike from Byron.
Miller misses with a punch to the body.
Miller throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Miller scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byron misses with an elbow over the top.
Miller misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byron blocks an uppercut.
Byron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Matt Miller has been cut.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byron.
Miller misses with a body punch.
Byron pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miller lands with a short shot to the head.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
Come on Miller - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Miller misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byron just misses with a elbow thrown towards Miller's brow.
Byron pushes off an throws an elbow but Miller leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller trying to stall but Byron improves his position.
Miller is trying to drag Byron to the mat but Byron just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Byron blocks a body shot from Miller.
Byron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Miller throws a head punch that misses.
Byron misses with an elbow over the top.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Byron throws an elbow that misses.
Miller blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byron.
Byron lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byron blocks an uppercut.
Byron lands a nice elbow.
Miller looks gassed!
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Byron.
Byron creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byron.
Miller misses with some punches.
Byron throws an elbow that misses.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
Byron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Miller takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Byron has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Miller fails to land.
Byron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Miller is rocked!
Nice elbow from Byron.
Miller is still on wobbly legs! Can Byron finish him?
Byron lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Byron creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Miller! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Byron.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Byron!