PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron's entrance music is Roky Erickson - Click your Fingers Applauding the Play . A fine choice. Johnson has chosen The Maple Leaf Forever as his entrance music. Tom Byron has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byron
vs
Johnson

175 cm
28
282 lbs
11 - 9 - 0

200 cm
22
250 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Byron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Sam Margolis and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Byron gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byron lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.

It looks like Matt Johnson has been cut.
Byron controlling the action here for a moment.

Byron drops Johnson with a big knee straight up the middle! Johnson is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Byron fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Johnson being controlled against the cage.
Johnson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byron has him pressed against the cage.
Byron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byron connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnson's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Byron pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Johnson rushes Byron and presses him up against the cage.
Byron cracks Johnson on the chin with a massive knee to the head! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tom Byron!