PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcelinho Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Garcia
vs
Byczynski

184 cm
26
275 lbs
14 - 8 - 0

200 cm
27
260 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Marcelinho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byczynski defends it nicely.

Garcia closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Garcia lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Garcia wants to pass the guard but Byczynski is keeping the position.
Garcia might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Byczynski wants to sweep but no luck.
Garcia sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Byczynski's guard.
Garcia is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garcia has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Garcia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Garcia is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski is looking to escape.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garcia in particular looking to stall.

Garcia is working for a submission of some sort.
Garcia slows the pace down in half guard.
Byczynski is looking to escape.

Garcia is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski taking some punishment here, with Garcia in his half guard.

Byczynski is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Byczynski is looking to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Byczynski can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garcia wants to free his trapped foot but Byczynski is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Garcia performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Garcia in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Byczynski tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Garcia!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcelinho Garcia!