PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tita Zen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski's entrance music is War is My Destiny. A fine choice. Tita Zen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byczynski
vs
Zen

200 cm
33
260 lbs
24 - 21 - 0

195 cm
23
250 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Untouchable Fight Nutrition

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 24 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tita Zen!
The judges for this bout are Matti Vanhoillinen, Johanna Lukiainen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zen.
Zen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byczynski.
Zen throws a body kick that misses.
Byczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Zen finds it's way round the side to connect with Byczynski's head.

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Zen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Byczynski dodges the punch combination from Zen.
Byczynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Zen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Zen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Zen throws a predictable looking body shot
and Byczynski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Byczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Zen lands a shoulder strike.
Zen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.

Zen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Byczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Byczynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Zen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Byczynski or not.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Zen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Byczynski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Zen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zen.
Zen is trying to drag Byczynski to the mat but Byczynski just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zen.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Zen misses with a body punch.
Zen wants to take the fight to the mat but Byczynski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tita Zen.
Byczynski working hard to break the clinch.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zen misses with a looping right.
Zen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Byczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byczynski avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zen fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Zen tries to clinch but Byczynski is having none of it.
Byczynski checks the leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zen dives in and grabs Byczynski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Byczynski pushes down on Zen's head and hops out.
Zen cracks Byczynski with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Byczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zen managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Zen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byczynski misses with a knee strike.
Zen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zen avoids it.
Zen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Zen avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zen.
Zen managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Zen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zen throws a shot to the body.
Zen looks for a takedown but Byczynski sprawls well.
Zen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Zen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Zen.
Nice shot by Zen.
Zen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Byczynski looks to land a combination but Zen avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Zen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Byczynski. That did some damage!
Zen goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Byczynski ducks under a wild hook from Zen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Tita Zen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nataniel Byczynski's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Zen misses with a lunging right hand
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice body kick there by Byczynski.
Zen thows a body shot but no joy.
Zen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Byczynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zen pushes Byczynski back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Zen managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Nice body punch from Zen.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Zen lands with a right to the head.
Zen lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Zen throws a punch but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zen is defending well for now.
Zen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Byczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zen.
A short uppercut from Zen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zen working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Byczynski is rocked!
Zen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zen.
Zen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byczynski is pressed up against the cage. Zen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byczynski down to the mat. Byczynski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Zen avoids a kick to the body.
Zen explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Zen missing with a left hand there. Byczynski was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zen throws a right and a left that Byczynski avoids nicely.
Byczynski ducks under a wild hook from Zen.
Zen looks for the body kick but Byczynski saw that one coming.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zen misses with a low kick.
Zen jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Byczynski has managed to clinch.
Zen is looking to control Byczynski's arms but Byczynski gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zen has his back to the cage.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Zen is defending well for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zen avoids it.
Zen managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zen throws an elbow but misses.
Zen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zen.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zen.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but Zen blocks it.
Byczynski is trying to push Zen away but Zen has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Zen.
Zen lands a left hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski looking to throw knees to the head but Zen is blocking nicely.
Zen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zen lands a shoulder strike.
Byczynski crunches a lovely knee into Zen's ribcage.
Zen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Zen avoids it.
Zen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Zen.

Zen lands a big uppercut and Byczynski is down! He's in big trouble - Zen follows him to the mat!
Oh Byczynski is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Nataniel Byczynski's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zen is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Byczynski is hurt! He's hurt bad - Zen fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Byczynski from any more punishment! Congratulations to Zen! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tita Zen!
A very excited looking Tita Zen made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.