PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arto Byyri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rarek Oijeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Byyri
vs
Oijeer

195 cm
39
255 lbs
17 - 19 - 0

193 cm
25
250 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Knockout power

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 17 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Arto Byyri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rarek Oijeer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Albert Achterberg and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oijeer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byyri paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Oijeer moves into the clinch successfully.

Byyri breaks the clinch.
Oijeer doesn't manage to clinch there - Byyri circles away.
Oijeer tries to clinch but Byyri is having none of it.
Byyri uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Oijeer wants to clinch.
Oijeer wants to clinch.
Byyri throws a hook to the side of Oijeer's head but Oijeer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Byyri swats away the attempt to clinch by Oijeer.
Byyri throws a hook but Oijeer avoids it easily.
Arto Byyri seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Oijeer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Oijeer lands a good knee to the midsection. Byyri won't want to take too many of those.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oijeer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byyri avoids it.
Oijeer lands an elbow inside that Byyri shrugs off.
Oijeer lands a knee to the body.
Byyri is breathing heavily.
Oijeer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oijeer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Arto Byyri has been cut.
Oijeer working Byyri over with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oijeer obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oijeer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Oijeer landing knees to the head.
Oijeer told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Oijeer lands a nice elbow.

Oijeer manages to break the clinch.
Oijeer wants to clinch.
Oijeer looks to land a body kick but Byyri moved away.
Oijeer wants to clinch up but Byyri keeps it at a distance.
Oijeer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Byyri.
Oijeer tries to clinch but Byyri moves out of range.
Oijeer scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Byyri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oijeer fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byyri slips a jab and a cross from Oijeer.
Byyri lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oijeer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Oijeer tries to clinch there but Byyri circles away.
Oijeer tries to clinch up but Byyri circles away and keeps his distance.

Oijeer moves into the clinch successfully.
Nice elbow from Oijeer.
Oijeer keeps control of Byyri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oijeer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oijeer scores a nice knee to the body.
Byyri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oijeer lands an elbow inside.
Byyri takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oijeer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oijeer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byyri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oijeer lands an elbow just above Byyri 's eye.
Oijeer lands a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oijeer lands a good knee to the midsection. Byyri won't want to take too many of those.
Oijeer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oijeer lands an elbow inside.
Oijeer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oijeer lands a knee to the body.
Oijeer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oijeer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byyri is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Oijeer to keep the fight standing.
Nice elbow from Oijeer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oijeer working Byyri over with knees to the body.
Oijeer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oijeer crunches a lovely knee into Byyri's ribcage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Oijeer lands a knee to the head.
Oijeer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oijeer lands an elbow that stopped Byyri in his tracks for a moment.
Oijeer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Byyri is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oijeer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byyri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh Byyri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byyri takes an elbow to the temple.

Arto Byyri's cut is getting worse.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oijeer.
Oijeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byyri's defenses.
Oijeer lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Oijeer.
Oijeer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Byyri lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Oijeer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oijeer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byyri seems to have got his legs back now.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oijeer.
Oijeer lands an elbow that stopped Byyri in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oijeer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Oijeer.
Oijeer scores a nice knee to the body.
Oijeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byyri's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rarek Oijeer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arto Byyri's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Oijeer tries to clinch there but Byyri circles away.
Oijeer tries to clinch but Byyri moves out of range.

Oijeer rushes Byyri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Oijeer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byyri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Oijeer lands an elbow that stopped Byyri in his tracks for a moment.
Oijeer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oijeer crunches a lovely knee into Byyri's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oijeer lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oijeer.
Knees in the clinch landing for Oijeer.
Oijeer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oijeer with a knee to the head.
Oijeer lands an elbow inside that Byyri shrugs off.
Oijeer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Byyri's face.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Oijeer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Oijeer comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oijeer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oijeer lands a nice elbow.
Oijeer landing knees to the head.
Oijeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byyri's defenses.
Oijeer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byyri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oijeer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Oijeer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oijeer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Oijeer keeps control of Byyri as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice elbow from Oijeer.
Byyri takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byyri is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Oijeer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Byyri can't break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oijeer.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oijeer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byyri's brow.
Oijeer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byyri is trying to drag Oijeer to the mat but Oijeer just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Oijeer throws an elbow but it misses.
Oijeer lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byyri tries to circle away but Oijeer has him pinned against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Byyri blocks an elbow strike from Oijeer.
Oijeer lands an elbow inside that Byyri shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oijeer obliges.
Oijeer lands an elbow just above Byyri 's eye.
Oijeer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Oijeer obliges.
Oijeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byyri's defenses.
Oijeer utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byyri takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Oijeer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byyri has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Byyri connects with a right hand. Oijeer shakes it off.

Oijeer closes the distance and clinches.
Byyri tries to pull guard but Oijeer holds him up against the cage and eventually Byyri drops back down to his feet.
Oijeer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Byyri has had enough of the clinch but Oijeer keeps him there for the moment.
Byyri avoids the elbow strike from Oijeer, against the cage.
Oijeer connects with a knee to the head.
Oijeer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Byyri tries to break free but Oijeer pushes him back against the cage.
Byyri has had enough of the clinch but Oijeer keeps him there for the moment.
Oijeer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oijeer has Byyri pressed against the cage, preventing Byyri from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Oijeer missing with knees to the body.
Byyri lands a hook that snaps the head of Oijeer backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oijeer lands a knee to the head.
Byyri lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Byyri avoiding damage as Oijeer throws knees to the body.
Oijeer missing with knees to the body.

Byyri pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Byyri is pulling down on Oijeer's head to control his posture.
Oijeer wants to stand and escape but instead Byyri has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Byyri stands and steps away. Oijeer gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Oijeer dodges the punch combination from Byyri.
Oijeer walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rarek Oijeer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arto Byyri's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Oijeer rushes Byyri and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byyri is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Oijeer is keeping busy.
Byyri seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Oijeer is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Oijeer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice elbow from Oijeer.
Nice elbow from Oijeer.
Oijeer landing knees to the head.

Oijeer drops Byyri with a big knee straight up the middle! Byyri is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Byyri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oijeer tries to clinch but Byyri is having none of it.
Byyri takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rarek Oijeer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Oijeer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byyri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oijeer tries to clinch but Byyri is having none of it.
Byyri thuds a left hand into Oijeer's body.
Oijeer wants to clinch up but Byyri keeps it at a distance.
Oijeer is looking to clinch but Byyri is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Byyri misses.
Oijeer tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byyri manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byyri tests Oijeer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oijeer tries to close the distance and clinch but Byyri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byyri swats away the attempt to clinch by Oijeer.
Byyri tries to bum rush Oijeer with a series of wild strikes but Oijeer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Oijeer wants to clinch up but Byyri keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oijeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Oijeer wants to clinch.
Byyri waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Oijeer.
Arto Byyri has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oijeer moves into range and clinches up with Byyri.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Oijeer just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byyri's brow.
Oijeer landing knees to the body.
Oijeer lands a nice elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byyri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oijeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byyri's defenses.

Arto Byyri's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Oijeer lands an elbow inside that Byyri shrugs off.
Oijeer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Byyri takes a knee to the side of the body.
Oijeer crunches a lovely knee into Byyri's ribcage.
Byyri is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oijeer.
Oijeer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Oijeer.
Oijeer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Oijeer gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Oijeer unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oijeer creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byyri's defenses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Oijeer.
Byyri dodges an elbow strike from Oijeer.
A frustrated look appears on Byyri's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Byyri has had enough of the clinch but Oijeer keeps him there for the moment.
Byyri is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Oijeer is defending well.
Byyri is trying to pull guard but Oijeer turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arto Byyri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Oijeer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Byyri in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oijeer lands an elbow inside that Byyri shrugs off.
Oijeer lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Oijeer missing with knees to the body.
Byyri managing to block the knees to the body from Oijeer.
Byyri lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byyri blocks the elbow strike.

Byyri's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Oijeer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Byyri lands an impressive looking overhand right. Oijeer doesn't seem phased though.
Oijeer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byyri swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Byyri throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Oijeer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Oijeer tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Oijeer misses.
Byyri lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oijeer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Oijeer is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Byyri.
Byyri avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oijeer tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A shot to the liver by Byyri. Beautiful body shot.
Byyri throws a jab when Oijeer was well out of range.
Rarek Oijeer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Oijeer wants to clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rarek Oijeer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Oijeer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 26:30
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 26:30
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rarek Oijeer!
Rarek Oijeer got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'