PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Belizariusz Bizantyjski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Flint (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizantyjski comes to the cage accompanied by Disturbed- Liberate. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bizantyjski
vs
Flint

187 cm
29
192 lbs
4 - 6 - 0

182 cm
20
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Belizariusz Bizantyjski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chris Flint!
The judges for this bout are Skip Squint, Damien Edna and Donatello Bradman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flint misses with an uppercut

and Bizantyjski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bizantyjski throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Flint tries to kick Bizantyjski off but Bizantyjski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Flint trying to hold on to Bizantyjski's head to control him but Bizantyjski postures up.
Flint preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Flint was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Flint throws a lazy uppercut

and Bizantyjski counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Flint!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bizantyjski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Flint really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bizantyjski. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint taking punishment in the form of punches.
Flint is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Bizantyjski is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flint manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bizantyjski throwing shots but Flint is blocking nicely.
Bizantyjski is thwarting Flint's attempts to control the position.
Flint keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Flint on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bizantyjski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski blocks the strikes from Flint.
Bizantyjski missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Flint trying to hold on to Bizantyjski's head to control him but Bizantyjski postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bizantyjski passes into side control, despite Flint's attempt to control the position.
Flint is looking to regain half guard here but Bizantyjski keeps moving and retains side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski lands some shots froms side control.
Flint isn't going anywhere.
Flint is trying to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flint is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bizantyjski connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Belizariusz Bizantyjski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bizantyjski slips under a jab.
Bizantyjski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Flint throws a head kick that misses.
Flint's coach down at Madz was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Flint's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Flint connects with a looping right hand.
Flint thows a body shot but no joy.
Flint misses the jab.
Bizantyjski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bizantyjski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Flint.
Flint throws a lazy right hand but Bizantyjski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint misses with a lunging right hand

and Bizantyjski counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bizantyjski.
Flint working a defensive guard but Bizantyjski manages to pass into side control anyway.
You can see the frustration on Flint's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bizantyjski is putting a hurting on Flint here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flint is trying to control Bizantyjski's posture but Bizantyjski avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski scores with a couple of short elbows.
Flint is trying to control Bizantyjski's posture but Bizantyjski avoids it.
Flint trying his best to control but Bizantyjski has mounted him.
Flint working to try and regain half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flint regains half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski lands with a punch from half guard.
Flint moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Flint looking to control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bizantyjski is in close to Flint's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Flint working for submissions but it's allowed Bizantyjski to get to half guard.
Bizantyjski is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizantyjski winds up and cracks Flint with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Belizariusz Bizantyjski will probably get the nod.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Flint swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bizantyjski checks a low kick from Flint.
Bizantyjski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Flint.
Bizantyjski uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Flint.
Flint misses with a double jab

and Bizantyjski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Flint's guard.
Flint trying to keep a closed guard but Bizantyjski is proving a slippery customer.
Belizariusz Bizantyjski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bizantyjski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flint is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bizantyjski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bizantyjski passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Flint is looking to control Bizantyjski's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Flint avoid being mounted?
Belizariusz Bizantyjski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flint wants to sweep but Bizantyjski has passed to side control!
Bizantyjski is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Flint will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Flint looks to move to half guard but instead Bizantyjski has passed into mount! Damn!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski controlling his opponent.
Chris Flint has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flint tries to reverse the position but Bizantyjski maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizantyjski controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Belizariusz Bizantyjski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bizantyjski, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Belizariusz Bizantyjski!
Belizariusz Bizantyjski decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.