PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Byers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Paradore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Byers has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Byers
vs
Paradore

206 cm
23
194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
184 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Byers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Paradore!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Byers drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Byers working the ground and pound from side control.
Paradore is looking for a sweep.
Byers fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Byers lands a few punches from side control.
Byers 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.
Byers creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Paradore sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Byers in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Paradore avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Byers.
Paradore is looking for a sweep.
Paradore taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byers 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.
Paradore is trying to improve his position.
Paradore wants to control but Byers postures up.
Byers cracks Paradore with a big elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Byers lands a few punches from side control.
Byers working the ground and pound from side control.
Byers is chipping away with strikes.
Paradore on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Byers cracks Paradore with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Byers throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Byers landing strikes.
Byers cracks Paradore with a big elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!

Byers stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Paradore looks winded!
Byers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paradore circles away quickly and effectively.
Paradore avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paradore tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Byers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Byers connects with a couple of short punches.
Paradore trying to control the position.
Byers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Byers is working Paradore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Paradore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

Byers gets to his feet. Paradore looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Byers throws a right and a left that Paradore avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paradore misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Byers throws a series of punches but Paradore avoids them all with ease.
Paradore blocks a head kick by Byers.
A slapping leg kick lands for Paradore.
Paradore tries to clinch but Byers moves away

and Byers counters with a single leg into guard. Paradore didn't expect that.
Byers postures up and lands a big shot to Paradore's brow.
Byers throwing strikes but missing.
Byers in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byers postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Byers postures up and lands a big shot to Paradore's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byers with a flurry of punches that miss.
Byers scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byers is in close to Paradore's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Byers working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Paradore's head.
Byers postures up and lands a big shot to Paradore's brow.
Byers will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Byers works over Paradore with some ground and pound from guard.
Byers throws a big elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byers trying to control the position from guard on top but Paradore is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Byers postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Byers scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Byers dominated that round.
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.

Byers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Byers is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paradore can do to turn this around?
Paradore shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Byers defends it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Byers. No joy for Paradore on that attempt.
Byers throws a leg kick but Paradore moved away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paradore misses with a takedown attempt

and Byers counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Hunter Byers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Victor Paradore.
Paradore is breathing heavily.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Byers drags the fight down to the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Paradore is one step ahead there.
Byers lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Byers wants to control from the top but Paradore keeps moving.
Byers throws an elbow that misses. Paradore uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Byers's guard. Nice move by Paradore!
Byers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Byers lands a nice shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Byers.
You get the feeling that Paradore really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Byers working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byers lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Byers sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Byers punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byers punishing his opponent with strikes.
Byers landing strikes from the mount.
Byers cracks Paradore with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Byers lands a couple of good shots and Paradore has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Byers really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Byers lands strikes to the head.
Byers landing with strikes.
Byers looking to soften up his opponent with punches.

Byers is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byers lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Paradore.
Byers throwing damaging strikes from the back! Paradore could be in trouble here!
Byers lands shots from the back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byers gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Byers is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Paradore up.
Byers scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Byers controlling the position well here. Paradore rolled but Byers kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.

Paradore defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Byers's arms.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Byers has good solid back control here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Byers dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Byers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Paradore looks to land a combination but Byers avoids it well.
Byers misses with a body shot
and Paradore counters with a leg kick.
Byers lands a nice looking body shot.
Hunter Byers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byers throws a nice looking combination but Paradore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byers throws a nice looking combination but Paradore bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Paradore fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paradore circles away quickly and effectively.
Paradore is looking to clinch.
Paradore lands with a kick to the temple. Byers shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Byers lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paradore circles away quickly and effectively.
Paradore with a lazy takedown attempt

and Byers counters by moving into the clinch.
Paradore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Paradore misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paradore wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byers's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Paradore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paradore has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Byers avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Byers is struggling to control the position.

Byers has hold of one of Paradore's legs. Paradore is fighting the takedown attempt but Byers gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Byers is working Paradore over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Byers is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byers content to stall in guard here.
Paradore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byers accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Paradore utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Byers wants to stand and escape but instead Paradore has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Byers is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Paradore is aware though and is defending well.
Byers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Paradore is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Byers connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Byers is trying to take his opponent's back.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Byers with a couple of short strikes.
Byers landing punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byers looking to finish Paradore with some ground and pound. This is bad for Paradore!
Paradore is trying to stand.
Byers tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Byers raining down hammerfists from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Byers looking to control but Paradore is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Victor Paradore has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hunter Byers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Byers lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hunter Byers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hunter Byers!