PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Dick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dick comes into the arena with Conquer All blaring out of the sound system. Byczynski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: War is My Destiny. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dick
vs
Byczynski

190 cm
41
205 lbs
16 - 6 - 0

200 cm
40
260 lbs
31 - 30 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Tom Dick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Ivan Kurochkin, Aleksei Zolotukhin and Sergei Dronov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dick closes the distance and clinches.
We've been informed that Byczynski has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski scores with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tom Dick has been cut.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Dick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dick is breathing heavily.
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dick.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Byczynski works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dick is defending well for now.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczynski landing knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Byczynski as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byczynski.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Dick avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Dick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Byczynski blocks it with crossed arms.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byczynski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but Dick blocks with his arms.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
Byczynski dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Byczynski lands with a light punch inside.
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Dick scores a nice knee to the body.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Dick fails to land.
Byczynski pushes Dick back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dick landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dick.
Byczynski takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
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!
Dick avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Dick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Byczynski on the inside.
Byczynski avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Dick avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski blocks an elbow strike.
Dick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski misses with a knee to the head.
Byczynski misses with a knee strike.
Dick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Byczynski lands an elbow inside that Dick shrugs off.
Dick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Byczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Dick misses with an elbow strike.
Dick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dick avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Dick lands with a short shot to the head.
Dick creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dick avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Byczynski blocks an elbow strike from Dick.
Nice body punch from Byczynski.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byczynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.
A knee to the head by Byczynski.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Byczynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Dick circles away.
Byczynski checks a leg kick nicely.
Byczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice cross by Dick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dick just misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski scores with a head kick. Dick tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dick misses with a body shot.
Tom Dick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dick feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Byczynski's calf.

Byczynski instigates a clinch.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dick.
Dick misses with a punch on the inside.
Byczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dick backwards.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dick.
Byczynski dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Dick lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dick avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Dick trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Dick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Byczynski's elbow.
Byczynski blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Dick throws a predictable looking body shot

and Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dick avoids it.
Dick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dick throws a punch but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Byczynski working Dick over with knees to the body.
Dick throws an elbow but it misses.
Dick misses with a knee to the head.
Dick takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byczynski landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dick blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski managing to block the knees to the body from Dick.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski working Dick over with knees to the body.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski landing knees to the body.
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dick is defending well for now.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byczynski with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Byczynski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dick throws an elbow that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dick throws an elbow but misses.
Dick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dick managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dick throws an elbow but it misses.
Dick creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byczynski's defenses.
Byczynski blocks the elbow strike.
Byczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dick misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dick scores with a shot to the side of Byczynski's head.
A right hook to the body lands for Dick.
Byczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Dick controls the action.
Byczynski lands a nice knee to the body.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byczynski misses with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Byczynski.
Dick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but Dick blocks with his arms.
Dick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dick lands an elbow inside that Byczynski shrugs off.
Byczynski avoids the elbow strike from Dick, against the cage.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dick.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Dick keeps the fight on the outside.
Dick is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dick takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Byczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dick manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dick looks to land a left hand but Byczynski moved out of range nicely.
Byczynski staying out of range there.
Dick throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dick connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Byczynski's hands.
Dick lands a jab-cross combination.
A head kick misses from Dick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski tries a head kick but it misses.
Byczynski is looking to clinch but Dick is avoiding it.
A clash of legs there as Byczynski blocks the low kick.
Dick jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dick's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Byczynski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Dick scrambles back to his feet.

Byczynski moves into the clinch.
Dick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski throws a shot from downtown. Dick moves away and avoids it.
Dick throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Byczynski moves forwards but Dick connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dick avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Dick thuds his right hand into Byczynski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dick throws a push kick but Byczynski slaps the foot to one side.
Byczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Dick darts in and clinches Byczynski up against the cage.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Dick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byczynski avoids it.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dick or not.
Byczynski landing knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dick backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Byczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dick on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byczynski cracks Dick with a nice body shot.
Byczynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byczynski lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Dick avoids the damage to the body.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Dick is rocked!
Byczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Oh Dick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Byczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Dick seems to have got his legs back now.

Byczynski connects with a big uppercut there that sends Dick tumbling to the ground! Byczynski follows him down into his guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczynski slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Let's hope that Byczynski has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Byczynski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byczynski trying to control but Dick is working from the bottom.
Byczynski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dick trying to control the position.
Byczynski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Byczynski throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Byczynski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Byczynski ducks under a wild hook from Dick.
A jab from Dick finds it's way through Byczynski's defenses.

Byczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Dick misses with a knee to the head.
Dick lands a nice uppercut.
Dick lands a right hand that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Byczynski throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Dick on the inside.
Dick tries to land knees in the clinch but Byczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Dick throws an elbow but it misses.
Byczynski avoids a wild elbow strike from Dick.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dick is defending well for now.
Dick lands an elbow that stopped Byczynski in his tracks for a moment.
Dick can't find room to land a body shot as Byczynski controls the action.
Dick landing knees to the body.
Dick presses Byczynski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Dick working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byczynski utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
Dick throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Dick trying to land knees to the body.
Nataniel Byczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dick - that landed with a thud.
Byczynski tries to work over Dick's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Dick.
Dick lands a body punch in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczynski dodges an elbow strike from Dick.
Dick lands an elbow inside.
Dick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
Tom Dick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Dick comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dick lands with a left to the head.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Dick throws a knee to the head but misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nataniel Byczynski.
I've got Byczynski 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 Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nataniel Byczynski!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Nataniel Byczynski waved his t-shirt featuring Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125's logo in front of the cameras.