PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Sun Tzu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Byrne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Byrne
vs
Sun Tzu

192 cm
22
265 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
250 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)
Hellbent

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jack Byrne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Sun Tzu!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sun Tzu lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Byrne has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Byrne and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

Byrne fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Sun Tzu to the ground. Byrne is now in Sun Tzu's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Byrne seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Sun Tzu for as long as he can get away with.

Sun Tzu escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Byrne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Byrne would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sun Tzu keeping moving, preventing Byrne from controlling successfully.
Byrne has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne looking to pass the guard.
Byrne controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Byrne throwing strikes but missing.

Sun Tzu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Byrne passes into half guard.

Byrne is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Sun Tzu is trying to control but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Byrne is working for a kimura but Sun Tzu is defending it quite comfortably.
Byrne frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Byrne trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sun Tzu is desperately trying to improve his position but Byrne has a good base and remains in mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne looking to control but Sun Tzu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sun Tzu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sun Tzu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Byrne controlling from the full mount.

Sun Tzu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Byrne.
Byrne manages to capitalize on a mistake by Sun Tzu to take his back!
Sun Tzu tries to roll but Byrne sticks to his back.

Byrne is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Sun Tzu has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Sun Tzu can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Byrne looking for the choke from the back.
Sun Tzu looking very determined here, making life difficult for Byrne.

Byrne is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Sun Tzu is defending well though. Byrne let's go of the attempt for now.
Byrne doesn't have the hooks in and Sun Tzu manages to turn into his guard.
Sun Tzu trying to control the position from guard on top but Byrne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sun Tzu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Byrne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Byrne looking for a guillotine here but Sun Tzu defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Byrne dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Sun Tzu misses with a body kick.
Sun Tzu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sun Tzu tries to land a leg kick but Byrne saw it coming and moves away.
Sun Tzu throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sun Tzu misses the shot to the body.
Sun Tzu throws a head kick but Byrne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Sun Tzu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Byrne to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Byrne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sun Tzu is keeping the position for now.
Byrne is working hard here to advance position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Byrne accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sun Tzu looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Byrne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Sun Tzu is looking to improve his position.
Sun Tzu tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Byrne has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Sun Tzu bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Sun Tzu trying to control but Byrne is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne is pulling down on Sun Tzu's head. It's preventing any offense from Sun Tzu, at least for the moment.
Byrne manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sun Tzu manages to get himself to full guard.

Byrne is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sun Tzu can do to turn this around?

Sun Tzu has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Byrne is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Sun Tzu.

Byrne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sun Tzu takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrne wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sun Tzu keeps working.
Byrne sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Sun Tzu is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Byrne tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Sun Tzu tries to improve position but can't.
Sun Tzu is still trying to improve position.
Byrne cracks Sun Tzu with a big right hand but Sun Tzu just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Sun Tzu is trying to improve his position.
Byrne remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Sun Tzu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Sun Tzu trying to remain calm as Byrne controls from the top position.
Byrne throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Byrne working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sun Tzu tries to bench press Byrne off him but Byrne keeps the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Byrne dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Byrne closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sun Tzu to the mat! Sun Tzu manages to get full guard.
Byrne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sun Tzu is keeping the position for now.
Byrne wants to control from the top but Sun Tzu keeps moving.
Byrne content to stall in guard here.

Sun Tzu is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Byrne rolls with it to try and escape but Sun Tzu cranks on the arm and Byrne is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Sun Tzu!
In his post fight interview, Bruce Sun Tzu started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.