PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by The Town by Macklemore. Byczynski has chosen War is My Destiny as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Johnson
vs
Byczynski

192 cm
43
285 lbs
34 - 25 - 1

200 cm
41
260 lbs
34 - 32 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 25 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jordan Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 32 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Vladimir Khabensky and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Byczynski was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Byczynski throws out a counter right but Johnson avoids it with no problem.

Byczynski rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.
Byczynski crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byczynski works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Byczynski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnson avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson dodges the punch combination from Byczynski.
Byczynski tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Johnson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Byczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczynski ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Byczynski has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Byczynski tenderised Johnson's leg. Johnson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Byczynski scores with a sloppy right hand. Johnson should have avoided that one.
Johnson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at MagicalFatFarm in the buildup to the fight.
Byczynski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson tries to move into range but Byczynski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Byczynski.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Byczynski takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Byczynski counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson tries to move into range but Byczynski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byczynski moves away.
Byczynski is looking to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byczynski stalling in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is leaning against Byczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a body punch.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Johnson avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Byczynski.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson lands a body shot in the clinch.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Byczynski throws a right hand that misses
and Byczynski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byczynski staying out of range there.
Byczynski wants to counter the offense by Johnson and move into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Byczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Jordan Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Byczynski.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Byczynski is just out of range.
Byczynski ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Byczynski throws a combination. Johnson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Byczynski stalks Johnson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Johnson's face. Johnson staggers backwards, shaken.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Byczynski.
Byczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Byczynski looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Byczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byczynski doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Byczynski paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Byczynski as he connects with a hook.
Byczynski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Johnson.
Johnson misses with a jab to the body
and Byczynski counters with a right hand to the body.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byczynski.
Byczynski staying out of range there.
Johnson is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Byczynski's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Donk. Johnson catches Byczynski right on the button with a cross.
Byczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Byczynski lands a body shot.
Byczynski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Byczynski lands with a nice body punch.
Byczynski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Byczynski duly obliges.
Byczynski on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson misses the body punch

and Byczynski counters with a crisp one two that drops Johnson! Byczynski thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Johnson to his feet! Johnson is in big trouble!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Byczynski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Byczynski wants to clinch.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Byczynski counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson takes a swing at Byczynski's ribcage but misses.
Byczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Johnson. Johnson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byczynski misses with a jab to the body
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Byczynski with a hook.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Byczynski moves away and avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to move into range but Byczynski moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Byczynski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Byczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Byczynski connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Byczynski scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Byczynski under the eye.
Byczynski moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Byczynski throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Byczynski cracks Johnson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Johnson throws a jab when Byczynski was well out of range.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Johnson with a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byczynski tries to work over Johnson's front leg with a kick but Johnson checks it.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byczynski looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Byczynski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!

It looks like Nataniel Byczynski has been cut.
Byczynski swinging wildly here.
Johnson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byczynski moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byczynski, right into the meat.
Byczynski misses with a low kick.

Byczynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Byczynski scores with a decent looking hook.
Johnson misses with a lunging right hand
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byczynski throws a nice looking combination but Johnson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byczynski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Johnson punishes Byczynski's body with a nice straight punch.
Byczynski with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Johnson to score with a decent uppercut.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Byczynski lands with a good body shot.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.

Byczynski takes the fight into the clinch.
Johnson tries a body shot but Byczynski blocks it.
Byczynski tries to work over Johnson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byczynski looking to throw knees to the head but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byczynski presses Johnson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Byczynski! But no joy.
Johnson scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byczynski moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Byczynski misses with a double jab.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson slips a jab from Byczynski.
Byczynski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Johnson.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Byczynski is out of range.
Byczynski wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nataniel Byczynski will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nataniel Byczynski's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Danga de danga de dang - Byczynski scores with a four punch combination!
A slow jab from Byczynski misses its intended target.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Byczynski.
Byczynski is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Byczynski throws a head kick that misses.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byczynski jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Byczynski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byczynski throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Johnson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Byczynski misses
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Byczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski scores with a push kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Byczynski, right into the meat.
Byczynski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Byczynski.

Byczynski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Byczynski controlling him for the moment.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Byczynski throws a big elbow that misses.
Byczynski throws a big right hand that misses.
Byczynski with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has momentary wrist control but Byczynski slips an elbow through the middle.
Byczynski looking to pass the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Byczynski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Byczynski lands with a nice combination. Johnson backs away looking to recover.
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!
Byczynski tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Byczynski uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Johnson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

That has opened up Nataniel Byczynski's cut even more.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Byczynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Byczynski lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Byczynski connects with a leg kick. Johnson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An inside leg kick from Byczynski misses.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byczynski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a body punch but Byczynski moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Byczynski! But no joy.
Byczynski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Byczynski moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Byczynski's shoulder, as Byczynski tries to avoid the shot.
Byczynski misses with a few strikes there.
Johnson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Byczynski rushes Johnson and presses him up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Byczynski.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Byczynski avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byczynski just misses with a elbow thrown towards Johnson's brow.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byczynski is leaning against Johnson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Byczynski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nataniel Byczynski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Johnson gets tackled into the cage by Byczynski. Byczynski maintains the clinch.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Byczynski cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Byczynski.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Byczynski controls his hands.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Byczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Byczynski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Johnson or not.
Byczynski is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Byczynski has his back to the cage.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski taking a breather.
Byczynski lands a hook that snaps the head of Johnson backwards.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson is leaning against Byczynski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Johnson lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Byczynski.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow.
Johnson blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Byczynski blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.
Byczynski takes a shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Johnson managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
A short left from Johnson.
Byczynski's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Byczynski is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Johnson is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski throws a knee to the head but misses.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byczynski misses with a takedown
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
Byczynski tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

Byczynski closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Johnson.

Byczynski is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Johnson is working Byczynski over against the cage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byczynski backwards.

The cut above Nataniel Byczynski's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
A nice left hand lands by Johnson.
Byczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Byczynski seems to have recovered his senses.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Byczynski takes a shot to the head.
Johnson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Johnson gets through Byczynski's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson digs a right hand into Byczynski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Byczynski's gas tank.
Byczynski takes a shot to the head.
Johnson throws a big uppercut that drops Byczynski! More strikes from Johnson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Byczynski lies dazed against the cage as Johnson celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Johnson!
Jordan Johnson is the new super heavyweight champion!
A relieved looking Jordan Johnson thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.