PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Highpants (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Harry Highpants has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Highpants
vs
Byczynski

185 cm
26
215 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

202 cm
20
202 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Harry Highpants!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byczynski connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Highpants wants to clinch but Byczynski slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Highpants bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A slapping leg kick lands for Byczynski.

Highpants clinches up with Byczynski and pushes him back against the cage.
Byczynski is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Highpants avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Byczynski stalling.
Highpants on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byczynski is working Highpants over against the cage.
Byczynski stalling the fight.
Byczynski misses with a body punch.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Highpants is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byczynski. Highpants does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've been told by Highpants's head coaches at Madz **21 Elite coaches** that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Highpants on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Highpants wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski works the jab nicely.
Byczynski tries to land a leg kick but Highpants saw it coming and moves away.
Byczynski lands with a cross.
Highpants tries to clinch up but Byczynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Harry Highpants is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Highpants is looking to clinch but Byczynski is avoiding it.
Highpants tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Byczynski scores with a jab to the jaw.
Highpants tries to close the distance and clinch but Byczynski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Byczynski unleashes a big counter combination but Highpants bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

Highpants gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Byczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Highpants controls the action.
Highpants throws an elbow but it misses.
Byczynski avoids the elbow strike from Highpants, against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Highpants blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highpants wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Highpants is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Byczynski pressing his opponent against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highpants tries to break the clinch but Byczynski is controlling the position.
Highpants lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Jari Byczynski has been cut.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Highpants.
Byczynski is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Byczynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Highpants up against the cage.
Byczynski throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byczynski tries to throw a body punch but Highpants avoids it by throwing Byczynski back against the cage.
Highpants trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Highpants pushes off an throws an elbow but Byczynski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Byczynski blocks an elbow strike from Highpants.
Byczynski blocks the elbow strike.
Byczynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Byczynski avoiding damage as Highpants throws knees to the body.
Highpants comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Highpants controls the action.
Highpants landing knees to the body.
Highpants softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Highpants managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
Highpants lands an elbow just above Byczynski 's eye.
Highpants avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Highpants taking a breather.
Highpants misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
Knees to the body from Highpants.
Byczynski avoids the elbow strike from Highpants, against the cage.
Highpants misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Highpants.
Byczynski managing to block the knees to the body from Highpants.
Byczynski misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Highpants throws an elbow that misses.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Highpants is defending well for now.
Byczynski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highpants gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byczynski can't break the clinch.
Byczynski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Highpants comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Byczynski takes an elbow to the temple.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski lands a nice uppercut.
Byczynski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Highpants trying to stall but Byczynski improves his position.

Highpants has hold of one of Byczynski's legs. Byczynski is fighting the takedown attempt but Highpants gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Highpants throws a strike but Byczynski rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Byczynski is looking to work some ground and pound but Highpants has wrist control.
Highpants is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Byczynski throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Jari Byczynski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jari Byczynski's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Highpants wants to clinch
letting Byczynski counter with a right hand.
Highpants on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Byczynski closes the distance and clinches.
Harry Highpants has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Highpants.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski stops a takedown attempt from Highpants.
Highpants tries to circle away but Byczynski has him pinned against the cage.
Highpants tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Highpants blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Highpants is trying to break the clinch but Byczynski is controlling him.
Byczynski slows down the pace here.
Highpants throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Highpants throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Highpants just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byczynski's brow.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Highpants is defending well for now.

Byczynski breaks the clinch.
Harry Highpants is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Highpants tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Byczynski paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Byczynski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byczynski bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Highpants moves in looking to clinch but Byczynski pushes him off.
Highpants wants to clinch.
Highpants fails in his attempt to clinch.
Highpants tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A little jabbing left from Byczynski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Byczynski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Highpants tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Byczynski throws a leg kick which misses Highpants's front leg but catches the back leg as Highpants tries to avoid it.

Highpants takes the fight into the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Byczynski scores with a shoulder strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.
Highpants throws an elbow that misses.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Highpants.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Highpants is looking to clinch.

Byczynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Highpants, pushing him back against the cage.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Highpants blocks it.
Highpants throws an elbow but it misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Byczynski.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Highpants tries to clinch up but Byczynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Highpants tries to clinch up but Byczynski circles away and keeps his distance.
Highpants tries to clinch
and Byczynski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Highpants fails with an attempt to clinch.
Byczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Highpants takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Byczynski tries to bum rush Highpants with a series of wild strikes but Highpants uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Highpants is looking to clinch but Byczynski is avoiding it.

Byczynski has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highpants trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski avoids the elbow strike from Highpants, against the cage.
Highpants is trying to break the clinch but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Highpants is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byczynski looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Highpants lands a knee to the head.
Highpants with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Byczynski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Highpants has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Highpants avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Highpants lands an elbow inside that Byczynski shrugs off.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Highpants controls his hands.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Highpants breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Highpants fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Byczynski, pushing him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Highpants blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
Highpants lands an elbow inside that Byczynski shrugs off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Highpants lands an elbow that stopped Byczynski in his tracks for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Highpants lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Jari Byczynski's cut even more.
Byczynski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Highpants backwards.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Highpants avoids it.
Highpants blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highpants wants to take the fight to the mat but Byczynski manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Highpants. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Highpants misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byczynski.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

Byczynski breaks the clinch.

Byczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but Highpants blocks it.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Highpants tries to land knees in the clinch but Byczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Highpants has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Highpants throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Highpants unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Byczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jari Byczynski's cut.
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. This is the final round!

A jab from Byczynski misses.
Highpants doesn't manage to clinch there - Byczynski circles away.
Highpants is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Highpants sets himself, and Byczynski steps forward looking for the clinch! Highpants avoids it this time.

Byczynski clinches.
Highpants missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Highpants avoids the damage to the body.
Highpants lands an elbow inside.
Highpants missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Highpants blocks a body shot from Byczynski.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski can't break the clinch.
Highpants lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Highpants is defending well for now.
Highpants's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Highpants being controlled against the cage.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Highpants blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highpants blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highpants throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Highpants controls his hands.
Highpants missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski is trying to maintain a safe position but Highpants gets an underhook and turns Byczynski into the cage.
Highpants blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Highpants landing knees to the head.
Highpants lands an elbow inside.
Highpants tries to land knees in the clinch but Byczynski avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski avoiding damage as Highpants throws knees to the body.
Highpants tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byczynski avoids it.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.

Byczynski has managed to clinch.
Highpants 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. Highpants is defending well for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Highpants trying to land knees to the body.
Highpants lands an elbow that stopped Byczynski in his tracks for a moment.
Highpants lands a nice elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byczynski.
Highpants pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Highpants managing to block the knees to the body from Byczynski.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Highpants just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byczynski's brow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Highpants.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Highpants is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Highpants throws an elbow but misses.
Highpants lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Highpants looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Byczynski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Highpants controls his hands.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Highpants gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

Byczynski is rocked!
Byczynski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Highpants creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Byczynski's defenses.
Byczynski is still on wobbly legs! Can Highpants finish him?
Knees to the body from Highpants.

Highpants pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Byczynski misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Highpants tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Highpants tries to clinch up but Byczynski circles away and keeps his distance.

Byczynski tries to keep at a distance but Highpants has taken the fight into the clinch.
Highpants lands a nice elbow.
Highpants lands a damaging elbow.
Byczynski tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Highpants's elbow.
Byczynski is pressed against the cage. Highpants pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Byczynski! Two more big strikes from Highpants and Byczynski crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Harry Highpants!