PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Janno Gibbs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibbs comes to the cage accompanied by Apocalypse Please. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Gibbs
vs
Byczynski

185 cm
40
192 lbs
22 - 21 - 0

202 cm
22
202 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 22 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Janno Gibbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gibbs has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gibbs wants to break free but Byczynski has control.
Gibbs lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Byczynski lands an uppercut.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Byczynski tries a low kick but Gibbs avoids it.
Byczynski gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Byczynski connects with a body shot.

Gibbs takes the fight into the clinch.
Gibbs throws a head punch that misses.
Byczynski blocks an uppercut.

Gibbs breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Gibbs clinches up against the cage.
Gibbs has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Byczynski pushes Gibbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gibbs misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Byczynski.
Byczynski working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibbs can't break the clinch.
Byczynski works on Gibbs's body with a couple of short punches.
Byczynski slows down the pace here.
Byczynski can't find room to land a body shot as Gibbs controls the action.
Byczynski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Byczynski lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Byczynski.

Gibbs is rocked!
Byczynski misses with some punches.
Oh Gibbs is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byczynski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byczynski has a couple of punches blocked by Gibbs.
Gibbs blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byczynski content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Byczynski misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbs.
Byczynski throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibbs.
Gibbs is trying to push Byczynski away but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gibbs.
Byczynski throws a head punch that misses.
Byczynski working the clinch nicely. Gibbs is working for position but Byczynski cracks him with a big knee to the head! Gibbs crumples up against the cage and Byczynski lands two more shots before the ref can save Gibbs! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jari Byczynski!
During a confident post fight interview, Jari Byczynski thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.