PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jari Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Manu Tuilagi has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Tuilagi
vs
Byczynski

174 cm
32
183 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

202 cm
22
202 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Great wrestler
Decent elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

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 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jari Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Darius Henderson, Eliza Hachem and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tuilagi throws a leg kick but Byczynski moved away.
Byczynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuilagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Byczynski misses with a looping right.
Tuilagi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Byczynski connects with an inside leg kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Byczynski 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 Tuilagi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tuilagi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Good shot there by Tuilagi.
Tuilagi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi throws a jab when Byczynski was well out of range.
Byczynski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski throws a wild body kick that Tuilagi sees coming a mile off.
Tuilagi misses the shot to the body.
Tuilagi throws a hook but Byczynski avoids it easily.
Tuilagi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tuilagi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byczynski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Tuilagi.
Byczynski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tuilagi counters with an outside leg kick.
Byczynski misses with a hook
and Tuilagi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuilagi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tuilagi checks the leg kick.
Tuilagi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
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 two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Byczynski scoring well with a low kick there.
Byczynski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Tuilagi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tuilagi scores with a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuilagi loads up on a big right hand but Byczynski slips the punch.
Tuilagi throws out a loose jab but Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byczynski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Byczynski clinches with his opponent.
Byczynski scores with a hook to the body.

Tuilagi breaks from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a two punch combination.
Tuilagi is looking to counter punch.
Tuilagi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tuilagi throws a leg kick that is checked
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tuilagi looks to land a right hand but Byczynski moved out of range.
Tuilagi throws a poor cross that misses
and Byczynski counters with a leg kick.
Byczynski throws a right hand that Tuilagi ducks under and follows up with a left that Tuilagi also avoids with ease.
It looked like Tuilagi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Byczynski misses with the combination.
Byczynski scores with a jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Byczynski.
Jari Byczynski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Byczynski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
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 fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tuilagi on the side of the head.
Tuilagi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tuilagi misses with a leg kick
and Byczynski counters with a low kick, right behind Tuilagi 's knee.
Tuilagi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Byczynski's calf.
Byczynski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tuilagi feinted with a counter takedown.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the body kick from Byczynski.
Tuilagi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jari Byczynski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Byczynski scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Tuilagi ducks under a wild hook from Byczynski.
Tuilagi is looking to counter punch.
Byczynski throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tuilagi.
Byczynski misses with an uppercut. Tuilagi saw that one coming.
Byczynski is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tuilagi takes one on the button.
Byczynski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tuilagi.
Tuilagi drops his hands momentarily and Byczynski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jari Byczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tuilagi counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
A big left from Byczynski misses.
A swing and a miss from Tuilagi.
Byczynski has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tuilagi on the side of the head.
Byczynski lunges at Tuilagi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tuilagi's hand.
Byczynski throws a lazy uppercut
and Tuilagi counters with a straight right hand.
Byczynski throws a poor cross that misses
and Tuilagi counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Byczynski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Byczynski throws a nice looking combination but Tuilagi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byczynski looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Byczynski lands with a hook. Tuilagi tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A left lands for Byczynski.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi misses with a leg kick
and Byczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tuilagi misses with an uppercut
and Byczynski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jari Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Byczynski lands with an overhand left.
Byczynski tries to clinch but Tuilagi moves out of range.
Byczynski thuds his right hand into Tuilagi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

Tuilagi is rocked!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Byczynski! Tuilagi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jari Byczynski!
A very excited looking Jari Byczynski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.