PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jolly Leg Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Leg Byrd
vs
Blye

172 cm
26
140 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

173 cm
26
155 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Hellbent

Notorious Clothing Co.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jolly Leg Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lucas Blye!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Joseph Jones and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Byrd clobbers Blye with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

Byrd shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Byrd was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Byrd trying to control the position but Blye is working away.

Byrd is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Blye knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Byrd gets to mount! Blye was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye is wriggling around trying to escape.
Byrd trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blye is looking to get to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd unloads with some shots from mount but Blye bucks and avoids them well.
Byrd is trying to take his opponent's back.
Byrd has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Blye wants to hold on but Byrd pushes him away.
Byrd fails to advance to Blye's back.
Blye is squirming around, avoiding Byrd's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrd looking to control but Blye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Byrd prevents Blye from getting the reversal.
Blye is still trying to improve position.
Byrd looking to control but Blye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blye tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Byrd looking to control but Blye is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blye is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye reaches up and holds on to Byrd to control the position.
Byrd sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Blye wants to control but Byrd is having none of it.

Byrd looking for a guillotine from mount but Blye is having none of it.
Byrd can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blye is looking to escape.
Blye slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Byrd wants to take a breather but Blye is having none of it.
Blye is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blye keeps trying to improve his position.
Byrd is pressing down on Blye's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blye is holding on for now.
Blye wants to control but Byrd is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Byrd takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blye is in trouble now - Byrd has advanced to mount!
Blye is squirming around, avoiding Byrd's attempts to control the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blye has given up his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that round.
That's time! Byrd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Byrd lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Byrd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blye.
Blye on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrd. Byrd obviously looking to wear him down.
Byrd misses with a leg kick
and Byrd takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Byrd does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blye throws a poor cross that misses
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blye scores with a body shot.
Blye misses with a straight left.
Byrd misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye moves away from the strike by Byrd.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Blye! But no joy.
Byrd throws a nice looking combination but Blye bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Byrd stuns Blye with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Byrd connects with a solid leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Byrd.
Blye misses with an uppercut
and Byrd connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blye missing with a left hand there. Byrd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Byrd lands a nice leg kick that just misses Blye's sensitive parts.
Byrd misses with a leg kick
and Blye counters with a stiff right hand.
Blye takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Blye throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Byrd connects with a body shot.
Blye keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Byrd is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Blye takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
An inside leg kick from Byrd misses.
Blye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Byrd scores with a kick to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blye checks a leg kick.
Byrd backing away here, and Blye unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Blye misses with a looping right.
Blye throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Byrd sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Blye backs away, Byrd returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Blye throws a leg kick which misses Byrd's front leg but catches the back leg as Byrd tries to avoid it.
Jolly Leg Byrd is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blye with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Byrd to score with a decent uppercut.

Byrd drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blye pulls Byrd in close to prevent any damage.
Byrd trying to control the position from guard on top but Blye is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blye is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Byrd works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Blye trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Byrd manages to pass to mount!
Byrd fails to take his opponent's back.
Byrd controlling the position easily from mount.
Blye has given up his back.
Jolly Leg Byrd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Byrd looking for the RNC.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Blye's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Byrd doesn't have the hooks in and Blye manages to turn into his guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Byrd is on top in guard.

Byrd trying to control but Blye is working from the bottom.
Blye looking to control.
Blye wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jolly Leg Byrd dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Byrd lands a slapping body shot.
Byrd looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Blye was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A slapping body kick lands there for Byrd.
Blye fakes the leg kick and cracks Byrd in the body.
Byrd fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Byrd throws a head kick but Blye moves out of range.
Byrd fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A big left from Blye misses.
Byrd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blye was well out of range. Poor timing from Byrd.
Blye changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye throws a body kick that misses.
Byrd connects with a body shot.
Byrd scores with a jab to the head.
Blye takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Blye doesn't seem bothered though.
Blye goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Byrd is looking to wear down Blye with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Byrd throws a quick inside leg kick.
Byrd throws a predictable looking body shot
and Blye counters with an outside leg kick.
Byrd cracks Blye with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Byrd misses with a right hand
and Blye counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Blye darts in looking for a takedown but Byrd gets double underhooks and turns Blye into the cage.
Blye darts in looking for a takedown but Byrd gets double underhooks and turns Blye into the cage.
Blye checks a leg kick nicely.
Blye throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Byrd counter with a right hand.
Jolly Leg Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blye misses with a straight right.
Byrd connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Byrd jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jolly Leg Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrd throws a low kick but Blye avoids it.
Blye looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A solid leg kick lands there for Byrd.
Blye takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Blye swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrd.
Byrd lands with an uppercut that bounces Blye off the cage and back into range.
Byrd moves out of range of the strikes.
Byrd throws the left hand but Blye avoids the punch easily.
Byrd lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blye takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Byrd pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blye is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Blye drops his hands momentarily and Byrd takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Byrd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blye can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Byrd.
Byrd punishes Blye's body with a nice straight punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byrd wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Blye connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Byrd momentarily.
Byrd walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jolly Leg Byrd is winning the standup battle so far.
Blye takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Byrd takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Blye throws a jab but it's blocked by Byrd.
Byrd feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Byrd's corner calls for a 1-2. Byrd obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Blye closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Byrd did well to prevent Blye getting side control.
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!
Blye wants to take a breather but Byrd is having none of it.
Blye sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Byrd defending well though.
Byrd is trying to maintain the position but Blye is very close to passing his half guard.
Byrd has hold of Blye's hands but Blye slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Lucas Blye has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blye lands with a punch from half guard.
Byrd trying to control but Blye postures up.
Byrd tries to get to full guard but Blye has control of the leg.
Byrd is looking to control Blye's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Byrd avoid being mounted?
Blye lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Blye takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jolly Leg Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Byrd has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jolly Leg Byrd!