PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bjorkman (ranked 534 p4p, 1267 weight class) and Wilt Paysley (ranked 42 p4p, 94 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bjorkman
vs
Paysley

203 cm
25
300
7 - 1 - 0

195 cm
24
290
8 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Wrestler Wayfare

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Daniel Bjorkman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wilt Paysley!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjorkman connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

It looks like Wilt Paysley has been cut.

Paysley closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bjorkman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paysley's elbow.
Paysley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bjorkman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bjorkman pushes Paysley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

Paysley jumps guard and drags Bjorkman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Paysley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bjorkman controls the pace.
Paysley managing to control the position.
Bjorkman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paysley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paysley is adopting a defensive guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Paysley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Paysley is trying to control the position but Bjorkman postures up.
Bjorkman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bjorkman has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Paysley throws some sloppy strikes off his back.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.

Paysley takes the fight into the clinch.
Bjorkman tries to throw a body punch but Paysley avoids it by throwing Bjorkman back against the cage.
Bjorkman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjorkman lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bjorkman.
Bjorkman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paysley backwards.
Paysley looks winded!
Paysley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bjorkman pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bjorkman closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bjorkman lands a body punch.
Bjorkman scores with a shot to the side of Paysley's head.
Bjorkman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bjorkman pushes Paysley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bjorkman works on Paysley's body with a couple of short punches.
Bjorkman lands with a right to the head.

That has opened up Wilt Paysley's cut even more.
A left hand lands to the body for Bjorkman.
Paysley's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bjorkman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bjorkman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bjorkman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paysley takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bjorkman drops Paysley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Paysley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Paysley is rocked!
Bjorkman pushes Paysley against the cage. Bjorkman is working some dirty boxing. Bjorkman pushes off with a quick right hook! Paysley goes down! Paysley tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Bjorkman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Bjorkman!
A less than humble Daniel Bjorkman misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.