PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Byron Blythe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Bar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blythe's entrance music is I want your skulls- Misfits. A fine choice. Billy The Bar has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Byron Blythe's chin.

Blythe
vs
The Bar

176 cm
23
170 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

172 cm
25
165 lbs
16 - 8 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Firebird Designs
Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Byron Blythe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Billy The Bar!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Bar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Blythe throws out the jab.
The Bar lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Blythe misses with a double jab

and The Bar counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Blythe!

Blythe is rocked!
The Bar lands strikes from half guard.
Oh Blythe is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Bar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Bar connects with a nice short shot to Blythe's temple.
Blythe tries to get to full guard but The Bar has control of the leg.
The Bar misses with a head shot. Blythe uses the momentum to regain guard.

Blythe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. The Bar doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. The Bar manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Blythe seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Bar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The Bar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Bar prevents Blythe from getting back to his feet.
The Bar missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Blythe had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. The Bar defends it easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Bar throwing strikes but missing.

Blythe looking for a guillotine here but The Bar defends easily.
The Bar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blythe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from The Bar.
Blythe wants to sweep here but The Bar controlling him for the moment.
The Bar postures up and lands a big shot to Blythe's brow.
The Bar chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Bar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Bar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Bar landing with the ground and pound.
The Bar postures up and lands a big shot to Blythe's brow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Blythe is looking for a triangle but The Bar pushes his legs off easily.
Blythe will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The Bar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blythe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Blythe is trying to keep The Bar in close.
Blythe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The Bar advances position into side control!
The Bar connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Blythe some visible discomfort.
The Bar is looking to take a break and control but Blythe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The Bar working away.
Blythe is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Bar connects with a decent elbow.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Bar working the body and head with strikes.
Blythe sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Blythe keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The Bar missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Blythe makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Blythe.
The Bar stopping the sweep attempt from Blythe.
Blythe is breathing heavily.
The Bar wants to control from the top but Blythe keeps moving.
The Bar makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
The Bar working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Bar wants to control from the top but Blythe keeps moving.
The Bar postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bar wants to pass the guard but Blythe is keeping the position.
Blythe wants to sweep but no luck.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells The Bar's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The Bar slips nicely into half guard.
The Bar landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Blythe won't allow The Bar to pass to mount.
The Bar thows a huge punch but Blythe dodges it nicely.
The Bar working Blythe over with strikes.
The Bar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Blythe is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but The Bar pulls his head out easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The Bar is working for a submission of some sort.
Blythe is trying to maintain the position but The Bar is very close to passing his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Bar dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Blythe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Bar tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blythe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Bar looks to land a combination but Blythe avoids it well.
Blythe dodges the punch combination from The Bar.
Blythe throws a sloppy body shot
and The Bar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The Bar is looking to land body kicks.
The Bar lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Blythe misses with a looping left.
Blythe moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Blythe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The Bar lands a jab-cross combination.
The Bar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blythe.
The Bar swings for the body but Blythe moves out of range.
Blythe throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Bar counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Blythe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping The Bar at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe misses with a shot to the body
and The Bar makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Bar tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Blythe manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blythe throws a predictable looking body shot
and The Bar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Bar getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A telegraphed right hand from Blythe misses the target.
The Bar misses with a wild combination.
A left and a right from The Bar both land. Nice combination.
Blythe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Bar was well out of range. Poor timing from Blythe.
Blythe misses with a double jab
and The Bar counters with a one-two to the body.
Billy The Bar seems to be getting the better of the standup.

The Bar throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blythe tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. The Bar is in Blythe's guard.
The Bar chips away with some ground and pound.
The Bar passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Blythe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Bar cracks Blythe with a big right hand but Blythe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Blythe dodges the ground and pound from The Bar.
The Bar landing a few strikes.
The Bar lands an elbow.
Blythe is trying to improve his position.
The Bar looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Blythe is avoiding damage well.
The Bar trying to control the position but Blythe is working away.
The Bar is putting a hurting on Blythe here, landing some big shots from side control.
The Bar in side control lands a decent elbow.
Blythe wants to control but The Bar postures up.
Sloppy strikes there by The Bar.
An elbow from The Bar crashes against the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe tries to buck The Bar off but The Bar is having none of it.
The Bar is chipping away with strikes.
Blythe tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but The Bar wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The Bar sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Blythe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Blythe takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The Bar trying to control the position but Blythe is working away.
Blythe tries to improve position but can't.
Blythe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The Bar is working Blythe over with some ground and pound from side control.
Blythe managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by The Bar.
Billy The Bar has got the better of the ground game so far.
Blythe stops The Bar from passing to mount.
The Bar working away.
The ground and pound from The Bar seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Bar lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Blythe down.
Blythe is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Bar connects with a decent elbow.
The Bar cracks Blythe with a big right hand but Blythe just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The Bar passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Blythe!
Blythe tries to hold on but The Bar postures up.
Blythe taking shots to the head.
The Bar landing strikes, looking to finish!
Blythe can't escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blythe is squirming around, avoiding The Bar's attempts to control the action.
The Bar lands a nice shot to the head.
The Bar putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Billy The Bar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Blythe throws a big shot that misses.
The Bar scores with a one two! Blythe had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blythe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Byron Blythe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. The Bar darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Blythe misses the jab.
The Bar misses with a few strikes there.
Blythe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Bar.
Blythe misses with a double jab
and The Bar counters with a stiff right hand.
The Bar lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Blythe circles away quickly and effectively.

The Bar closes the distance and clinches.
The Bar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Blythe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blythe throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and The Bar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Blythe throws a right and a left that both miss.
The Bar throws a series of punches but Blythe avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blythe scores with a three punch combo!
The Bar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blythe.
The Bar wants to clinch.
Blythe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and The Bar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by The Bar.

Blythe looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The Bar connects with a couple of short punches.
The Bar passes into half guard.
Ground and pound from The Bar.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. The Bar connects with a nice short shot to Blythe's temple.
The Bar wants to control but Blythe is keeping him busy.
The Bar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Bar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Blythe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but The Bar scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Bar is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The Bar working the head and body with strikes.
The Bar throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The Bar scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blythe is trying to maintain the position but The Bar is very close to passing his half guard.
The Bar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blythe keeps working.
Blythe trying to hold on to The Bar's head to control him but The Bar postures up.
The Bar is pressing down on Blythe's thigh, looking to free his foot. Blythe is holding on for now.
The Bar lands with a punch from half guard.

The Bar is working for a kimura but Blythe is defending it quite comfortably.

Blythe actively working from the bottom here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blythe gets full guard.
The Bar slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Blythe is working to avoid the ground and pound but The Bar connects with a decent elbow.
The Bar cracks Blythe with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Blythe prevents The Bar from improving position.
Blythe can't do much from the bottom here.
The strikes coming from The Bar are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Blythe takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blythe is trying to get back to half guard.
The Bar is looking to take a break and control but Blythe is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

The Bar working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Blythe tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
The Bar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Bar tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
The Bar working the head with strikes.
Blythe can't do much from the bottom here.
Blythe is looking to regain half guard here but The Bar keeps moving and retains side control.

And that's the end of the fight!
Billy The Bar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Bar has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Billy The Bar!