PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fernandos Guile (ranked 5165 p4p, 3479 weight class) and Ronan Byrne (ranked 608 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Guile
vs
Byrne

173 cm
19
185
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
22
187
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Fernandos Guile!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ronan Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guile waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Byrne.
Guile throws a body shot but no joy.
Guile misses with a straight right.
Byrne stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Byrne wants it to stay on the feet.
Byrne uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guile.

Byrne shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Guile napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Guile could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Guile manages to work his way to half guard, despite Byrne's best efforts.
Byrne is thwarting Guile's attempts to control the position.
Byrne working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Guile is trying is best to control the position here.
Byrne slips a nice elbow through Guile's hands, connecting with Guile's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Byrne missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Guile actively working from the bottom here.
Guile tries to roll over but Byrne keeps him under control.
Byrne looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Byrne unloads with some huge strikes here! Guile is out! Byrne wins by brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ronan Byrne!
Ronan Byrne decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.