PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Byron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Svetislav Pajkic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byron comes to the cage accompanied by Roky Erickson - Click your Fingers Applauding the Play . Pajkic has chosen Dimmu Borgir - Puritania as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Byron
vs
Pajkic

175 cm
29
282 lbs
15 - 10 - 0

194 cm
27
284 lbs
13 - 6 - 0

Great wrestler
Great elbows
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Powerful

Fossington & Blythe: Gentlemen's Fight Attire

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 15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Byron!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Svetislav Pajkic!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Steven Brown and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Pajkic clinches.
Pajkic stalling against the cage.
Pajkic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byron taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byron throws an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Byron as Pajkic tries to tie him up.
Byron misses with an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byron throws an elbow but misses.
Byron just leaning against Pajkic, taking a breather.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byron throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byron.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pajkic misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Byron.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byron.

It looks like Svetislav Pajkic has been cut.
Byron is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pajkic tries a body shot but Byron blocks it.
Pajkic takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Byron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajkic is defending well for now.
Byron is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pajkic is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pajkic.
Pajkic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pajkic blocks an elbow strike from Byron.
Pajkic struggles to land a body shot inside as Byron controls his hands.
Pajkic working aggressively here.
Byron blocking some punches.
Pajkic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byron blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pajkic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pajkic tries a body shot but Byron blocks it.
Byron lands a nice elbow.
Byron gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pajkic lands a shot to the body.
Byron stalling in the clinch but Pajkic improves position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Byron blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Byron lands an elbow just above Pajkic 's eye.
Pajkic swings wildly with an uppercut but Byron uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Pajkic.
Pajkic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pajkic swings wildly with an uppercut but Byron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pajkic avoids the elbow strike from Byron, against the cage.
Pajkic blocks an elbow strike from Byron.
Byron pushes off an throws an elbow but Pajkic leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Byron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pajkic pushes Byron back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pajkic lands a nice uppercut.
Pajkic dodges an elbow strike from Byron.
Byron is trying to maintain a safe position but Pajkic gets an underhook and turns Byron into the cage.
Byron lands an elbow just above Pajkic 's eye.
Pajkic misses with a punch on the inside.
Pajkic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pajkic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pajkic presses Byron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Pajkic lands a shoulder strike.
Byron throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pajkic.
Pajkic misses with some punches.
Byron pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pajkic wants to stall.
A nice left hand lands by Pajkic.
Byron prevents a body shot from Pajkic.
Pajkic takes an elbow to the forehead.
With the fighters up against the cage, Byron throws an elbow but misses.
Pajkic taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pajkic has a couple of punches blocked by Byron.
Byron looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pajkic.
Pajkic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byron blocks a body shot from Pajkic.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Byron blocking some punches.
Byron lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That has opened up Svetislav Pajkic's cut even more.
Pajkic will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Byron up against the cage.
Pajkic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byron throws an elbow but it misses.
Byron taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pajkic avoids a wild elbow strike from Byron.
Pajkic misses with a punch on the inside.
Pajkic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byron misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Svetislav Pajkic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Svetislav Pajkic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Pajkic moves into the clinch.
Pajkic swings wildly with an uppercut but Byron uses good head movement to avoid it.
Byron lands a nice elbow.
Pajkic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Byron blocks an uppercut.
Pajkic looking to stall.
Byron comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Svetislav Pajkic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pajkic working aggressively here.
Pajkic misses with a punch on the inside.
Byron landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pajkic misses with some punches.
Byron stalling the fight.
Byron lands a nice elbow.
Byron lands a damaging elbow.

Pajkic is rocked!

The cut above Svetislav Pajkic's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pajkic is breathing heavily.
Byron landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byron lands a nice elbow.
Pajkic is still on wobbly legs! Can Byron finish him?
Byron effectively controlling the action here.
Clinched against the cage, Byron lands a big elbow that drops Pajkic! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Pajkic is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Byron!
Tom Byron got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'