PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommi Turmiola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turmiola has chosen Metallica: Enter Sandman as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Byczynski
vs
Turmiola

200 cm
28
260 lbs
14 - 12 - 0

206 cm
31
262 lbs
11 - 16 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Nataniel Byczynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tommi Turmiola!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turmiola swinging wildly here.
Byczynski misses with a head kick.
Turmiola throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turmiola is trying hard to land a takedown here. Byczynski sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Turmiola misses with a takedown attempt - Byczynski sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

Turmiola tries to keep at a distance but Byczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turmiola jumps guard but Byczynski turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nataniel Byczynski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommi Turmiola.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
Turmiola misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Turmiola has managed to clinch.
Byczynski putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Turmiola in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Turmiola takes a knee to the side of the body.
Turmiola looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Byczynski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Byczynski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Turmiola manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Byczynski closes the distance and pushes Turmiola back into the cage.
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Turmiola blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byczynski tries to clinch up but Turmiola circles away and keeps his distance.
Byczynski pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Byczynski clinches up with Turmiola and pushes him back against the cage.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turmiola.
Byczynski unloads a knee to the mid-section. Turmiola lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Turmiola is trying to pull guard but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turmiola avoids it.
Turmiola avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.
Turmiola wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage.
Byczynski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Turmiola blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Turmiola is defending well for now.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Turmiola is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Byczynski to keep the fight standing.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turmiola looks for a takedown but Byczynski sprawls well.
Byczynski clobbers Turmiola with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Byczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.

Byczynski clinches with his opponent.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Byczynski breaks the clinch.

Byczynski instigates a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byczynski.
Byczynski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turmiola.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Turmiola avoids it.

Turmiola gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Byczynski trying to control from the bottom.
Byczynski tries to kick Turmiola off but Turmiola keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Byczynski makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Byczynski throws a body kick that misses.
Byczynski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

It looks like Tommi Turmiola has been cut.
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!

Byczynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Byczynski trying to land knees to the body.
Byczynski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Byczynski is pressed up against the cage. Turmiola has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byczynski down to the mat. Byczynski avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Turmiola will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Byczynski cracks Turmiola with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Turmiola looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Byczynski finish him?

Turmiola is rocked!
Turmiola walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Turmiola limp body while Byczynski jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nataniel Byczynski!
A very excited looking Nataniel Byczynski made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.