PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Burt Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chumba Wumba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chumba Wumba struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Byrd
vs
Wumba

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 3 - 1

180 cm
21
187 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful

Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing)

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 2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Burt Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Chumba Wumba!
The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Bruno Hogan and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Wumba closes the distance and clinches.
Byrd slows down the pace here.
Byrd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wumba has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Wumba.
Byrd tries to stall but Wumba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wumba throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Byrds head.
Byrd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wumba avoids it.
Byrd looking to slow down the pace here.
Byrd with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Byrd escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Byrd takes the fight into the clinch.
Byrd is struggling to control the position.
Wumba avoids the elbow strike from Byrd, against the cage.
Wumba takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wumba lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wumba blocks the elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Wumba.
Byrd with a knee to the head.
Byrd trying to stall but Wumba improves his position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byrd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wumba's brow.
Byrd misses with a knee to the head.
Byrd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wumba as Byrd tries to tie him up.
Byrd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Wumba scores with a shoulder strike.
Byrd tries to land a knee to the head but Wumba blocks with his arms.
Byrd is breathing heavily.
Byrd tries to stall but Wumba uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Byrd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wumba is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wumba is trying to break the clinch but Byrd has him pressed against the cage.
Wumba is trying to force a seperation but Byrd has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wumba.
Byrd is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Wumba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Byrd uses from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wumba is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wumba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wumba tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Wumba scrambles and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Byrd has managed to clinch.
Wumba tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Byrd smiles and moves away.
Burt Byrd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Byrd rushes Wumba and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wumba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Byrd prevents a body shot from Wumba.
Byrd tries to break the clinch but Wumba is controlling the position.
Byrd stalling the fight.
Byrd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wumba dodges an elbow strike from Byrd.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Good body shot from Wumba.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Byrd scores a nice knee to the body.

Wumba has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Byrd uses from the top position.
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!
Wumba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Byrd knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wumba on the ground.
Wumba is controlling the pace.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wumba's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chumba Wumba will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Wumba clinches.
Wumba has had enough of the clinch but Byrd keeps him there for the moment.
Byrd throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Wumba avoiding damage as Byrd throws knees to the body.

Wumba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Byrd throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Wumba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Byrd is in Wumba's guard.
Wumba wants to stand and escape but Byrd is having none of it.

Wumba wriggles free and stands up.
Byrd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Wumba gets caught napping as Byrd dives in and scores a takedown. Wumba manages to retain guard.
Wumba wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wumba looking to control.
Wumba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wumba is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Wumba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Byrd doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wumba.
Byrd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wumba.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wumba throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wumba thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Byrd avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wumba.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wumba stalling.
Wumba wants to lay and pray for a moment but Byrd keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Wumba throwing shots but Byrd is blocking nicely.
Wumba sitting and controlling from the half guard.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chumba Wumba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Byrd dodges the punch combination from Wumba.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Wumba jumps guard and drags Byrd to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Wumba trying to control the position.
Wumba avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Byrd looking to pass the guard.
Wumba controls Byrd momentarily but Byrd frees himself.
Wumba managing to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Chumba Wumba hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.

Byrd scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chumba Wumba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Byrd pushes Wumba up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Byrd.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Byrd misses with a knee strike.
Byrd lands an elbow just above Wumba 's eye.

It looks like Chumba Wumba has been cut.
Wumba tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wumba scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Wumba has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Wumba jumps guard but Byrd stands there with Wumba around his waist. Wumba gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Byrd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Wumba's brow.
Wumba wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Byrd tries a knee to the head but Wumba blocks it.
Byrd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wumba blocks it with crossed arms.
Wumba tries to pull guard but Byrd holds him up against the cage and eventually Wumba drops back down to his feet.
Burt Byrd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chumba Wumba.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wumba lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Byrd backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wumba's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Byrd gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Byrd is trying to maintain a safe position but Wumba gets an underhook and turns Byrd into the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wumba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Burt Byrd has been cut.

Wumba breaks from the clinch.

Wumba closes the distance and clinches.
Byrd misses with a knee strike.
Byrd is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wumba wants to get back to striking at distance but Byrd won't allow it.

Wumba jumps guard.
Byrd throws a strike but Wumba rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wumba advances to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrd is trying to get back to full guard.
Byrd is not content to let Wumba control the position.
Byrd wants to get back to his feet.
Wumba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wumba works his foot free and advances to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wumba looking to control and managing it successfully.
Wumba throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Byrd because Wumba loaded up on that one.
Wumba controlling the position easily from mount.
Wumba landing shots from mount.
Burt Byrd has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd taking shots to the head.
Wumba punishing his opponent with strikes.
Wumba punishing his opponent with strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wumba lands a nice shot to the head.
Wumba lands a big shot there that rocks Byrd but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

Byrd is rocked!

Burt Byrd's cut is getting worse.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Burt Byrd's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chumba Wumba!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Chumba Wumba made sure he mentioned Jutsu FightGear (15$ clothing), along with how happy he was to win his fight.