PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nom Nomm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Burt Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nomm comes into the arena with Nyan Cat blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Nom Nomm has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Nom Nomm seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Nomm
vs
Byrd

190 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 1

180 cm
25
175 lbs
2 - 4 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

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 3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Nom Nomm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Burt Byrd!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and John Mangel.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Byrd tries to clinch but Nomm moves out of range.
Nomm avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nomm goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Nomm. Those never looked like landing.
Byrd tries to clinch but Nomm is having none of it.
Byrd shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nomm sprawls well. Nomm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Byrd gets slowly back to his feet.
Nomm lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Nomm.

It looks like Burt Byrd has been cut.

Nomm looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Nomm is looking for a kimura but Byrd is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Nomm to get the leverage.

Nomm wants to work for an arm triangle but Byrd is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Nomm is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Byrd defends it well.

Nomm is working for a submission of some sort.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nomm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Nomm looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Nomm is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Byrd sees it coming and defends easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nomm is working for a kimura but Byrd is defending it quite comfortably.

Nomm is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Nomm 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 Nomm.
Byrd controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.

Nomm is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nomm is looking for a kimura here.

Nomm seems to be working for a kimura but Byrd defends the submission attempt.

Nomm in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Byrd tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Nomm!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nom Nomm!
A victorious Nom Nomm thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.