PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rolf Byrd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luke Light (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Byrd
vs
Light

162 cm
23
140 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
24
130 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Rolf Byrd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luke Light!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Eliza Hachem and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Light fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Light misses with a series of wild punches.
Light swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Byrd.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Byrd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Light moves in looking to clinch but Byrd pushes him off.
Light swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Light rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byrd keeps the fight on the outside.
Light moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Light lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byrd circles away quickly and effectively.
Light throws a head kick that misses

and Byrd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.

Byrd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Light looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Light tries to clinch but Byrd is having none of it.
Byrd uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Light.
Light tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Byrd counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Light!

Byrd decides to stand back up. Byrd steps back and let's Light get back to his feet.
Light looks to clinch

and Byrd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Byrd tries to stand but Light is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Byrd stands up from Light's guard - Byrd perhaps looking for a knockout.
Light tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Light throws a series of punches but Byrd moves out of range.
Byrd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Light.
Light will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Byrd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Byrd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Light tries to clinch up.
Light throws a sloppy body shot

and Byrd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Byrd decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Byrd on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Light swings for the body but Byrd moves out of range.
Light misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Light thows a body shot but no joy.
No joy there for Light, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Light swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Light.
Light looks to land a combination but Byrd avoids it well.
Light looks to clinch

and Byrd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Light's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Byrd stands up from Light's guard - Byrd perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Light throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Byrd dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Light throws a series of punches but Byrd moves out of range.
Light tries to clinch up.
Light scores with a one two! Byrd had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Light missing with a left hand there. Byrd was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Luke Light seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Light throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Byrd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Light's guard now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Byrd gets to his feet - Light follows without any prompting.
Light misses with a jab, cross combination.
Light is breathing heavily.
Light throws a sloppy head kick

and Byrd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Byrd gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Byrd steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Light.
Luke Light is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrd keeps the fight on the outside.
Light tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Byrd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Light's guard now.
Light has a closed guard, preventing Byrd from standing up.

Byrd gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Light moves to clinch but Byrd breaks away

and Byrd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Byrd gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Light is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Byrd rather than just go for the knockout.
Light misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Light throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Byrd counters with a takedown into side control.

Byrd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Light to his feet.
Light misses with a combination

and Byrd counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Light!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Byrd stands up.
No joy there for Light, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Byrd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rolf Byrd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Light tries to clinch up.
Byrd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Light throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Light misses with a double jab

and Byrd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Light's guard now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Byrd decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Light tries to clinch up but Byrd circles away and keeps his distance.
Light throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Light.
Light throws a series of punches but Byrd avoids them all with ease.
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!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Light looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Byrd circles away from the clinch attempt

and Byrd counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Byrd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rolf Byrd dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Light swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Light tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Byrd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Light won't be happy with that.

Byrd decides to stand up, so the ref orders Light to his feet.
A punch combination from Light misses.
Light throws a combination that misses

and Byrd counters with a single leg into guard. Light didn't expect that.
Rolf Byrd overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Byrd gets to his feet. Light looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Light takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Light closes the distance but Byrd moves to the side

and Byrd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Byrd decides to stand and escape the position.
Light fails to land with a series of punches.
Light misses with a wild body shot.
Light looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Light throws a wild body kick that Byrd sees coming a mile off.
Light misses with a combination

and Byrd counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Light's guard now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Byrd gets to his feet. Light looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Light rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

so Byrd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Byrd decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Light, up you get!
Light swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Light fails to land with a series of punches.
Light misses with a two punch combination.
Light tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Byrd manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Light throws a nice looking combination but Byrd bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Light closes the distance looking to clinch

and Byrd counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Byrd decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Light fails with an attempt to clinch.
Light tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Light misses with an attempted mid kick.
Byrd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Light throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byrd.
Byrd keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byrd circles away from the clinch attempt.
Light throws a left and a right that both miss

and Byrd counters with a takedown into side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Light is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Byrd is controlling him well.

Byrd decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Light misses with a double jab

so Byrd counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Byrd gets to his feet. Light looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Luke Light has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rolf Byrd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Light rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Byrd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rolf Byrd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Byrd, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 30:27
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:27
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rolf Byrd!