PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nataniel Byczynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Byczynski has chosen War is My Destiny as his entrance music. Tony Hunt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hunt
vs
Byczynski

200 cm
42
245 lbs
28 - 30 - 1

200 cm
44
260 lbs
42 - 39 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Machiavelli Boutique

FinnFighter Nutrition (Five 160Q supps!)

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 28 - 30 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tony Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 39 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Nataniel Byczynski!
The judges for this bout are Konstantin Menshow, Valeri Chadov and Dmitry Maklakov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt misses the shot to the body.
Byczynski scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Byczynski. Byczynski gets slowly back to his feet.
Byczynski throws a shot from downtown. Hunt moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Hunt's head coaches at Russian Fighting Community Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hunt changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hunt fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hunt misses with a body shot.
Hunt is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hunt throws a right hand that misses
and Byczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Byczynski as he jumps to the side.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hunt. Byczynski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byczynski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hunt circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Byczynski gets a clinch.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Byczynski is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Byczynski.
Byczynski throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Hunts head.
Byczynski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.
Byczynski stalling the fight.
Byczynski pressing his opponent against the cage.
Byczynski has Hunt pushed against the cage.

Byczynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Byczynski scores with a three punch combo!
Byczynski throws a head kick that misses.
Byczynski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Byczynski's head.

Byczynski has managed to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunt avoiding damage as Byczynski throws knees to the body.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Byczynski looks to land a left hand but Hunt moved out of range nicely.
Tony Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt slips under a jab.
Byczynski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byczynski misses with a straight right.
Hunt was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Byczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Byczynski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hunt.
Hunt stalks Byczynski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Byczynski's face. Byczynski staggers backwards, shaken.
Hunt lands a really nice looking cross but Byczynski seems unphased.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hunt connects with a body shot.
Byczynski avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Byczynski lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Byczynski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hunt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Byczynski defending well as Hunt loads up on a big left hand.
A swing and a miss from Byczynski.

Byczynski rushes Hunt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Byczynski breaks from the clinch.
Hunt misses with a looping right.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hunt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hunt with a hook.
Byczynski fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byczynski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hunt.

Byczynski fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hunt, pushing him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Byczynski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Hunt manages to break the clinch.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Byczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Byczynski feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hunts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Byczynski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hunt.
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Hunt on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Byczynski misses with a series of wild punches.
A big right from Hunt misses.
Byczynski moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Byczynski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hunt misses with a shot to the body
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hunt fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Byczynski takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Hunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byczynski.
Hunt throws out a powerful jab.
Hunt bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Byczynski's head.
Hunt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hunt blocks a leg kick.
Hunt throws a hook but Byczynski avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Hunt misses its intended target.
Byczynski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hunt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hunt.
Nataniel Byczynski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byczynski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A big right from Hunt misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byczynski.
Hunt loads up on a big right hand but Byczynski slips the punch.
Byczynski tries a quick counter leg kick but Hunt is wise to it.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Byczynski's head but Byczynski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice jab there from Hunt.
Hunt takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses
and Byczynski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunt throws a looping overhand right but Byczynski ducks down to avoid it.
Hunt throws a head kick that misses.
Hunt misses with a wild combination.
Hunt dodges the punch combination from Byczynski.
Byczynski moves out of range as Hunt strikes.
Byczynski punishes Hunt's body with a nice straight punch.
Hunt ducks under a wild hook from Byczynski.
Hunt throws an overhand right that lands on Byczynski's shoulder, as Byczynski tries to avoid the shot.
Byczynski fails to land with a series of punches.
Hunt swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Byczynski as he avoids it easily.
Hunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Byczynski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hunt's head.
Byczynski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Byczynski.
Byczynski jabs Hunt to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Hunt tries to keep at a distance but Byczynski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Hunt is trying to push Byczynski away but Byczynski has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hunt wants to break free but Byczynski has control.
Byczynski struggles to land a body shot inside as Hunt controls his hands.
Byczynski stalling in the clinch.
Byczynski slows down the pace here.
Knees to the body from Byczynski.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byczynski.

It looks like Tony Hunt has been cut.
Hunt has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hunt tries to break the clinch but Byczynski is controlling the position.
Byczynski tries a body shot but Hunt blocks it.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Byczynski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Byczynski lands a nice looking body kick.
Byczynski throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Byczynski connects with a right hand. Hunt shakes it off.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Byczynski.

Byczynski instigates a clinch.
Byczynski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byczynski.
Byczynski scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Byczynski obliges.

Byczynski manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byczynski jabs Hunt right on the nose. Hunt blinks but takes it well.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byczynski leaning his opponent against the cage.
Byczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nataniel Byczynski showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Tony Hunt's cut.
That's time! Hunt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Byczynski misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hunt wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.

Byczynski clinches.
Hunt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hunt tries to circle away but Byczynski has him pinned against the cage.
Byczynski missing with knees to the body.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Byczynski misses with a punch to the body.
Byczynski tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Byczynski back against the cage.

Byczynski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Byczynski scores with a sloppy right hand. Hunt should have avoided that one.
Byczynski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hunt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Byczynski swivels and escapes.

Byczynski rushes Hunt and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byczynski misses with a body punch.
Byczynski lands a knee to the head.
Byczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Hunt is looking to break free of the clinch but Byczynski has double underhooks.
Byczynski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Byczynski effectively controlling the action here.
Byczynski keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hunt's efforts to push away.
Byczynski is pushing Hunt up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byczynski tries to land knees in the clinch but Hunt avoids the damage to the body.
Byczynski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Hunt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nataniel Byczynski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A bone on bone clash there as Byczynski blocks the leg kick.
Byczynski connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hunt. Hunt circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Byczynski misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Byczynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt throws a leg kick but Byczynski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Tony Hunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Byczynski circles away quickly and effectively.
Byczynski lands with a nice body kick.
Hunt throws an off balance right hand
and Byczynski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Byczynski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Byczynski throws out the jab.
Byczynski with a jab.
Byczynski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hunt checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Byczynski moves into the clinch successfully.
The referee is keeping an eye on Byczynski - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Hunt prevents a body shot from Byczynski.

Hunt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hunt jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Byczynski tries to close the distance and clinch but Hunt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nataniel Byczynski is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byczynski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Hunt tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hunt throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A nice leg kick lands there from Byczynski.
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!
Good leg kick by Byczynski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Byczynski!
Hunt looks to land a combination but Byczynski avoids it well.
Hunt looks to land a body kick but Byczynski moved away.
Byczynski throws a series of punches but Hunt moves out of range.
Byczynski takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Byczynski avoids the body shot from Hunt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hunt looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Byczynski. Hunt shrugs it off though.
Hunt looks to land a right hand but Byczynski moved out of range.
Hunt throws a nice looking combination but Byczynski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nataniel Byczynski comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byczynski has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 27:30
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nataniel Byczynski!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Nataniel Byczynski made sure he mentioned Untouchable Fight Nutrition Q160 $125, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
Tony Hunt was interviewed post fight and said 'ok mate....you got that one, one more go around?'.