PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Achim Albrecht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davaanyamyn Byambador (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Albrecht
vs
Byambador

181 cm
26
300 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

185 cm
26
300 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Achim Albrecht!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Davaanyamyn Byambador!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Byambador gets a clinch.
Byambador's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Albrecht drops down looking for an ankle pick but Byambador pulls his leg out and moves away.

Byambador moves into the clinch.
Albrecht avoiding damage as Byambador throws knees to the body.
Byambador lands an elbow just above Albrecht 's eye.

It looks like Achim Albrecht has been cut.
Byambador is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Byambador looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Albrecht swings wildly with an uppercut but Byambador uses good head movement to avoid it.
Come on Byambador - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Albrecht goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byambador gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Albrecht.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Achim Albrecht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Byambador is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Albrecht is defending well for now.
Byambador is pressed up against the cage. Albrecht has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Byambador down to the mat. Byambador avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byambador has Albrecht pushed against the cage.
Byambador creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Albrecht's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Byambador walks away with a smile on his face. Albrecht gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Byambador rushes Albrecht and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byambador is stalling here.
Byambador tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Albrecht is trying to force a seperation but Byambador has the dominant position.
Albrecht is looking to take this one to the mat.
Byambador's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Albrecht has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Byambador is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Byambador.

Achim Albrecht's cut is getting worse.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byambador leaning his opponent against the cage.
Albrecht tries to pull guard but Byambador forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Albrecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byambador manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Byambador.

Achim Albrecht's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Albrecht is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Byambador to keep the fight standing.
Albrecht drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht is trying to force a seperation but Byambador has the dominant position.
Albrecht wants a takedown.

Byambador breaks the clinch.
Albrecht swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Byambador misses with a leg kick.

Byambador rushes Albrecht and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Byambador stalling the fight.
Byambador slowing the pace effectively.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albrecht wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Byambador using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Albrecht has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Albrecht is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byambador is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davaanyamyn Byambador dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Achim Albrecht's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Byambador closes the distance and clinches.
Albrecht could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Albrecht fails to pull guard.
Albrecht misses with a knee strike.
Albrecht trying to stall but Byambador improves his position.
Byambador taking a breather.
The referee is keeping an eye on Byambador - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Byambador misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Byambador breaks the clinch.
Albrecht misses with a double jab

and Byambador counters with a single leg into guard. Albrecht didn't expect that.

Byambador stands up and waves to Albrecht to follow him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Albrecht defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Byambador.
Albrecht misses with a combination

and Byambador counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Byambador prevents the takedown attempt.
Albrecht is trying to maintain a safe position but Byambador gets an underhook and turns Albrecht into the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Albrecht just misses with a elbow thrown towards Byambador's brow.

Byambador breaks from the clinch.

Byambador rushes Albrecht and presses him up against the cage.
Byambador slowing the pace effectively.
Byambador gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Albrecht.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Achim Albrecht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albrecht gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Byambador.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht tries a knee to the head but Byambador blocks it.
Byambador leaning his opponent against the cage.

Byambador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byambador avoids a punch combination nicely.
Byambador is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht struggles to land a body shot inside as Byambador controls his hands.
Byambador leaning against his opponent.
Albrecht is working for takedown but Byambador is calmly controlling the position for now.
Byambador misses with a body punch.
Byambador has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Byambador misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nice elbow from Byambador.

Byambador breaks the clinch.

Byambador moves into range and clinches up with Albrecht.
Byambador is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Albrecht can't break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Albrecht misses with a hook from the clinch.
Albrecht blocks a body shot from Byambador.
Byambador prevents Albrecht from breaking the clinch.
Albrecht looking for a takedown.
Albrecht tries to pull guard but Byambador holds him up against the cage and eventually Albrecht drops back down to his feet.
Byambador with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Albrecht looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Albrecht taking a breather.
Byambador has Albrecht pressed against the cage, preventing Albrecht from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Albrecht is trying to pull guard but Byambador turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Davaanyamyn Byambador showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Achim Albrecht's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Albrecht gets tackled into the cage by Byambador. Byambador maintains the clinch.

Byambador's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
No joy there for Albrecht, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Byambador unleashes a big counter combination but Albrecht bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Albrecht lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

It looks like Davaanyamyn Byambador has been cut.
Albrecht swings for the body but Byambador moves out of range.
Albrecht ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Byambador moves away.
Achim Albrecht is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Byambador misses with a low kick.
Byambador ducks right into an uppercut from Albrecht.
Albrecht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Albrecht throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byambador.
Byambador steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Albrecht.
Albrecht misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Byambador.
Byambador tries to counter by closing the distance.
Byambador avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Albrecht does no damage.

Byambador closes the distance and pushes Albrecht back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byambador with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Albrecht is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Byambador is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byambador lands a nice elbow.
Albrecht blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Byambador tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Albrecht is trying to break the clinch but Byambador is controlling him.
Albrecht is trying to break free.

Byambador manages to break the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Byambador stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Albrecht tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Byambador stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byambador stalling in the clinch.

Byambador breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Byambador throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Achim Albrecht is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Byambador attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Byambador has managed to clinch.
Albrecht is trying to break the clinch but Byambador is controlling him.

Byambador breaks the clinch.
Byambador shoots in but Albrecht avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Albrecht misses with a wild combination.

Albrecht tries to keep at a distance but Byambador has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Byambador pressing his opponent against the cage.

Byambador breaks from the clinch.

Oooooh!!! Albrecht has knocked Byambador down with a huge combo! Albrecht steps away and waves a wobbly Byambador back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Byambador closes the distance and clinches.

Byambador breaks from the clinch.
Albrecht lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That has opened up Davaanyamyn Byambador's cut even more.
Albrecht scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Albrecht. Byambador does a little dance to reset his feet.
Byambador follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Achim Albrecht is winning the standup battle so far.
Byambador avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Byambador has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byambador keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Albrecht's efforts to push away.
Byambador has Albrecht pushed against the cage.
Byambador prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Achim Albrecht. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Albrecht tries to pull guard but Byambador holds him up against the cage and eventually Albrecht drops back down to his feet.
Albrecht tries to stall but Byambador uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Achim Albrecht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davaanyamyn Byambador is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Albrecht creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Achim Albrecht.
I think Byambador has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Davaanyamyn Byambador!
In his post fight interview, Davaanyamyn Byambador started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.