PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thai Muay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Belizariusz Bizantyjski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizantyjski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Disturbed- Liberate. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Muay
vs
Bizantyjski

190 cm
29
197 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

187 cm
28
192 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Thai Muay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Belizariusz Bizantyjski!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Damien Edna and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muay tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bizantyjski swats away the attempt to clinch by Muay.
Muay tries to close the distance and clinch but Bizantyjski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muay moves to clinch but Bizantyjski breaks away

and Bizantyjski counters with a single leg into guard. Muay didn't expect that.
Muay on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Muay tries to get out of the position.
Muay looking for a sweep. Not yet Muay, not yet.
Muay wants to stand and escape but Bizantyjski is having none of it.
Bizantyjski lands a couple of elbows.
Muay controls Bizantyjski momentarily but Bizantyjski frees himself.
Muay looking for a sweep. Not yet Muay, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Muay looking to control.
Muay trying to control the position here.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Thai Muay just wasn't active enough.

Bizantyjski tries to keep at a distance but Muay has taken the fight into the clinch.
Muay trying to control the position but instead, Bizantyjski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Muay into the cage.
Muay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bizantyjski can't get the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bizantyjski's face.
A bit of stalling here from Muay.
Muay trying to land knees to the body.
Muay lands a good knee to the midsection. Bizantyjski won't want to take too many of those.
Muay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bizantyjski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muay presses Bizantyjski against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Muay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muay connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muay throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Muay lands an elbow that stopped Bizantyjski in his tracks for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay lands a knee to the head.
Muay misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bizantyjski has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Muay after a bit of a struggle.
Muay stalling against the cage.
Bizantyjski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Muay misses with a knee to the head.
Muay misses with a knee strike.
Muay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Muay lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Muay.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay taking a breather.
Bizantyjski wants a takedown.
Thai Muay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belizariusz Bizantyjski.
Muay lands an elbow just above Bizantyjski 's eye.
Bizantyjski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Muay creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Muay taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Muay missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Muay dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Muay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bizantyjski, pushing him back against the cage.
Muay misses with a punch to the body.
Muay is pushing Bizantyjski up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Muay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bizantyjski.
Muay with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Muay gets underhooks to prevent Bizantyjski's takedown attempt.
Muay tries to land a knee to the head but Bizantyjski blocks with his arms.
Bizantyjski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bizantyjski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Muay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bizantyjski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Muay obliges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bizantyjski wants a takedown but no success here.
Thai Muay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belizariusz Bizantyjski.
Bizantyjski takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Muay.
Muay misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thai Muay has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bizantyjski tries to score a body lock takedown but Muay shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Muay unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bizantyjski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bizantyjski is breathing heavily.
Muay putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bizantyjski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Muay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bizantyjski's defenses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muay pressing his opponent against the cage.
Muay working Bizantyjski over with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Muay lands with a left to the head.
Muay is struggling to control the position.
Muay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Muay lands a knee to the head.
Bizantyjski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bizantyjski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Muay prevents it.
Muay throws a punch but it's blocked by Bizantyjski.
Bizantyjski has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Muay avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay slows down the pace here.
I was talking to Muay's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Muay using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bizantyjski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Muay misses with a hook from the clinch.
Muay connects with a knee to the head.
Muay misses with the head strike.
Bizantyjski takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Belizariusz Bizantyjski has been cut.
Muay lands a good knee to the midsection. Bizantyjski won't want to take too many of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muay lands an elbow inside.
Muay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bizantyjski avoids it.
Muay lands a knee to the head.
Muay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bizantyjski can do to turn this around?
Muay has Bizantyjski pushed against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Muay connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bizantyjski's face.
Knees to the body from Muay.
Bizantyjski takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Muay has Bizantyjski pressed against the cage.
Muay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thai Muay dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Belizariusz Bizantyjski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Muay tries to clinch but Bizantyjski is having none of it.
Muay throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bizantyjski's head.

Muay forces Bizantyjski back against the cage and clinches.
Muay stalling.
Bizantyjski blocks an elbow strike from Muay.
Muay comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Muay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Muay misses with an elbow strike.
Muay pushes off an throws an elbow but Bizantyjski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Muay looking to slow down the pace here.
A short uppercut from Muay.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Muay.
Bizantyjski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Muay stalling against the cage.
Muay throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bizantyjski avoiding damage as Muay throws knees to the body.
Muay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bizantyjski avoids it.
Muay lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bizantyjski backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Muay.
Muay misses with a punch to the body.
Muay lands with a right to the head.
Muay misses with a punch on the inside.
Belizariusz Bizantyjski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thai Muay is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Muay to work.
Muay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Muay blocks a body shot from Bizantyjski.
Bizantyjski looking for a takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muay scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Muay.
Muay prevents a body shot from Bizantyjski.
Muay misses with a knee strike.
Muay is pressed up against the cage. Bizantyjski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Muay down to the mat. Muay avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thai Muay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Belizariusz Bizantyjski.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Muay is looking to clinch but Bizantyjski is avoiding it.

Muay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bizantyjski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Muay is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Bizantyjski has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Muay is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bizantyjski drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bizantyjski pushes Muay back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thai Muay showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Muay, 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 30:26
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 30:26
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thai Muay!