PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Nyota (ranked 7071 p4p, 4335 weight class) and Paul Yreka (ranked 644 p4p, 510 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Nyota
vs
Yreka

182 cm
20
187
0 - 2 - 0

180 cm
19
190
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Nyota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Yreka!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Emerson Jorge and Felipe Paraventi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Nyota.
Yreka scores with a nice strike.
Nyota misses with a double jab
and Yreka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyota throws a body shot but no joy.

Yreka clinches.
Nyota pushes off an throws an elbow but Yreka leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nyota breaks from the clinch.
Nyota pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nyota has been working on his boxing with his coaches at AdvancedX in the buildup to the fight.
Nyota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yreka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nyota blocks a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyota misses with a shot to the body
and Yreka counters with a straight right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Nyota pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nyota misses with a hook
and Yreka counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nyota moves out of range of the strikes.
Nyota wants to clinch.
Yreka throws a body shot but no joy.
Yreka misses with a leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yreka is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nyota misses with a hook
and Yreka counters with a nice uppercut.
Nyota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nyota feints and then cracks Yreka's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Yreka down.
Paul Nyota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yreka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yreka misses with a body kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yreka fails to land with a series of punches.

Yreka closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Yreka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nyota pressing his opponent against the cage.
Yreka is trying to force a seperation but Nyota has the dominant position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyota is looking to control Yreka's arms but Yreka gets an underhook and turns him. Now Nyota has his back to the cage.
Yreka lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Nyota breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Yreka misses.

Yreka clinches with his opponent.
Yreka avoiding damage as Nyota throws knees to the body.

Yreka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yreka lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyota throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nyota throws a lazy head kick
and Yreka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nyota tries to clinch but Yreka moves out of range.
Nyota lands a high kick!
Nyota throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yreka connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nyota's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nyota throws a predictable looking body shot
and Yreka counters with a nice uppercut.
Yreka lands a slapping body shot.
Yreka lands with a cross.
Nyota wants to clinch up but Yreka keeps it at a distance.
Nyota looks to score with a jab to the body but Yreka is just out of range.
Yreka swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nyota lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Yreka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Yreka showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nyota.
Nyota connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nyota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yreka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yreka steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Nyota.
Nyota misses with a few strikes there.
Yreka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Yreka counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nyota thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyota wants to clinch but Yreka slips to the side
and Yreka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nyota is looking to clinch.
Nyota wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyota is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nyota throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Yreka.
Nyota takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A big right from Nyota misses.
Yreka wants to counter with a clinch but Nyota pushes him away.
Nyota misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yreka wants to counter the offense by Nyota and move into the clinch position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yreka pivots, looking for a leg kick but Nyota is out of range and Yreka settles back down.
Yreka has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Yreka gets a clinch.
Yreka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Nyota escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paul Nyota is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yreka throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Nyota.
Yreka lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nyota at a distance.
Nyota tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yreka manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Yreka does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nyota.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nyota tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yreka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yreka throws a right and a left that both miss.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yreka lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nyota circles away quickly and effectively.

Yreka moves into the clinch successfully.

Yreka breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyota misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yreka.
Nyota fails to land with a series of punches.

Yreka rushes Nyota and presses him up against the cage.

Yreka pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nyota looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
As Nyota backs off Yreka throws a huge counter combo but Nyota manages to avoid it all.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Yreka in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Nyota misses with a low kick.
Yreka clobbers Nyota with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyota tries to close the distance and clinch but Yreka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yreka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nyota takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Yreka attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nyota is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Yreka.
Nyota is looking to clinch but Yreka is avoiding it.
Nyota lunges at Yreka with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yreka's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A punch combination from Yreka misses.
Yreka scores with a sloppy right hand. Nyota should have avoided that one.
Nyota throws a head kick but Yreka moves out of range.
Yreka throws out a counter right but Nyota avoids it with no problem.
Paul Yreka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nyota tries to clinch but Yreka is having none of it.
Nyota tries to clinch up but Yreka circles away and keeps his distance.
Yreka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Yreka showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Yreka lands a nice shot that snaps Nyota's head back.

Yreka closes the distance and pushes Nyota back into the cage.
Nyota looking to slow down the pace here.

Yreka's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nyota is looking to clinch but Yreka is avoiding it.
Nyota throws a right hand that Yreka ducks under and follows up with a left that Yreka also avoids with ease.
Nyota misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyota tries to close the distance and clinch but Yreka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Yreka drives through and clinches with Nyota against the cage.

Yreka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyota looks to land a combination but Yreka avoids it well.
Nyota looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A punch combination from Nyota misses.
Nyota misses with a two punch combination.
Yreka unleashes a big counter combination but Nyota bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nyota looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nyota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yreka swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Yreka takes the fight into the clinch.
Nyota looking to stall.
Yreka blocks an elbow strike from Nyota.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yreka dodges an elbow strike from Nyota.

Nyota's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nyota looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Yreka swats away the attempt to clinch by Nyota.
Yreka takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nyota wants to clinch but Yreka slips to the side
and Yreka counters with a straight right hand.
Nyota tries to close the distance and clinch but Yreka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yreka scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyota tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yreka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Danga de danga de dang - Nyota scores with a four punch combination!
A shot to the liver by Yreka. Beautiful body shot.
Nyota looks to land a right hand but Yreka moved out of range.
Yreka lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yreka throws a right hand that Nyota ducks under and follows up with a left that Nyota also avoids with ease.
A nice combination there by Yreka.
A punch combination from Nyota misses.
Yreka looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nyota misses with a low kick.
Nyota throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yreka counters with a stiff right hand.
Nyota swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyota tries to clinch but Yreka moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Yreka closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yreka managing to block the knees to the body from Nyota.
Nyota tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yreka's elbow.
Come on Yreka - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Yreka is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Stalling in the clinch from Yreka.
The crowd are getting on Yreka's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Paul Nyota has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Yreka is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nyota missing with knees to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Yreka comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yreka 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Yreka!