PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sammy Nyla (ranked 2766 p4p, 3018 weight class) and Miroslav Drozd (ranked 321 p4p, 346 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Nyla
vs
Drozd

165 cm
21
155
4 - 4 - 0

181 cm
21
162
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Miroslav Drozd!
The judges for this bout are Columbo Gatti, Alyssa Summers and Bruno Lombardi.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Drozd throws a body punch but Nyla moves out of range.
Nyla blocks the body kick.
Drozd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nyla looks to score with a jab to the body but Drozd is just out of range.
Nyla has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Drozd.
Drozd slips a jab from Nyla.
Drozd throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Drozd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Drozd connects with an inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Drozd. Nyla shrugs it off though.
A thudding body kick lands there by Drozd!
Nyla tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nice body kick there by Drozd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyla blocks a head kick by Drozd.
A little feinted left hand from Nyla on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Nyla rushes Drozd and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Drozd throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nyla blocks it with crossed arms.
Nyla managing to block the knees to the body from Drozd.
Nyla avoiding damage as Drozd throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nyla lands a nice shot to the body.
Drozd struggles to land a body shot inside as Nyla controls his hands.
Drozd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nyla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nyla scores with a shoulder strike.
Nyla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nyla lands with a short shot to the head.
Drozd is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nyla is keeping busy.
A short left from Nyla.
Drozd using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nyla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nyla digs a right hand underneath Drozd's ribcage. Drozd let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drozd wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nyla lands a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Drozd takes a shot to the head.
Nyla lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Drozd or not.
A short right from Nyla on the inside.
Nyla lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nyla scores with a hook to the body.
Nyla lands an uppercut.
Nyla lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Drozd is rocked!
Nyla pushes Drozd back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Drozd is still on wobbly legs! Can Nyla finish him?
Nyla lands a hook that snaps the head of Drozd backwards.
Drozd is trying to push Nyla away but Nyla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Drozd tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nyla avoids it.
Drozd's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nyla.
Nyla works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nyla lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Drozd to his knees! Nyla keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Nyla!