PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Datte Bayo (ranked 1318 p4p, 1026 weight class) and Sammy Nyla (ranked 166 p4p, 136 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bayo
vs
Nyla

172 cm
28
155
7 - 2 - 0

165 cm
22
155
6 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Good knees
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Datte Bayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Russell Pearce and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bayo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nyla bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nyla takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nyla on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bayo.
Nyla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nyla stuns Bayo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nyla takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bayo throws a hook but Nyla blocks it.
Bayo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyla throws a jab when Bayo was well out of range.
Nyla missing with a left hand there. Bayo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A countering left hand to the body from Nyla misses.
Bayo misses with a straight right.
A little jabbing left from Nyla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

Bayo moves into the clinch.
Bayo misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bayo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyla.
Nyla lands with a left to the head.
Bayo can't find room to land a body shot as Nyla controls the action.
Bayo misses with a punch to the body.
Bayo misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyla throws a head punch that misses.
Bayo misses with a knee strike.
Bayo working aggressively here.
Nyla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nyla lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayo backwards.

Bayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bayo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nyla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bayo finds it's way round the side to connect with Nyla's head.
Nyla slips a jab from Bayo.
Bayo misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Bayo.
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!
Bayo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nyla moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nyla throws out a counter right but Bayo avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bayo has Nyla up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nyla.
Bayo tries a body shot but Nyla blocks it.
Bayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayo looking to throw knees to the head but Nyla is blocking nicely.
A short right from Nyla.
Nyla blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nyla.
Bayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bayo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nyla misses with some punches.
Bayo is trying to break the clinch but Nyla is controlling him.
A short left from Bayo.
Bayo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayo.

Bayo breaks from the clinch.
Bayo lands with a nice body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nyla's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bayo under the eye.
Bayo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bayo misses with a lunging right hand
and Nyla counters with a straight right hand.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bayo misses with a knee to the head.
Nice body punch from Nyla.
Nyla blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Come on Bayo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bayo misses with a punch to the body.

Bayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyla throws a poor cross that misses
and Bayo counters with a right hand to the body.

Bayo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
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!
Bayo is trying to push Nyla away but Nyla has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bayo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayo is trying to force a seperation but Nyla has the dominant position.
Nyla misses with a punch to the body.
Nyla lands a hook that snaps the head of Bayo backwards.
Nyla can't find room to land a body shot as Bayo controls the action.
Bayo scores with a nice hook to the head.
I was talking to Bayo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bayo can't find room to land a body shot as Nyla controls the action.
Nyla presses Bayo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nyla struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayo controls his hands.
Nyla lands a left hand.
Nyla lands with a left to the head.
Nyla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bayo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bayo lands a head shot.
Bayo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bayo just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Datte Bayo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Nyla looks to land a right hand but Bayo moved out of range.
Bayo lands a right hook to the body.
Bayo doesn't manage to clinch there - Nyla circles away.
Datte Bayo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nyla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.

Bayo moves into the clinch.
Nyla tries to throw a body punch but Bayo avoids it by throwing Nyla back against the cage.
Nyla lands with a right to the head.
Nyla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bayo tries to work over Nyla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nyla lands a right hand.
Nyla lands a nice shot to the body.

Nyla breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bayo tries to clinch up but Nyla circles away and keeps his distance.
Nyla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nyla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nyla misses with a looping left.
Bayo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bayo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Nyla cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Nyla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bayo throws a shot to the body.
Bayo tries to clinch up.
Nyla takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bayo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nyla manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nyla drops his hands momentarily and Bayo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bayo wants to clinch up but Nyla keeps it at a distance.
It seemed like Nyla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Nyla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Nyla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bayo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Datte Bayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyla lands with an overhand left.
Bayo tries to clinch but Nyla moves away
and Nyla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bayo lands a head shot.

Nyla lands a big right hand that sends Bayo crashing to the mat! Nyla stays standing though and waves Bayo back to his feet!

Bayo is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nyla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oh Bayo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bayo throws a nice looking combination but Nyla bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bayo lands a nice shot that snaps Nyla's head back.
Bayo slips under a jab.
Bayo throws an overhand right that lands on Nyla's shoulder, as Nyla tries to avoid the shot.
Bayo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nyla.
Nyla drops Bayo with a huge uppercut! Bayo drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Nyla is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sammy Nyla!