PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Haidar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

York
vs
Haidar

192 cm
21
285 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

178 cm
22
269 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Milwaukee's Best 160 - $77

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel York!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reggie Haidar!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haidar scores with a body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Haidar as he connects with a hook.
York throws a jab when Haidar was well out of range.
Haidar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but York moves away.
Haidar throws a jab when York was well out of range.
Haidar lands a glancing blow to the side of York's head.
York ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
York wants to land a leg kick but Haidar is out of range.
Haidar lands with a shot to the body.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Haidar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York throws a head kick but Haidar moves out of range.
Haidar throws an overhand right that lands on York's shoulder, as York tries to avoid the shot.
Donk. Haidar catches York right on the button with a cross.
Haidar works York's body with a nice hook.
Haidar misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haidar throws a series of punches but York avoids them all with ease.
York misses with a body punch
and Haidar counters with a nice body shot.
A shot to the body from Haidar misses
and York makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Haidar looks to throw the jab but York is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
York scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haidar misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
York misses with a wild combination.
Haidar lands a glancing blow to the side of York's head.
A right-left combo lands from Haidar.
York uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haidar.
Haidar blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
York slips a jab and a cross from Haidar.
York uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Haidar.
York on the wrong end of a nice hook.
York tries to land a leg kick but Haidar saw it coming and moves away.
Haidar throws a predictable looking body shot
and York counters with a thumping low kick.
Haidar throws a jab but it's blocked by York.
Haidar throws a big shot that misses.
Haidar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haidar misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
York moves in looking to clinch but Haidar pushes him off.
York takes a jab right on the kisser.
Haidar scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haidar throws a big shot that misses.
Haidar misses with a wild body shot.
York swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haidar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Haidar scores with a three punch combo!
York lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Reggie Haidar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

York throws a predictable looking body shot
and Haidar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
York takes a swing at Haidar's ribcage but misses.
York keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haidar.
Haidar swinging wildly here.
York avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
York misses with a looping right.
Haidar misses the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
York darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Reggie Haidar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
York fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Haidar has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Haidar throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
York looks to clinch
and Haidar counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haidar thuds his right hand into York's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
York throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Haidar throws a combination that misses
and York counters with a nice kick to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
York smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.

It looks like Reggie Haidar has been cut.
York throws a leg kick but Haidar moved away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haidar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and York counters with a straight right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Haidar. Those never looked like landing.
Sloppy strikes from Haidar. Those never looked like landing.
Haidar swings for the body but York moves out of range.
Haidar misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Haidar is breathing heavily.
Haidar misses with a lunging right hand
and York counters with a solid body kick.
York fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

York gets a clinch.

York pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nigel York is winning the standup battle so far.
York pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haidar is out of range and York settles back down.
York swings and misses with a hook to the body.

York gets in close and instigates a clinch.
York keeps control of Haidar as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

York breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Haidar misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from Haidar does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Haidar misses with a left hand
and York counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haidar lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haidar misses with a looping left.
Haidar swats away the attempt to clinch by York.
York connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Haidar momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters circling - Haidar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
York is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
York avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel York dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Reggie Haidar's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Haidar misses with a two punch combination.
Haidar throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haidar misses with a combination
and York counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Haidar. York does a little dance to reset his feet.
York connects with an inside leg kick.
Haidar throws a right and a left that York avoids nicely.
Haidar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and York connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haidar swings widly with a right hand
and York counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haidar thinking.
Haidar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
York scores with a punch to the head.
York steps in with a hook that catches Haidar right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! York follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Haidar looks absolutely devastated.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel York!