PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis Royo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nigel York (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). York is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: British Grenadiers Song. Luis Royo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Royo
vs
York

190 cm
31
270 lbs
18 - 5 - 0

192 cm
24
285 lbs
14 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Milwaukee's Best 160
Hell's Balls Recovery (160)

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 18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Royo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nigel York!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Sano and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
York throws a front kick aimed at Royo's knee but Royo avoids it well.
York attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
York moves out of range as Royo throws a body kick.
Nice body kick from Royo.
Royo throws the kick towards the body but York avoids it.
Royo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nigel York seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Royo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
York lands with a good body shot.
Royo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from York.
Royo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
York throws a front kick aimed at Royo's knee but Royo avoids it well.
York throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
York lands with a shot to the body.
Royo connects with an inside leg kick.
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!
York thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Royo if he has to take too many more of those.
York moves out of range of the body kick from Royo.
York lands a jab to Royo's midsection.
York just misses with a punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
York thows a left - swing and a miss!
Royo misses with a head kick.
Royo misses with a body kick.
Royo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
York lands a body shot.
York scores with a shot to the body.
Royo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Royo misses with a head kick.
Royo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by York.
York lands with a shot to the body.
York is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Royo rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
York throws a leg kick but Royo moved away.
Royo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from York.
York looks to throw the jab but Royo is out of range.
Royo slips a jab from York.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Royo throws the kick towards the body but York avoids it.
York misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Royo. York does a little dance to reset his feet.
Royo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
York throws a lazy right hand but Royo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Royo avoids the body shot from York.
York tests Royo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
York swings widly with a right hand
and Royo counters with a nice leg kick.
Royo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A lazy left from York finds it's target.
Royo feints and then cracks York's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow York down.
York swings for the body but Royo moves out of range.
A cross from Royo lands.
A low kick from York misses
and Royo counters with a left to the body.
Royo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from York.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Royo. That's going to slow York down.
York jabs at Royo's body.
York throws a head kick but Royo moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as York lands an impressive looking overhand right. Royo doesn't seem phased though.
A swing and a miss from York.
York avoids the body shot from Royo.
A big left from York misses.
Royo connects with a solid leg kick.
York waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Royo.
Royo lands with a nice body punch.
York looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Royo misses with a wild body shot.
Royo scoring well with a low kick there.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as York checks a leg kick.
Royo misses the shot to the body.
York scores with a hook to the body. Royo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Royo throws the kick towards the body but York avoids it.
Royo throws a wild body kick that York sees coming a mile off.
Royo moves away from the strike by York.
York lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Royo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but York manages to avoid it.
Royo swings for the body but York moves out of range.
York throws a body punch but Royo moves out of range.
York avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
York misses with a double jab.

Royo clinches with his opponent.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Royo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
York stalling in the clinch but Royo improves position.
Royo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with York's elbow.
York tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Royo's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel York dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Royo misses with a body kick.
Royo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Royo misses with a body kick.
Royo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Royo scores with a push kick.
York throws a nice inside leg kick.
Royo throws a head kick that misses.
Royo misses with an attempted mid kick.
York swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Royo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Royo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
York misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Royo.
York lands a nice looking body shot.
York shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Royo moves out of range of the body kick from York.
Royo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and York counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Royo thinking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Royo walks forward, straight into a front kick from York.
Royo throws a head kick but York moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Royo.
York jabs Royo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nigel York seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
York takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A head kick misses from York.
York dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Royo. That did some damage!
York misses the jab.
York throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Royo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
York on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Royo. Royo obviously looking to wear him down.
York's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A head kick misses from Royo.
York scores with a head kick. Royo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A good leg kick by York.
Royo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
York needs to keep his hands up - Royo had a free shot at his head there.
York lands a nice hook to Royo's body. Royo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
York misses with a wild body shot.
York lands a body shot.
York fails to land with a series of punches.
York throws a looping overhand right but Royo ducks down to avoid it.
York is looking to chop away at Royo's legs.
York with a jab.
York lands a jab-cross combination.
Royo throws a good cross that connects.

Royo clinches with his opponent.
Royo tries to break free but York pushes him back against the cage.
Royo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

York manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Royo misses with a head kick.
York feints and then cracks Royo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Royo down.
York cracks Royo with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Royo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
York getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
York ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Royo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
York misses the shot to the body.
Royo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

York lands a left and a right that send Royo crashing to the mat, dazed. York thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
York lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Royo is rocked!
Royo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oh Royo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
York lands a nice hook to Royo's body. Royo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Royo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Royo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
York drops Royo with a big left hand! Royo is injured, injured bad! York jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel York!
After winning the bout, Nigel York thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.