PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andrzej Krzywy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byland Nyland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Krzywy
vs
Nyland

170 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Self confident

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrzej Krzywy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Byland Nyland!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krzywy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nyland.
Krzywy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Nyland takes a swing at Krzywy's ribcage but misses.
Krzywy attempts a counter takedown but Nyland avoids it well and moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nyland. Krzywy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nyland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krzywy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyland.
Nyland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krzywy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyland.
Krzywy feinted with a counter takedown.
Nyland loads up on a big right hand but Krzywy slips the punch.
Krzywy tries to counter with a takedown but Nyland is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Nyland shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nyland showed some decent athleticism there.
Nyland is controlling the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Krzywy regains full guard. Nicely done.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyland postures up.
Nyland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nyland controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Nyland working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nyland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Krzywy is trying to control the position but Nyland postures up.
Krzywy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Nyland is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nyland is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Nyland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krzywy changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Krzywy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nyland throws out the jab.
Nyland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krzywy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyland.
Krzywy tries to counter with a takedown but Nyland is quick to defend against it.
Nyland misses with a looping right.
Krzywy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Byland Nyland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nyland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krzywy.

Nyland has taken the fight to the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Krzywy has had enough of the clinch but Nyland keeps him there for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krzywy leaning his opponent against the cage.
Krzywy blocks an uppercut.
Krzywy lands a body punch.
Nyland tries to throw a body punch but Krzywy avoids it by throwing Nyland back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krzywy is trying to force a seperation but Nyland has the dominant position.
Krzywy tries to stall but Nyland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krzywy wants a takedown but no success here.
Nyland swings wildly with an uppercut but Krzywy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Krzywy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Krzywy is trying to stall.
Krzywy blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nyland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Krzywy trying to stall but Nyland improves his position.
Krzywy is looking to control Nyland's arms but Nyland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krzywy has his back to the cage.
Nyland working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Krzywy.
Nyland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krzywy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nyland sprawls and moves away.

Nyland clinches.
Krzywy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Krzywy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nyland is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Nyland.
Krzywy is trying to maintain a safe position but Nyland gets an underhook and turns Krzywy into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byland Nyland dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nyland throws the left hand but Krzywy avoids the punch easily.

Nyland closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Krzywy stalling in the clinch but Nyland improves position.
Krzywy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Krzywy.
Krzywy blocks a jab.

Nyland instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krzywy is looking to control Nyland's arms but Nyland gets an underhook and turns him. Now Krzywy has his back to the cage.
Krzywy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nyland has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krzywy is trying to stall.
A head punch on the inside from Nyland fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Krzywy.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Krzywy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Krzywy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Krzywy looking to stall.
Krzywy trying to control the position but instead, Nyland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krzywy into the cage.
Maybe Krzywy would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much.
Nyland goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nyland has Krzywy pressed against the cage.
Nyland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krzywy's elbow.
Krzywy is trying to stall.
Nyland controlling the action here for a moment.

That's two 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.
Krzywy is trying to maintain a safe position but Nyland gets an underhook and turns Krzywy into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Krzywy.
Nyland throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krzywy half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Krzywy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nyland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krzywy attempts a counter takedown but Nyland avoids it well and moves away.
Nyland swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Krzywy feinted with a counter takedown.
Nyland tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Krzywy was well out of range. Poor timing from Nyland.
Krzywy tries to counter with a takedown but Nyland is quick to defend against it.
Krzywy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nyland.

Nyland has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyland tries a body shot but Krzywy blocks it.
Nyland stalling the fight.
Nyland slowing the pace effectively.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nyland effectively controlling the action here.
Krzywy is trying to stall.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krzywy trying to stall but Nyland improves his position.
Krzywy can't seem to implement his control oriented gameplan at the moment. That's no bad thing of course, for those of us who want to see a good fight.
Krzywy trying to control the position but instead, Nyland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krzywy into the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Krzywy.

Nyland moves into the clinch successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Nyland misses with the head strike.
Krzywy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nyland is keeping busy.
Nyland swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krzywy blocks a body shot from Nyland.
Nyland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nyland.
Krzywy blocking some punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Krzywy is trying to force a seperation but Nyland has the dominant position.
Nyland blocks an elbow strike from Krzywy.
Krzywy could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nyland as Krzywy tries to tie him up.
Krzywy is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Byland Nyland showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Nyland fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Krzywy manages to avoid it.
Krzywy drops down looking for a counter takedown but Nyland sprawls and moves away.
Nyland misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krzywy.
Krzywy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nyland.
Krzywy tries to counter with a takedown but Nyland is quick to defend against it.
Nyland takes a swing at Krzywy's ribcage but misses.
Krzywy attempts a counter takedown but Nyland avoids it well and moves away.
Nyland throws a body shot but no joy.

Nyland moves into range and clinches up with Krzywy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nyland fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nyland - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Byland Nyland seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyland misses with a short punch on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krzywy trying to stall but Nyland improves his position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Nyland tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nyland as Krzywy tries to tie him up.
Nyland keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Krzywy's efforts to push away.
Nyland misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Nyland fails to land.
Nyland dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Krzywy tries to break the clinch but Nyland is controlling the position.
Nyland struggles to land a body shot inside as Krzywy controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Nyland slows down the pace here.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Krzywy trying to stall but Nyland improves his position.
Krzywy looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Krzywy.
Nyland misses with a hook. Krzywy ducked under it nicely.

Nyland instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nyland.
Nyland has Krzywy pressed against the cage, preventing Krzywy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Krzywy is trying to break free.
Nyland tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Krzywy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krzywy looking to stall.
Nyland tries to work over Krzywy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Krzywy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nyland working aggressively here.
Krzywy looking to stall.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Krzywy.
Krzywy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nyland.

Nyland moves into the clinch.
Krzywy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nyland tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Krzywy's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nyland taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Krzywy tries to stall but Nyland uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Krzywy looking to slow down the pace here.
Krzywy seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Nyland is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Krzywy trying to control the position but instead, Nyland has worked for underhooks and has pushed Krzywy into the cage.
Krzywy comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Krzywy breaks from the clinch.

Nyland takes the fight into the clinch.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Andrzej Krzywy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byland Nyland is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Krzywy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nyland is keeping busy.

And that's the end of the fight!
Byland Nyland comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nyland 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Byland Nyland!