PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Conor Lee (ranked 548 p4p, 1018 weight class) and Sammy Nyla (ranked 68 p4p, 114 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Lee
vs
Nyla

187 cm
34
165
19 - 7 - 1

165 cm
31
155
20 - 15 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class boxer
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 19 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Conor Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Nyla misses.
Lee scores with a head kick.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nyla sprawls well. Nyla wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Lee throws a lazy head kick
enabling Nyla to counter with a crisp jab.
Nyla takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lee shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Nyla pinned against the cage. Nyla gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nyla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyla smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Nyla moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Nyla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Nyla.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Nyla does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nyla misses with a hook.
Conor Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee fails with the takedown
and Nyla counters with a straight right hand.
Lee doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nyla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nyla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lee lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nyla waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lee.
Nyla keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Nyla misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nyla misses the target.
Nyla throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nyla stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Nyla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee darts in looking for a takedown but Nyla gets double underhooks and turns Lee into the cage.
A body shot lands from Lee.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
Nyla misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lee.
A body shot lands from Lee.
Nyla looking to slow down the pace here.
Nyla misses with the head strike.
Lee lands a body shot.
Nyla looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Nyla.
Nyla lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyla.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nyla blocks an uppercut.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nyla misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyla prevents a body shot from Lee.
A short right from Nyla.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyla.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Nyla avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Nyla.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries to work over Nyla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nyla stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nyla backwards.
Lee tries to work over Nyla's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nyla tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyla.
Lee prevents a body shot from Nyla.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
A body shot lands from Nyla.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Nyla throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyla's elbow.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Nyla lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Nyla fails to land.
Come on Nyla - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nyla.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Sammy Nyla will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Nyla counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Nyla moves out of range easily.
Lee cracks Nyla with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but Nyla shows good takedown defense.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nyla might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee shoots and misses
and Nyla counters with a straight right hand.
Nyla throws a hook to the side of Lee's head but Lee sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Nyla swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nyla has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
Lee misses with a takedown
and Nyla counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lee throws a head kick that misses.
Nyla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nyla misses with a looping left.
Lee throws a big counter combination but Nyla scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head kick misses from Lee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla leaves Lee with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nyla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee shoots for a double leg takedown but Nyla sprawls well. He's pushed Lee's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nyla throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nyla sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
A little jabbing left from Nyla on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nyla.
Lee tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nyla defends well and Lee ends up having to push Nyla into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nyla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Nyla cracks Lee with a nice body shot.
Good body shot from Lee.
Lee blocking some punches.
Nyla lands a hook that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Nyla lands with a short shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Nyla has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Nyla can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Nyla avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Nyla blocks it.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nyla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A left hand lands to the body for Nyla.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee being controlled against the cage.
Nyla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyla.
Nyla slows down the pace here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Nyla avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Nyla dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Nyla throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

Nyla escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Conor Lee is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nyla wants to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lee is defended easily by Nyla.
Nyla jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyla lands a nice looking body shot.
Lee staying out of range there.
Lee dives in for a single leg takedown but Nyla sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Nyla.
Nyla misses with the head strike.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Nyla controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nyla.
Nyla scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nyla lands an uppercut.
Nyla lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries a body shot but Nyla blocks it.
Lee blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Nyla.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Sammy Nyla seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nyla lands a shoulder strike.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Sammy Nyla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Lee shoots in for a takedown but Nyla shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Lee tries to clinch there but Nyla circles away.
Lee looks to clinch
and Nyla counters with a nice uppercut.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Nyla doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Nyla displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Conor Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Decent striking displayed by Lee there.
A big left from Nyla misses.
Lee scores with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nyla misses with a looping right.
Nyla works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee shoots in but no luck this time.
A nice side step and Nyla releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lee misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nyla throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
A counter left hand to the body from Lee misses its target.
Nyla dodges the punch combination from Lee.
Lee shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nyla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Nyla drops Lee with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lee looks back up at him and smiles so Nyla waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Lee is rocked!
Nyla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nyla lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sammy Nyla!