PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Pyle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Egg Nok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Pyle
vs
Nok

185 cm
22
170 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

177 cm
22
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Inexperienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Pyle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Egg Nok!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pyle fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nok chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pyle blocks a head kick by Nok.
Nok scores with a head kick.
Nok throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pyle.
Nok throws out a loose jab but Pyle uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Nok, right into the meat.
Nok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nok lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nok throws a sloppy head kick and Pyle moves out of range easily.
Nok lands a head kick. Pyle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nok throws a sloppy head kick and Pyle moves out of range easily.
Nok fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pyle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nok is fending him off so far but Pyle persists. Nope, Nok circles away and we're back to standing.
Nok swinging wilding here.
Nok throws a nice head kick!
Nok rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pyle moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pyle fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Pyle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nok looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick from Nok lands but Pyle takes it in his stride.

Pyle is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nok misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Pyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nok tries to clinch up but Pyle circles away and keeps his distance.
Pyle avoids the head kick by Nok.
Pyle seems to have got his legs back now.
Nok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Nok.
Nok just misses with a punch to the body.
Nok misses with a head kick.
Nok throws a head kick that half lands.
Nok throws a lazy right hand but Pyle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nok tries to clinch but Pyle is having none of it.
Nok buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Nok lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Nok throws a head kick that misses.
Nok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pyle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nok throws a sloppy head kick and Pyle moves out of range easily.
Egg Nok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nok.
Nok lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Egg Nok is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nok pushes Pyle away with a front kick.
Nok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nok as he jumps to the side.
Nok throws a sloppy head kick and Pyle moves out of range easily.
Nok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nok throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nok lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nok throws a sloppy head kick and Pyle moves out of range easily.
Nok is looking to clinch but Pyle is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Egg Nok dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Pyle avoids the head kick by Nok.
Pyle blocks a head kick by Nok.
Nok pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nok throws a head kick that misses.
Nok plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nok throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nok throws a head kick that misses.
Nok throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Pyle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Nok napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nok manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pyle's best efforts.
Pyle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nok on the ground.
Nok is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Nok wants to improve his position but Pyle is controlling well.
Nok has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pyle is working away from the top position though.
Pyle throws a strike but Nok avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nok trying to control the position.
Pyle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Nok pushes Pyle off and scrambles back to his feet.
Nok is breathing heavily.

Pyle shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pyle with the ground and pound but Nok uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Pyle throws a strike but Nok rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pyle throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Pyle doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pyle tries to strike from the bottom.
Nok trying to control the position from guard on top but Pyle is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nok scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nok throws a head kick but Pyle moves out of range.
Nok lands a head kick!
Nok misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pyle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Nok misses with a head kick.
Nok misses with a head kick.
Nok tries a head kick but it misses.

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.
Nok tries to bum rush Pyle with a series of wild strikes but Pyle uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pyle avoids the head kick by Nok.
Nok throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pyle circles away from the clinch attempt.
A head kick from Nok lands but Pyle takes it in his stride.
Nok defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pyle.
A head kick misses from Nok.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Egg Nok will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Pyle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nok.
Nok throws a nice head kick!
Nok wants to clinch.
Nok tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyle avoids the head kick by Nok.
Nok throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pyle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Nok as he jumps to the side.
Nok throws a head kick that half lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nok. Pyle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pyle takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Egg Nok is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Nok gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pyle to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Pyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nok trying to keep a closed guard but Pyle is proving a slippery customer.
Nok seems keen to control Pyle's posture.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pyle lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nok lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pyle!
Pyle trying to punch from the bottom. They're landing but they're really not going to hurt Nok.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nok thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Pyle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nok punching from mount but Pyle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pyle working to try and regain half guard.
Nok trying to control but Pyle is having none of it.
Nok throws some wild stikes that Pyle manages to avoid easily.
Nok throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pyle swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Nok looking to ground and pound but Pyle is blocking nicely.
Nok lands a big elbow.
Pyle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nok tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nok has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pyle is working to get back to half guard.
Nok throwing strikes here but Pyle is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Nok trying to control but Pyle is having none of it.
Pyle flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nok thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pyle holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nok tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nok blocks Pyle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Pyle is squirming around, avoiding Nok's attempts to control the action.

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.
Pyle is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Pyle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pyle tries to get out of the position.
Pyle can't escape the position.
Nok punching from mount but Pyle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pyle is trying to escape the mount.
Nok punching from mount but Pyle doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Pyle is looking to get to half guard.
Nok looking to ground and pound but Pyle is blocking nicely.
Egg Nok is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nok prevents Pyle from getting the reversal.
Mike Pyle has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nok can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pyle is looking to escape.
Nok controlling from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nok blocks Pyle's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.

And that's the end of the fight!
Egg Nok comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nok winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Egg Nok!