PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Conlan (ranked 24319 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nias Leubler (ranked 4010 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Conlan
vs
Leubler

172 cm
19
160 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
162 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Michael Conlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nias Leubler!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Wagner Zegers and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leubler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Conlan.
Leubler looks to throw the jab but Conlan is out of range.
Leubler throws an off balance right hand
and Conlan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Leubler misses.
Leubler tests Conlan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Leubler looks to land a right hand but Conlan moved out of range.
Leubler moves away from the strike by Conlan.
Leubler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conlan moves away.
Conlan slips under a jab.
Conlan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leubler misses with a left hand
and Conlan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leubler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Leubler looks to score with a jab to the body but Conlan is just out of range.

Leubler clinches.
Leubler works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Conlan is looking to break free of the clinch but Leubler has double underhooks.
Leubler misses with some punches.
Conlan takes a shot to the head.
Conlan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Conlan taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Leubler swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leubler pushes Conlan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Conlan blocks an uppercut.
Conlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Leubler.
Leubler misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leubler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Leubler lands a left hand.
Conlan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leubler.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Conlan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short right from Leubler on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Leubler scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Leubler.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leubler scores with a shot to the side of Conlan's head.
Leubler digs a right hand underneath Conlan's ribcage. Conlan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Conlan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Leubler lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Conlan is rocked!
Leubler lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Conlan to his knees! Leubler keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nias Leubler!