PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sandis Nilenders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Glyn Lennox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Glyn Lennox enters the cage!

Nilenders
vs
Lennox

177 cm
25
180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

175 cm
25
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Good in bed

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Inexperienced

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sandis Nilenders!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Glyn Lennox!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Daniel Blasius and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nilenders is looking to clinch but Lennox is avoiding it.
Lennox darts in trying to clinch
and Nilenders finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Lennox should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Lennox tries to clinch but Nilenders moves away
letting Nilenders counter with a right hand.
Lennox tries to clinch but Nilenders moves away
and Nilenders counters with a nice body shot.
Nilenders shoots in but Lennox avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nilenders wants to clinch

and Lennox counters by clinching up.
Lennox tries to land knees in the clinch but Nilenders avoids the damage to the body.
Nilenders tries to land knees in the clinch but Lennox avoids the damage to the body.
Lennox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lennox lands a nice uppercut.
Lennox trying to land knees to the body.
Lennox lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nilenders backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nilenders has had enough of the clinch but Lennox keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lennox.
Lennox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lennox gets through Nilenders's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lennox softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nilenders blocks an elbow strike from Lennox.
Nilenders is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lennox to keep the fight standing.
With the fighters up against the cage, Lennox throws an elbow but misses.

Nilenders pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lennox tries to clinch but Nilenders is having none of it.
Nilenders fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandis Nilenders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nilenders looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lennox as he jumps to the side.
Glyn Lennox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nilenders is breathing heavily.
Nilenders keeps the fight on the outside.
Lennox fails with an attempt to clinch.

Nilenders gets tackled into the cage by Lennox. Lennox maintains the clinch.
Lennox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nilenders tries to land a knee to the head but Lennox blocks with his arms.

Nilenders manages to break the clinch.

Lennox has taken the fight to the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lennox taking a breather.
Lennox prevents Nilenders from breaking the clinch.
Nilenders managing to block the knees to the body from Lennox.
Lennox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lennox to keep the fight standing.
Lennox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nilenders.
Nilenders is trying to force a seperation but Lennox has the dominant position.
A bit of stalling here from Lennox.
Lennox lands an uppercut.
Nilenders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nilenders managing to block the knees to the body from Lennox.
Lennox working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nilenders's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nilenders has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Lennox avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nilenders is trying to force a seperation but Lennox has the dominant position.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but Nilenders blocks it.
Nilenders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lennox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lennox misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lennox misses with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders tries to pull guard but Lennox won't allow it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lennox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but Nilenders blocks it.
Lennox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nilenders has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lennox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nilenders.
Lennox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennox lands with a short shot to the head.
Lennox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nilenders backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lennox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lennox trying to land knees to the body.
Lennox lands an uppercut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lennox creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

Nilenders has picked Lennox up - he's going for a ride! Nilenders dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Nilenders throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Nilenders stops Lennox from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glyn Lennox dominated that round.
That's time! Nilenders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Lennox tries to clinch there but Nilenders circles away.
Lennox defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nilenders.
Lennox tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nilenders manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lennox fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lennox is looking to clinch.
Nilenders will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Lennox drives through and clinches with Nilenders against the cage.
Nilenders fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandis Nilenders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lennox.
Glyn Lennox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nilenders is trying to break the clinch but Lennox has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lennox lands a shot to the body.
Nilenders blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lennox lands a shoulder strike.
Nilenders blocks the elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lennox prevents the takedown attempt.
Lennox scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but Nilenders blocks it.
Lennox makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lennox tries to land a knee to the head but Nilenders blocks with his arms.
Lennox avoids a wild elbow strike from Nilenders.
Lennox trying to land knees to the body.
Lennox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nilenders or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lennox.
Lennox connects with a knee to the head.
Lennox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilenders blocks it with crossed arms.
Lennox lands an elbow inside that Nilenders shrugs off.
Lennox is pushing Nilenders up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nilenders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lennox tries to land a knee to the head but Nilenders blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lennox keeps control of Nilenders as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nilenders takes a shot to the head.
Lennox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nilenders is defending well for now.
Lennox with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Nilenders pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lennox trying to land knees to the body.
Lennox lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nilenders takes a shot to the head.
Nilenders has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lennox after a bit of a struggle.

Nilenders breaks the clinch.
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!

Lennox pushes Nilenders up against the cage in a clinch.
Lennox lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Lennox.
Nilenders wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nilenders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lennox has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nilenders breaks the clinch.

Lennox has Nilenders up against the cage in a clinch.
Nilenders can't break the clinch.
Nilenders has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lennox is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Lennox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lennox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nilenders avoids it.
A short right from Lennox on the inside.
Lennox pushes Nilenders back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lennox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilenders blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Lennox on the inside.
Nilenders dodges an elbow strike from Lennox.
Lennox misses with a knee to the head.
Nilenders tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nilenders working hard to break the clinch.
Lennox working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lennox gets control of Nilenders's arms and successfully pulls guard. Lennox will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Lennox is looking to stand up but Nilenders isn't so interested in that idea.
Lennox really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nilenders. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nilenders postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lennox wants to stand but Nilenders is controlling the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nilenders trying to control the position from guard on top but Lennox is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nilenders has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nilenders trying to stand up but can't free himself from Lennox's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Glyn Lennox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Nilenders's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Lennox moves into the clinch successfully.
Lennox pushes Nilenders back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nilenders can't break the clinch.

Nilenders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lennox is looking to clinch.
Lennox is looking to clinch but Nilenders is avoiding it.
Lennox stuffs the takedown attempt from Nilenders. Nilenders gets slowly back to his feet.

Lennox clinches up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Lennox.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nilenders blocks the elbow strike.
Lennox tries to land knees in the clinch but Nilenders avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Lennox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nilenders's brow.
Lennox lands a right hand.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lennox tries to land knees in the clinch but Nilenders avoids the damage to the body.
Lennox misses with an elbow over the top.
Nice body punch from Lennox - that landed with a thud.
Lennox lands a left hand.
Lennox presses Nilenders against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nilenders looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lennox lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lennox throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lennox looking to throw knees to the head but Nilenders is blocking nicely.
Lennox tries a knee to the head but Nilenders blocks it.
Lennox lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nilenders.
Nilenders looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lennox.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nilenders is trying to break the clinch but Lennox is controlling him.
Nilenders on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lennox lands a left hand.
Nilenders is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lennox gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lennox misses with a knee strike.
Lennox lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lennox pushes off an throws an elbow but Nilenders leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lennox is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nilenders is defending well for now.
Lennox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Nilenders or not.
Lennox lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lennox is working Nilenders over against the cage.
Lennox slows down the pace here.
Nilenders managing to block the knees to the body from Lennox.
Nilenders wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lennox has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lennox lands with a short shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Lennox.
Lennox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Nilenders blocks it with crossed arms.

Nilenders breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lennox tries to clinch
and Nilenders counters with a nice leg kick.
Lennox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lennox is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lennox looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Lennox closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sandis Nilenders has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lennox looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lennox lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nilenders backwards.
A short left from Lennox.
Nilenders tries to break the clinch but Lennox is controlling the position.
Lennox misses with an elbow over the top.
Lennox misses with a knee to the head.
Lennox scores with a shoulder strike.
Nilenders jumps guard but Lennox turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sandis Nilenders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lennox leaning his opponent against the cage.
Lennox with an attempt at a knee that misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Glyn Lennox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lennox 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 Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glyn Lennox!