PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Troy Nyugen (ranked 5308 p4p, 3834 weight class) and Niall ODooley (ranked 554 p4p, 438 weight class). Niall ODooley acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Nyugen
vs
ODooley

181 cm
18
162
0 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
165
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Solid 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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Nyugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Niall ODooley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nyugen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but ODooley manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from ODooley! But no joy.
Nyugen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nyugen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Nyugen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nyugen throwing a counter right hand but ODooley manages to avoid it.
ODooley scores with a nice strike.
ODooley lands with a nice body punch.
ODooley throws a jab but it's blocked by Nyugen.
A looping hook to the body misses from ODooley. Nyugen does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
ODooley looks to land a combination but Nyugen avoids it well.
Nyugen connects with a right hand. ODooley shakes it off.
Nyugen scores with a kick to the body.
Niall ODooley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
ODooley throws a hook but Nyugen blocks it.
Nyugen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nyugen throws a leg kick but ODooley sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ODooley lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
ODooley slips a jab from Nyugen.
Nyugen smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nyugen walks into a left hand.
ODooley wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nice shot by ODooley.
Nyugen swings for the body but ODooley moves out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Nyugen.
ODooley misses with a left hand
letting Nyugen counter with a right hand.
Nyugen misses with a body shot.
Nyugen looks for the body kick but ODooley saw that one coming.
It seemed like ODooley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
ODooley misses with a straight left.
Nyugen thuds his shin into the meat of ODooley's side.
Nyugen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODooley moves away from the strike by Nyugen.
Nyugen misses with a straight right.
It seemed like ODooley was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nyugen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ODooley lands a body shot.
ODooley swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from ODooley misses the target.
ODooley takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
ODooley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Nyugen turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nyugen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
ODooley missing with a left hand there. Nyugen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ODooley throws a body punch but Nyugen moves out of range.
ODooley lands a nice hook to Nyugen's body. Nyugen takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
ODooley drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
ODooley lands with an uppercut that bounces Nyugen off the cage and back into range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODooley misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Nyugen to counter with a crisp jab.
ODooley lands with a straight right. Nyugen didn't see that one coming.
Nyugen throws a hook but ODooley avoids it easily.
Nyugen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ODooley.
Nyugen buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
ODooley defending well as Nyugen loads up on a big left hand.
ODooley looks like he wants to counter punch here.
ODooley throws a poor cross that misses
and Nyugen counters with a good low kick that ODooley was not able to check.
A shot to the body from ODooley misses
and Nyugen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ODooley sizes up Nyugen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nyugen scores with a punch to the head.
Sloppy strikes from ODooley. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyugen connects with a body shot that sends ODooley's belly button to the back.
Nyugen ducks right into an uppercut from ODooley.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyugen misses with a body kick.
Good exchange - Nyugen coming out on top.
ODooley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Nyugen counter with a right hand.
ODooley throws a poor cross that misses
and Nyugen counters with a solid body kick.
ODooley takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nyugen lands a lovely overhand right.
A big right from Nyugen misses.
Nyugen scores with a body shot.
Nyugen throws a hook but ODooley blocks it.
Nyugen gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nyugen.
ODooley looks winded!
ODooley takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
ODooley moves out of range of the leg kick from Nyugen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Nyugen 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.

Nyugen throws a body punch but ODooley moves out of range.
A low kick from Nyugen is predictable there
letting ODooley counter with a right hand.
Nyugen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and ODooley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
ODooley throws a right hand that Nyugen ducks under and follows up with a left that Nyugen also avoids with ease.
Troy Nyugen is winning the standup battle so far.
Nyugen throws out a loose jab but ODooley uses good head movement to avoid it.
ODooley swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nyugen connects with a solid leg kick.
ODooley slips a jab from Nyugen.
ODooley scores with a nice right hand.
Nyugen slips a jab from ODooley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nyugen lands a glancing blow to the side of ODooley's head.
ODooley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nyugen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent ODooley stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Crunch! Nyugen slams his shin into ODooley's torso.
ODooley missing with a left hand there. Nyugen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
ODooley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nyugen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that ODooley can do to turn this around?
A looping hook to the body misses from ODooley. Nyugen does a little dance to reset his feet.
ODooley throws a body punch but Nyugen moves out of range.
ODooley takes a swing at Nyugen's ribcage but misses.
Nyugen tried to counter with a leg kick but ODooley avoided it.
A swing and a miss from ODooley.
Nyugen misses the jab.
ODooley misses with a left hand
and Nyugen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
ODooley misses with a left hand
and Nyugen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nyugen throws a leg kick but ODooley sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nyugen throws a half hearted mid kick.
ODooley has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Nyugen.
Good exchange - Nyugen coming out on top.
ODooley lands a body shot.
ODooley blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
ODooley throws a body shot but no joy.
ODooley throws a jab but it's blocked by Nyugen.
ODooley checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Nyugen moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyugen takes a jab right on the kisser.
A decent looking cross lands there for Nyugen.
ODooley swings for the body but Nyugen moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by ODooley.
The fighters circling - ODooley throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
ODooley throws a looping overhand right but Nyugen ducks down to avoid it.
ODooley misses with a series of wild punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nyugen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. ODooley looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab from ODooley.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Nyugen.
Nyugen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Nyugen wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nyugen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nyugen lands a slapping body shot.
Nyugen staying out of range there.
Nyugen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ODooley throws a body punch but Nyugen moves out of range.
ODooley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nyugen was well out of range. Poor timing from ODooley.
A big left from Nyugen misses.
Nyugen throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ODooley moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nyugen scores with a body shot.
ODooley is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
ODooley walks into a left hand.
ODooley swinging wildly here.
ODooley throws an off balance right hand
and Nyugen counters with a nice leg kick.
ODooley throws a right hand that misses
and Nyugen counters with a thumping low kick.
ODooley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Nyugen to counter with a crisp jab.
ODooley jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Nyugen tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nyugen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Nyugen with the inside leg kick.
ODooley swings widly with a right hand
and Nyugen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A good leg kick by Nyugen.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Nyugen dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Nyugen lands a jab to the nose.
ODooley cracks Nyugen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
ODooley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Nyugen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
ODooley scores with a shot to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but ODooley might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nyugen has got the better of the exchanges.
ODooley throws out a loose jab but Nyugen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nyugen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
ODooley thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nyugen swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nyugen misses with a lunging right hand
and ODooley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
ODooley misses with a combination
letting Nyugen counter with a right hand.
ODooley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nyugen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nyugen lunges at ODooley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by ODooley's hand.

ODooley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyugen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
ODooley is still on wobbly legs! Can Nyugen finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
ODooley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Nyugen to counter with a crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Nyugen there.
ODooley connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nyugen connects with an inside leg kick.
Nyugen avoids the body shot from ODooley.
ODooley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
ODooley seems to have recovered his senses.
ODooley scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
ODooley throws a right hand that misses
and Nyugen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nyugen avoids the body shot from ODooley.
Nyugen tried to counter with a leg kick but ODooley avoided it.
Nyugen connects with a leg kick.
Troy Nyugen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nyugen lands a glancing blow to the side of ODooley's head.
Nyugen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ODooley.
Nyugen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by ODooley.
Nyugen throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nyugen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. ODooley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Good standup being displayed there by Nyugen as he connects with a hook.
ODooley throws a right and a left that Nyugen avoids nicely.
Nyugen is looking to counter with a body kick.
Nyugen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ODooley misses with an uppercut
and Nyugen counters with a nice uppercut.
ODooley misses with a double jab
and Nyugen counters with a straight right hand.
ODooley misses with an uppercut. Nyugen saw that one coming.
It looked like Nyugen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from ODooley.
Nyugen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping ODooley at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
ODooley stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Nyugen.
Nyugen throws a looping overhand right but ODooley ducks down to avoid it.
ODooley let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
ODooley ducks right into an uppercut from Nyugen.
ODooley changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
ODooley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nyugen.
Nyugen cracks ODooley with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niall ODooley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
ODooley throws a poor cross that misses
and Nyugen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
ODooley throws a series of punches but Nyugen moves out of range.
ODooley's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
ODooley jabs Nyugen right on the nose. Nyugen blinks but takes it well.
ODooley throws an overhand right that lands on Nyugen's shoulder, as Nyugen tries to avoid the shot.
Nyugen tries to land a front kick but ODooley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice uppercut there from Nyugen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
ODooley misses the jab.
ODooley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Nyugen. That one must have hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
ODooley's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Nyugen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! ODooley scrambles back to his feet.
ODooley misses with a straight right.
ODooley uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nyugen.
ODooley misses with a right hand
and Nyugen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
ODooley takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
ODooley misses with a jab, cross combination.
It looked like Nyugen was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from ODooley.
Nyugen is looking to slow ODooley down with leg kicks.
Nyugen on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nyugen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick from Nyugen, right into the meat of the thigh.

And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Nyugen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nyugen has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Nyugen!
Our winner, Troy Nyugen, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.