PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rak Boonliang (ranked 275 p4p, 763 weight class) and Sammy Nyla (ranked 39 p4p, 102 weight class). Boonliang comes to the cage accompanied by Bad to the bone. Rak Boonliang has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Boonliang
vs
Nyla

181 cm
22
155
8 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
155
7 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Good kicks
Granite chin

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HELLBENT

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rak Boonliang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sammy Nyla!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Steve Montenegro and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Nyla misses.
Nyla misses with a hook
and Boonliang counters with a nice uppercut.
Boonliang lunges at Nyla with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Nyla's hand.
Nyla takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nyla avoids the body shot from Boonliang.
Nyla lands a slapping body shot.
Boonliang moves out of range of the strikes.
Nyla misses with a body punch
and Boonliang counters with a stiff right hand.
Boonliang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nyla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Boonliang counters with a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nyla takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nyla throws a right hand that misses
letting Boonliang counter with a right hand.
We've been told by Boonliang's head coaches at LVPED that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nyla takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick lands there from Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a sloppy head kick
and Nyla counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nyla loads up on a big right hand but Boonliang slips the punch.
Nyla lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Boonliang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nyla throws a lazy right hand but Boonliang sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Boonliang lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Nyla throws the left hand but Boonliang avoids the punch easily.
Boonliang throwing a counter right hand but Nyla manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Boonliang, as that shot connected.
Boonliang just misses with a punch to the body.
Nyla swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nyla pushes Boonliang up against the cage in a clinch.
Nyla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nyla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boonliang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyla's elbow.
Nyla has a couple of punches blocked by Boonliang.
Nyla throws a head punch that misses.
Boonliang throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boonliang.
Boonliang swings wildly with an uppercut but Nyla uses good head movement to avoid it.
Boonliang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyla's elbow.
Boonliang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nyla.
Boonliang pushes Nyla back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Boonliang fails to land.
Nyla is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Nyla lands with a light punch inside.
Nyla lands with a short punch from the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boonliang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nylas head.
Nyla blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boonliang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Boonliang misses with the head strike.
Boonliang blocks an uppercut.
Boonliang lands an uppercut.
Boonliang tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nyla's elbow.
Nyla lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nyla takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Boonliang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Boonliang.
Boonliang misses with a short punch on the inside.

Boonliang breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nyla misses with a right hand
letting Boonliang counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nyla wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nyla tries to clinch there but Boonliang circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nyla throws a poor cross that misses
and Boonliang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A head kick misses from Boonliang.
Sammy Nyla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Boonliang.
Boonliang throws a combination that misses
and Nyla counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nyla throws a jab but it's blocked by Boonliang.
Nyla looks to throw the jab but Boonliang is out of range.
Boonliang is looking to counter punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Boonliang. That snapped Nyla's head back.
Nyla throws an off balance right hand
and Boonliang counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nyla throws an off balance right hand

and Boonliang counters with a nice right hand that sends Nyla toppling to the canvas! Nyla scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Boonliang finish him?!

Nyla is rocked!
Boonliang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nyla is holding his hands too far apart here. Boonliang throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Nyla is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rak Boonliang!
Rak Boonliang retains his lightweight title!
Rak Boonliang spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.