PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dusko Niksa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinicius Coelho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niksa's entrance music is T.N.T. A fine choice. Coelho has chosen In The End as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Niksa
vs
Coelho

182 cm
22
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

189 cm
22
185 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

Springfield HW Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusko Niksa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vinicius Coelho!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niksa connects with a nice looking jab.
Vinicius Coelho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niksa misses with a wild body shot.
Niksa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Coelho fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Niksa checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Coelho.
Coelho throws a leg kick but Niksa checks it.
Coelho connects with a leg kick. Niksa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Coelho misses with a head kick.
Niksa scores with a jab to the head.
Niksa misses with a looping left.
Niksa throws a big shot that misses.
Niksa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Niksa throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Coelho steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Niksa.
Niksa misses with a looping left.
Nice cross by Niksa.
Coelho throws a head kick that half lands.
Coelho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coelho - that will leave a mark!
Niksa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coelho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coelho throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Niksa walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coelho.
Coelho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niksa.
Coelho fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good work by Niksa as he checks the leg kick.
Niksa tries to clinch there but Coelho circles away.
A big right from Niksa misses.
Niksa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Coelho throws a leg kick which misses Niksa's front leg but catches the back leg as Niksa tries to avoid it.
Niksa checks the leg kick nicely there.
Niksa misses with a left hand
and Coelho counters with a low kick, right behind Niksa 's knee.
The fighters circle momentarily. Coelho darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Niksa misses.
Coelho slips a jab from Niksa.
Coelho connects with a solid leg kick.
Coelho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy body kick from Coelho
enabling Niksa to counter with a crisp jab.
Niksa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Coelho swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niksa misses with a hook to the body
and Coelho counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Niksa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coelho.
Niksa avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niksa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coelho throws a sloppy head kick and Niksa moves out of range easily.
Coelho misses with a kick to the body.
Coelho throws a push kick but Niksa slaps the foot to one side.
Niksa connects with a body shot.
Niksa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Coelho.
Coelho misses with a kick to the body
and Niksa counters with a left to the body.
Niksa throws a series of punches but Coelho avoids them all with ease.
Coelho lands with a nice body kick.
Coelho throws a head kick that Niksa semi-blocks.
Niksa misses with a hook to the body
and Coelho counters with an outside leg kick.
Coelho thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Niksa if he has to take too many more of those.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coelho connects with an inside leg kick.
Niksa misses with a jab to the body
and Coelho counters with an inside leg kick.
Niksa throws a body punch but Coelho moves out of range.
Good shot there by Coelho.
Coelho thumps Niksa with a low kick.
Niksa misses the shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coelho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coelho lands a head kick!
Niksa on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Niksa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Coelho scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niksa checks a leg kick nicely.
Coelho throws a nice inside leg kick.
Niksa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Niksa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Coelho.
Coelho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niksa's calf.
Coelho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Niksa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coelho.
A solid body kick from Coelho.
Niksa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niksa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coelho manages to avoid it.
Niksa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coelho lands a jab.
Niksa looks to throw the jab but Coelho is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niksa moves out of range of the body kick.
Niksa avoids a kick to the body.
Coelho connects with an inside leg kick.
Niksa scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Niksa misses with a wild body shot.
Coelho throws a sloppy head kick and Niksa moves out of range easily.
Coelho tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Coelho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niksa's hands.
Coelho lands a nice looking body kick.
Coelho connects with a jab.
Coelho scoring well with a low kick there.
Coelho slips a jab from Niksa.
Coelho connects with a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coelho scoring well with a low kick there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niksa misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Coelho.
Niksa misses with a lunging right hand
and Coelho counters with a good, hard body kick but Niksa shrugs it off.
Niksa misses with an uppercut.
Niksa throws a leg kick but Coelho checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Coelho dominated that round.
That's time! Niksa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Niksa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Coelho misses the target.
That kick from Coelho tenderised Niksa's leg. Niksa is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coelho ducks under a wild hook from Niksa.
Coelho lands a front kick.
Niksa throws a body punch but Coelho moves out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Coelho.
Coelho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Coelho does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A thudding body kick lands there by Coelho!
Coelho throws a good cross that connects.
Coelho needs to keep his hands up - Niksa had a free shot at his head there.
Coelho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Niksa's head.
Coelho throws a leg kick but Niksa sees it coming and moves out of range.
Niksa will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Coelho keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niksa.
Coelho looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Coelho misses with a straight left.
Coelho staying out of range there.
Niksa lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Niksa throws a right hand that misses
and Coelho counters with a good low kick that Niksa was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Coelho.
Coelho throws the kick towards the body but Niksa avoids it.
Niksa digs a good body shot into Coelho's ribs.
Niksa fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Niksa waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Coelho.
Niksa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Coelho explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Coelho throws a head kick that half lands.
Coelho throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Niksa's head.
Coelho throws a head kick that Niksa semi-blocks.
Vinicius Coelho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Niksa takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Niksa throws a big shot that misses.
Niksa has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coelho.
Coelho throws a head kick but Niksa moves out of range.
Niksa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coelho scores with a kick to the body.
Coelho moves into range and connects with a jab.
Coelho cracks Niksa with a good jab.
Niksa avoids a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coelho throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Niksa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Coelho ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niksa moves away.
Coelho lands with a kick to the ribs.
Niksa thows a left - swing and a miss!
Coelho keeps Niksa at a distance using the push kick.
Jab from Niksa.
Niksa throws a poor cross that misses
and Coelho counters with a solid body kick.
Coelho feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Niksa's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Niksa. Coelho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coelho throws a head kick but Niksa moves out of range.
A shot to the liver by Niksa. Beautiful body shot.
Coelho tries to move into range but Niksa moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Coelho misses with a body kick.
Niksa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Coelho - that will leave a mark!
Coelho lands a leg kick that knocks Niksa off balance momentarily.
Niksa swings widly with a right hand
and Coelho counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Coelho slips a straight right by Niksa.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Coelho connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niksa's hands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niksa on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Coelho thuds his shin into the meat of Niksa's side.
Coelho's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niksa under the eye.
Niksa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Coelho checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Coelho shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Niksa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Coelho can pounce on him.
Niksa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Niksa throws a right hand that misses
and Coelho counters with a nice body kick.
Niksa misses with a shot to the body
and Coelho cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Niksa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Coelho lands with a nice body kick.
Coelho's corner calls for a 1-2. Coelho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niksa throws a big shot that misses.
Coelho has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Coelho thumps Niksa with a low kick.
Niksa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coelho lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coelho throws a sloppy head kick and Niksa moves out of range easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Coelho.
Coelho doesn't manage to clinch there - Niksa circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coelho connects with a high kick.
Niksa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Coelho tries a head kick but it misses.
Niksa lands a jab to Coelho's midsection.
Niksa tries to clinch but Coelho is having none of it.
Niksa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coelho throws a head kick that half lands.
Coelho throws a chopping leg kick but Niksa manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coelho, right into the meat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niksa takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Niksa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Niksa lands a body shot.
Niksa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coelho tries to land a leg kick but Niksa saw it coming and moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niksa throws a big shot that misses.
Niksa lands with an uppercut that bounces Coelho off the cage and back into rage.
A bone on bone clash there as Niksa blocks the leg kick.
Coelho misses with a body kick.
Niksa checks the leg kick nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinicius Coelho showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Niksa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coelho manages to avoid it.
Coelho looks for the body kick but Niksa saw that one coming.
Coelho slips under a jab.
Niksa looks to land a left hand but Coelho moved out of range nicely.
Coelho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Coelho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coelho throws a head kick that misses.
Coelho lands a front kick.
Coelho throws a body kick that misses.
Niksa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Niksa throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coelho uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Niksa.
Coelho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Niksa might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niksa on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice uppercut there from Coelho.
Coelho tries to clinch but Niksa is having none of it.
Niksa ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coelho is looking to chop away at Niksa's legs.
Niksa is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Coelho thuds his shin into the meat of Niksa's side.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niksa throws a right and a left that Coelho avoids nicely.
Coelho fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coelho chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Niksa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coelho was well out of range. Poor timing from Niksa.
Coelho swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coelho looks to throw the jab but Niksa is out of range.
Coelho tries to land a front kick but Niksa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Niksa connects with a body shot.
Coelho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coelho scores with a head kick.
Niksa throws out a loose jab but Coelho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niksa throws a lazy uppercut
and Coelho counters with a nice uppercut.
Niksa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Coelho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Niksa forces Coelho back against the cage and clinches.
Coelho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coelho misses with the head strike.
Niksa trying to control the position but instead, Coelho has worked for underhooks and has pushed Niksa into the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niksa stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coelho swings wildly with an uppercut but Niksa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niksa works on Coelho's body with a couple of short punches.
A right hand to the body from Coelho.
Coelho takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Niksa.
Niksa pushes Coelho back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Niksa tries a body shot but Coelho blocks it.
Coelho has a couple of punches blocked by Niksa.
Niksa struggles to land a body shot inside as Coelho controls his hands.
Niksa misses with a punch on the inside.
Niksa stalling in the clinch but Coelho improves position.
Coelho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niksas head.
Niksa works on Coelho's body with a couple of short punches.
Niksa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Coelho keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Niksa's efforts to push away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho blocking some punches.

Niksa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice straight punches there by Coelho. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coelho.
Coelho is looking to clinch but Niksa is avoiding it.
Coelho goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Coelho goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Coelho throws a low kick, looking for Niksa's leg but Niksa calmly moves out of range.
Coelho pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dusko Niksa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coelho lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Niksa tries to close the distance and clinch but Coelho swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Niksa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Coelho lands a head kick. Niksa smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A jab from Niksa finds it's way through Coelho's defenses.
Coelho throws the kick towards the body but Niksa avoids it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Coelho.
Niksa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coelho throws a body kick that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niksa takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Niksa misses with a straight right.
Niksa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Coelho lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niksa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Coelho attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Niksa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vinicius Coelho is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Coelho blocks a jab.
Niksa looks to land a right hand but Coelho moved out of range.
Niksa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Coelho tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Niksa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Niksa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Coelho doesn't seem bothered though.
Niksa jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niksa misses with a left hand
and Coelho counters with a nice leg kick.
Coelho scores with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coelho circles away from the clinch attempt.
Niksa moves out of range as Coelho throws a body kick.
Niksa throws a jab but it's blocked by Coelho.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Vinicius Coelho.
I've got Coelho 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinicius Coelho!