PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Niemeyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Satoshi Nakamura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lucas Niemeyer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Niemeyer
vs
Nakamura

194 cm
20
228 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

193 cm
18
217 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lucas Niemeyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Satoshi Nakamura!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nakamura tries to clinch up
and Niemeyer counters with a nice uppercut.
Niemeyer looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Niemeyer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nakamura's guard.
Niemeyer won't allow Nakamura to get back to his feet.
Niemeyer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Niemeyer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nakamura is keeping the position for now.
Niemeyer in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Niemeyer with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Niemeyer drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Niemeyer jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Niemeyer stops Nakamura from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemeyer content to stall in guard here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Niemeyer working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nakamura is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Niemeyer sitting in guard here, content to control.
Nakamura really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Niemeyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Niemeyer prevents Nakamura from getting back to his feet.
Niemeyer is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Lucas Niemeyer.
Nakamura closes the distance looking to clinch

and Niemeyer counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemeyer not doing much here.

Niemeyer is trying to work for a kimura but Nakamura is defending well.
Nakamura looks like he's trying to stand up.

Niemeyer gets to his feet - back to striking we go!

Niemeyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Niemeyer looking to secure an arm triangle but Nakamura defends it well.
Niemeyer 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nakamura is trying to stand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemeyer controlling the position easily from mount.

Niemeyer is working for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura frees his head quite easily.
Nakamura is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

Niemeyer is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Nakamura to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Nakamura shrugs it off.
Niemeyer scores with a couple of good head shots there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakamura really wants to buck Niemeyer off and get back to his feet.

Niemeyer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
You get the feeling that Nakamura really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Niemeyer is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nakamura can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Niemeyer postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nakamura looks a forlorn figure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nakamura squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Niemeyer is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Nakamura is in real trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lucas Niemeyer dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Niemeyer closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nakamura quickly recovers to half guard.
Niemeyer wants to control but Nakamura is keeping him busy.
Niemeyer stops Nakamura from getting back to his feet.

Niemeyer is looking for a kimura but Nakamura is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Niemeyer to get the leverage.
Niemeyer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Niemeyer working Nakamura over with strikes.
Niemeyer perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Niemeyer trying to control the action but Nakamura is working from the bottom.

Niemeyer is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Niemeyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakamura defends it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niemeyer lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niemeyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakamura defends it well.
Niemeyer stops Nakamura from getting back to his feet.

Niemeyer is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Nakamura defends it well.
Nakamura avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Niemeyer.
Nakamura looks like he's trying to stand up.
Niemeyer is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemeyer has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Nakamura taking shots to the head.

Niemeyer looking for a guillotine from mount but Nakamura is having none of it.
Nakamura is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Niemeyer is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Niemeyer extends the arm and Nakamura is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lucas Niemeyer!