PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Left Hook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickoson has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hook
vs
Nickoson

185 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
21
185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0

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Counter fighter
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Left Hook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bryan Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shigeki Fujiwara and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hook tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nickoson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickoson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nickoson shoots for a double leg takedown but Hook sprawls well. He's pushed Nickoson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've been told by Hook's head coaches at Tokyo Totally Gym + Sauna that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nickoson lands a jab to Hook's midsection.
Nickoson is looking to chop away at Hook's legs.
Nickoson throws a jab but it's blocked by Hook.
Hook moves to clinch but Nickoson breaks away
and Nickoson counters with a stiff right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hook checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nickoson misses with a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Hook. No joy for Nickoson on that attempt.
Some wild striking there from Nickoson.
Hook closes the distance but Nickoson moves to the side
and Nickoson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hook slips a jab and a cross from Nickoson.
Hook wants to clinch
and Nickoson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bryan Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson is looking to score with low kicks.
Hook tries to clinch but Nickoson moves away
and Nickoson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nickoson throws a combination that misses

and Hook holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Nickoson lands an uppercut.
Nickoson lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickoson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hook backwards.
Hook throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hook's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Nickoson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nickoson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Nickoson wants the takedown. Hook is fighting it off but Nickoson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Hook's guard against the ropes.
Nickoson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson is in close to Hook's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nickoson content to stall in guard here.
Hook wants to get back to his feet but Nickoson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Bryan Nickoson.
Nickoson with a poor takedown
and Hook counters with a three punch combo that has Nickoson backing up. Nickoson nods at Hook to acknowledge the strikes.
Left Hook has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Nickoson.

Nickoson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Nickoson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nickoson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Nickoson controlling from the top position.
Hook knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nickoson on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickoson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hook's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Nickoson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Nickoson misses with the combination.
Hook darts in trying to clinch
and Nickoson counters with a straight right hand.
Nickoson dives in and grabs Hook's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hook pushes down on Nickoson's head and hops out.
Nickoson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hook is fending him off so far but Nickoson persists. Nope, Hook circles away and we're back to standing.
Nickoson misses with a looping left.

Nickoson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Hook's guard.
Nickoson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Nickoson is stalling in the full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nickoson slows the pace down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nickoson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hook!
Nickoson controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hook is trying to escape the mount but Nickoson keeps good control and instead manages to take Hook's back.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.

Nickoson has managed to slip his arm under Hook's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hook is tapping out! Submission win for Nickoson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bryan Nickoson!
Our winner, Bryan Nickoson, 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.