PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Niemayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Bestarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Niemayer
vs
Bestarsson

172 cm
25
156 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

179 cm
24
166 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Niemayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Viktor Bestarsson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niemayer buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bestarsson.
Niemayer throws a hook but Bestarsson avoids it easily.
Niemayer works Bestarsson's body with a nice hook.
Niemayer misses with a hook
and Niemayer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Niemayer cracks Bestarsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niemayer throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bestarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Niemayer! Bestarsson lets Niemayer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!

Niemayer is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bestarsson. Niemayer shrugs it off though.
Oh Niemayer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Bestarsson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Niemayer thuds his right hand into Bestarsson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bestarsson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Niemayer seems to have got his legs back now.
Niemayer moves out of range as Bestarsson strikes.
Bestarsson is looking to chop away at Niemayer's legs.
Niemayer thuds a left hand into Bestarsson's body.
Niemayer throws a hook to the side of Bestarsson's head but Bestarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemayer looks to clinch

and Bestarsson counters with a nice right hand that sends Niemayer toppling to the canvas! Niemayer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bestarsson finish him?!
The fight stays on the outside here - Niemayer looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer misses with a left hand

and Bestarsson counters with a crisp right hand that drops Niemayer! Bestarsson lets Niemayer back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Bestarsson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niemayer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bestarsson counters with a leg kick.
Niemayer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bestarsson manages to avoid it.
Niemayer looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bestarsson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A counter left hand to the body from Niemayer misses its target.
Bestarsson with a hook.
Lukas Niemayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Niemayer.
Bestarsson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bestarsson misses with a hook
and Niemayer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Niemayer throws a shot from downtown. Bestarsson moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Niemayer.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Bestarsson avoids the punch easily.
Niemayer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bestarsson at a distance.
Niemayer moves away from the strike by Bestarsson.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Niemayer to score with a decent uppercut.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bestarsson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Niemayer misses the shot to the body.
Bestarsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Niemayer.
Bestarsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niemayer can pounce on him.
Bestarsson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niemayer's head backwards.
Niemayer throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bestarsson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Niemayer fails in his attempt to clinch.
Niemayer misses with a two punch combination.
Bestarsson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Niemayer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bestarsson scrambles back to his feet.
Niemayer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bestarsson looks to land a combination but Niemayer avoids it well.
Niemayer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niemayer misses with a lunging right hand
and Bestarsson counters with a good low kick that Niemayer was not able to check.
Bestarsson avoids the body shot from Niemayer.
Bestarsson misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer lands with a straight right. Bestarsson didn't see that one coming.
Bestarsson missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
An inside leg kick lands from Niemayer.
Bestarsson gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Niemayer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut
and Bestarsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bestarsson.
Bestarsson takes a jab right on the kisser.
Niemayer dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

Niemayer clinches with his opponent.
Niemayer misses with the head strike.

Bestarsson breaks from the clinch.
Niemayer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Bestarsson counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Niemayer misses the target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Niemayer drives through and clinches with Bestarsson against the cage.
Niemayer throws a head punch that misses.
Niemayer misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Niemayer fails to land.
Bestarsson scores with a shot to the side of Niemayer's head.
Bestarsson cracks Niemayer with a nice body shot.
Niemayer throws a head punch that misses.
Niemayer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
Bestarsson misses with a punch to the body.
Niemayer lands a left hand.
Niemayer working aggressively here.
Bestarsson blocks an uppercut.
Niemayer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Niemayer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bestarsson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Niemayer lands an uppercut.
Bestarsson lands a shoulder strike.
Bestarsson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Niemayer avoids it.
Niemayer managing to block the knees to the body from Bestarsson.
Bestarsson lands a left hand.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Bestarsson controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Viktor Bestarsson dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jab from Niemayer.
Bestarsson throws a hook but Niemayer avoids it easily.
Niemayer throwing a counter right hand but Bestarsson manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Bestarsson.
Niemayer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemayer misses the shot to the body.
Bestarsson lands with a cross.
Bestarsson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bestarsson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Niemayer drops his hands momentarily and Bestarsson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bestarsson throws a lazy right hand but Niemayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bestarsson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Niemayer throwing a counter right hand but Bestarsson manages to avoid it.
Niemayer scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A lazy body kick from Bestarsson
and Niemayer counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bestarsson throws a right hand that misses
and Niemayer makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niemayer misses with a looping left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer tries to clinch up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Niemayer throws a head punch that misses.
Niemayer has a couple of punches blocked by Bestarsson.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Niemayer lands a hook that snaps the head of Bestarsson backwards.
Bestarsson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Niemayer is defending well for now.
Niemayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bestarsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bestarsson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bestarsson lands with a left to the head.

Bestarsson breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Bestarsson misses.
Bestarsson throws a looping overhand right but Niemayer ducks down to avoid it.
Niemayer throws a shot from downtown. Bestarsson moves away and avoids it.
Bestarsson misses with an uppercut.
Niemayer misses with a low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bestarsson throws a body punch but Niemayer moves out of range.
Niemayer feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bestarsson misses the shot to the body.
Niemayer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bestarsson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niemayer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bestarsson. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niemayer throws a body punch but Bestarsson moves out of range.
Bestarsson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Niemayer throws a hook to the side of Bestarsson's head but Bestarsson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemayer staying out of range there.
Bestarsson's jab looks to have found its range, popping Niemayer under the eye.
Niemayer walks into a jab.
A jab from Niemayer finds it's way through Bestarsson's defenses.
Niemayer lands the left hand.

Bestarsson is rocked!
Niemayer's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bestarsson under the eye.
Bestarsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Niemayer finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bestarsson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick by Bestarsson misses
and Niemayer counters with a big right hand! Oh Bestarsson is in trouble here! Niemayer follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lukas Niemayer!
Lukas Niemayer thanked the fans post fight for their support.