PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Niemayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Niemayer
vs
Lester

172 cm
26
156 lbs
12 - 4 - 0

180 cm
25
164 lbs
15 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Bare Knuckle Fisticuffs Clothing

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 12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Niemayer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lester throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Niemayer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niemayer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lukas Niemayer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lester tries a low kick but Niemayer avoids it.
Niemayer cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Lester misses with a leg kick
letting Niemayer counter with a right hand.
Lester lands an overhand right.
Niemayer catches Lester with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niemayer, as that shot connected.
Niemayer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Niemayer dips to his left and cracks Lester with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lester bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Niemayer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Lester's head.
Lester scores with a jab to the jaw.

Lester tries to keep at a distance but Niemayer has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lester fails to land.
Niemayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niemayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niemayer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Niemayer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lester.
Lester lands a left hand.
Niemayer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Niemayer on the inside.
Niemayer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lester tries to work over Niemayer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niemayer lands a right hand.
Niemayer lands a left hand.
Niemayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niemayer lands a shot to the body.
Lester misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niemayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Niemayer.
Nice body punch from Lester.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester misses with some punches.
Niemayer tries a body shot but Lester blocks it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Niemayer.
Niemayer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niemayer can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Niemayer scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niemayer tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niemayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niemayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niemayer misses with some punches.
Lester can't find room to land a body shot as Niemayer controls the action.
Niemayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niemayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niemayer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Niemayer misses with a body punch.
Niemayer lands a body punch in the clinch.

Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niemayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester looks to land a right hand but Niemayer moved out of range.
Niemayer throws a right hand that misses
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niemayer throws a lazy right hand but Lester sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lester misses the jab.
Niemayer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lester circles away quickly and effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester tries a low kick but Niemayer avoids it.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Niemayer checks a leg kick nicely.
Niemayer looks to land a left hand but Lester moved out of range nicely.
Niemayer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
Lester gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Niemayer looks to score with a jab to the body but Lester is just out of range.
Lester displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Niemayer throws out the jab.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lester, right into the meat.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Lester bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Niemayer's head backwards.
It looks like Niemayer has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Niemayer digs a good body shot into Lester's ribs.
Lester throws an off balance right hand
and Niemayer counters with a three punch combo that has Lester backing up. Lester nods at Niemayer to acknowledge the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lester.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Niemayer misses with a left hand
and Lester counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Niemayer's corner calls for a 1-2. Niemayer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niemayer misses with a looping right.
Niemayer avoids the body shot from Lester.
Lester dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Niemayer.
A low kick from Niemayer misses
enabling Lester to counter with a crisp jab.
Lester slips under a jab.
Lester scores with a jab to the body.
Good leg kick by Lester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Niemayer misses with a body shot.
Niemayer is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Niemayer cracks Lester with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
Lester has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Niemayer finds it's way round the side to connect with Lester's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Niemayer 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.

Lester checks the leg kick.
Lester defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Lester lands with a cross.
Lester throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Niemayer fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lester has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Niemayer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
A quick step to the side and Niemayer tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Niemayer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lester slips under a jab from Niemayer.
Niemayer thows a left - swing and a miss!
A low kick from Lester is predictable there
and Niemayer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lester has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
Lester throws out a leg kick but Niemayer moves out of range and Lester only half commits.
Lukas Niemayer is winning the standup battle so far.
Lester connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niemayer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer's corner calls for a 1-2. Niemayer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.

Niemayer takes the fight into the clinch.
Lukas Niemayer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Good body shot from Lester.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Lester.
Niemayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Niemayer can't find room to land a body shot as Lester controls the action.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Niemayer.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Niemayer has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Niemayer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Niemayer misses with the head strike.
Niemayer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Niemayer as the two fighters clinch.
Niemayer blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niemayer.
Niemayer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niemayer.
Lester presses Niemayer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Niemayer misses with some punches.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Niemayer controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Niemayer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Lester misses with some punches.
Lester blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Niemayer - that landed with a thud.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Niemayer's head.
Niemayer makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niemayer misses with a punch on the inside.
Niemayer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Niemayer misses with the head strike.
Lester has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Niemayer seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lester can turn it around.
Lester works on Niemayer's body with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Niemayer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niemayer tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Niemayer tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Lester breaks the clinch.
Niemayer throws a low kick, looking for Lester's leg but Lester calmly moves out of range.
Niemayer fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Niemayer tried to score with a low kick but Lester checks it.
Lester listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Left hook, right uppercut from Niemayer.

It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Lester scores with a sloppy right hand. Niemayer should have avoided that one.
Niemayer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lester can do to turn this around?
Niemayer cracks Lester with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Niemayer throws out a leg kick but Lester moves out of range and Niemayer only half commits.
Niemayer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lester.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemayer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
Niemayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Niemayer connects with a right hand. Lester shakes it off.
Niemayer moves out of range as Lester strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Niemayer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niemayer slips a straight right by Lester.
Niemayer takes a body punch but keeps moving.

Niemayer instigates a clinch.
Niemayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lester softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Niemayer misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lester is trying to break free.

Lester's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lester rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Niemayer counters with a stiff right hand.
Niemayer lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
Niemayer misses with a looping right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lukas Niemayer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Lester takes a swing at Niemayer's ribcage but misses.
Niemayer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lester moves away.
Lester misses with a body shot.
Lester has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jab from Niemayer.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lester. Niemayer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Lester scores with a nice right hand.
Niemayer throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lester.
Lester throws a push kick but Niemayer slaps the foot to one side.
Niemayer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemayer throws a body shot but no joy.
Lester dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Niemayer. That did some damage!
Niemayer misses with an uppercut. Lester saw that one coming.
It seemed like Lester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Niemayer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Niemayer misses with a low kick.
Lester catches Niemayer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Niemayer is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Niemayer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Niemayer swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Niemayer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niemayer was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lester throws a body shot but no joy.
Niemayer chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lester can pounce on him.
Lester defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Lester throws out a counter right but Niemayer avoids it with no problem.
Niemayer feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lester's calf.
Lester walks into a jab.
Lester looks to land a left hand but Niemayer moved out of range nicely.
Lester blocks a low kick nicely.
Lester takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester walks into a straight right hand from Niemayer.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester misses with a hook. Niemayer ducked under it nicely.
Lester scores with a punch to the head.
Niemayer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lester in his tracks.
A big right from Niemayer misses.
Lester only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jab, jab by Lester - just one landing.
Niemayer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Niemayer lunges at Lester with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lester's hand.
Niemayer lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Niemayer.
Lester cracks Niemayer with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lester defending well as Niemayer loads up on a big left hand.
Niemayer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lester.
Niemayer tries to land a leg kick but Lester saw it coming and moves away.
Lester ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer checks the leg kick.
Niemayer 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.
Lester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lester cracks the inside of Niemayer's front leg.
Lester scores with the left hand. Niemayer knows he should have avoided that one.
Lester lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lester misses with a looping left.
Lester swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Niemayer lands a really nice looking cross but Lester seems unphased.
Niemayer fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lester.
Lester ducks under a wild hook from Niemayer.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Niemayer, as that shot connected.
Niemayer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
An inside leg kick lands from Niemayer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niemayer lands with an uppercut that bounces Lester off the cage and back into range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer is looking to slow Lester down with leg kicks.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester misses with a hook.
Lester bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Niemayer's head.
Niemayer misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Lester scores with a decent looking hook.
Lester throws a low kick, looking for Niemayer's leg but Niemayer calmly moves out of range.
Niemayer lands a nice looking body shot.
Lester takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lester thumps Niemayer with a low kick.
Niemayer misses with a hook. Lester ducked under it nicely.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The crowd cheers as Lester lands an impressive looking overhand right. Niemayer doesn't seem phased though.
Niemayer lands a right hook to the body.
Lester looks to score with a jab to the body but Niemayer is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Lukas Niemayer did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Niemayer turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lester throws a jab when Niemayer was well out of range.
Niemayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Niemayer was well out of range. Poor timing from Lester.
Niemayer's corner calls for a 1-2. Niemayer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Niemayer cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
Lester cracks Niemayer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Niemayer slips under a jab.
Niemayer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lester checks it well.
Lester's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Niemayer tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lester swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niemayer just misses with a punch to the body.
Lester looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lester avoids the body shot from Niemayer.

Niemayer clinches up against the cage.
Lester lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Niemayer backwards.
Niemayer lands an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lester misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Lester.

Niemayer is rocked!
Lester tries to work over Niemayer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Oh Niemayer is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niemayer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Niemayer seems to have got his legs back now.
Lester has a couple of punches blocked by Niemayer.
Lester prevents a body shot from Niemayer.
Lester lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niemayer working aggressively here.
Niemayer has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niemayer has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Niemayer's head.
Niemayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niemayer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Niemayer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester prevents a body shot from Niemayer.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Niemayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lester blocks a body shot from Niemayer.
Lester throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Niemayers head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lester throws a head punch that misses.
Niemayer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.

Lester breaks from the clinch.
Niemayer loads up on a big right hand but Lester slips the punch.
Lester flicks out a counter leg kick but Niemayer steps away.
Niemayer scores with a leg kick.
Lester keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a body punch but Lester moves out of range.
Lester misses with a straight left.
Lester slips a jab from Niemayer.
Jab by Lester.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lester lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Niemayer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lester misses with a hook.
Niemayer throws the left hand but Lester avoids the punch easily.
Niemayer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lester was well out of range. Poor timing from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a right hand that misses
and Lester counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niemayer looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Niemayer lands a jab to Lester's midsection.
Niemayer throws a solid leg kick but Lester takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Niemayer.
Niemayer takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Niemayer cracks the inside of Lester's front leg.
A jab from Lester misses.
Lester digs a good body shot into Niemayer's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lester. That did some damage!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester misses with a right hand
and Niemayer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Niemayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niemayer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Niemayer stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lester.
Lester throws a lazy right hand but Niemayer sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Niemayer changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niemayer moves away.
Niemayer staying out of range there.
Lester cracks Niemayer with an open hand slap.
Niemayer throws a hook but Lester avoids it easily.
It seemed like Lester was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Niemayer tries to score with a low kick but Lester moves his leg out of the way.
Lester tries to score with a low kick but Niemayer moves his leg out of the way.
Lester avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

A shot to the liver by Niemayer. Beautiful body shot.
Niemayer misses the shot to the body.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niemayers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lester throws a hook but Niemayer blocks it.
Lester throws a right and a left that both miss.
Niemayer tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lester lands a nice looking body shot.
Niemayer scores with a sloppy right hand. Lester should have avoided that one.
Lester scores with a nice head shot.
Lester throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Niemayer to counter with a crisp jab.
Niemayer 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.
Lester appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Niemayer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Niemayer ducks under a wild hook from Lester.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niemayer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Niemayer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lester throws out the jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Niemayer moves into range and clinches up with Lester.
Niemayer misses with a punch to the body.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niemayer struggles to land a body shot inside as Lester controls his hands.
Niemayer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niemayer tries to work over Lester's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lester lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Niemayer or not.
Niemayer scores with a hook to the body.
Lester is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Niemayer blocks an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Niemayer.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Niemayer controls his hands.
Niemayer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niemayer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Lester pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lester throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niemayer takes a swing at Lester's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer moves out of range as Lester strikes.
Niemayer uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niemayer.
Some bone on bone action there as Lester checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lester looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lester looks to throw the jab but Niemayer is out of range.
Lester misses with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lester ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niemayer moves away.
Niemayer swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lester connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Niemayer throws a big shot that misses.
Lester takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but Lester sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lester misses with an uppercut. Niemayer saw that one coming.
Lester throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Moe Lester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lester.
Niemayer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lester.
Niemayer lands with a cross.
Lester has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lester there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lester scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niemayer misses with a body shot.
Lester motions for Niemayer to come forward. Lester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lester throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemayer misses the target.
Lester throws the left hand but Niemayer avoids the punch easily.
Lester missing with a left hand there. Niemayer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lester showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niemayer.
Lester throws a jab when Niemayer was well out of range.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lester.
Niemayer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lester gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lester thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lester takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lukas Niemayer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Niemayer sizes up Lester with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Niemayer moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Niemayer lands with a good body shot.
Some wild striking there from Niemayer.
A little jabbing left from Lester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Niemayer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Niemayer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Niemayer!
Lukas Niemayer is the new lightweight champion!
An out of breath Lukas Niemayer thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.