PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trav Dogg Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickoson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eye of the Tiger kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dogg Andrews
vs
Nickoson

192 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

PURE STAMINA!!!

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trav Dogg Andrews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Nickoson!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Andrews shoots in and gets a takedown into Nickoson's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nickoson pulls Andrews in close to prevent any damage.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Bryan Nickoson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Andrews.
Andrews misses with a takedown

and Nickoson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Andrews won't be happy with that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You can see the frustration on Andrews's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson happy to just control the position for now.
Andrews is trying to get back to half guard.
Nickoson advances to full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews is bucking up trying to escape but Nickoson cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Nickoson landing strikes from the mount and Andrews is in trouble!
Nickoson controlling his opponent.
Nickoson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Andrews's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nickoson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Andrews doing his best to control the position. Can he escape?

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Nickoson is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Andrews can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nickoson blocks Andrews's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Nickoson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Let's hope that Nickoson has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Andrews is trying desperately to improve position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Andrews tries to lock up and control but Nickoson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Andrews is wriggling around trying to escape.
Andrews is breathing heavily.
Nickoson lands a heavy elbow.
Nickoson is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nickoson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickoson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nickoson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Nickoson scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Nickoson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Andrews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nickoson is fending him off so far but Andrews persists. Nope, Nickoson circles away and we're back to standing.

Andrews closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Nickoson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Andrews wants to stand and escape but instead Nickoson has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Nickoson is working Andrews over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bryan Nickoson has got the better of the ground game so far.

Nickoson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Andrews fails with the takedown.

Nickoson clinches up with Andrews and pushes him back against the cage.

Andrews's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nickoson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Trav Dogg Andrews. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Nickoson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Nickoson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nickoson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Nickoson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andrews has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nickoson is working away from the top position though.
Nickoson wants to free his trapped foot but Andrews is holding on for dear life with his legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Nickoson is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Nickoson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Nickoson was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Nickoson closes the distance and pushes Andrews back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andrews is working for takedown but Nickoson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Andrews keeps control of Nickoson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nickoson tries to break free but Andrews pushes him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Nickoson.

Nickoson has clasped his hands together around Andrews's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Andrews's face as Nickoson controls the position.
Andrews taking punishment in the form of punches.
Nickoson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nickoson controlling the position from side mount.
Nickoson advances to full mount.
Nickoson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Nickoson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Andrews has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Andrews!
Andrews trying to control the position from guard on top but Nickoson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nickoson pulls Andrews in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bryan Nickoson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Andrews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Good leg kick by Andrews there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nickoson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andrews closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Andrews misses the shot to the body.
Andrews throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nickoson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Trav Dogg Andrews is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Andrews doesn't manage to clinch there - Nickoson circles away.
Andrews takes a swing at Nickoson's ribcage but misses.
Andrews is looking to clinch but Nickoson is avoiding it.
Andrews tries a head kick but it misses.
Andrews throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nickoson's waist but Nickoson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Andrews off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nickoson rushes Andrews with punches - Andrews moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Andrews goes down! Nickoson follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bryan Nickoson!
A victorious Bryan Nickoson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.