PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niklas Burman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Nogueira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Burman
vs
Nogueira

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good in bed

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Enjoys gardening

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Niklas Burman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ryan Nogueira!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nogueira looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Burman is fending him off so far but Nogueira persists. Nope, Burman circles away and we're back to standing.
Nogueira shoots in and drives through. Burman sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Burman as Nogueira shoots in.
Niklas Burman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Nogueira.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nogueira.

Burman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Nogueira looks gassed!

Burman is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Nogueira sees it coming and defends easily.
Still in half guard, Burman seems content to control.
Burman blocks the strikes from Nogueira.
Burman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burman controlling from the full mount.
Burman in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burman with good strikes from the mount here!
Burman lands a heavy elbow.
Burman controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nogueira is trying to escape the mount but Burman keeps good control and instead manages to take Nogueira's back.
Good control from Burman.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Nogueira.
Burman is trying to stick to Nogueira's back but Nogueira is turning into Burman. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Burman's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Nogueira.

Burman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Burman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Burman shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Burman won't allow Nogueira to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Burman dives into side control.
Burman just content to control the position.
Burman 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.
Nogueira is pushing Burman's head away, looking to escape. Burman manages to hold on to the position though.
Burman lands some shots froms side control.

Burman decides to stand up, so the ref orders Nogueira to his feet.

Burman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira taking some punishment here, with Burman in his half guard.
Burman uses his free foot to push down on Nogueira's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nogueira.
Nogueira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Burman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Nogueira has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
Burman is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Burman gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Burman gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Burman apologises and we restart here on the feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Burman closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Burman lands in his opponent's guard.
Burman prevents Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niklas Burman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nogueira gets caught flat footed, as Burman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Burman postures up.
Burman stops Nogueira from standing up.
Burman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Burman advances position into side control!
Burman controlling the position from side mount.
Niklas Burman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nogueira is looking to regain half guard here but Burman keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burman staying calm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Burman decides to stand back up. Burman steps back and let's Nogueira get back to his feet.
Burman fails in his attempt to clinch.

Burman shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nogueira is trying to defend but Burman finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Nogueira has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Burman is working away from the top position though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to stand up here but Burman is controlling him well.
Burman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Burman is looking to advance position but Nogueira won't allow it.
Nogueira looks like he's trying to stand up.
Nogueira is looking to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burman is controlling the pace.
Burman is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nogueira with a poor takedown

and Burman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

Burman stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Burman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nogueira is pushing Burman's head away, looking to escape. Burman manages to hold on to the position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Nogueira is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Nogueira tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Burman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nogueira is looking to get back to his feet here but Burman is keeping cool and he's managed to take Nogueira's back.
Burman scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Niklas Burman dominated that second round.
That's time! Burman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nogueira pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Burman moves into the clinch successfully.

Burman manages to break the clinch.
Nogueira steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Burman. That one must have hurt.
Nogueira closes the distance looking to clinch

and Burman counters with a shoot takedown. Nogueira fights it but they end up in guard.
Burman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Nogueira looking to hit a scissor sweep but Burman is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burman controlling from the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nogueira is wriggling around but Burman manages to pass to half guard.

Burman is looking for a kimura here.
Burman trying to control the pace.
Burman's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burman stops Nogueira from getting back to his feet.
Nogueira wants to improve his position but Burman is controlling well.
Burman not doing much here.
Nogueira pushes Burman off looking to stand but Burman dives back in and keeps control.
Nogueira throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Burman manages to pass to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nogueira is trying to escape the position but Burman is controlling the position.

Burman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Burman is trying to get an arm triangle but Nogueira is defending well.

Burman stands up and beckons Nogueira to his feet.
Nogueira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Burman feints and as Nogueira raises his hands in defense, Burman changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Nogueira looking for a sweep. Not yet Nogueira, not yet.
Nogueira is looking to stand up but Burman isn't so interested in that idea.
Nogueira is trying to control the position but Burman postures up.
Burman cracks Nogueira with a solid left hand.
Nogueira is trying to keep Burman in close.
Ryan Nogueira has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Niklas Burman is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nogueira is striking off his back. Burman thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Niklas Burman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Burman 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:24
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:24
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Niklas Burman!