PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandros Nicolaou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Tesko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicolaou kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Anubis. Lukas Tesko will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Nicolaou
vs
Tesko

178 cm
23
164 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

190 cm
20
158 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Alexandros Nicolaou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Tesko!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Saam Ante and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tesko tries to clinch up but Nicolaou circles away and keeps his distance.
Nicolaou throws a leg kick that misses.
Tesko is looking to land body kicks.
Nicolaou fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
No luck for Tesko with that takedown attempt.
Nicolaou tries to land a body kick
and Tesko counters with a left and a right that stings Nicolaou.
Nicolaou throws a leg kick but Tesko checks it.
Nicolaou thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nicolaou throws a nice looking combination but Tesko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nicolaou throws a series of punches but Tesko avoids them all with ease.
Tesko is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tesko.
Nicolaou will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nicolaou fails to land with a series of punches.
Nicolaou scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Nicolaou swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nicolaou scores with a jab.
Tesko fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Alexandros Nicolaou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lukas Tesko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolaou lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nicolaou paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tesko fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

Tesko shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Nicolaou manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Tesko working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Nicolaou trying to control the position here.
Tesko trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tesko wants to control from the top but Nicolaou keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Nicolaou is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tesko defends well.
Nicolaou working a defensive guard here.
Nicolaou has Tesko pulled in close to control his posture.
Nicolaou lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Tesko!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Nicolaou working for a guillotine from mount but Tesko is in no mood to give up.
Nicolaou is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolaou avoids the attempt from Tesko to control.
Nicolaou lands a big shot there that rocks Tesko but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Nicolaou putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tesko is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Nicolaou controlling the position easily from mount.
Nicolaou landing strikes from the mount and Tesko is in trouble!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesko is trying desperately to improve position.
Nicolaou connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nicolaou lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.

Nicolaou looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Tesko in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Nicolaou dominating with strikes here.
Tesko throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tesko is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Nicolaou closes the distance and clinches.
Nicolaou is trying to break free.

Nicolaou's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Nicolaou forces Tesko back against the cage and clinches.

Tesko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Nicolaou shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tesko is trying to defend but Nicolaou finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tesko taking some punishment here, with Nicolaou in his half guard.
Tesko wants to control but Nicolaou is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Nicolaou is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tesko missing with punches from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolaou tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tesko knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tesko trying to control here.
Nicolaou missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nicolaou trying to mount his opponent but Tesko defends it.
Tesko tries to get to full guard but Nicolaou has control of the leg.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nicolaou is looking to clinch.
Nicolaou feints and then cracks Tesko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tesko down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Nicolaou lands a glancing blow to the side of Tesko's head.
Nicolaou tries to clinch up.
Nicolaou fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Tesko pushes Nicolaou up against the cage in a clinch.

Tesko pulls Nicolaou into guard.
Tesko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Nicolaou looking to pass the guard.

Nicolaou stands and steps away. Tesko gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Nicolaou scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nicolaou wants to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Nicolaou.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolaou connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tesko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Nicolaou.
Nicolaou is looking to slow Tesko down with leg kicks.
Nicolaou lands a nice shot that snaps Tesko's head back.
Nicolaou uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tesko.
Tesko dodges the punch combination from Nicolaou.
Nicolaou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nicolaou fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tesko avoids it really well and circles away.
Nicolaou buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tesko doesn't manage to clinch there - Nicolaou circles away.
Tesko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Nicolaou counters with a one-two to the body.
Nicolaou connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Alexandros Nicolaou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nicolaou scores with a leg kick.
Alexandros Nicolaou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nicolaou with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nicolaou rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tesko moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nicolaou dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tesko. That did some damage!
Tesko has his takedown stuffed
and Nicolaou cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nicolaou feints and then cracks Tesko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tesko down.
Tesko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A left lands for Nicolaou.
Nicolaou with a nice cross.
Nicolaou throws a good cross that connects.
Tesko tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Nicolaou counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alexandros Nicolaou dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Tesko misses with a takedown
and Nicolaou counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tesko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nicolaou moves away.

Nicolaou looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Nicolaou throwing strikes but missing.
Nicolaou is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nicolaou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tesko has momentary wrist control but Nicolaou slips an elbow through the middle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nicolaou looking to pass the guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nicolaou prevents Tesko from getting back to his feet.
Nicolaou seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nicolaou with a flurry of punches that miss.
Nicolaou throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tesko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nicolaou working some strikes from top position.
Nicolaou passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tesko is not content to let Nicolaou control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nicolaou in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Nicolaou is trying to get an arm triangle but Tesko is defending well.
Tesko dodges the ground and pound from Nicolaou.
Tesko wants to control but Nicolaou postures up.
Nicolaou content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Nicolaou working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Alexandros Nicolaou overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nicolaou is chipping away with strikes.
Tesko takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Tesko is pushing Nicolaou's head away, looking to escape. Nicolaou manages to hold on to the position though.

Nicolaou looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Tesko is trying to get back to half guard.
Tesko is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nicolaou off and has taken his back!
Nicolaou manages to reverse the position and now he's in Tesko's guard. Nice work there by Nicolaou.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Nicolaou stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tesko swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nicolaou trying to control but Tesko is working from the bottom.
Tesko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nicolaou.
Nicolaou tries to free his leg and advance position but Tesko is retaining full guard.
Nicolaou might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Tesko trying to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Nicolaou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nicolaou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lukas Tesko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexandros Nicolaou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Tesko looking for a sweep. Not yet Tesko, not yet.

And that's the end of the fight!
Alexandros Nicolaou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nicolaou 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexandros Nicolaou!