PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bram Nijhoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Alan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Nijhoff
vs
Alan

178 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

165 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very quick

BJJ Brown 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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bram Nijhoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, James Alan!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alan with a poor takedown

and Nijhoff counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nijhoff.
Nijhoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alan looking to control.
Nijhoff stopping the sweep attempt from Alan.
Nijhoff throwing strikes from guard but Alan blocks nicely.
Nijhoff in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Alan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nijhoff!

Alan has control of Nijhoff's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Nijhoff regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Alan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nijhoff because Alan loaded up on that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan looking to control but Nijhoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nijhoff definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Poor strikes thrown by Alan there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Alan looking to control but Nijhoff is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nijhoff is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Alan avoids the attempt from Nijhoff to control.
Nijhoff is looking to get to half guard.
Alan trying to control but Nijhoff is having none of it.
Nijhoff working to try and regain half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alan avoids the attempt from Nijhoff to control.
Alan throwing strikes here but Nijhoff is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Alan thowing shots but they're missing.
Alan misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff is working to get back to half guard.
Alan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Nijhoff because Alan loaded up on that one.
Nijhoff on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nijhoff tries to get out of the position.

Alan looking for a guillotine from mount but Nijhoff is having none of it.
Alan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Smash Brothers. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Nijhoff tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nijhoff is squirming around, avoiding Alan's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but James Alan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Alan will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Alan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Nijhoff bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nijhoff lands a nice forearm strike.
Nijhoff landing strikes.
Nijhoff tries to score with some ground and pound. Alan controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Nijhoff working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alan wants to control but Nijhoff postures up.
Nijhoff throws a strike aimed at the side of Alan's head but Alan avoids it well.
Alan manages to work his way to half guard, despite Nijhoff's best efforts.
Nijhoff working over Alan with some ground and pound. Alan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bram Nijhoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Alan trying to control but Nijhoff postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alan moves into full guard.
Alan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Alan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alan avoids the attempt from Nijhoff to control.
Nijhoff tries to control the position but Alan now has his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nijhoff rolls, trying to escape but Alan keeps control of the position.
Well, with Alan on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Nijhoff is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Nijhoff trying to control the action but Alan just sinks the hooks in.

Alan sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Nijhoff taps out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). James Alan!