PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Bueller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Haikiro Nikosowa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haikiro Nikosowa struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.0lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bueller
vs
Nikosowa

186 cm
29
185 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

189 cm
21
206 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Good elbows
Good gas tank

Bos Energy MMA159.4

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 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Bueller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Haikiro Nikosowa!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Nikosowa closes the distance and clinches.
Bueller's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bueller jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Nikosowa walks away with a smile on his face. Bueller gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nikosowa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nikosowa tries to clinch up but Bueller circles away and keeps his distance.
Nikosowa tries to clinch up
and Bueller counters with a straight right hand.
Bueller takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nikosowa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bueller manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bueller shoots for a double leg takedown but Nikosowa sprawls well. He's pushed Bueller's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bueller lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bueller throws the kick towards the body but Nikosowa avoids it.
Haikiro Nikosowa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nikosowa darts in and clinches Bueller up against the cage.
Nikosowa misses with an elbow strike.
Nikosowa told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Nikosowa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bueller can't break the clinch.
Nikosowa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nikosowa lands a shoulder strike.
Bueller is trying to break free.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nikosowa - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bueller wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bueller tries to circle away but Nikosowa has him pinned against the cage.
Nikosowa throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bueller is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.

Bueller lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Bueller lands with a punch from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bueller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Nikosowa looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Nikosowa is trying to control Bueller's posture. Bueller takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Nikosowa! Bueller is rotating here... this could be the end... Nikosowa is out! Bueller has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eric Bueller!
A relieved looking Eric Bueller thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.