PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lukas Niemayer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bapu Burpha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Bapu Burpha enters the cage!

Niemayer
vs
Burpha

172 cm
29
156 lbs
19 - 9 - 0

173 cm
27
163 lbs
17 - 2 - 2

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

FORCEE
Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 180$)
Aspire Nutrition

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 19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Lukas Niemayer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Bapu Burpha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Colin Fotheringham and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burpha scores with a punch to the head.
Niemayer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Burpha throws a body punch but Niemayer moves out of range.
Burpha bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Burpha scores with a kick to the body.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut.
Niemayer throws a hook to the side of Burpha's head but Burpha sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Niemayer scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Burpha lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Niemayer has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Niemayer and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Burpha keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Niemayer, right into the meat.
Burpha darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A jab from Niemayer misses.
Burpha fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Niemayer manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niemayer misses with an uppercut
and Burpha counters with a big head kick but Niemayer shrugs it off.
A solid body kick from Burpha.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niemayer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niemayer tests Burpha's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Niemayer swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a straight right hand.
Niemayer on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burpha with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Burpha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Niemayer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Niemayer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Niemayer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Niemayer on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Niemayer throws a front kick aimed at Burpha's knee but Burpha avoids it well.
Burpha moves out of range of the strikes.
Burpha misses with an uppercut. Niemayer saw that one coming.
Burpha misses the jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niemayer lands with a right hand.
Niemayer's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Burpha connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Niemayer scrambles back to his feet.
Niemayer ducks right into an uppercut from Burpha.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer slips a straight right by Burpha.
Niemayer looks to land a right hand but Burpha moved out of range.
Niemayer cracks a nice hook into Burpha's ribs.
Burpha keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Burpha misses with an uppercut.
Burpha ducks right into an uppercut from Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a jab when Burpha was well out of range.
Burpha feints a counter leg kick.
Niemayer moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Burpha takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Niemayer misses with a right hand
and Burpha counters with a leg kick.
Niemayer throws a leg kick but Burpha checks it.
Burpha is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Niemayer had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Nice shot by Niemayer.
Niemayer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Burpha looks to land a body kick but Niemayer moved away.
Niemayer throws a quick counter kick to the body but Burpha avoids it.
Niemayer uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Burpha has time to react.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Niemayer throws a push kick but Burpha slaps the foot to one side.
Niemayer's corner calls for a 1-2. Niemayer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Burpha takes a swing at Niemayer's ribcage but misses.
Burpha avoids the body shot from Niemayer.
Burpha throws a chopping leg kick but Niemayer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burpha lands a glancing blow to the side of Niemayer's head.
Niemayer throws an overhand right that lands on Burpha's shoulder, as Burpha tries to avoid the shot.
Niemayer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burpha scores with a jab to the body.
Burpha throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little feinted left hand from Niemayer on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Niemayer cracks a nice hook into Burpha's ribs.
Burpha is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niemayer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niemayer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Niemayer takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer lands with an uppercut that bounces Burpha off the cage and back into range.
Niemayer missing with a left hand there. Burpha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Burpha throws a sloppy head kick and Niemayer moves out of range easily.
Burpha staying out of range there.
Burpha misses with a straight left.
Niemayer moves out of range of the body kick from Burpha.
A swing and a miss from Niemayer.
Niemayer misses with a left hand
and Burpha counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niemayer throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Burpha counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Burpha throws a quick inside leg kick.
Burpha connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burpha looking to land some kicks to the body here.
An attempted straight right counter from Niemayer misses the target.
Burpha lands a nice looking body shot.
Niemayer swings widly with a right hand
and Burpha connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Bapu Burpha 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.

Niemayer loads up on a big right hand but Burpha slips the punch.
Burpha throws a solid leg kick but Niemayer takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Burpha.
Burpha lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Niemayer connects with a jab.
Burpha blocks a jab.
Niemayer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Niemayer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A low kick from Niemayer misses
and Burpha counters with a leg kick.
Jab from Burpha.
Burpha fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Niemayer on the side of the head.
Niemayer throws an off balance right hand
and Burpha counters with a straight right hand.
Burpha throws a shot from downtown. Niemayer moves away and avoids it.
Burpha connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niemayer's hands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Burpha throws a lazy body kick
and Niemayer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Niemayer looks to land a left hand but Burpha moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burpha lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Burpha looks for the body kick but Niemayer saw that one coming.
Niemayer misses the shot to the body.
Burpha moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Burpha moves away from the strike by Niemayer.
Niemayer throws a low kick but Burpha avoids it.
Niemayer misses with a looping left.
Burpha doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Burpha lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Burpha swinging wildly here.
Niemayer ducks right into an uppercut from Burpha.
Nice cross by Niemayer.
Some bone on bone action there as Burpha checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Burpha throws a poor cross that misses
and Niemayer counters with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burpha lands with a good body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niemayer takes a swing at Burpha's ribcage but misses.
Burpha lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Burpha checks a leg kick nicely.
Burpha lets loose with a powerful body kick. Niemayer will feel that in the morning.
Burpha will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Niemayer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Niemayer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Niemayer throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good standup being displayed there by Burpha as he connects with a hook.
Niemayer misses with a low kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burpha - that will leave a mark!
Burpha takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Burpha throws a hook to the side of Niemayer's head but Niemayer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Burpha lands a nice shot that snaps Niemayer's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niemayer scores with a punch to the head.
Burpha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Niemayer shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burpha eats them both and turns towards Niemayer to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burpha misses with a hook
and Niemayer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Burpha is rocked!
Niemayer cracks Burpha with a hook to the temple - Burpha is on wobbly legs here! Niemayer swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Burpha falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Niemayer wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lukas Niemayer!
A very excited looking Lukas Niemayer made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.