PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alexmuria Bagueraiu (ranked 7310 p4p, 260 weight class) and Tronn Niewschki (ranked 4773 p4p, 215 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Bagueraiu
vs
Niewschki

170 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

174 cm
25
140 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Alexmuria Bagueraiu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tronn Niewschki!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Ren Mimura and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagueraiu will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

Bagueraiu feints and as Niewschki raises his hands in defense, Bagueraiu changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Niewschki is wriggling around but Bagueraiu manages to pass to half guard.

Bagueraiu content to control rather than advance.
Niewschki is trying to stand up here but Bagueraiu is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bagueraiu is looking to take a break and control but Niewschki is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Niewschki wants to get back to his feet.

Bagueraiu is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Niewschki has managed to free his arm - good work.
Niewschki is trying to stand up here but Bagueraiu is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bagueraiu is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Bagueraiu tries to control but Niewschki wriggling away.
Niewschki really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bagueraiu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bagueraiu looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

Bagueraiu looking for a guillotine from mount but Niewschki is having none of it.

Bagueraiu has control of Niewschki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Niewschki regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Bagueraiu is working for a guillotine from mount but Niewschki frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niewschki wants to get back to his feet.

Niewschki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bagueraiu.
Niewschki tries to buck Bagueraiu off but he can't manage it.
Bagueraiu controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bagueraiu has hold of Niewschki's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Niewschki manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Niewschki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bagueraiu.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bagueraiu is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Niewschki can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bagueraiu looking to control but Niewschki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Bagueraiu has control of Niewschki's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Niewschki regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Niewschki trying desperately to get to his feet.

Bagueraiu is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Niewschki to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Niewschki shrugs it off.
Niewschki's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bagueraiu working for a guillotine from mount but Niewschki is in no mood to give up.
Bagueraiu looking to control but Niewschki is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Niewschki defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bagueraiu.
Niewschki is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Bagueraiu wants to control the pace but Niewschki is squirming around nicely.
You get the feeling that Niewschki really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Niewschki wants to get back to his feet but in bucking up he's left an arm hanging out! Bagueraiu has locked onto it and has pulled off a slick armbar! Niewschki taps furiously! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexmuria Bagueraiu!
After the fight, Alexmuria Bagueraiu was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.