PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Niedzwiedzinski (ranked 4023 p4p, 3194 weight class) and Moe Lester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Niedzwiedzinski
vs
Lester

190 cm
31
201
17 - 14 - 0

190 cm
36
195
16 - 14 - 0

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 17 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruno Niedzwiedzinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Moe Lester!
The judges for this bout are Roosa Järviläinen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Niedzwiedzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A combination from Niedzwiedzinski does no damage.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in looking for a takedown but Lester manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Niedzwiedzinski's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.

Niedzwiedzinski closes the distance and pushes Lester back into the cage.
Lester throws a punch but it's blocked by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the head but Lester blocks with his arms.
Niedzwiedzinski gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

It looks like Moe Lester has been cut.
Niedzwiedzinski gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lester scores with a shoulder strike.
Niedzwiedzinski pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice body punch from Lester - that landed with a thud.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lester or not.
Niedzwiedzinski using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lester has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Niedzwiedzinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzinski trying to land knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lester backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski blocking some punches.
Niedzwiedzinski blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lester.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land knees in the clinch but Lester avoids the damage to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lester lands with a right to the head.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niedzwiedzinski backwards.
Lester misses with a punch on the inside.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski pushes Lester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a right hand.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Niedzwiedzinski manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Niedzwiedzinski misses
and Lester counters with a straight right hand.
Lester throws a jab when Niedzwiedzinski was well out of range.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with the combination.

Niedzwiedzinski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Lester has his hands on Niedzwiedzinski's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to stand and escape but instead Lester has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

Lester trying to control but Niedzwiedzinski is working from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzinski is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lester won't allow Niedzwiedzinski to sweep him here.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to get back to his feet but Lester is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Lester looking to sit in guard and control but Niedzwiedzinski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lester is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.

That's four 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.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to stand but Lester has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Niedzwiedzinski stands up and waves to Lester to follow him.
Lester takes a kick to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lester works Niedzwiedzinski's body with a nice hook.
A head kick by Niedzwiedzinski misses
and Lester counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lester.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lester closes the distance and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bruno Niedzwiedzinski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
That's time! Niedzwiedzinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Niedzwiedzinski pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lester steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a takedown
and Lester counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Niedzwiedzinski thinking.

Niedzwiedzinski gets tackled into the cage by Lester. Lester maintains the clinch.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Lester struggles to land a body shot inside as Niedzwiedzinski controls his hands.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Niedzwiedzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lester tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Niedzwiedzinski gets through Lester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Niedzwiedzinski.
Lester avoids a wild elbow strike from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lester is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Niedzwiedzinski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice uppercut.
Lester fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Niedzwiedzinski.

Niedzwiedzinski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Niedzwiedzinski slips a jab and a cross from Lester.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Lester moves into range and clinches up with Niedzwiedzinski.

Niedzwiedzinski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Niedzwiedzinski keeps the fight on the outside.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in and drives through. Lester sprawls well.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lester as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Niedzwiedzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzinski scores with a head kick.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a few strikes there.
Lester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Niedzwiedzinski's hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niedzwiedzinski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moe Lester is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester misses with a two punch combination.
Jab by Lester.
Nice shot by Lester.
Lester loads up on a big right hand but Niedzwiedzinski slips the punch.
Nice defenses there by Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lester sprawls well. Lester wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Niedzwiedzinski gets slowly back to his feet.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a head kick but it misses.
Lester tries to clinch but Niedzwiedzinski is having none of it.
Lester lands a really nice looking cross but Niedzwiedzinski seems unphased.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Lester gets a clinch.
Lester is struggling to control the position.
A short left from Lester.
Lester tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Niedzwiedzinski's elbow.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lester lands a right hand that snaps the head of Niedzwiedzinski backwards.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a good knee to the midsection. Lester won't want to take too many of those.
Niedzwiedzinski landing knees to the body.
Lester scores with a shot to the side of Niedzwiedzinski's head.
Niedzwiedzinski swings wildly with an uppercut but Lester uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lester backwards.
A short left from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Niedzwiedzinski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lester lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Niedzwiedzinski.
Lester is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Niedzwiedzinski is keeping busy.
Niedzwiedzinski trying to land knees to the body.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with an elbow strike.
Niedzwiedzinski throws an elbow but it misses.
Lester tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Niedzwiedzinski scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lester lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lester blocks it with crossed arms.
Lester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lester scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niedzwiedzinski working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lester tries to work over Niedzwiedzinski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Niedzwiedzinski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Lester coming out on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Moe Lester will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Moe Lester's cut.
That's time! Niedzwiedzinski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Niedzwiedzinski dodges the punch combination from Lester.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a sloppy head kick and Lester moves out of range easily.
Niedzwiedzinski takes one to the chin there.
Lester avoids the head kick by Niedzwiedzinski.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Niedzwiedzinski.
Lester throws a good cross that connects.
Niedzwiedzinski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Niedzwiedzinski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lester.
Lester feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Niedzwiedzinskis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Niedzwiedzinski is rocked!
Lester fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Niedzwiedzinski looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Oh Niedzwiedzinski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niedzwiedzinski lands a leg kick that knocks Lester off balance momentarily.
Niedzwiedzinski seems to have got his legs back now.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a jab.
Niedzwiedzinski thinks about countering with a head kick.
Niedzwiedzinski walks into a straight right hand from Lester.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski lands a jab-cross combination.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lester tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lester lands with a nice body punch.
Lester uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Niedzwiedzinski has time to react.
Lester throws a predictable looking body shot
and Niedzwiedzinski counters with a flying knee. Nice.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzinski.
Lester lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lester.
Bruno Niedzwiedzinski has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzinski.
Lester working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Lester as the two fighters clinch.
Lester trying to control the position but instead, Niedzwiedzinski has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lester into the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a punch but it's blocked by Lester.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Niedzwiedzinski wants to get back to striking at distance but Lester won't allow it.
Lester digs a right hand into Niedzwiedzinski's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Niedzwiedzinski's gas tank.
A left hand lands to the body for Niedzwiedzinski.
Lester working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lester misses with the head strike.
Lester lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Niedzwiedzinski backwards.
Lester makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzinski is looking to break free of the clinch but Lester has double underhooks.
Lester lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Niedzwiedzinski.
Lester lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Niedzwiedzinski working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lester avoids it.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Niedzwiedzinski lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzinski throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Niedzwiedzinski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Niedzwiedzinski slips a jab and a cross from Lester.
A combination from Niedzwiedzinski does no damage.
Lester tries to close the distance and clinch up but Niedzwiedzinski swats him away and circles back towards the center.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Niedzwiedzinski.
Niedzwiedzinski looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lester is fending him off so far but Niedzwiedzinski persists. Nope, Lester circles away and we're back to standing.
A little jabbing left from Lester on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruno Niedzwiedzinski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lester lands a jab.
Niedzwiedzinski blocks a jab.
Some wild striking there from Lester.

Niedzwiedzinski pushes Lester up against the cage in a clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lester pushes Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Niedzwiedzinski lands an elbow just above Lester 's eye.
Niedzwiedzinski misses with a hook to the ribs.
Niedzwiedzinski has a couple of punches blocked by Lester.
Lester tries to throw a body punch but Niedzwiedzinski avoids it by throwing Lester back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niedzwiedzinski working aggressively here.
Niedzwiedzinski comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

That has opened up Moe Lester's cut even more.
Niedzwiedzinski prevents a body shot from Lester.
Niedzwiedzinski tries to throw a body punch but Lester avoids it by throwing Niedzwiedzinski back against the cage.
Lester lands a shoulder strike.
Good body shot from Lester.

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

Lester has Niedzwiedzinski up against the cage in a clinch.
Lester swings wildly with an uppercut but Niedzwiedzinski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Niedzwiedzinski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Moe Lester comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lester has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Moe Lester!
After winning the bout, Moe Lester thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.