PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Strange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Bogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Strange
vs
Bogan

170 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Strange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Steve Bogan!
The judges for this bout are Hugh Johnson, Eliza Hachem and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Strange.
Bogan shoots and misses
and Strange makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bogan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Strange counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Strange fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Strange.

Strange forces Bogan back against the cage and clinches.
Strange wants to break free but Bogan has control.
Bogan fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ben Strange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bogan.
Strange landing knees to the body.
Strange tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bogan just stands there and leans against the cage.

Strange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Strange fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Strange fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bogan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Strange counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Strange is looking to stand up but Bogan won't let him.

Bogan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Strange passes into half guard.
Bogan trying to control but Strange postures up.
Bogan wants to get back to full guard.

Bogan actively working from the bottom here.
Bogan looks gassed!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogan is not content to let Strange control the position.
Strange throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Bogan actively working from the bottom here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bogan misses with a takedown attempt
and Strange connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Strange drives through with a takedown into guard.
Strange in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bogan keeping moving, preventing Strange from controlling successfully.

Strange decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Strange, as that shot connected.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strange lands a head kick!
Strange throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bogan misses with a takedown
and Strange counters with a left to the body.

Strange closes the distance and pushes Bogan back into the cage.
Strange gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Strange's face as he tries to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Strange just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bogan's brow.

Strange successfully pulls guard.
Bogan stopping the sweep attempt from Strange.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Strange holds on and takes a little breather.
Strange knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bogan on the ground.
Strange is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Strange prevents Bogan from improving his position.
Bogan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Strange dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Strange pushes Bogan up against the cage in a clinch.
Bogan tries for a takedown but Strange manages to get underhooks.
Bogan fails to pull guard.
Bogan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Strange landing knees to the head.
Strange prevents the takedown attempt.
Ben Strange has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steve Bogan.
Strange stalling the fight.
Strange drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bogan gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bogan is breathing heavily.
Strange is pushing Bogan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Strange pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bogan shoots and misses

and Strange counters with a single leg into guard. Bogan didn't expect that.
Strange throwing strikes but missing.

Bogan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strange defends well.
Bogan being controlled here, momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Strange wants to control from the top but Bogan keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bogan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Strange defends well.

Bogan has an active guard here but Strange has managed to pass into half guard.
Strange wants to control but Bogan is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Strange decides to stand and escape the position.
Bogan looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.

Strange gets the takedown into side control.
Bogan is looking to regain half guard here but Strange keeps moving and retains side control.
Strange in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Strange cracks Bogan with a big elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogan is letting Strange control him for a moment.
Bogan is trying to work for a sweep but Strange has mounted him!
Strange working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Strange.

Bogan tries to improve his position but Strange has taken his back! Strange has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Bogan tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Strange pushes Bogan away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ben Strange!