PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wesley Correira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Bogatir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Correira
vs
Bogatir

190 cm
23
260 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

190 cm
18
225 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Wesley Correira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Bogatir!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Illya Tyunina.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Correira tries to clinch but Bogatir moves out of range.

Correira moves into the clinch.
Correira could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bogatir fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Correira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bogatir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bogatir looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correira with a knee to the head.

It looks like Oleg Bogatir has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Correira obliges.
Bogatir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Correira working Bogatir over with knees to the body.
Correira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Correira connects with a knee to the head.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees in the clinch landing for Correira.
Correira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Correira connects with a knee to the head.
Correira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Bogatir misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogatir.
Correira lands a knee to the body.
Correira blocking some punches.
Bogatir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Correira keeps control of Bogatir as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Correira lands a knee to the head.
Bogatir is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogatir tries to throw a body punch but Correira avoids it by throwing Bogatir back against the cage.
Correira landing knees to the head.
Correira scores with a knee to the head.
Bogatir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bogatir takes a knee to the side of the body.
Correira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bogatir blocks it with crossed arms.
Bogatir wants to break free but Correira has control.
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Correira.
Correira crunches a lovely knee into Bogatir's ribcage.
Correira lands an elbow inside.
Correira misses with a knee to the head.
Bogatir misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bogatir working hard to break the clinch.
Bogatir is trying to break the clinch but Correira is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Bogatir fails to land.
Correira blocks a body shot from Bogatir.
Bogatir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Correira blocks a body shot from Bogatir.
Correira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Correira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Correira lands a nice knee to the body.
Correira landing some nice looking knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bogatir has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Correira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bogatir swings wildly with an uppercut but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogatir has had enough of the clinch but Correira keeps him there for the moment.
Bogatir is looking to break free of the clinch but Correira has double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Bogatir.
Correira scores a nice knee to the body.
Correira tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bogatir lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Correira obliges.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
A head punch on the inside from Bogatir fails to land.
Bogatir swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Correira misses with a knee strike.
Correira lands a nice knee to the body.
Correira landing knees to the body.
Correira blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Correira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correira has Bogatir pressed against the cage, preventing Bogatir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bogatir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Correira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Bogatir tries to break the clinch but Correira is controlling the position.
Bogatir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Correira.
Bogatir misses with the head strike.
Bogatir is trying to break free.
Bogatir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Bogatir fails to land.
Bogatir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bogatir goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Correira.
Knees to the body from Correira.
Knees in the clinch landing for Correira.
Correira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bogatir takes an elbow to the temple.
Bogatir has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Correira lands a nice knee to the body.
Bogatir wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
Bogatir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A frustrated look appears on Bogatir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Correira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bogatir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bogatir throws a head punch that misses.
Correira landing knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Bogatir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Correira landing knees to the head.
Correira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A head punch on the inside from Bogatir fails to land.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bogatir has had enough of the clinch but Correira keeps him there for the moment.
Bogatir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bogatir is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bogatir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bogatir pushes Correira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogatir has had enough of the clinch but Correira keeps him there for the moment.
A knee to the head by Correira.
Correira lands a nice elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Bogatir throws a head punch that misses.
Bogatir can't find room to land a body shot as Correira controls the action.
Correira lands a knee to the head.
Correira connects with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogatir.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Correira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Bogatir's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bogatir wants to clinch

and Correira counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Correira.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bogatir creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wesley Correira has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Correira lands a nice knee to the body.
Correira with a knee to the head.
Correira landing knees to the body.
Bogatir struggles to land a body shot inside as Correira controls his hands.
Correira with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Bogatir fails to land.
Correira with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Bogatir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Correira working Bogatir over with knees to the body.
Correira prevents Bogatir from breaking the clinch.
Bogatir swings wildly with an uppercut but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Bogatir tries to throw a body punch but Correira avoids it by throwing Bogatir back against the cage.
Correira prevents Bogatir from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correira lands a knee to the body.
Bogatir misses with some punches.
Correira scores with a knee to the head.
Correira prevents Bogatir from breaking the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Correira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Correira landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bogatir wants to get back to striking at distance but Correira won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Bogatir's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Correira.
Knees in the clinch landing for Correira.
Correira lands a knee to the head.
Correira blocking some punches.
A knee to the head by Correira.
Correira lands a nice knee to the body.
Correira blocks an uppercut.
Bogatir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Correira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bogatir's efforts to push away.
Correira is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bogatir can do to turn this around?
Correira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Correira crunches a lovely knee into Bogatir's ribcage.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Correira throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bogatir blocks it with crossed arms.
Bogatir throws a punch but it's blocked by Correira.
Bogatir tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bogatir can't break the clinch.
Bogatir doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Correira has Bogatir pressed against the cage, preventing Bogatir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bogatir tries to break free but Correira pushes him back against the cage.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Bogatir is trying to break the clinch but Correira is controlling him.
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correira lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Correira scores with a knee to the head.
Correira has Bogatir pressed against the cage, preventing Bogatir from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Correira utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Bogatir misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogatir is trying to break the clinch but Correira is controlling him.
Correira keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bogatir's efforts to push away.
Correira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bogatir is trying to break the clinch but Correira has him pressed against the cage.
Bogatir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogatir is trying to break free.
Bogatir wants to break free but Correira has control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogatir swings wildly with an uppercut but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.

Bogatir is rocked!
Correira landing knees to the body.
Bogatir tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bogatir takes an elbow to the temple.
Bogatir tries a body shot but Correira blocks it.
Bogatir swings wildly with an uppercut but Correira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Correira is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bogatir stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bogatir looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bogatir is trying to break the clinch but Correira is controlling him.
Bogatir misses with the head strike.
Bogatir misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Correira unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Correira crunches a lovely knee into Bogatir's ribcage.
Bogatir has a couple of punches blocked by Correira.
Correira blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Correira working Bogatir over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Correira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bogatir tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Correira's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bogatir.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Correira crunches a lovely knee into Bogatir's ribcage.
Bogatir can't find room to land a body shot as Correira controls the action.
Correira blocking some punches.
Correira scores with a knee to the head.
Bogatir is still on wobbly legs! Can Correira finish him?
Correira lands a knee to the head.
Correira comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Correira crunches a lovely knee into Bogatir's ribcage.
Correira scores a nice knee to the body.
Correira using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bogatir takes a knee right on the jaw!
Correira connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bogatir's face.
Correira with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Correira lands a nice knee to the body.
Correira lands a nice elbow.
Correira lands a knee to the head.
Correira landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Correira with a knee to the head.
Bogatir takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wesley Correira dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Bogatir's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bogatir scores with a sloppy right hand. Correira should have avoided that one.

Correira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bogatir, pushing him back against the cage.
Bogatir misses with some punches.
Correira putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bogatir in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Correira has Bogatir pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Bogatir is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Correira - that's hurt Bogatir badly! Oh, another knee lands and Bogatir is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Bogatir doesn't seem to be complaining.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Wesley Correira!