PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Bogdanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonh Jonhson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonh Jonhson looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bogdanov
vs
Jonhson

190 cm
21
194 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
180 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrei Bogdanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jonh Jonhson!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bogdanov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Jonhson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jonhson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bogdanov fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Jonhson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bogdanov forces his way into half guard.
Bogdanov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jonhson on the ground.
Bogdanov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bogdanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jonhson is trying to stand.
Bogdanov wants to free his trapped foot but Jonhson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bogdanov is trying to control. Jonhson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bogdanov stops Jonhson from getting back to his feet.
Bogdanov lands with a punch from half guard.
Bogdanov winds up and cracks Jonhson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jonhson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bogdanov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bogdanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jonhson actively working from the bottom here.
Bogdanov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bogdanov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bogdanov slips a nice elbow through Jonhson's hands, connecting with Jonhson's forehead.
Bogdanov works his foot free and advances to mount.
Bogdanov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Bogdanov has control of Jonhson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jonhson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bogdanov lands a heavy elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bogdanov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jonhson is surviving well by controlling Bogdanov's body position as best he can.
Bogdanov tries to control but Jonhson wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson tries to hold on but Bogdanov pushes him away.
Bogdanov is landing with some decent strikes but Jonhson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bogdanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bogdanov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bogdanov lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jonhson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bogdanov is landing with some decent strikes but Jonhson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Jonhson taking shots to the head.
Bogdanov is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jonhson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bogdanov lands a heavy elbow.
Bogdanov unloading with bombs!
Bogdanov working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bogdanov fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogdanov with the ground and pound from mount.
Jonhson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bogdanov looking to control but Jonhson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bogdanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bogdanov won't let Jonhson get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.

Bogdanov has control of Jonhson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Jonhson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Bogdanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jonhson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bogdanov with good strikes from the mount here!
Bogdanov lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jonhson wants to try and get back to his feet.

Bogdanov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Jonhson is surviving well by controlling Bogdanov's body position as best he can.
Jonhson is trying to stand.
Jonhson is in a horrible position here. Bogdanov smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bogdanov working Jonhson over with strikes here.
Jonhson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Jonhson working to try and regain half guard.
Bogdanov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bogdanov with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Bogdanov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bogdanov has closed the distance and engaged Jonhson in a clinch.
Bogdanov tries a body shot but Jonhson blocks it.

Bogdanov manages to break the clinch.

Bogdanov feints and as Jonhson raises his hands in defense, Bogdanov changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

Jonhson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bogdanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jonhson wants to stand up but Bogdanov is controlling him.
Bogdanov scoring with some ground and pound.
Bogdanov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bogdanov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jonhson wants to stand and escape but Bogdanov is having none of it.
Jonhson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jonhson, not yet.
Bogdanov lands a couple of decent looking shots.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bogdanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Jonhson is not content to let Bogdanov control the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonhson tries to kick Bogdanov off but Bogdanov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Bogdanov stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Andrei Bogdanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jonhson with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bogdanov counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jonhson's guard now.

Jonhson looking for a guillotine here but Bogdanov defends easily.
Bogdanov looking to pass the guard.
Jonhson wants to get back to his feet but Bogdanov is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bogdanov controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bogdanov stands and steps away. Jonhson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Bogdanov shoots in for a takedown but Jonhson shows good takedown defense.

Bogdanov gets the takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jonhson striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Jonhson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jonhson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bogdanov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bogdanov trying to control the position but Jonhson is working away.
Jonhson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bogdanov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Jonhson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bogdanov working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jonhson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bogdanov swivels and escapes.
Jonhson shoots and misses

and Bogdanov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jonhson!
Andrei Bogdanov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonh Jonhson.
Jonhson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Jonhson wants to control but Bogdanov is keeping busy.
Jonhson wants to get back to his feet.

Jonhson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Andrei Bogdanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bogdanov decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Jonhson tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogdanov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bogdanov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jonhson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bogdanov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jonhson keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jonhson kicks Bogdanov off and gets back to his feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Jonhson.

Jonhson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bogdanov has escaped the position, nice work there.

Jonhson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bogdanov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Jonhson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bogdanov some visible discomfort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jonhson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bogdanov sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andrei Bogdanov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Bogdanov looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jonhson!
Bogdanov tries to control but Jonhson wriggling away.
Bogdanov lands a nice shot to the head.
Jonhson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Jonhson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bogdanov landing strikes from the mount.
Bogdanov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bogdanov wants to control the pace but Jonhson is squirming around nicely.
Bogdanov lands with some strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You get the feeling that Jonhson really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Jonhson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Jonhson wants to hold on but Bogdanov pushes him away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogdanov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jonhson is trying to stand up.
Bogdanov cracks Jonhson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jonhson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jonhson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jonhson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The referee warns Jonhson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jonhson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bogdanov scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jonhson?
Bogdanov unloading with bombs!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bogdanov trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Jonhson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bogdanov.
Bogdanov landing shots from mount.
Bogdanov lands a nice shot to the head.
Jonhson regains half guard.
Bogdanov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jonhson defending well though.
Jonhson wants to get back to his feet.

Jonhson kicks Bogdanov off and gets back to his feet.

Bogdanov closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jonhson is trying to buck Bogdanov off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonhson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jonhson is pushing Bogdanov's head away, looking to escape. Bogdanov manages to hold on to the position though.
Bogdanov in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bogdanov scoring with punches and elbows.
Jonhson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bogdanov off and has taken his back!
Bogdanov tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

Jonhson goes for an armbar but Bogdanov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Bogdanov.

Jonhson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bogdanov gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bogdanov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Jonhson pushes Bogdanov off and scrambles back to his feet.
Bogdanov is looking to clinch.

Bogdanov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jonhson wants to get back to his feet.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bogdanov connects with a nice short shot to Jonhson's temple.
Andrei Bogdanov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bogdanov trying to mount his opponent but Jonhson defends it.
Bogdanov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bogdanov content to control rather than advance.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andrei Bogdanov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bogdanov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 30:26
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrei Bogdanov!