PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Samson Bogarto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karon Davis Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bogarto
vs
Davis Jr

175 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Samson Bogarto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Karon Davis Jr!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Chris Downing and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bogarto shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Davis Jr napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bogarto just content to control the position.
You can see the frustration on Davis Jr's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davis Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Davis Jr wants to control but Bogarto postures up.

Bogarto decides to stand back up.

Davis Jr looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Davis Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bogarto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bogarto has one foot on Davis Jr's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bogarto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bogarto seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bogarto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bogarto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Davis Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bogarto is controlling the pace.
Bogarto trying to mount his opponent but Davis Jr defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis Jr is looking to escape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogarto works his foot free and advances to mount.
Davis Jr wants to control but Bogarto is having none of it.
Bogarto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bogarto's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Bogarto punishing his opponent with strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogarto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis Jr is bucking up trying to escape but Bogarto cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Davis Jr is in a horrible position here. Bogarto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Davis Jr tries to lock up and control but Bogarto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis Jr looks gassed!
Bogarto controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Bogarto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Davis Jr is in a horrible position here. Bogarto smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogarto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bogarto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Davis Jr keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bogarto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Davis Jr looks a forlorn figure.
Bogarto content just to control the position here.
Bogarto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Bogarto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bogarto feints and as Davis Jr raises his hands in defense, Bogarto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bogarto not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bogarto has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

Davis Jr looking for a guillotine here but Bogarto defends easily.
Samson Bogarto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bogarto is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis Jr is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Samson Bogarto wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Davis Jr throws a lazy head kick

and Bogarto counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Davis Jr has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Bogarto uses from the top position.
Bogarto slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bogarto postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bogarto looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bogarto missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Bogarto throwing strikes from guard but Davis Jr blocks nicely.
Bogarto passes into half guard.
Bogarto keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bogarto seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Davis Jr for as long as he can get away with.
Bogarto passes to side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis Jr tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Bogarto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bogarto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bogarto landing strikes, looking to finish!
Davis Jr takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bogarto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bogarto takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogarto breaks from Davis Jr's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bogarto controlling from the full mount.

Bogarto has hold of Davis Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Davis Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bogarto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Samson Bogarto dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Davis Jr throws a lazy body kick

and Bogarto counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Davis Jr won't allow Bogarto to pass to mount.
Davis Jr taking some punishment here, with Bogarto in his half guard.
Bogarto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bogarto controlling the action here.
Davis Jr trying to control here.
Bogarto has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

Bogarto seems to be working for a kimura but Davis Jr defends the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Bogarto seems content to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogarto is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Davis Jr!
Bogarto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bogarto landing strikes from the mount and Davis Jr is in trouble!
Bogarto scoring with strikes but Davis Jr is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogarto lands with some strikes.
Bogarto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bogarto with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis Jr taking shots to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogarto tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Davis Jr is trying to escape the mount.
Bogarto controlling from mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bogarto fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's four 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.
Bogarto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bogarto working Davis Jr over with strikes here.
Davis Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Bogarto looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bogarto lands a big shot there that rocks Davis Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Bogarto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bogarto 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge George Francis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Bogarto!