PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Isaias Bouman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bud The Dirty Bongwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Dirty Bongwater has chosen Mystery Babylon as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bouman
vs
The Dirty Bongwater

170 cm
22
195 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

195 cm
18
185 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Plays chess

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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Isaias Bouman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bud The Dirty Bongwater!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Vladimir Khabensky and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bouman tries a head kick but it misses.
The Dirty Bongwater moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bouman keeps the fight on the outside.
The Dirty Bongwater walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bouman checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
The Dirty Bongwater keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bouman could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bouman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouman fails with the takedown.
Bouman throws a body punch but The Dirty Bongwater moves out of range.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to clinch there but Bouman circles away.
Bouman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Dirty Bongwater's waist but The Dirty Bongwater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bouman off to one side.

The Dirty Bongwater has taken the fight to the clinch.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to land a knee to the head but Bouman blocks with his arms.
The Dirty Bongwater tries a knee to the head but Bouman blocks it.
The Dirty Bongwater is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The Dirty Bongwater pushes Bouman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bouman avoiding damage as The Dirty Bongwater throws knees to the body.
The Dirty Bongwater tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bouman throws an elbow but it misses.
Bouman tries to pull guard but The Dirty Bongwater holds him up against the cage and eventually Bouman drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaias Bouman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bouman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Dirty Bongwater smiles and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bouman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Good leg kick by Bouman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bouman swats away the attempt to clinch by The Dirty Bongwater.
Bouman moves out of range of the body kick from The Dirty Bongwater.
Bouman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says The Dirty Bongwater as he avoids it easily.
The Dirty Bongwater with a hook.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bouman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bouman throws a leg kick

and The Dirty Bongwater counters by clinching up.
The Dirty Bongwater missing with knees to the body.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bouman or not.
A knee to the head by The Dirty Bongwater.
The Dirty Bongwater misses with a knee strike.
Bouman tries to work over The Dirty Bongwater's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

The Dirty Bongwater breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Bouman misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouman just misses with a punch to the body.
Bouman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dirty Bongwater lands an overhand right.
The Dirty Bongwater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bouman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Dirty Bongwater as he jumps to the side.
Bouman misses with a head kick.
Bouman throws a sloppy head kick

and The Dirty Bongwater counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bouman is breathing heavily.
Bouman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Dirty Bongwater connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bouman's face.
The Dirty Bongwater gets underhooks to prevent Bouman's takedown attempt.
Bouman jumps guard but The Dirty Bongwater stands there with Bouman around his waist. Bouman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to land a knee to the head but Bouman blocks with his arms.
The Dirty Bongwater with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The Dirty Bongwater landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The Dirty Bongwater is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bouman avoiding damage as The Dirty Bongwater throws knees to the body.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dirty Bongwater missing with knees to the body.
The Dirty Bongwater digs a right hand underneath Bouman's ribcage. Bouman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Dirty Bongwater scores a nice knee to the body.
The Dirty Bongwater throws a knee to the head but misses.
The Dirty Bongwater using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bouman has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bouman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Dirty Bongwater smiles and moves away.
Bouman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and The Dirty Bongwater counters with an inside leg kick.
The Dirty Bongwater is looking to clinch but Bouman is avoiding it.
Bouman looks for a takedown but The Dirty Bongwater sprawls well.

The Dirty Bongwater gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a knee to the head.
The Dirty Bongwater landing knees to the head.
The Dirty Bongwater landing knees to the head.
Bouman tries for a takedown but The Dirty Bongwater manages to get underhooks.

Bouman jumps guard and drags The Dirty Bongwater to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The Dirty Bongwater thows a big elbow that misses.
The Dirty Bongwater controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to free his leg and advance position but Bouman is retaining full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The Dirty Bongwater decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bouman, up you get!
Isaias Bouman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bouman throws a sloppy head kick and The Dirty Bongwater moves out of range easily.
Bouman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to clinch up but Bouman circles away and keeps his distance.

The Dirty Bongwater clinches up against the cage.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a nice knee to the body.

The Dirty Bongwater breaks from the clinch.

Bouman scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The Dirty Bongwater really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bouman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Bouman seems to be trying to get a kimura but instead The Dirty Bongwater has recovered full guard.

Bouman is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! The Dirty Bongwater is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! The Dirty Bongwater has escaped and now he's on top!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bouman is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Bouman drops back, looking for a kneebar! The Dirty Bongwater looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. The Dirty Bongwater looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from The Dirty Bongwater!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The Dirty Bongwater takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bouman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Dirty Bongwater's waist but The Dirty Bongwater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bouman off to one side.
Bouman shoots in looking for a takedown. The Dirty Bongwater tries to sprawl out of it but Bouman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Dirty Bongwater manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
The Dirty Bongwater throws a head kick that misses.
The Dirty Bongwater stuffs the takedown attempt from Bouman. Bouman gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Isaias Bouman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bouman shoots for a takedown but The Dirty Bongwater saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The Dirty Bongwater pushes Bouman away with a front kick.
Bouman misses with a kick to the body
and The Dirty Bongwater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bouman throws a lazy head kick

and The Dirty Bongwater holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bouman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The Dirty Bongwater lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Dirty Bongwater prevents the takedown attempt.
Bouman fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The Dirty Bongwater misses with a knee strike.
Bouman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a body shot in the clinch.
The Dirty Bongwater lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bouman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Dirty Bongwater fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Dirty Bongwater works over Bouman's head and body with a nice combination.
Bouman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The Dirty Bongwater tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to clinch there but Bouman circles away.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to clinch but Bouman moves out of range.
Bud The Dirty Bongwater is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bouman blocks a leg kick.

The Dirty Bongwater has managed to clinch.
The Dirty Bongwater connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bouman's face.
The Dirty Bongwater lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bouman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

The Dirty Bongwater breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bouman dodges the punch combination from The Dirty Bongwater.
Bouman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bouman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around The Dirty Bongwater's waist but The Dirty Bongwater gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bouman off to one side.
Bouman dodges the punch combination from The Dirty Bongwater.
Bouman throws a head kick that misses
and The Dirty Bongwater connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bouman misses with a kick to the body
and The Dirty Bongwater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dirty Bongwater takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick by Bouman misses

and The Dirty Bongwater counters by moving into the clinch.
Bouman tries to pull guard but The Dirty Bongwater won't allow it.
Bouman is looking to break free of the clinch but The Dirty Bongwater has double underhooks.
The Dirty Bongwater tries to pull guard but Bouman holds him up against the cage and eventually The Dirty Bongwater drops back down to his feet.
Bouman tries to pull guard but The Dirty Bongwater holds him up against the cage and eventually Bouman drops back down to his feet.
The Dirty Bongwater missing with knees to the body.
Bouman goes for a takedown attempt but The Dirty Bongwater pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bouman has a takedown stuffed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Dirty Bongwater misses with a two punch combination.
The Dirty Bongwater takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bouman throws a lazy head kick
and The Dirty Bongwater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dirty Bongwater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bouman, right into the meat.
Bouman throws a nice head kick!
Bouman pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck for Bouman with that takedown attempt.
The Dirty Bongwater avoids a kick to the body.
Bouman tries for a takedown but The Dirty Bongwater sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Bouman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Bouman thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on The Dirty Bongwater's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bouman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Bouman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Dirty Bongwater knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bouman is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. The Dirty Bongwater knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Dirty Bongwater is trying to control Bouman's posture but Bouman avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Bud The Dirty Bongwater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bouman looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bouman throws a head kick that misses.
Bouman throws a sloppy head kick
and The Dirty Bongwater counters with a series of strikes. Bouman will be more careful next time no doubt.
The Dirty Bongwater keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bouman throws a body punch but The Dirty Bongwater moves out of range.
Bouman wants to slow The Dirty Bongwater down by chopping away at his legs.
Bouman is looking to slow The Dirty Bongwater down with leg kicks.
Bouman tries for a takedown but The Dirty Bongwater circles away easily

and The Dirty Bongwater counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by The Dirty Bongwater.
The Dirty Bongwater landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Bouman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, The Dirty Bongwater regains guard.

Bouman drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bouman jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bouman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bouman is pushing down on The Dirty Bongwater's leg trying to pass to half guard. The Dirty Bongwater is fighting to maintain full guard but Bouman has managed to sneak the leg through.
The Dirty Bongwater is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bouman wants to work for an arm triangle but The Dirty Bongwater is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Bouman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bouman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed The Dirty Bongwater's head.

Bouman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. The Dirty Bongwater doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bouman.

Bouman seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. The Dirty Bongwater is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Isaias Bouman!