PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ciprian Bogatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Ciprian Bogatu has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ciprian Bogatu seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bogatu
vs
Warrior

182 cm
25
150 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

180 cm
20
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ciprian Bogatu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ultimate Warrior!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior takes a swing at Bogatu's ribcage but misses.
Warrior misses with the combination.
Warrior wants to land a leg kick but Bogatu is out of range.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bogatu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bogatu digs a good hook to Warrior's body.
Warrior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bogatu is fending him off so far but Warrior persists. Nope, Bogatu circles away and we're back to standing.
Bogatu really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Warrior looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bogatu is fending him off so far but Warrior persists. Nope, Bogatu circles away and we're back to standing.
Ciprian Bogatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.
Bogatu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bogatu turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bogatu checks a leg kick nicely.
Warrior shoots for a double leg takedown but Bogatu sprawls well. He's pushed Warrior's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Warrior looks gassed!
Bogatu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warrior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bogatu lands a lovely overhand right.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bogatu.
Warrior just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogatu lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Warrior backs up against the cage.
Bogatu throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bogatu. Bogatu obviously looking to wear him down.
Bogatu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bogatu wants it to stay on the feet.
Bogatu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warrior.
Bogatu throws a combination. Warrior tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Warrior swings for the body but Bogatu moves out of range.
Bogatu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warriors jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Warrior closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bogatu works over Warrior's head and body with a nice combination.
Bogatu fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Warrior has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bogatu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warrior throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bogatu counters with an inside leg kick.
Warrior on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Warrior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bogatu scores with a leg kick.
Bogatu buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu lands with a good body shot.
Bogatu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bogatu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warrior's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warrior thows a body shot but no joy.
Bogatu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bogatu keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Warrior's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bogatu scores with a leg kick.
Warrior throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogatu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Warrior.
Warrior throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bogatu's waist but Bogatu gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Warrior off to one side.
A shot to the body from Warrior misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bogatu lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bogatu staying out of range there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Warrior throws a body punch but Bogatu moves out of range.
Bogatu throws a right and a left that Warrior avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bogatu.
Bogatu misses with a low kick.
Bogatu scores with a nice right hand.
Bogatu ducks under a wild hook from Warrior.
Warrior connects with a crisp jab.
Warrior slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Warrior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogatu.
Warrior tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ciprian Bogatu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogatu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bogatu scores with a leg kick.
Warrior fails to land the takedown.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Warrior's sensitive parts.
Warrior looks for a takedown but Bogatu sprawls well.
Warrior is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bogatu rather than just go for the knockout.
Warrior has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bogatu.
Bogatu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Warrior gets a takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Warrior not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Warrior throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogatu is trying to stand up here but Warrior is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ciprian Bogatu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

An inside leg kick from Bogatu misses.
Warrior fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bogatu manages to avoid it.
Bogatu slips a straight right by Warrior.
Warrior misses the shot to the body.
Bogatu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That kick from Bogatu tenderised Warrior's leg. Warrior is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bogatu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bogatu keeps the fight on the outside.
Bogatu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
No joy there for Warrior, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bogatu.

Warrior moves into the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Warrior tries for a takedown. No joy.
Warrior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bogatu walks away with a smile on his face. Warrior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bogatu slaps away a takedown attempt from Warrior, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Ciprian Bogatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogatu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bogatu connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
An inside leg kick lands from Bogatu.
Bogatu throws a nice outside leg kick.
Warrior misses with a double jab
and Bogatu makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bogatu looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Warrior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bogatu cracks the inside of Warrior's front leg.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogatu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bogatu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Warrior clinches with his opponent.

Warrior manages to pull guard.
Bogatu has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu tries to stand but Warrior is controlling from the bottom.

Warrior is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bogatu is aware though and is defending well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Warrior has his foot on Bogatu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bogatu works his way back into a safe position though.

Warrior is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

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

Warrior looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Warrior is trying to keep Bogatu in close.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu wants to stand but Warrior is controlling his posture from full guard.
Warrior is trying to control the position but Bogatu postures up.
Bogatu throws and elbow that misses. Warrior uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bogatu's guard. Nice move by Warrior!

Warrior drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Warrior jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bogatu is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Warrior trying to control but Bogatu is working from the bottom.
Warrior postures up in Bogatu's guard and throws a big left but Bogatu blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warrior is standing up over Bogatu. Bogatu looks to escape but Warrior dives into side control.
Warrior wants to control but Bogatu is keeping him busy.

Warrior is trying to get an arm triangle but Bogatu is defending well.
Bogatu is not content to let Warrior control the position.

Warrior thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The strikes coming from Warrior are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ultimate Warrior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bogatu lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bogatu.
Bogatu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Warrior moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheers as Warrior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bogatu doesn't seem phased though.
Ciprian Bogatu is winning the standup battle so far.
Warrior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bogatu. That's going to slow Warrior down.
Bogatu staying out of range there.
Warrior misses with a takedown attempt - Bogatu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Warrior. Bogatu does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slow jab from Warrior misses its intended target.
The crowd cheers as Warrior lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bogatu doesn't seem phased though.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogatu.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogatu throws a leg kick which misses Warrior's front leg but catches the back leg as Warrior tries to avoid it.
Ciprian Bogatu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That kick from Bogatu tenderised Warrior's leg. Warrior is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Warrior connects with a body shot.
Bogatu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bogatu moves out of range of the body kick from Warrior.
Nice body punch from Warrior.
Bogatu throws a leg kick which misses Warrior's front leg but catches the back leg as Warrior tries to avoid it.
Bogatu lands a two punch combo.
Bogatu throws a series of punches but Warrior avoids them all with ease.
Bogatu throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Warrior rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogatu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warrior shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bogatu pinned against the cage. Bogatu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bogatu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warrior takes a swing at Bogatu's ribcage but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bogatu. No joy for Warrior on that attempt.
Ciprian Bogatu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Warrior.
Bogatu throws a one two combo.
Warrior misses with a body shot.
Bogatu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Warrior. That did some damage!
Warrior lands a nice shot to the body.
Warrior will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Warrior chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bogatu can pounce on him.
Warrior catches Bogatu with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogatu moves away from the strike by Warrior.
Bogatu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warrior.
Bogatu feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Warrior's calf.
Bogatu throws a nice outside leg kick.

Warrior darts in and clinches Bogatu up against the cage.
Warrior jumps guard but Bogatu stands there with Warrior around his waist. Warrior gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu is trying to force a seperation but Warrior has the dominant position.
Warrior wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bogatu has him pressed against the cage.
Warrior keeps control of Bogatu as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Warrior tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bogatu smiles and moves away.
Warrior misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogatu.
Warrior on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Warrior throws an overhand right that lands on Bogatu's shoulder, as Bogatu tries to avoid the shot.
Bogatu misses with a low kick as Warrior jumps back.
Bogatu finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogatu blocks a head kick by Warrior.
Warrior shoots in for a takedown but Bogatu shows good takedown defense.
Warrior throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bogatu lands a leg kick that knocks Warrior off balance momentarily.
Warrior lands with an uppercut that bounces Bogatu off the cage and back into rage.
Bogatu lands a jab to the head.
Warrior fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Warrior tries to clinch up but Bogatu circles away and keeps his distance.
Warrior shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bogatu defends it nicely.
Bogatu scoring well with a low kick there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Warrior throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogatu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warrior wants to clinch up but Bogatu keeps it at a distance.
Bogatu scoring well with a low kick there.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ultimate Warrior.
I think Warrior has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:29
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ultimate Warrior!