PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leon Lentz (ranked 4066 p4p, 410 weight class) and Andy Bogard (ranked 7604 p4p, 575 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!

Lentz
vs
Bogard

178 cm
21
161 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

171 cm
21
150 lbs
5 - 7 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leon Lentz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bogard on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lentz swings for the body but Bogard moves out of range.
Lentz lands a leg kick that knocks Bogard off balance momentarily.
Bogard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lentz.
Bogard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lentz dodges the punch combination from Bogard.
Lentz misses with a looping right.
Lentz checks a leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lentz.
A jab lands there for Lentz.
Nice body punch from Lentz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bogard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lentzs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogard. Lentz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lentz throwing a counter right hand but Bogard manages to avoid it.
Bogard has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bogard throws a body punch but Lentz moves out of range.
Lentz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lentz lands a head shot.
Lentz throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogard sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Leon Lentz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

It looks like Leon Lentz has been cut.
Lentz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bogard's head.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lentz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bogard has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bogard and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Leon Lentz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lentz avoids a punch combination nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard misses with the body kick
and Bogard takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bogard misses with a head kick.
Bogard walks into a straight right hand from Lentz.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard moves out of range as Lentz strikes.
Bogard uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lentz.
Lentz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogard 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.
Lentz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bogard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lentz.
Lentz connects with the punch.
Lentz fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lentz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lentz lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bogard's sensitive parts.
Lentz lands with an uppercut that bounces Bogard off the cage and back into range.
Lentz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been told by Lentz's head coaches at Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lentz scores with a jab.
Bogard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bogard keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lentz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lentz moves away from the strike by Bogard.
Bogard moves out of range as Lentz strikes.
Lentz misses with a body shot.
Lentz dodges the punch combination from Bogard.
Lentz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lentz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bogard moves away.
Lentz digs a good hook to Bogard's body.
Lentz takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lentz stuns Bogard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lentz lands a jab to the nose.
Lentz misses the shot to the body.
Bogard throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Bogard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A telegraphed right hand from Lentz misses the target.
Lentz lands with a hook. Bogard tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bogard explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Lentz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogard.
Bogard misses with a head kick.
Bogard misses with a straight left.
Lentz connects with a leg kick. Bogard looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bogard takes one to the side of the head.
Lentz pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bogard is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lentz loads up on a big right hand but Bogard slips the punch.
A head kick by Bogard misses
and Lentz connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bogard throws a right and a left that Lentz avoids nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lentz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Lentz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Lentz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Lentz moves out of range easily.
Bogard misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lentz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Leon Lentz is winning the standup battle so far.
Bogard looks to score with a jab to the body but Lentz is just out of range.
Lentz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bogard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lentz misses with an uppercut. Bogard saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Lentz.
Lentz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Bogard knocks Lentz to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?

Lentz is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bogard tries for a kimura but Lentz is defending well.
Oh Lentz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Bogard thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.

Bogard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Bogard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Lentz tries to escape back to his feet but Bogard has kept hold of him... Oh, now he's got Lentz's back and is looking for the choke... Is it? Is it sunk in? YES! Lentz is tapping! Bogard saw the opportunity and took it - ruthless!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Andy Bogard!
Andy Bogard very nearly forgot to thank IniTech Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.