PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bogger (ranked 3058 p4p, 367 weight class) and Raymond Spade (ranked 4071 p4p, 448 weight class). Raymond Spade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bogger
vs
Spade

176 cm
19
180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
176 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bogger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raymond Spade!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogger throws a lazy right hand but Spade sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spade jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bogger lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Spade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Spade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bogger misses with a looping right.
Spade uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bogger.
Spade slips under a jab.
Spade connects with a nice looking jab.
Bogger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spade lands with an uppercut that bounces Bogger off the cage and back into range.
Spade looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bogger throws a head kick that misses.
Bogger throws the left hand but Spade avoids the punch easily.
Spade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Spade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bogger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bogger loads up on a big right hand but Spade slips the punch.
Spade now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bogger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bogger lands with a slapping head kick.
Spade throws an overhand right that lands on Bogger's shoulder, as Bogger tries to avoid the shot.
Spade misses with a double jab.
Spade swings widly with a right hand
and Bogger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spade misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bogger misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice side step and Spade releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger swings widly with a right hand
and Spade counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spade tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Spade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogger.
An attempted straight right counter from Bogger misses the target.
Bogger scores with the left hand. Spade knows he should have avoided that one.
Spade staying out of range there.
Spade is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bogger with a body shot.
Bogger connects with a leg kick. Spade looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Spade avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bogger shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bogger lands with a kick to the temple. Spade shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Spade ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Bogger lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Spade misses with an uppercut. Bogger saw that one coming.
Bogger lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bogger keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spade.
Spade lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Spade slips a straight right by Bogger.
Bogger throws a shot from downtown. Spade moves away and avoids it.
Spade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spade blocks a head kick by Bogger.
It seemed like Spade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bogger darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bogger throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Spade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Spade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogger circles away quickly and effectively.
Spade might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bogger slips a jab from Spade.
Spade lands with an uppercut that bounces Bogger off the cage and back into range.
A combination from Bogger does no damage.
A good leg kick by Bogger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bogger dominated that round.
That's time! Bogger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bogger misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Spade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bogger comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bogger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Spade staying out of range there.
Spade let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bogger throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bogger tries to score with a low kick but Spade moves his leg out of the way.
Bogger blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogger tries to work over Spade's front leg with a kick but Spade checks it.
Bogger is looking to slow Spade down with leg kicks.
Spade rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogger moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Spade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Raymond Spade is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogger jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bogger uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Spade.
Bogger throws a leg kick
and Spade counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like James Bogger has been cut.
Bogger scores with a decent looking hook.
Bogger cracks the inside of Spade's front leg.
Bogger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A big left from Bogger misses.
No joy there for Spade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bogger throwing a counter right hand but Spade manages to avoid it.
Bogger throws a jab when Spade was well out of range.
Bogger throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Spade's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger scores with a hook to the body. Spade takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Spade swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogger lands with a hook. Spade tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bogger keeps Spade at a distance using the push kick.
Bogger scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bogger pivots, looking for a leg kick but Spade is out of range and Bogger settles back down.
Spade tests Bogger's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Bogger.
Bogger does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger misses with a few strikes there.
Bogger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Spade slips under a jab from Bogger.
It seemed like Spade was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bogger is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spade can do to turn this around?
Bogger throws an off balance right hand
and Spade makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spade misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bogger.
Bogger throwing a counter right hand but Spade manages to avoid it.
Bogger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James Bogger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogger throws a shot from downtown. Spade moves away and avoids it.
Bogger throws a head kick but Spade moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spade! But no joy.
Spade will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Spade blocks the leg kick.
Spade looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Spade takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Raymond Spade has been cut.
Bogger lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Spade blocks a jab.
Bogger missing with a left hand there. Spade was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogger will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Spade swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogger tries a low kick but Spade avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Bogger dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Spade throws a right and a left that both miss.
James Bogger is winning the standup battle so far.
Spade gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Spade dodges the punch combination from Bogger.
Bogger throws a big shot that misses.
Spade takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Spade appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bogger misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spade ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spade throws out the jab.
Spade's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bogger thuds his right hand into Spade's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogger throws a head kick but Spade moves out of range.
Bogger throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bogger scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A clash of legs there as Spade blocks the low kick.
Spade bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bogger.
Spade moves out of range of the strikes.
Spade slips a jab and a cross from Bogger.
Bogger throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogger throws a body shot but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger misses with a left hand
and Spade counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Spade avoids a punch combination nicely.
Spade looks to land a left hand but Bogger moved out of range nicely.
Bogger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bogger throws a leg kick but Spade checks it.
Bogger misses with a hook to the body
and Spade counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogger throws a shot from downtown. Spade moves away and avoids it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spade! But no joy.
Spade throws a hook to the side of Bogger's head but Bogger sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bogger misses with the combination.
Spade throws out a counter right but Bogger avoids it with no problem.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogger scores with a head kick.
Spade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bogger.
Bogger misses with a double jab
and Spade counters with a stiff right hand.
Bogger just misses with a punch to the body.
Spade misses with a hook.
James Bogger is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bogger scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spade blocks a head kick by Bogger.
Bogger looks to score with a jab to the body but Spade is just out of range.
Spade lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Spade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogger circles away quickly and effectively.
Spade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Spade throws a lazy right hand but Bogger sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bogger lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The fighters circling - Spade throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Spade closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spade slips a jab from Bogger.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Spade! But no joy.
Raymond Spade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bogger tests Spade's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
James Bogger showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bogger 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Bogger!
In his post fight interview, James Bogger started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.