PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Motshan Bogachev (ranked 1514 p4p, 1726 weight class) and Vitaly Anisimov (ranked 208 p4p, 230 weight class). Vitaly Anisimov is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Bogachev
vs
Anisimov

181 cm
20
174
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
180
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Nutritional Shaved Ice
Brooklyn Threads

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Motshan Bogachev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Vitaly Anisimov!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, David Schapiro and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anisimov loads up on a big right hand but Bogachev slips the punch.
A big left from Anisimov misses.
Anisimov swings widly with a right hand
and Bogachev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bogachev slips under a jab from Anisimov.
Anisimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bogachev counters with a nice uppercut.
Bogachev slips a straight right by Anisimov.
Anisimov throws a right hand that misses
and Bogachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anisimov cracks Bogachev with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bogachev moves out of range of the strikes.
Anisimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bogachev counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bogachev has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Anisimov misses with a hook.
Nice defenses there by Bogachev.
Anisimov 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogachev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bogachev lands a nice shot that snaps Anisimov's head back.
A swing and a miss from Anisimov.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anisimov throws a big shot that misses.
Anisimov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bogachev connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nice uppercut lands for Anisimov. That snapped Bogachev's head back.
Anisimov throws a lazy uppercut
and Bogachev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogachev. Anisimov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anisimov scores with a hook to the body. Bogachev takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Vitaly Anisimov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anisimov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogachev counters with a straight right hand.
Bogachev is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Anisimov misses with a right hand
and Bogachev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Anisimov swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bogachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Anisimov is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Anisimov misses the target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bogachev.
Anisimov misses with a hook
enabling Bogachev to counter with a crisp jab.
Anisimov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bogachev finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov misses with an uppercut
and Bogachev counters with an outside leg kick.
Anisimov seems to have recovered his senses.
Bogachev walks into a stiff left hand from Anisimov.
Anisimov misses with a left hand
and Bogachev counters with a slapping leg kick.
Anisimov catches Bogachev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anisimov throws a right hand that misses
and Bogachev cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Anisimov missing with a left hand there. Bogachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogachev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Anisimov.
Bogachev swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Bogachev throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bogachev misses the shot to the body.
Anisimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bogachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Anisimov misses the shot to the body.
A jab from Anisimov misses.
That kick from Bogachev tenderised Anisimov's leg. Anisimov is trying to keep his angry face on.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anisimov misses with a hook
letting Bogachev counter with a right hand.
Bogachev feints and then cracks Anisimov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anisimov down.
Anisimov misses with a right hand
and Bogachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Anisimov misses with a left hand
enabling Bogachev to counter with a crisp jab.
Anisimov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bogachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogachev lands with a nice body punch.
Anisimov throws an off balance right hand
and Bogachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bogachev wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bogachev bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anisimov misses with a lunging right hand
and Bogachev counters with a crisp right that sends Anisimov to the canvas! Bogachev follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Motshan Bogachev!
Motshan Bogachev seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.