PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Champ Johnson (ranked 1394 p4p, 1526 weight class) and Motshan Bogachev (ranked 195 p4p, 212 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Can't Be Touched. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Johnson
vs
Bogachev

180 cm
27
157
7 - 3 - 0

181 cm
24
163
9 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class MT
Fast

Voodoo Nutrition

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Champ Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Motshan Bogachev!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Daniel Bishop and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogachev looks to throw a body kick
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Bogachev scores with a nice right hand.
We've been informed that Bogachev has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson lands a leg kick that knocks Bogachev off balance momentarily.
Nice defenses there by Bogachev.
Bogachev throws a leg kick but Johnson moved away.
Bogachev throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Bogachev comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Johnson throws a body shot but no joy.
Johnson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson checks a low kick from Bogachev.
Bogachev thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Bogachev misses with a straight left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogachev moves into range and connects with a jab.
We've been told by Johnson's head coaches at MONEY TEAM!!! that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bogachev misses with a straight left.
Johnson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bogachev.
Bogachev looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Bogachev counters with a nice uppercut.
Johnson checks a leg kick.
Bogachev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Johnson half committed to a counter leg kick.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Bogachev swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Nice defenses there by Bogachev.
Johnson throws a jab when Bogachev was well out of range.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bogachev counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bogachev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Johnson fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bogachev just manages to avoid it.
Bogachev missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bogachev throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bogachev connects with a right hand. Johnson shakes it off.
Bogachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogachev.
Bogachev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bogachev uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
A little jabbing left from Bogachev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Johnson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Johnson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bogachev is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Johnson had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A low kick from Bogachev misses
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Bogachev jumps back.
A big right from Johnson misses.
Bogachev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Bogachev misses with a looping right.
Bogachev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bogachev throws a low kick but Johnson avoids it.
Bogachev throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bogachev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bogachev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Johnson throws a hook but Bogachev avoids it easily.
Bogachev misses with a body kick.
It looked like Johnson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogachev was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Bogachev steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Johnson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bogachev blocks the body kick.
Bogachev turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson misses the shot to the body.
Johnson misses with a hook
and Bogachev counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Both fighters circling a little - Bogachev finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogachev.
Johnson connects with a leg kick.
Bogachev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bogachev fakes the leg kick and cracks Johnson in the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogachev slips under a jab from Johnson.
Bogachev steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Johnson.
Bogachev misses with a low kick as Johnson jumps back.
Johnson 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.
Bogachev throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
Johnson just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogachev scores with a push kick.
Bogachev bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson moves forwards but Bogachev connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Johnson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Bogachev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Motshan Bogachev will probably get the nod.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bogachev takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bogachev has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bogachev moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Johnson misses with a low kick.
Johnson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogachev was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Bogachev misses with a hook.
Bogachev connects with a solid leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Johnson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bogachev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogachev looks for the body kick but Johnson saw that one coming.
Johnson looks to throw the jab but Bogachev is out of range.
Bogachev scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogachev keeps Johnson at a distance using the push kick.
Johnson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bogachev checks it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Bogachev buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from Bogachev.
Bogachev connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Bogachev throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Bogachev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Johnson smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A slow jab from Bogachev misses its intended target.
Johnson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bogachev. Bogachev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bogachev scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Motshan Bogachev seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bogachev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Bogachev only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bogachev loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bogachev moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bogachev avoids a punch combination nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Johnson thuds a left hand into Bogachev's body.
Bogachev moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Bogachev swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bogachev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Bogachev is trying to counter with his kicks.
Bogachev on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Bogachev checks it
and Bogachev counters with a good low kick that Johnson was not able to check.
Johnson throws a lazy uppercut
and Bogachev counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bogachev ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Bogachev looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Johnson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but Bogachev steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bogachev chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bogachev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bogachev misses with a low kick.
Bogachev doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bogachevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bogachev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Johnson throws a jab when Bogachev was well out of range.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bogachev wants to land a leg kick but Johnson is out of range.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogachev.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogachev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bogachev lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogachev lands with a good body shot.
Bogachev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogachev misses with a lunging right hand
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big left from Bogachev misses.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bogachev pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnson lands with a hook. Bogachev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Bogachev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bogachev throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson lands with a hook. Bogachev tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Champ Johnson will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bogachev thuds his right hand into Johnson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bogachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogachev misses with a straight left.
Johnson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bogachev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Johnson.
Bogachev throws a front kick that sends Johnson stumbling back into the cage.
Bogachev throws a hook but Johnson blocks it.
Jab from Bogachev.
Bogachev connects with a leg kick.
Bogachev ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogachev ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson connects with an inside leg kick.
Johnson misses with a hook. Bogachev ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Johnson moves out of range as Bogachev throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Johnson misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head kick but Bogachev moves out of range.
Johnson tests Bogachev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson tries to score with a low kick but Bogachev moves his leg out of the way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bogachev! But no joy.
Bogachev scoring well with a low kick there.
Bogachev throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bogachev throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Johnson throws a shot from downtown. Bogachev moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Bogachev was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Johnson stuns Bogachev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Johnson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bogachev lands an overhand right.
A nice leg kick from Bogachev, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogachev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Johnson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good leg kick by Johnson.
Bogachev throws a low kick, looking for Johnson's leg but Johnson calmly moves out of range.
Johnson feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bogachevs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bogachev lands a front kick.
Johnson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Bogachev moved out of range nicely.
Johnson misses with a straight right.
Bogachev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut lands for Bogachev. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bogachev was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bogachev throws a leg kick but Johnson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Johnson tests Bogachev's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bogachev connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Johnson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bogachev throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Bogachev slips under a jab from Johnson.
Bogachev throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bogachev jabs at Johnson's body.
A low kick lands for Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bogachev takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson thows a leg kick but Bogachev checks it
and Bogachev connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Johnson blocks a low kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogachev lands a nice leg kick that just misses Johnson's sensitive parts.
Bogachev checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Johnson walks into a straight right hand from Bogachev.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogachev.
Bogachev throws a lazy body kick
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bogachev scoring well with a low kick there.
Johnson misses with a left hand
and Bogachev counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A telegraphed right hand from Bogachev misses the target.
Johnson catches Bogachev with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bogachev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Motshan Bogachev.
Well Bogachev has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 28:30
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Motshan Bogachev!
A very excited looking Motshan Bogachev made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Champ Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'Wasn't my night tonight, hats off to my opponent. I'm going to recover and get back in the gym as soon as possible. In this game all you can do it win or learn, and it's my time to learn tonight. Thanks to all the fans that came out to support me. I'll be back stronger next time.'.