PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Egor Bulanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Vogel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bulanov
vs
Vogel

180 cm
22
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
23
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Egor Bulanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Pierre Vogel!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vogel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vogel swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Bulanov counters with a single leg into guard. Vogel didn't expect that.
Bulanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vogel can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bulanov trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Bulanov is fighting to break Vogel's control of his arms but Vogel is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bulanov really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bulanov wants to stand but Vogel has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Bulanov wants to stand and escape but instead Vogel has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Bulanov is wriggling around but Vogel manages to pass to half guard.
Bulanov won't allow Vogel to pass to mount.
Vogel uses his free foot to push down on Bulanov's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bulanov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Vogel goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bulanov turns into him and now he's in Vogel's guard.
Vogel is adopting a defensive guard.
Bulanov is looking to stand up but Vogel won't let him.
Vogel wants to sweep but no luck.
Vogel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bulanov's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bulanov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Vogel in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Vogel is looking to pass into half guard but Bulanov pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Bulanov is in guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vogel is adopting a defensive guard.
Bulanov wants to get up but he can't break Vogel's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Vogel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bulanov is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulanov would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulanov won't allow Vogel to sweep him here.
Vogel is pulling down on Bulanov's head to control his posture.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vogel misses with the combination.
Vogel throws the left hand but Bulanov avoids the punch easily.
Vogel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bulanov.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bulanov tries to clinch there but Vogel circles away.
Bulanov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bulanov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bulanov slips a straight right by Vogel.
Bulanov tries to clinch up
and Vogel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vogel throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre Vogel will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bulanov doesn't manage to clinch there - Vogel circles away.
Vogel throws a right hand that misses

and Bulanov counters with a nice double leg into side control. Vogel won't be happy with that.
Vogel gets back to half guard.
Vogel is trying to get back to full guard.
Egor Bulanov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vogel moves into full guard.
Vogel trying to strike off his back.
Bulanov trying to stand up but can't free himself from Vogel's guard.
Vogel is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bulanov is trying to stand up here but Vogel is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Vogel trying to control the action but Bulanov is working from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bulanov is trying to stand up here but Vogel is controlling him well.

Vogel is working for a submission of some sort.
Vogel throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Vogel trying to mount his opponent but Bulanov defends it.
Vogel stops Bulanov from getting back to his feet.

Bulanov has one foot on Vogel's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Vogel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bulanov under the eye.
Bulanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bulanov is looking to clinch but Vogel is avoiding it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bulanov tries to close the distance and clinch but Vogel swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Vogel misses with a takedown attempt - Bulanov sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bulanov moves in looking to clinch but Vogel pushes him off.
Sloppy strikes from Vogel. Those never looked like landing.
Egor Bulanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Bulanov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Vogel to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Vogel pushes down on Bulanov's leg and manages to get into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel is pressing down on Bulanov's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bulanov is holding on for now.
Vogel sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bulanov defending well though.
Vogel wants to free his trapped foot but Bulanov is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bulanov pushes Vogel off looking to stand but Vogel dives back in and keeps control.
Bulanov pushes Vogel off but Vogel dives into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bulanov wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Vogel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Bulanov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bulanov ducks under a wild hook from Vogel.
Vogel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vogel fails with a takedown attempt.
Bulanov looks to clinch
and Vogel counters with a two punch combo.
Bulanov avoids the head kick by Vogel.
Bulanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bulanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vogel.
Bulanov moves away from the strike by Vogel.
Vogel throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Pierre Vogel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vogel misses with a hook

and Bulanov counters with a single leg into guard. Vogel didn't expect that.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vogel has a closed guard, preventing Bulanov from standing up.
Vogel manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bulanov manages to get himself to full guard.
Bulanov is wriggling around but Vogel manages to pass to half guard.
Vogel throwing shots but Bulanov is blocking nicely.
Vogel is looking to stall here but Bulanov recovers full guard.
Vogel looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vogel throwing strikes from guard but Bulanov blocks nicely.
Vogel trying to control the position from guard on top but Bulanov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bulanov is looking to stand up but Vogel isn't so interested in that idea.
Vogel is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Vogel does no damage.
Vogel tries to bum rush Bulanov with a series of wild strikes but Bulanov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Bulanov gets caught napping as Vogel dives in and scores a takedown. Bulanov manages to retain guard.
Bulanov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Vogel passes Bulanov's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bulanov pushes Vogel off but Vogel dives into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Vogel decides to stand back up. Vogel steps back and let's Bulanov get back to his feet.
Bulanov keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vogel circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vogel connects with a body shot that sends Bulanov's belly button to the back.
A nice combination there by Vogel.
Egor Bulanov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vogel throws the left hand but Bulanov avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vogel misses the shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vogel misses with a series of wild punches.
Bulanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vogel.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Vogel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vogel 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 James Atkins scores the fight for Pierre Vogel!
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight for Pierre Vogel!
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight for Pierre Vogel!

Pierre Vogel wins by unanimous decision!