PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 2252 p4p, 5363 weight class) and Marek Brychczy (ranked 137 p4p, 296 weight class). 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.

Bogo
vs
Brychczy

168 cm
24
142
8 - 7 - 0

166 cm
18
135
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

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 8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Marek Brychczy!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Columbo Gatti and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Brychczy.
Brychczy misses with a looping right.
Brychczy loads up on a big right hand but Bogo slips the punch.
Brychczy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogo.
Brychczy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Brychczy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bogo attempts a counter takedown but Brychczy avoids it well and moves away.

Bogo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brychczy to the mat! Brychczy manages to get full guard.
Bogo stopping the sweep attempt from Brychczy.

Bogo drops back looking for a leg! Brychczy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brychczy manages to kick Bogo off! Bogo jumps back into Brychczy's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Brychczy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bogo slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

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

Bogo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brychczy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy gets back to half guard.
Brychczy trying to control but Bogo postures up.
Brychczy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bogo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bogo prevents Brychczy from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Brychczy manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brychczy holds on and takes a little breather.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brychczy is trying to keep Bogo in close.

Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brychczy can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bogo controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Brychczy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bogo is one step ahead there.
Bogo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Brychczy is keeping the position for now.
Bogo preventing the sweep.
Brychczy seems keen to control Bogo's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Brychczy keeps moving.
Brychczy working a defensive guard here.
Bogo advances position into side control!

Bogo is trying to get an arm triangle but Brychczy is defending well.
Brychczy is looking for a sweep.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bogo tries for a kimura but Brychczy is defending well.
Brychczy is looking to regain half guard here but Bogo keeps moving and retains side control.

Bogo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brychczy, who protects the arm well.

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

Bogo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brychczy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bogo in the domination position with Brychczy hanging on.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bogo wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Brychczy is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Brychczy wants to control but Bogo is keeping busy.
Bogo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brychczy keeps working.
Brychczy tries to get to full guard but Bogo has control of the leg.

Bogo is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Brychczy has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brychczy trying to control but Bogo postures up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

Bogo is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

Bogo is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Bogo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Brychczy misses with an uppercut. Bogo saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Bogo.
Brychczy misses with a hook

and Bogo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Brychczy's guard.
Brychczy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bogo wants to control from the top but Brychczy keeps moving.
Bogo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Brychczy keeping moving, preventing Bogo from controlling successfully.
Brychczy looking to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brychczy preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brychczy seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Brychczy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Brychczy's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Bogo drops back looking for a leg! Brychczy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brychczy manages to kick Bogo off! Bogo jumps back into Brychczy's guard.

Bogo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Brychczy has momentary wrist control but Bogo slips an elbow through the middle.
Bogo looking to pass the guard.
Brychczy trying to control the position.

Bogo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bogo trying to control but Brychczy is working from the bottom.

Bogo is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.

Bogo drops back looking for a leg! Brychczy is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brychczy manages to kick Bogo off! Bogo jumps back into Brychczy's guard.
Brychczy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bogo passes easily into side control. Nice work.

Bogo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brychczy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Brychczy is trying to improve his position.
Brychczy is still trying to improve position.

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

Bogo looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Brychczy holds on to Bogo's head and controls the position momentarily.

Bogo is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brychczy knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bogo trying to control the position but Brychczy is working away.

Bogo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brychczy is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Brychczy is not content to let Bogo control the position.

Bogo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Adam Bogo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bogo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Brychczy has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brychczy can do to turn this around?

Bogo wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Brychczy, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Brychczy's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Brychczy tries to improve position but can't.
Brychczy taking a bit of punishment here - Bogo scoring with strikes.

Bogo working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Brychczy regains half guard.

Bogo wants to work for an arm triangle but Brychczy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Adam Bogo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Brychczy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brychczy throws a big shot that misses.
Bogo tries to counter with a takedown but Brychczy is quick to defend against it.
Brychczy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogo.
Bogo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brychczy.
Bogo slips under a jab.
Bogo moves away from the strike by Brychczy.
Bogo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bogo dives in for a single leg takedown but Brychczy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brychczy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bogo backwards.
Brychczy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brychczy.
Brychczy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brychczy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Brychczy.
Bogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bogo is looking for a takedown.
Bogo is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Brychczy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Bogo. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Brychczy breaks the clinch.
Brychczy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brychczy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bogo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Brychczy sprawls and moves away.
Bogo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Brychczy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marek Brychczy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brychczy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brychczy 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.
Brychczy throws a hook but Bogo avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bogo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brychczy to the mat! Brychczy manages to get full guard.
Brychczy keeping full guard, as Bogo tries to pass.
Brychczy has Bogo pulled in close to control his posture.
Bogo postures up.
Brychczy has his hands on Bogo's head, controlling the position.

Bogo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brychczy trying to keep a closed guard but Bogo is proving a slippery customer.
Brychczy trying to control the position here.
Bogo connects with a couple of short punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brychczy pulls Bogo in close to his closed guard and prevents Bogo from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bogo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bogo is fighting to break Brychczy's control of his arms but Brychczy is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Brychczy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bogo is one step ahead there.
Bogo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bogo advances to half guard.
Brychczy trying to control from the bottom.

Bogo is looking for a kimura but Brychczy is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bogo to get the leverage.
Brychczy is refusing to be controlled, as Bogo sits in half guard.

Bogo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brychczy sees it coming and defends easily.

Bogo is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Brychczy is just riding it out for now. Bogo eventually gives up the hold.
Bogo is thwarting Brychczy's attempts to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bogo seems to be looking for submissions.

Bogo is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brychczy sees it coming and defends easily.
Brychczy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Brychczy controls Bogo momentarily but Bogo frees himself.
Brychczy keeping moving, preventing Bogo from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brychczy managing to control the position.
Marek Brychczy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Adam Bogo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Marek Brychczy.
I think Bogo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Adam Bogo!