PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Inzane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky Bogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Inzane had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 157.8lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Billy Inzane looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Inzane
vs
Bogard

175 cm
20
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
22
155 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Prefers standup

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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Billy Inzane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rocky Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Daniel Blasius and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogard throws a one two combo.
Inzane looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bogard pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bogard misses with a two punch combination.
Bogard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bogard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bogard closes the distance and clinches.
Bogard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bogard is trying to break free.
Bogard is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

Bogard breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogard doesn't manage to clinch there - Inzane circles away.
Bogard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard doesn't manage to clinch there - Inzane circles away.
Inzane blocks the body kick.
Bogard throws a right and a left that Inzane avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bogard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bogard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bogard swinging wilding here.
Inzane slips a jab and a cross from Bogard.
Bogard misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rocky Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard moves in looking to clinch but Inzane pushes him off.
Bogard throws a series of strikes that have Inzane backpedaling.
Inzane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bogard.
Inzane avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bogard looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bogard tries to clinch up.
Inzane has a takedown stuffed.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch but Inzane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bogard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bogard!
Bogard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bogard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bogard cracks a nice hook into Inzane's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Inzane.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Inzane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard misses with a series of wild punches.
Some wild striking there from Bogard.
Inzane looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bogard wants to clinch.
Inzane slips a jab and a cross from Bogard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bogard throws a series of punches but Inzane avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Bogard scores with a four punch combination!
No luck for Inzane with that takedown attempt.

Bogard closes the distance and pushes Inzane back into the cage.
Bogard gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Inzane.

Bogard lands a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Bogard dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bogard throws a combination. Inzane tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bogard fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Bogard misses.
Inzane fails with the takedown.
Bogard is looking to clinch.
Bogard throws a right hand that Inzane ducks under and follows up with a left that Inzane also avoids with ease.
Bogard throws a one two combo.
Bogard darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The crowd cheers as Bogard lands an impressive looking overhand right. Inzane doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Inzane shoots in for a double leg but Bogard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard misses with a series of wild punches.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch but Inzane swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Inzane circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bogard fails to land with a series of punches.
Bogard stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Inzane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Inzane backs up against the cage.
Bogard looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bogard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice sprawl there from Bogard as Inzane shoots in.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Inzane swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bogard throws a series of strikes that have Inzane backpedaling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bogard throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bogard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bogard attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Inzane tries for a takedown but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Bogard misses.
A combination from Bogard does no damage.

Inzane scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.

Inzane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Inzane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Inzane goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Bogard rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Inzane's guard! Nice work there by Bogard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Inzane is looking for a triangle but Bogard pushes his legs off easily.

Inzane working for a triangle but Bogard defends it easily.
Bogard wants to stand but Inzane has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Inzane has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bogard can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bogard decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rocky Bogard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Bogard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Inzane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Inzane showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bogard.
Inzane shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bogard tries to clinch but Inzane is having none of it.
Bogard misses with a wild combination.
Inzane takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Bogard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Inzane drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Inzane working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bogard is trying to get back to his feet.
Bogard is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

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

Inzane goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Bogard has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Inzane but great work by Bogard.

Bogard decides to stand back up.
Bogard goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Inzane slips a jab and a cross from Bogard.
Inzane shoots in but no luck this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Inzane.
Bogard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bogard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Inzane tries for a takedown but Bogard sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Inzane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard connects with a crisp jab.
Bogard misses with a wild combination.
Inzane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bogard.
Inzane shoots in looking for a takedown. Bogard tries to sprawl out of it but Inzane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bogard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Inzane is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bogard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bogard throws a series of punches but Inzane avoids them all with ease.
Bogard throws out a loose jab but Inzane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Inzane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bogard as he avoids it easily.
Billy Inzane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Inzane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogard tries to clinch up.
Bogard scores with a jab to the body.
Jab by Bogard.
Bogard's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bogard duly obliges.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Inzane misses with a takedown attempt - Bogard sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bogard throws a right hand that Inzane ducks under and follows up with a left that Inzane also avoids with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rocky Bogard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bogard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rocky Bogard!