PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Trester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Terry Bogard has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ben Trester's chin.

Trester
vs
Bogard

183 cm
21
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
18
183 lbs
1 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ben Trester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Hugh Johnson and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trester blocks a head kick by Bogard.
Bogard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bogard throws a wild body kick that Trester sees coming a mile off.
Some wild striking there from Trester.
Trester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bogard.
Trester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bogard scores with a one two! Trester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trester throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bogard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Trester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bogard counters with a big head kick but Trester shrugs it off.
Trester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Trester throws a series of punches but Bogard avoids them all with ease.
Trester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Trester.

It looks like Terry Bogard has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trester misses with a double jab
and Bogard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trester really felt that one!
Trester is breathing heavily.
Trester fails to land the takedown.
Bogard scores with a head kick. Trester tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard throws a nice head kick!
Trester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bogard counters with a good low kick that Trester was not able to check.
Trester takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ben Trester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogard moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bogard throws a head kick that Trester semi-blocks.
Bogard closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bogard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bogard lands a high kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bogard jabs Trester to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Trester swinging wildly here.
Bogard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trester eats them both and turns towards Bogard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bogard lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bogard.
Trester throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bogard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trester is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bogard chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard thows a body kick. Trester tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A head kick from Bogard lands but Trester takes it in his stride.
Bogard throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trester throws a series of punches but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bogard connects with a high kick.
Bogard lands a nice leg kick that just misses Trester's sensitive parts.
Bogard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bogard scores with a kick to the body.
That kick from Bogard tenderised Trester's leg. Trester is trying to keep his angry face on.
Trester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Trester takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Trester misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Trester's calf.
Bogard buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bogard scores with a head kick. Trester tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bogard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Trester throws a combination that misses
and Bogard counters with an outside leg kick.
Trester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard scores with a head kick.
Bogard fakes the leg kick and cracks Trester in the body.
Bogard thows a body kick. Trester tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Trester throws a nice looking combination but Bogard bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Trester 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.
Bogard dodges the punch combination from Trester.
Bogard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard slips a jab and a cross from Trester.
Trester will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Trester is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.

Trester clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bogard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trester tries to circle away but Bogard has him pinned against the cage.
Trester is trying to break free.
Trester jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bogard walks away with a smile on his face. Trester gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bogard with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Trester throws a combination that misses
and Bogard counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Trester is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bogard lands a two punch combo.
Bogard scores with a push kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bogard.
Bogard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice uppercut there from Bogard.
Bogard lands a high kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Bogard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terry Bogard's cut.
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.

Bogard clobbers Trester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bogard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Trester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Trester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard scores with a spinning back kick!
Bogard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bogard lands a leg kick that knocks Trester off balance momentarily.

Trester gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trester wants to break the clinch but can't.

Trester escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trester rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bogard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bogard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bogard scores with a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Trester fails with the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard lands a front kick.
Bogard lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bogard lands a body shot.
Bogard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bogard lands with a good body shot.
Bogard throws a head kick that half lands.
Bogard lands a two punch combo.
Bogard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bogard jabs at Trester's body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bogard throws a nice head kick!
Bogard with a nice cross.
Bogard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trester.
Ben Trester is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Trester.
Terry Bogard seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard is looking to slow Trester down with leg kicks.
Bogard lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bogard counters with a series of strikes. Trester will be more careful next time no doubt.
A combination from Trester does no damage.
Bogard cracks the inside of Trester's front leg.
Bogard lands a right hook to the body.
Trester 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.
Bogard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogard scores with a three punch combo!
Danga de danga de dang - Bogard scores with a four punch combination!
Some wild striking there from Trester.
Bogard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Trester misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bogard is looking to slow Trester down with leg kicks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trester misses with a double jab
and Bogard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Trester thinking.
Bogard lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Trester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bogard counters with a solid body kick.
Trester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bogard throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bogard misses with a jab, cross combination.
Trester throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bogard makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Trester really felt that one!
Bogard plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Trester does no damage.
Trester throws a series of punches but Bogard avoids them all with ease.
Bogard lands a two punch combo.
Bogard avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bogard throws a head kick that half lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trester misses with a combination
and Bogard counters with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Trester.
Bogard clobbers Trester with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bogard lands with a slapping head kick.
Trester misses with a series of wild punches.
Bogard pushes Trester away with a front kick.
Bogard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Trester misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bogard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bogard slips a jab and a cross from Trester.
Bogard moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Trester looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bogard throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Trester.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Bogard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terry Bogard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!

Trester closes the distance and pushes Bogard back into the cage.
Bogard wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Trester's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bogard is trying to break the clinch but Trester has him pressed against the cage.
Trester tries to circle away but Bogard has him pinned against the cage.

Trester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Bogard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Trester breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bogard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Trester moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trester throws a right hand that Bogard ducks under and follows up with a left that Bogard also avoids with ease.
Bogard is working the combinations to good effect here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bogard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Trester looks to land a combination but Bogard avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bogard counters with a left and a right that stings Trester.
Bogard lands a nice looking body shot.
Bogard lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Trester backs up against the cage.
Bogard pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Trester back to the cage. Bogard follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bogard pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trester throws a combination. Bogard tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bogard throws a nice head kick!
Trester throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bogard.
Bogard lands with a kick to the temple. Trester shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Trester dodges the punch combination from Bogard.
Trester misses with a few strikes there.
Bogard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Trester swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Trester throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Trester takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trester looks to land a combination but Bogard avoids it well.
Trester takes a kick to the side of the head.
No joy there for Trester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Trester falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bogard counters with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Trester. Those never looked like landing.
Bogard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trester throws a right and a left that Bogard avoids nicely.
Bogard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Trester rather than just go for the knockout.
Bogard scores with a one two! Trester had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Trester looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Trester's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trester throws a series of punches but Bogard avoids them all with ease.
Trester tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bogard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bogard wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Trester misses with the combination.
Bogard misses with a wild combination.
Terry Bogard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Trester throws a series of punches but Bogard avoids them all with ease.
Bogard goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Trester will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bogard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bogard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Some wild striking there from Trester.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard stalks Trester and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Trester's face. Trester staggers backwards, shaken.
Trester throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bogard counters with a left and a right that stings Trester.
Trester misses with a combination
and Bogard counters with a body kick that stops Trester in his tracks momentarily.
Bogard lands with a slapping head kick.
Bogard lands a two punch combo.
Trester fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Trester lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bogard circles away quickly and effectively.
Bogard with a hook.
Ben Trester has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bogard moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bogard connects with a high kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Terry 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 27:30

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