PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harvey Conway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Bogtovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Conway
vs
Bogtovich

200 cm
24
215 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

215 cm
25
245 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Prefers standup

Decent wrestler
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Harvey Conway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Oleg Bogtovich!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Fedor Mirinova.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bogtovich drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Bogtovich not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bogtovich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Conway has a closed guard, preventing Bogtovich from standing up.
Conway trying to strike off his back.
Bogtovich content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Conway wants to control the position but Bogtovich says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Bogtovich wants to stand up but Conway has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Conway is trying to control but can't.
Bogtovich keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Conway trying to control from the bottom.
Bogtovich lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Well, if Bogtovich is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Conway wants to control but Bogtovich is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogtovich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bogtovich is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Conway trying to control but Bogtovich postures up.
Bogtovich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Conway is rocked!
Bogtovich lands a big elbow - Conway is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Bogtovich!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oleg Bogtovich!
After winning the bout, Oleg Bogtovich thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.