PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chung Foreman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Bogun (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.

Foreman
vs
Bogun

159 cm
18
278 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

215 cm
18
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Chung Foreman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ivan Bogun!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

Foreman gets caught napping as Bogun dives in and scores a takedown. Foreman manages to retain guard.

Foreman kicks Bogun off and gets to his feet.

Bogun closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Foreman's guard.

Foreman has his feet on Bogun's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bogun looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bogun throwing strikes but missing.
Foreman has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bogun has passed into side control.
Bogun trying to control the position but Foreman is working away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foreman is looking to regain half guard here but Bogun keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Foreman prevents Bogun from moving into mount.
Foreman is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bogun's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Foreman gets full guard.

Foreman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bogun presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

Foreman drags the fight down to the ground.
Bogun trying to move into half guard but instead Foreman has managed to sweep!

Foreman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Foreman chips away with some ground and pound.
Foreman is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foreman gets to his feet. Bogun looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Ivan Bogun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Foreman bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.

Foreman decides to stand back up.
Bogun dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

Bogun looking to score a takedown here. Foreman is defending well but Bogun drives through and ends up in Foreman's guard.

Foreman is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Bogun presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Foreman is breathing heavily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bogun jumps into guard, dragging Foreman to the mat.
Foreman might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Foreman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Foreman has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Foreman throwing strikes but missing.

Foreman gets to his feet. Bogun looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bogun lands a head kick. Foreman smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bogun swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Foreman counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Foreman gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Foreman avoids a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman throws a head kick but Bogun moves out of range.
Foreman takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Bogun looking to score a takedown here. Foreman is defending well but Bogun drives through and ends up in Foreman's guard.

Foreman is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Foreman could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Foreman tries to score a body lock takedown but Bogun shows good agility there to stay on his feet.

Bogun pulls guard effortlessly.
Foreman is stalling in the full guard.

Foreman stands up and waves to Bogun to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chung Foreman dominated that round.
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.

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Foreman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bogun - the referee stops the clock and Foreman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bogun. Foreman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bogun.

Bogun closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Foreman did well to prevent Bogun getting side control.
Foreman flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogun lands strikes from half guard.
Foreman tries to roll over but Bogun keeps him under control.
Bogun sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foreman defending well though.
Chung Foreman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Foreman is trying to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogun wants to stand but Foreman has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Foreman landing a few short strikes.
Foreman is trying to stand.
Foreman wants to get back to full guard but Bogun has passed into side control.
Foreman is looking for a sweep.
Foreman wants to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogun trying to control the position but Foreman is working away.
Foreman manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Foreman is pressing down on Bogun's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bogun is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Foreman decides to return to a standing position.
Foreman has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bogun.
Foreman dodges the punch combination from Bogun.

Bogun clinches up against the cage.
Foreman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bogun to keep the fight standing.

Bogun jumps guard and drags Foreman to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foreman slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.

Foreman stands and steps away. Bogun gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Foreman pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Foreman moves into the clinch successfully.

Foreman decides to pull guard.
Foreman wants to stand and escape but Bogun is having none of it.
Foreman wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Bogun is now in half guard.

Bogun gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Bogun lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

It looks like Chung Foreman has been cut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bogun closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Foreman quickly recovers to half guard.
Foreman is trying to get back to full guard.

Bogun is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Foreman defends it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bogun is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Foreman slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bogun accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Foreman tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ivan Bogun showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chung Foreman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Nice body kick there by Bogun.

Foreman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Foreman distracts Bogun with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

Bogun escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Foreman gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Foreman throwing strikes from guard but Bogun blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogun wants to get back to his feet but Foreman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Bogun is working an open guard so Foreman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

Bogun darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Foreman pushes Bogun off and gets back to his feet.
Bogun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogun misses with a left hand

and Foreman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Foreman working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Foreman not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Foreman chips away with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scoring with some ground and pound.
Foreman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bogun looking to control.
Foreman works over Bogun with some ground and pound from guard.
Foreman stays in close to Bogun's body and controls the position.
Foreman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bogun is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bogun trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogun can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Foreman controls the pace.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Foreman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

Foreman gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Foreman throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Foreman shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Bogun tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Foreman manages to move to mount!
Foreman looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Foreman scoring with strikes but Bogun is staying in there.

Foreman working for a guillotine from mount but Bogun is in no mood to give up.
Foreman lands a big shot there that rocks Bogun but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bogun is trying to stand.
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!
Bogun is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Foreman controlling the position easily from mount.
Foreman landing strikes from the mount and Bogun is in trouble!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chung Foreman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Foreman 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chung Foreman!