PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rahkim Abdullah (ranked 1921 p4p, 242 weight class) and Terry Bogard (ranked 1462 p4p, 191 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Abdullah
vs
Bogard

190 cm
39
198 lbs
30 - 21 - 0

186 cm
29
193 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Bullet Proof System

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 30 - 21 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rahkim Abdullah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Terry Bogard!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Alyssa Summers and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Abdullah has taken the fight to the clinch.

Bogard manages to break the clinch.

Abdullah gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abdullah swings wildly with an uppercut but Bogard uses good head movement to avoid it.

Bogard breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bogard moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Horrible takedown attempt by Abdullah or perhaps it was just good defense by Bogard, which made it look bad.
Bogard scores with a nice right hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bogard. Abdullah does a little dance to reset his feet.
Abdullah tries to counter with a takedown but Bogard is quick to defend against it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Bogard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nice straight punches there by Abdullah. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Abdullah.
Bogard throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Abdullah's head.
Bogard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abdullah.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bogard throws out a loose jab but Abdullah uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bogard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bogard keeps the fight on the outside.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Bogard's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bogard throws a head kick that misses.
Abdullah fails to land the takedown.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Bogard - just one landing.
Bogard dips to his left and cracks Abdullah with an uppercut!

Abdullah has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bogard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bogard has Abdullah pushed against the cage.
Bogard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Abdullah misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogard lands a body punch.

Bogard manages to break the clinch.
Bogard clobbers Abdullah with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Abdullah misses with a two punch combination.
Bogard throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
Bogard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terry Bogard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bogard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Abdullah.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Bogard moves out of range.
Bogard scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abdullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogard replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Abdullah blocks it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah is looking to clinch but Bogard is avoiding it.
Bogard let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bogard bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bogard misses with a double jab.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Bogard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bogard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Abdullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Good shot there by Bogard.
Abdullah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Abdullah tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bogard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abdullah takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Abdullah will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bogard is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Abdullah had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogard.
Bogard throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Bogard. Beautiful body shot.
Bogard with a nice cross.
Bogard connects with a body shot.
Nice shot by Bogard.
Bogard scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bogard scores with a jab. Abdullah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bogard lands a jab to the head.
Abdullah shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice defenses there by Abdullah.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bogard cracks Abdullah with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Abdullah wants to clinch.
Abdullah tries to clinch but Bogard is having none of it.
Bogard fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bogard throws a jab when Abdullah was well out of range.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bogard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bogard tests Abdullah's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bogard cracks a nice hook into Abdullah's ribs.
Bogard smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bogard throws a shot from downtown. Abdullah moves away and avoids it.
Bogard swats away the attempt to clinch by Abdullah.
Bogard appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bogard moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abdullah fails with a takedown attempt.
Bogard throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abdullah is looking to clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Bogard. That snapped Abdullah's head back.
Bogard lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice shot lands for Bogard.

Abdullah looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Bogard has his feet on Abdullah's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Abdullah is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bogard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A little jabbing left from Bogard on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bogard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Abdullah's hands.
Bogard tries a head kick but it misses.
Bogard throws a nice inside leg kick.
Abdullah on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogard leaves Abdullah with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abdullah is breathing heavily.
Bogard throws a hook but Abdullah blocks it.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but Bogard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from Bogard finds it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Terry Bogard dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bogard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Abdullah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bogard finds it's way round the side to connect with Abdullah's head.
Abdullah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bogard throws a sloppy head kick and Abdullah moves out of range easily.
Abdullah moves out of range as Bogard strikes.
Bogard scores with a leg kick.
Bogard scores with a sloppy right hand. Abdullah should have avoided that one.
Bogard throws a one two combo.
Bogard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bogard throws a shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Bogard.
Bogard lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard cracks Abdullah with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bogard lands a nice shot to the body.
Abdullah tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abdullah tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bogard stuffs the takedown attempt from Abdullah. Abdullah gets slowly back to his feet.
Abdullah with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bogard to score with a decent uppercut.
Bogard scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Abdullah looks for a takedown but Bogard sprawls well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rahkim Abdullah. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bogard ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bogard throws a nice looking combination but Abdullah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdullah doesn't manage to clinch there - Bogard circles away.
Bogard thows a body kick. Abdullah tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bogard lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, jab by Bogard - just one landing.
Bogard comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogard.
Abdullah shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bogard pinned against the cage. Bogard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rahkim Abdullah is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abdullah moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bogard lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bogard scores with a nice strike.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bogard lands a body shot.
Abdullah shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard connects with a looping right hand.
Bogard lands a head kick. Abdullah smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

Abdullah is rocked!
Bogard scores with a jab. Abdullah acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Abdullah is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bogard digs a good hook to Abdullah's body.
Abdullah misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abdullah walks straight into a right hand from Bogard - that's dropped him! Bogard jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Abdullah from any more punishment! Abdullah complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Terry Bogard!
Terry Bogard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bullet Proof System for their support in the buildup to the fight.