PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andy Bogard (ranked 3473 p4p, 368 weight class) and Dave Brooksbank (ranked 2317 p4p, 272 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bogard
vs
Brooksbank

171 cm
23
150 lbs
10 - 11 - 1

175 cm
30
160 lbs
8 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Vegan Gains

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 10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andy Bogard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dave Brooksbank!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooksbank misses with a low kick.
Bogard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Brooksbank swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bogard walks into a jab.
Brooksbank misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Brooksbank is defended easily by Bogard.
And Bogard counters with a quick kick to the body but Brooksbank blocks it.

Bogard tries to keep at a distance but Brooksbank has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bogard tries to throw a body punch but Brooksbank avoids it by throwing Bogard back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brooksbank working hard to break the clinch.
Bogard is pushing Brooksbank up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bogard keeps control of Brooksbank as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brooksbank lands an uppercut.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brooksbank.
The referee calls for Brooksbank to work.
Bogard is stalling here.
Bogard doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brooksbank misses with some punches.

Brooksbank jumps guard and drags Bogard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Brooksbank preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bogard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogard has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogard controlling from the top position.

Brooksbank looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bogard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard looking to pass the guard.
Bogard showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Bogard wants to control from the top but Brooksbank keeps moving.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bogard lands with a good body shot.
Brooksbank throws a low kick but Bogard avoids it.
Bogard tries to counter with a takedown but Brooksbank is quick to defend against it.
Brooksbank on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

Brooksbank bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Bogard is looking for a sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Brooksbank off and has taken his back!
Bogard is hanging on to Brooksbank's back as he tries to escape.
Bogard is trying to stick to Brooksbank's back but Brooksbank is turning into Bogard. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bogard's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Brooksbank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bogard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brooksbank is one step ahead there.
Bogard is trying to keep Brooksbank in close.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bogard is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brooksbank defends well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

No joy there for Bogard, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brooksbank on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bogard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brooksbank but Brooksbank pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Brooksbank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brooksbank fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bogard lands with a light punch inside.
Bogard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brooksbank after a bit of a struggle.
Bogard wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogard goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brooksbank is trying to stall.
Brooksbank 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. Brooksbank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bogard shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Bogard in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bogard controlling from the top position.
Bogard throws a big right hand that misses.
Brooksbank controls Bogard momentarily but Bogard frees himself.
Brooksbank can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bogard controls the pace.
Bogard works a leg free and moves into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogard moves into full mount! Brooksbank won't be happy about that!
Bogard wants to control but Brooksbank has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Bogard controlling the pace.
Brooksbank trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bogard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Brooksbank is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard looking to finish with strikes here!
Bogard looking to ground and pound but Brooksbank is blocking nicely.
Brooksbank tries to hold on but Bogard postures up.
Bogard can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brooksbank is looking to escape.
Bogard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bogard misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogard unloading with bombs!
Bogard looking to control and managing it successfully.
Bogard tries to control but Brooksbank wriggling away.
Bogard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bogard thowing shots but they're missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Brooksbank misses with a wild body shot.
Andy Bogard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brooksbank takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brooksbank takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Brooksbank takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bogard throws a leg kick
enabling Brooksbank to counter with a crisp jab.
Dave Brooksbank is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bogard scores with a jab.
Bogard misses with a two punch combination.
Bogard misses with a double jab.
Brooksbank is looking for the big counter here.

Brooksbank gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bogard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bogard slowing the pace effectively.

Brooksbank successfully pulls guard.
Brooksbank is trying to keep Bogard in close.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Brooksbank throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogard is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bogard looking to pass the guard.
Bogard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brooksbank is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bogard sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Brooksbank's guard.
Bogard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brooksbank can do to turn this around?
Bogard stalling away here and it's allowed Brooksbank to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.

Brooksbank looking for a guillotine here but Bogard defends easily.
Andy Bogard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brooksbank utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Bogard is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Brooksbank is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Brooksbank has escaped and now he's on top!

Brooksbank trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogard 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.

Bogard is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bogard has Brooksbank pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brooksbank manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bogard drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brooksbank pulls his leg out and moves away.
Brooksbank has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Brooksbank on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bogard digs a good body shot into Brooksbank's ribs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Brooksbank. Beautiful body shot.

Brooksbank gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bogard works on Brooksbank's body with a couple of short punches.
Bogard has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brooksbank is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andy Bogard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bogard misses with a body punch.
Brooksbank 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. Brooksbank gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Brooksbank fails to land the takedown.
Bogard turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogard.
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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brooksbank will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brooksbank goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Bogard showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bogard 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andy Bogard!
Our winner, Andy Bogard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.