PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Suarez (ranked 5163 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bongo Boogie (ranked 4933 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.

Suarez
vs
Boogie

180 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

175 cm
23
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bernardo Suarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Bongo Boogie!
The judges for this bout are Ben Hemmingworth, Chris Dean and Skip Squint.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suarez throws a head kick that Boogie semi-blocks.

Boogie looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Boogie stops Suarez from getting back to his feet.
Boogie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boogie drops an elbow to the side of Suarez's head.
Boogie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boogie is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Boogie stops Suarez from getting back to his feet.
Boogie lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boogie tries to pass to full mount but Suarez defends it.
Suarez wants to control but Boogie is keeping busy.
Boogie landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Boogie is nestled in close to Suarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Suarez is trying to stand up here but Boogie is controlling him well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie working Suarez over with strikes.

Boogie is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Suarez is just riding it out for now. Boogie eventually gives up the hold.

Boogie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Suarez is trying to maintain the position but Boogie is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boogie winds up and cracks Suarez with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Boogie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boogie is nestled in close to Suarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Boogie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Suarez has managed to free his arm - good work.
Boogie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boogie passes the guard and advances to mount!
Suarez working to try and regain half guard.
Boogie landing shots from mount.
Boogie has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Suarez's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Boogie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Suarez has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Suarez!

Suarez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Boogie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Suarez has managed to get both his arms back between Boogie's legs - danger averted.
Suarez scoring with some ground and pound.
Boogie avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boogie doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.

Boogie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suarez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Boogie throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Suarez escapes and throws Boogie's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Boogie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Boogie wants to free his trapped foot but Suarez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Suarez is looking to escape.
Suarez is breathing heavily.
Boogie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Boogie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boogie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Suarez is trying to stand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boogie working the head and body with strikes.
Suarez has hold of Boogie's hands but Boogie slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boogie working the head and body with strikes.
Boogie is nestled in close to Suarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boogie working the head and body with strikes.
Boogie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boogie lands a nice short elbow.

Boogie is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Suarez defends it well.
Boogie looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Boogie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Boogie.
Boogie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Boogie connects with a nice short shot to Suarez's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bongo Boogie dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Boogie moves into the clinch.
Suarez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Boogie.
Boogie is working for takedown but Suarez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Suarez can't break the clinch.
Boogie has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Suarez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bernardo Suarez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bongo Boogie.

Boogie has picked Suarez up - he's going for a ride! Boogie dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Boogie working over Suarez with some ground and pound. Suarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suarez is trying to stand back up but Boogie is controlling him
Boogie lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boogie lands with a punch from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suarez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Boogie lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Boogie there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boogie lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Boogie working over Suarez with some ground and pound. Suarez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Suarez is looking to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Boogie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boogie looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Suarez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Boogie has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ground and pound from Boogie.
Boogie takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Boogie there.
Suarez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boogie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boogie working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Suarez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boogie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boogie seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suarez is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Boogie scores with a couple of nice shots.
Boogie scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boogie scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Boogie is nestled in close to Suarez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Suarez is rocked!
Boogie slips a nice elbow through Suarez's hands, connecting with Suarez's forehead.
Oh Suarez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boogie passes to full mount!
Boogie working Suarez over with strikes here.
Suarez takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Boogie's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bongo Boogie!
An out of breath Bongo Boogie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.