PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Adalberto Richards (ranked 24732 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Bogart (ranked 4582 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Richards
vs
Bogart

202 cm
18
193 lbs
2 - 6 - 0

184 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Determined

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 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Adalberto Richards!
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, Dre Bogart!
The judges for this bout are Valeri Chadov, Ivan Kurochkin and Konstantin Menshow.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogart takes a kick to the side of the head.
Richards tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards fails to land with a series of punches.
Richards fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richards lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bogart on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Richards. Richards obviously looking to wear him down.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bogart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Bogart has Richards up against the cage in a clinch.
Richards struggles to land a body shot inside as Bogart controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards has a couple of punches blocked by Bogart.
Richards can't get the takedown.
Richards trying to control the position but instead, Bogart has worked for underhooks and has pushed Richards into the cage.
Bogart taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Richards's elbow.

Bogart pulls guard successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards won't allow Bogart to sweep him here.
Bogart preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richards accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bogart wants to sweep here but Richards controlling him for the moment.
Richards really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

Bogart pushes Richards off and gets back to his feet.

Bogart moves into the clinch successfully.
Bogart misses with a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards being controlled against the cage.

Bogart jumps guard.
Richards has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Richards throwing strikes from guard but Bogart blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bogart can do anything to dispel that myth.
Richards throwing strikes but missing.
Richards postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

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

Richards got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bogart has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Richards has managed to get both his arms back between Bogart's legs - danger averted.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bogart has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Richards can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bogart looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richards is one step ahead there.
Bogart is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Richards works over Bogart with some ground and pound from guard.
Bogart is controlling Richards's posture.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bogart working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richards.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

Bogart shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richards is trying to defend but Bogart finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Richards manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Richards lands with a slapping head kick.
Richards swinging wildly here.

Bogart has taken the fight to the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Adalberto Richards will probably get the nod.
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.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Richards changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bogart fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bogart avoids the head kick by Richards.
Bogart looks like he wants to counter punch here.

Richards gets a clinch.

Bogart tightens his grip and picks Richards up, before dumping him to the ground. Richards manages to land in guard.
Richards utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bogart is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bogart throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogart forces his way into half guard.
Bogart looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bogart.
Bogart slows the pace down in half guard.
Bogart tries to pass the half guard into mount. Richards knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Richards looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bogart trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Richards missing with punches from the bottom.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Richards scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bogart in his tracks.

Bogart closes the distance and clinches.
Bogart taking a breather.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards misses with some punches.
Richards misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bogart wants the takedown. Richards is fighting it off but Bogart persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Richards's guard against the cage.
Bogart controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bogart passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee asks Bogart politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bogart prefers to stall for the moment though.
Bogart tries to move to full mount but Richards actually manages to regain half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dre Bogart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bogart thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bogart throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bogart is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Richards!
Richards throwing hammer fists to the chest of Bogart. What's that going to do exactly?
Richards blocking the ground and pound.
Bogart thowing shots but they're missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bogart looking to control and managing it successfully.
Richards blocking the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dre Bogart showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bogart rushes Richards and presses him up against the cage.

Bogart jumps guard.
Bogart wants to hit a switch here but Richards passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Bogart there!
Bogart is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bogart regains half guard.
Bogart is trying is best to control the position here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bogart is trying to control but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bogart looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bogart with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bogart is trying to control but can't.
Richards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bogart controlling the position well.
Bogart is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bogart keeping control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bogart has a hand on Richards's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Richards takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!

Richards looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bogart is hanging on here. He's in a desperate position.
Bogart can't escape the position.
Richards will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogart is still trying to improve position.
Bogart tries to hold on but Richards postures up.
Bogart is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Richards is staying active.
Bogart has given up his back here.

Richards has got his arm under Bogart's chin working for the choke… has he got it? It looks pretty tight! Oh! Bogart has spun round into Richards's guard beautifully! Well done that man!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bogart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogart controlling from the top position.
Bogart pushing down on Richards's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richards tries to get to full guard but Bogart has control of the leg.
Bogart trying to control the pace.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Adalberto Richards.
I think Richards 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 Valeri Chadov scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Konstantin Menshow scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Adalberto Richards!