PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bogger (ranked 2938 p4p, 326 weight class) and Ropho Sully (ranked 3608 p4p, 381 weight class). Sully comes into a darkened arena with his song building. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zE4-LX0wrY kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ropho Sully has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bogger
vs
Sully

176 cm
19
180 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

182 cm
25
182 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

BuriedAlive// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, James Bogger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ropho Sully!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Paulo Santos and Thiago Cunha.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sully fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bogger looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bogger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Sully slips under a jab from Bogger.
Sully throws a hook but Bogger avoids it easily.
Bogger throws a leg kick but Sully moved away.
Sully unleashes a big counter combination but Bogger bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bogger throws a shot from downtown. Sully moves away and avoids it.
Bogger takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bogger avoids the body shot from Sully.
Bogger lands with an uppercut that bounces Sully off the cage and back into range.
Sully throws a body kick that misses.
Sully lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Bogger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sully doesn't seem bothered though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice defenses there by Bogger.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Sully misses with a hook. Bogger ducked under it nicely.
Sully misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Bogger walks into a stiff left hand from Sully.
Sully throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sully goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sully tries a head kick but it misses.
Sully waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bogger.
Bogger throws a quick counter head kick but Sully was just out of range.
Sully ducks right into an uppercut from Bogger.
Bogger avoids the body shot from Sully.
Bogger moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Sully swings for the body but Bogger moves out of range.
Sully tries a low kick but Bogger avoids it.
Bogger is looking to counter punch.
Bogger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sully throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bogger on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bogger lands with an uppercut that bounces Sully off the cage and back into range.

It looks like Ropho Sully has been cut.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bogger. That's going to slow Sully down.
Sully ducks under a wild hook from Bogger.
Sully is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sully staying out of range there.
Sully lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bogger jabs Sully to the body, keeping him at a distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogger plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bogger throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sully is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bogger with a body shot.
Sully misses with a looping left.
Bogger throws a sloppy head kick and Sully moves out of range easily.
Bogger lands with a nice body kick.
Sully thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bogger fires out a quick counter leg kick but Sully just manages to avoid it.
Bogger chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bogger tries a head kick but it misses.
A big right from Bogger misses.
Bogger takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bogger connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sully on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sully wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sully throws a body kick that misses.
Bogger is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Bogger there.

Sully is rocked!
Ropho Sully seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sully moves out of range as Bogger strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sully throws a body punch but Bogger moves out of range.
Bogger tries to score with a low kick but Sully moves his leg out of the way.
Sully misses with a looping right.
Sully scores with a jab to the body.
Sully gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bogger counters with a stiff right hand.
Sully throws a poor cross that misses
and Bogger connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sully is still on wobbly legs! Can Bogger finish him?
Sully will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sully seems to have recovered his senses.
Sully throws a leg kick
and Bogger scores with a counter punch that sends Sully to the canvas! Bogger smells blood - he's punishing Sully with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Sully has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Bogger!
James Bogger tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.