PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bogo (ranked 1574 p4p, 3097 weight class) and Tiaoali Lvavatai (ranked 92 p4p, 185 weight class). Lvavatai has chosen Journey as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Tiaoali Lvavatai enters the cage!

Bogo
vs
Lvavatai

168 cm
24
142
10 - 7 - 0

171 cm
24
144
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Very quick

Excellent grappler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Adam Bogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tiaoali Lvavatai !
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, John Roberts and Jonathan Paton.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lvavatai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lvavatai lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bogo misses with a head kick.
Lvavatai fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bogo shoots for a takedown but Lvavatai saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lvavatai throws a jab but it's blocked by Bogo.
Lvavatai throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lvavatai misses with a looping left.
Bogo feinted with a counter takedown.
Bogo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lvavatai .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sloppy strikes from Lvavatai . Those never looked like landing.
Lvavatai stalks Bogo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bogo's face. Bogo staggers backwards, shaken.
Bogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bogo shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lvavatai but Lvavatai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tiaoali Lvavatai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lvavatai lands a lovely overhand right.
A head kick misses from Bogo.
It seemed like Lvavatai was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lvavatai dips to his left and cracks Bogo with an uppercut!
Lvavatai avoids the head kick by Bogo.
Bogo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lvavatai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lvavatai paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lvavatai throws a poor cross that misses

and Bogo counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bogo trying to control the position from guard on top but Lvavatai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Lvavatai has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Bogo should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Lvavatai has tightened it up now! Bogo should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tiaoali Lvavatai !
A relieved looking Tiaoali Lvavatai thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.