PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bomzhara Serdceed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rogi Rogi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bomzhara Serdceed has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Serdceed
vs
Rogi

178 cm
18
170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
25
182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bomzhara Serdceed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rogi Rogi!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Anni Minnemäki and Roosa Järviläinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogi shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Serdceed eats them both and turns towards Rogi to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Rogi swings for the body but Serdceed moves out of range.
Rogi fails with a takedown attempt.
Rogi misses with the combination.
Serdceed showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rogi.
Rogi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Serdceed as he jumps to the side.
Rogi shoots in for a takedown but Serdceed shows good takedown defense.
Bomzhara Serdceed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogi Rogi.
Rogi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rogi lands a front kick.
Serdceed looks to clinch

and Rogi counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rogi.
Rogi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Rogi drops back looking for a leg! Serdceed is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Serdceed manages to kick Rogi off! Rogi jumps back into Serdceed's guard.

Serdceed has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Rogi off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Serdceed looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rogi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Serdceed's calf.
Serdceed looks to clinch
letting Rogi counter with a right hand.
Rogi lands with a hook. Serdceed tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rogi Rogi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Serdceed moves in looking to clinch but Rogi pushes him off.
Rogi throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Serdceed's waist but Serdceed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rogi off to one side.
Rogi looks gassed!

Rogi gets a takedown into half guard.
Rogi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Serdceed is trying to stand.
Rogi throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rogi wants to free his trapped foot but Serdceed is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rogi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Serdceed wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rogi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogi thowing shots but they're missing.

Rogi with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rogi unloads with some shots from mount but Serdceed bucks and avoids them well.

That's four 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.
Serdceed is trying to stand up.
Rogi with shots to the head and body - Serdceed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Serdceed is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

Rogi looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.

Serdceed defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rogi.
Rogi throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rogi Rogi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rogi shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Serdceed pinned against the cage. Serdceed gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Serdceed tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Rogi holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Serdceed connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Rogi Rogi has been cut.
Serdceed using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Serdceed lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Serdceed.
Rogi takes a knee to the side of the body.
A knee to the head by Serdceed.
Serdceed connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rogi's face.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Serdceed obliges.
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!
Serdceed with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Serdceed unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Serdceed landing knees to the head.
Serdceed scores with a knee to the head.
Serdceed scores a nice knee to the body.
Serdceed lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rogi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Serdceed lands a good knee to the midsection. Rogi won't want to take too many of those.
Serdceed tries to land a knee to the head but Rogi blocks with his arms.
Serdceed is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogi misses with a punch on the inside.
Serdceed trying to land knees to the body.
Serdceed misses with a knee to the head.
Serdceed keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rogi's efforts to push away.
Serdceed with an attempt at a knee that misses.

Rogi has clasped his hands together around Serdceed's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Rogi sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Serdceed is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Rogi trying to control the action but Serdceed is working from the bottom.
Rogi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Serdceed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rogi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Rogi.

Rogi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Serdceed, who protects the arm well.
Rogi looking to control but instead Serdceed has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Serdceed is trying to stand up here but Rogi is controlling him well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rogi wants to free his trapped foot but Serdceed is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Rogi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Rogi is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Serdceed doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rogi.
Rogi throws a strike but Serdceed avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Serdceed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rogi.
Rogi wants to control from the top but Serdceed keeps moving.
Serdceed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rogi is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bomzhara Serdceed dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rogi Rogi's cut.
That's time! Serdceed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Serdceed tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serdceed wants to clinch.
Rogi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rogi Rogi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rogi. Serdceed does a little dance to reset his feet.
Serdceed slaps away a takedown attempt from Rogi, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Serdceed closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rogi counters with a three punch combo that has Serdceed backing up. Serdceed nods at Rogi to acknowledge the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rogi lands a nice hook to Serdceed's body. Serdceed takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rogi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rogi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rogi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Serdceed tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Serdceed tries to close the distance and clinch but Rogi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Serdceed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rogi tries a head kick but it misses.
Rogi tries to clinch but Serdceed moves away

and Serdceed moves into the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Serdceed obliges.
Serdceed landing knees to the body.
Serdceed unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rogi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Serdceed scores with a knee to the head.
Serdceed lands a knee to the head.
Serdceed lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rogi takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Serdceed.
Serdceed scores with a knee to the head.
Serdceed with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rogi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Serdceed tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rogi avoids it.
Rogi tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Serdceed just stands there and leans against the cage.

Rogi gets control of Serdceed's arms and successfully pulls guard. Rogi will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Rogi working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rogi pulls Serdceed in to control the position.

Rogi Rogi has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Serdceed moves in looking to clinch but Rogi pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Serdceed tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rogi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Serdceed. No joy for Rogi on that attempt.
Bomzhara Serdceed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rogi Rogi.
Serdceed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Serdceed wants to clinch but Rogi slips to the side

and Rogi counters with a takedown into side control.
Serdceed is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

Rogi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Serdceed, who protects the arm well.
Serdceed is trying to buck Rogi off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rogi creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Serdceed sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Rogi throws an elbow but Serdceed slips to the side and avoids it well.
Serdceed is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Rogi is controlling him well.

Rogi goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Serdceed rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rogi's guard! Nice work there by Serdceed!
Serdceed won't allow Rogi to sweep him here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bomzhara Serdceed showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Serdceed 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 29:28
Judge Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bomzhara Serdceed!