PBP Commentary

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

Servo
vs
Bogers

150 cm
23
130 lbs
4 - 7 - 0

225 cm
21
130 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Tom Servo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bart Bogers!
The judges for this bout are Aleksandr Martynov, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogers shoots for a double leg takedown but Servo sprawls well. He's pushed Bogers's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Servo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bogers misses with a double jab.

Servo drives through with a takedown into guard.

Bogers is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Servo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.

Servo breaks from the clinch.
Bart Bogers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogers tries to close the distance and clinch but Servo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Servo keeps the fight on the outside.

Servo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Servo breaks from the clinch.
Bogers doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Servo counters with a single leg into guard. Bogers didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Servo stands and throws Bogers's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Servo throwing strikes but missing, from side control.

Servo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Bogers is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

Servo stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Servo throws a body kick that misses.

Servo has Bogers up against the cage in a clinch.

Servo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Servo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Servo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bogers is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Servo is controlling him.
Servo is breathing heavily.

Bogers pushes Servo off and gets back to his feet.
Bogers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Bogers.
Bogers misses with a double jab.
Bogers scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bogers closes the distance but Servo moves to the side

and Servo moves into the clinch.
Bogers wants to break free but Servo has control.
Bogers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Servo keeps control of Bogers as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Servo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bogers clinches but Servo breaks the clinch

and Servo counters with a shoot takedown. Bogers fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bogers is looking to stand up but Servo isn't so interested in that idea.
Bogers is trying to control the position but Servo postures up.
Servo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bogers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bogers working a defensive guard here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Servo trying to control but Bogers is working from the bottom.
Bogers trying to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bogers looks to land a combination. Servo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A right-left combo lands from Bogers.
Bogers lands a slapping body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bogers darts in trying to clinch

and Servo counters with a single leg into guard. Bogers didn't expect that.
Servo postures up.
Bogers wants to stand but Servo is controlling the position.
Bogers is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Servo drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Bogers manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Servo has Bogers in his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Servo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Bogers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bogers lands a jab to the head.
Servo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bogers throws a nice looking combination but Servo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bogers is looking to clinch.
Bogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

Servo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bogers tries to kick Servo off but Servo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bogers is trying to control but can't.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bogers is trying to stand back up but Servo is controlling him

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogers trying to hold on to Servo's head to control him but Servo postures up.
Bogers tries to kick Servo off but Servo keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.

Servo stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bogers to get to his feet.
Servo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bogers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Servo circles away.
Servo dodges the punch combination from Bogers.
Good shot there by Bogers.
Bogers scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bogers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two 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.
A nice combination there by Bogers.
Bogers wants to clinch.
Servo has a takedown stuffed.
Bogers tries to clinch but Servo moves away

and Servo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bogers wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bogers wants to get back to striking at distance but Servo won't allow it.
Bogers wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Servo has him pressed against the cage.
Bogers tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Servo smiles and moves away.
Bogers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bogers looks to clinch

and Servo counters with a takedown into side control.
Bogers wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Servo trying to control the action but Bogers is working from the bottom.
Bogers wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
A lull in the action here.
Tom Servo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Servo stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bogers lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bogers dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bogers throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice combination there by Bogers.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bogers.
Bogers getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bogers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bogers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bogers throws a series of punches but Servo moves out of range.
Bogers misses with the combination.

Servo feints and as Bogers raises his hands in defense, Servo changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Servo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tom Servo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bogers tries for a takedown but Servo circles away easily
letting Servo counter with a right hand.
Bogers fails to land with a series of punches.
Bogers scores with a one two! Servo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Servo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogers fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Servo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Servo.

Servo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Servo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Servo looking to sit in guard and control but Bogers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bogers missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Servo is striking but Bogers is not phased and passes to half guard.
Bogers thows a huge punch but Servo dodges it nicely.
Servo is trying to control but Bogers manages to pass to mount!
Bogers misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Servo can't escape the position.
Bogers with a couple of short strikes.
Bogers punching from mount but Servo doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's two 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.
Bogers throws some wild stikes that Servo manages to avoid easily.
Bogers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bogers can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Servo is looking to escape.
Bogers controlling the pace for now.
Poor strikes thrown by Bogers there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bogers has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bogers in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogers lands with some strikes.
Bogers trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bogers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Servo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bogers throws some wild stikes that Servo manages to avoid easily.
Servo is squirming around, avoiding Bogers's attempts to control the action.
Bogers thowing shots but they're missing.

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.
Bogers throwing strikes here but Servo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Bogers thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Bogers avoids the attempt from Servo to control.
Bogers throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Bogers controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Servo tries to lock up and control but Bogers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

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 Tom Servo.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Servo, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 30:27
Judge Fedor Mirinova scores the fight 30:27
Judge Valeri Chadov scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Servo!