PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benedikt Bogdan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cole Trickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Trickle has chosen Personal Jesus as his entrance music. Benedikt Bogdan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cole Trickle's chin.

Bogdan
vs
Trickle

175 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

183 cm
23
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Benedikt Bogdan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Cole Trickle!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Igor Prikhodko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogdan lands a head kick. Trickle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bogdan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trickle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bogdan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bogdan.
Trickle is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cole Trickle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bogdan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bogdan keeps the fight on the outside.
Trickle checks a low kick from Bogdan.
Bogdan lands a head kick. Trickle smiles back at him and beckons him forward.

It looks like Cole Trickle has been cut.
Bogdan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trickle tries to clinch up but Bogdan circles away and keeps his distance.
Trickle moves in looking to clinch but Bogdan pushes him off.
Trickle tries to clinch up but Bogdan circles away and keeps his distance.

Trickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trickle prevents Bogdan from breaking the clinch.

Bogdan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bogdan throws out a leg kick but Trickle moves out of range and Bogdan only half commits.
Bogdan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trickle throws a sloppy head kick
and Bogdan counters with a thumping low kick.
Trickle tries to clinch but Bogdan moves away
and Bogdan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Trickle moves out of range of the body kick.
Trickle misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Trickle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bogdan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Trickle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trickle wants to clinch
and Bogdan counters with a slapping leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trickle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bogdan counters with a nice leg kick.
Bogdan shoots and misses
enabling Trickle to counter with a crisp jab.
A low kick from Trickle misses
and Bogdan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.

Bogdan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Trickle, pushing him back against the cage.
Trickle landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Trickle can't get the takedown.
Bogdan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Trickle lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bogdan or not.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trickle.
Bogdan is breathing heavily.
Knees to the body from Trickle.

Trickle escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Trickle looks to clinch
and Bogdan counters with a two punch combo.

Trickle shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogdan can't keep his opponent in guard - Trickle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Trickle is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Trickle wants to free his trapped foot but Bogdan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bogdan wants to sweep but Trickle has passed to side control!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Bogdan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bogdan is trying to work for a sweep but Trickle has mounted him!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogdan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Trickle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cole Trickle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cole Trickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Trickle tries to clinch but Bogdan moves away
and Bogdan counters with a nice leg kick.
Trickle tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bogdan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Trickle's guard.
Trickle manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bogdan manages to get himself to full guard.
Trickle wants to control from the top but Bogdan keeps moving.
Bogdan wants to stand but Trickle is controlling the position.
Trickle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bogdan wants to stand up but Trickle is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Trickle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Trickle not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Trickle won't allow Bogdan to sweep him here.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Trickle wants to clinch but Bogdan slips to the side
and Bogdan counters with a good, hard body kick but Trickle shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bogdan.
Trickle shoots in for a double leg but Bogdan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Bogdan is looking to clinch.
Bogdan throws a head kick that misses
and Trickle counters with a head kick.
Trickle looks to land a combination but Bogdan avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trickle tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bogdan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Trickle's knee momentarily.
Bogdan throws a head kick but Trickle moves out of range.
Trickle clinches but Bogdan breaks the clinch
and Bogdan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bogdan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trickle wants to clinch
and Bogdan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Trickle is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bogdan.
Trickle tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bogdan counters with a good low kick that Trickle was not able to check.
Bogdan scores with a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trickle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Trickle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bogdan.
Trickle wants to clinch but Bogdan slips to the side
and Bogdan counters with a nice body kick.

Bogdan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trickle to the mat! Trickle manages to get full guard.

Trickle had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bogdan is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Trickle Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bogdan's back instead.
Bogdan controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benedikt Bogdan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cole Trickle's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Trickle steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bogdan. That one must have hurt.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bogdan.
Bogdan cracks the inside of Trickle's front leg.
Bogdan throws a one two combo.

Trickle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Trickle missing with knees to the body.
Trickle is leaning against Bogdan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bogdan is looking to break free of the clinch but Trickle has double underhooks.
Bogdan takes a knee right on the jaw!

Trickle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Trickle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Trickle wants to clinch but Bogdan slips to the side

and Bogdan holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bogdan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trickle tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bogdan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bogdan wants to get back to striking at distance but Trickle won't allow it.
Trickle unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bogdan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bogdan is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Trickle misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bogdan.
Bogdan fails to pull guard.
Bogdan tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benedikt Bogdan. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Trickle has clasped his hands together around Bogdan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bogdan is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bogdan struggling a bit here.
Trickle has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bogdan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Trickle content just to control the position here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogdan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Trickle controlling from the full mount.
Bogdan can't escape the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bogdan taking shots to the head.
Trickle controlling from mount.
Trickle lands a big shot there that rocks Bogdan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cole Trickle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Trickle has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Viktor Lagutenko scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dmitry Maklakov scores the fight 28:29
Judge Igor Prikhodko scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cole Trickle!