PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Bogger (ranked 1866 p4p, 233 weight class) and Jonathan Archer (ranked 1222 p4p, 153 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Bogger
vs
Archer

176 cm
20
182 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

183 cm
20
175 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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 6 - 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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jonathan Archer!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bogger throws a leg kick but Archer checks it.
Bogger pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bogger just misses with a punch to the body.
Bogger swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Archer has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bogger is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Bogger looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Archer tries to clinch up but Bogger circles away and keeps his distance.
Bogger bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bogger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice cross by Archer.

It looks like James Bogger has been cut.
Archer connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
James Bogger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A shot to the liver by Bogger. Beautiful body shot.
Archer tries to close the distance and clinch but Bogger swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bogger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Archer blocks a jab.
Archer on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bogger. Bogger obviously looking to wear him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Archer moves in looking to clinch but Bogger pushes him off.
Bogger tried to counter with a leg kick but Archer avoided it.
Archer wants to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Archer scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Archer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bogger throws out the jab.
Archer is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Archer takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bogger throws a hook but Archer blocks it.
Bogger fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Archer is out of range.
Archer fails with an attempt to clinch.
Archer is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bogger.
Bogger looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A clash of legs there as Archer blocks the low kick.

Archer closes the distance and pushes Bogger back into the cage.
Bogger takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bogger.
Archer swings wildly with an uppercut but Bogger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Archer tries to throw a body punch but Bogger avoids it by throwing Archer back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogger struggles to land a body shot inside as Archer controls his hands.
Bogger is trying to break the clinch but Archer is controlling him.
Archer has a couple of punches blocked by Bogger.
Bogger wants to get back to striking at distance but Archer won't allow it.
Archer has Bogger pressed against the cage, preventing Bogger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger misses with a punch to the body.
Bogger misses with a punch on the inside.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Bogger.
Bogger digs a right hand into Archer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Archer's gas tank.
Archer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bogger's efforts to push away.
Archer softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Archer working aggressively here.
Archer lands with a right to the head.
Bogger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Archer pushes Bogger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bogger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bogger is trying to push Archer away but Archer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bogger takes a shot to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Archer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Archer tries to work over Bogger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bogger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Archer misses with a punch on the inside.
Bogger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bogger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger throws a head punch that misses.
Archer lands a body shot.

Bogger escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bogger throws a big shot that misses.
Bogger just misses with a punch to the body.
Archer tries to counter with a clinch but Bogger shakes him off and moves away.
Archer looks to throw the jab but Bogger is out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Archer there.
Bogger tries to bum rush Archer with a series of wild strikes but Archer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Archer wants to counter the offense by Bogger and move into the clinch position.

Archer gets a clinch.
Bogger misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bogger tries to break the clinch but Archer is controlling the position.
A bit of stalling here from Archer.
Archer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Archer blocks a body shot from Bogger.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Archer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bogger backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Archer lands a left hand.
Archer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bogger looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Archer lands with a short shot to the head.
Bogger tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger tries to work over Archer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Archer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Archer lands a shot to the body.
Archer lands a right hand.
Archer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bogger is trying to break the clinch but Archer has him pressed against the cage.
A short left from Archer.
Archer lands a shoulder strike.
Archer lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bogger blocks a body shot from Archer.
Archer tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bogger working hard to break the clinch.
Archer misses with the head strike.
Archer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bogger has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Archer throws a punch but it's blocked by Bogger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jonathan Archer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Bogger's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Archer connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bogger momentarily.
Bogger throws a half hearted mid kick.

Archer cracks Bogger with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Bogger looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Archer finish him?

Bogger is rocked!
Bogger switches off momentarily and Archer cracks him with a monster right hand! Bogger topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Archer dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Archer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonathan Archer!
After winning the bout, Jonathan Archer thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.