PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jaden Saint (ranked 342 p4p, 2440 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 45 p4p, 335 weight class). Bosch is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oktoberfest. Jaden Saint had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Saint
vs
Bosch

190 cm
30
196
12 - 2 - 0

182 cm
41
199
42 - 23 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Solid chin

PWNAGE

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jaden Saint!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 42 - 23 - 1, fighting out of London, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Jonathan Paton, Dean Styles and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The crowd cheers as Saint lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bosch doesn't seem phased though.
Bosch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Bosch tries to keep at a distance but Saint has taken the fight into the clinch.

Saint manages to break the clinch.

Saint rushes Bosch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bosch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saint being controlled against the cage.

Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saint definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saint throws a head kick that misses.
Bosch misses the jab.
Saint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bosch lands an overhand right.
Saint lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch moves out of range of the strikes.
Saint tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Saint tries a head kick but it misses.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick
and Bosch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Saint scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Saint tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bosch is able to avoid easily.
Bosch cracks Saint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Saint pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosch lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Bosch connects with a right hand. Saint shakes it off.
Saint throws a push kick but Bosch slaps the foot to one side.
Saint is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Saint moves out of range of the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Saint misses the jab.
Bosch blocks a jab.
Bosch throws out a loose jab but Saint uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saint throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Saint throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saint tries to land a front kick but Bosch steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick
and Bosch makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bosch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Saint is breathing heavily.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Saint swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosch connects with a looping right hand.
Bosch slips a jab and a cross from Saint.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bosch darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Saint misses with a lunging right hand
and Bosch counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Saint moves into the clinch.
Saint being controlled against the cage.
Saint letting Bosch take a breather here.
Saint misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch pressing his opponent against the cage.

Saint breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch scores with a punch to the head.
Saint misses with a wild body shot.
Saint scores with a sloppy right hand. Bosch should have avoided that one.
Saint takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Saint misses with a head kick.
Bosch swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Saint moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Bosch lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch lands a head shot.
Bosch lands a nice shot that snaps Saint's head back.
Saint throws a lazy head kick
and Saint takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A jab from Bosch does it's job there.

Saint moves into range and clinches up with Bosch.

Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Saint takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Saint is looking to land body kicks.
Saint misses with a hook.
Saint tries a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Heribert Bosch seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saint throws a body kick that misses
and Bosch counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaden Saint seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosch dodges the punch combination from Saint.
Bosch clobbers Saint with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch lands a head shot.
Bosch throws a good cross that connects.
Bosch cracks Saint with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Saint counters with a nice uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bosch stalls.

Saint successfully pulls guard.
Saint has a closed guard, preventing Bosch from standing up.
Saint pulls Bosch in close to his closed guard and prevents Bosch from doing any damage or advancing position.
Saint trying to control the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch preventing the sweep.
Saint manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bosch manages to get himself to full guard.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Saint trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Saint is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bosch is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bosch wants to get back to his feet but Saint is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint is stalling in the full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bosch is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Saint is controlling him.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Saint looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Saint uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosch.
A little feinted left hand from Saint on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bosch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bosch throws an off balance right hand
enabling Saint to counter with a crisp jab.
Saint misses with the combination.
Bosch throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bosch misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bosch lands an overhand right.
Bosch avoids a punch combination nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Saint misses with a wild combination.

Saint closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosch leaning against his opponent.

Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosch with a nice cross.
Saint looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bosch scores with a nice head shot.
Saint avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosch dodges the punch combination from Saint.
Jab, jab by Bosch - just one landing.
Bosch misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Saint moves into the clinch.

Saint breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bosch looks to land a combination but Saint avoids it well.
Saint is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bosch moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bosch takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Saint 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bosch defending well as Saint loads up on a big left hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosch uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Saint.
Bosch looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Saint throws a leg kick which misses Bosch's front leg but catches the back leg as Bosch tries to avoid it.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Saint moved out of range nicely.
Bosch with a hook.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Saint moves forwards but Bosch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jaden Saint is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosch sizes up Saint with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Saint takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Saint slips the punch.
Bosch looks to land a right hand but Saint moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters circling - Saint throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Saint throws out a powerful jab.

Saint drives through and clinches with Bosch against the cage.

Saint breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bosch lands the left hand.
Bosch blocks a jab.
Bosch lands a glancing blow to the side of Saint's head.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with a left hand
and Saint counters with a stiff right hand.
Saint takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bosch connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Saint takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosch lands a lovely overhand right.

Saint pushes Bosch up against the cage in a clinch.

Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint's hands.
Saint lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Saint throws a big shot that misses.
Bosch connects with a good right hand that stumbles Saint. Saint circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bosch has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saint misses with a kick to the body.
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bosch looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saint's hands.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Saint's head backwards.
Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Saint's head but Saint sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosch cracks Saint with a good jab.
Bosch getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bosch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Saint tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Saint.
Nice straight punches there by Bosch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bosch.
Bosch checks a low kick from Saint.
Donk. Bosch catches Saint right on the button with a cross.
Danga de danga de dang - Bosch scores with a four punch combination!
Bosch throws a nice looking combination but Saint bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Heribert Bosch really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bosch connects with a body shot that sends Saint's belly button to the back.
Bosch cracks Saint with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Saint swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bosch lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saint circles away quickly and effectively.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Saint misses with an uppercut.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Bosch misses with a lunging right hand
and Saint counters with a straight right hand.
Saint throws a jab when Bosch was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice combination there by Bosch.
Bosch dodges the punch combination from Saint.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Saint misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint closes the distance and pushes Bosch back into the cage.
Bosch stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bosch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saint is keeping busy.

Saint works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Bosch is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bosch is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Saint is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Saint wants to control from the top but Bosch keeps moving.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch wants to stand up but Saint is controlling him.
Saint stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bosch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Saint prevents Bosch from getting back to his feet.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Saint moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saint fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Saint moves forwards but Bosch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bosch circles away quickly and effectively.
Donk. Bosch catches Saint right on the button with a cross.
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Saint was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bosch showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Saint.
Bosch with a hook.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Saint pushes Bosch up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

Saint has Bosch pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Saint pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bosch tumbling to the mat - Saint dives into Bosch's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Saint decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bosch, up you get!
Saint misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bosch on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bosch lands a really nice looking cross but Saint seems unphased.
Bosch uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Saint has time to react.
Saint closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Saint takes a jab right on the kisser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close fourth round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Saint fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Saint misses with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saint.
Bosch scores with a nice right hand.
Saint looks to land a body kick but Bosch moved away.
Bosch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Saint misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Bosch was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Saint throws a series of punches but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch connects with a looping right hand.
Saint staying out of range there.
Saint feints a jab promting Bosch to slip. Saint then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bosch slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Saint closes the distance and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Saint manages to break the clinch.
Saint rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bosch will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Saint rushes Bosch and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Saint's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice defenses there by Bosch.
Saint fails to land with a series of punches.
Saint throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Saint.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saint misses with the body kick
and Bosch cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Saint moves forwards but Bosch connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Saint thows a left - swing and a miss!
Saint gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Saint throws a hook to the side of Bosch's head but Bosch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Saint's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bosch connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Saint scrambles back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosch cracks Saint with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bosch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saint.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Saint.
Saint throws a sloppy head kick
and Bosch connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bosch scores with a crisp jab that stopped Saint in his tracks.
Bosch lands with an overhand left.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Saint clinches up with Bosch and pushes him back against the cage.
Saint being controlled against the cage.

Saint escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Saint does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch lands the left hand.

Saint clinches up with Bosch and pushes him back against the cage.
Saint lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosch is stalling here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bosch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Saint up against the cage.
Saint landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saint unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bosch lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Saint pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Saint fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bosch, pushing him back against the cage.
Heribert Bosch is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saint leaning against his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jaden Saint showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bosch 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 46:49
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 47:48

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
Heribert Bosch is the new middleweight champion!
A less than humble Heribert Bosch misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.