PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erik Weiss told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Bosco
vs
Weiss

178 cm
22
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

169 cm
26
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Bosco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Erik Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosco misses with a wild body shot.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Weiss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosco.
Weiss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Weiss wants to clinch.
Weiss misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bosco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weiss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bosco fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Weiss avoids it really well and circles away.
Weiss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosco.
Bosco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weiss throws a series of punches but Bosco moves out of range.
Bosco scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Weiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bosco keeps the fight on the outside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
Weiss falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bosco counters with a nice body shot.
Erik Weiss is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bosco lands with an uppercut that bounces Weiss off the cage and back into rage.
Bosco misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bosco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bosco counters with a stiff right hand.
A left and a right from Weiss both land. Nice combination.
Weiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bosco counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Weiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bosco counters with a nice body shot.

Weiss pushes Bosco up against the cage in a clinch.

Weiss breaks the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosco changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Weiss tries to avoid it but Bosco manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Weiss to the ground. Weiss escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Bosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bosco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weiss lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bosco circles away quickly and effectively.
Weiss swats away the attempt to clinch by Bosco.
Weiss swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Weiss throws a series of punches but Bosco moves out of range.
Bosco misses the shot to the body.
Bosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
Weiss takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Weiss there.
Bosco jabs at Weiss's body.
Weiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bosco counters with a left to the body.
Weiss works Bosco's body with a nice hook.
Weiss misses with a combination
letting Bosco counter with a right hand.
Bosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
Bosco scores with a hook to the body. Weiss takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosco is looking to wear down Weiss with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Weiss tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bosco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bosco stuns Weiss with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss tries to clinch up.
Weiss moves in looking to clinch but Bosco pushes him off.
A head kick misses from Weiss.

Weiss moves into the clinch.
Weiss has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bosco tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bosco has Weiss pressed against the cage, preventing Weiss from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Weiss tries to break free but Bosco pushes him back against the cage.
Weiss tries to break the clinch but Bosco is controlling the position.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosco tries to break the clinch but Weiss is controlling the position.
Weiss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Weiss prevents Bosco from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Erik Weiss 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.

Weiss wants to clinch
and Bosco counters with a series of strikes. Weiss will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bosco misses with a body shot.
Weiss is looking to clinch but Bosco is avoiding it.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Bosco moved out of range.
Weiss is looking to clinch.
Weiss is looking to clinch but Bosco is avoiding it.
Weiss swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bosco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bosco looks for a takedown but Weiss sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosco circles away from the clinch attempt.
Weiss throws a head kick but Bosco moves out of range.
Weiss lands a nice looking body shot.

Weiss moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Weiss tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Weiss throws a combination that misses
and Bosco counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weiss thinking.
Weiss misses with a shot to the body
and Bosco counters with a right hand to the body.
Bosco blocks a head kick by Weiss.
Weiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bosco misses with a body shot

and Weiss holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bosco prevents Weiss from breaking the clinch.

Weiss pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bosco fails with a takedown attempt.

Bosco bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Weiss wants to control but Bosco postures up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss is not content to let Bosco control the position.

Bosco is trying to get an arm triangle but Weiss is defending well.

Bosco thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bosco taking a break here but Weiss is having none of it and regains half guard.
Weiss wants to improve his position but Bosco is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bosco is working for a submission of some sort.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bosco is looking for a kimura but Weiss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bosco to get the leverage.

Bosco is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Weiss is looking to control Bosco's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Weiss avoid being mounted?

Weiss has one foot on Bosco's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

That's four 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.
Weiss misses with a hook to the body
and Bosco counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosco is just out of range.
Bosco rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Weiss moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Weiss checks a leg kick nicely.
Bosco ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
Bosco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weiss was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosco.
Weiss tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosco ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
Bosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.
Bosco shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Weiss defends it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Royce Bosco will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Weiss takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weiss throws a series of strikes that have Bosco backpedaling.
Bosco scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bosco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weiss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Weiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bosco counters with a one-two to the body.
Bosco misses with a hook to the body
and Weiss counters with a nice uppercut.
Bosco uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Weiss has time to react.
Weiss tries to clinch there but Bosco circles away.
Weiss tries to clinch there but Bosco circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Weiss as Bosco shoots in.
Weiss is looking to score with low kicks.
Weiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosco.
Weiss tries to clinch but Bosco is having none of it.
Weiss wants to clinch up but Bosco keeps it at a distance.
Weiss throws a jab when Bosco was well out of range.
Bosco swats away the attempt to clinch by Weiss.

Bosco drives through and clinches with Weiss against the cage.

Weiss manages to break the clinch.
Erik Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss tries to clinch but Bosco is having none of it.
Bosco is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Weiss lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bosco circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Erik Weiss seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Weiss misses with an uppercut. Bosco saw that one coming.
Bosco avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weiss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bosco counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weiss throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bosco counters with a nice uppercut.
Bosco lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bosco is looking to land body kicks.
Weiss defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosco.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weiss looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Weiss forces Bosco back against the cage and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Weiss's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bosco wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Weiss throws a combination that misses
and Bosco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Weiss.
Weiss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosco shoots in and drives through. Weiss sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Royce Bosco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Weiss tries to clinch there but Bosco circles away.
Bosco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Weiss tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosco shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Weiss sprawls well. Weiss wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bosco gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosco blocks a jab.

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.
Bosco fails with the takedown
and Weiss makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Weiss throws a sloppy head kick and Bosco moves out of range easily.
Weiss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bosco misses with a body shot.
Weiss tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosco swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Weiss throws out a leg kick but Bosco moves out of range and Weiss only half commits.
Bosco is looking to clinch but Weiss is avoiding it.
Weiss throws a right hand that Bosco ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosco also avoids with ease.
No luck for Bosco with that takedown attempt.
Weiss is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Erik Weiss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Weiss 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Erik Weiss!