PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosse comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bosse
vs
Harper

167 cm
19
145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

165 cm
20
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Brawler
Powerful

HERITAGE Threads
Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40)

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernhard Bosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roy Harper!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosse misses the jab.

Harper feints and as Bosse raises his hands in defense, Harper changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Harper throws a strike but Bosse rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Bosse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.
Harper is looking to stand up but Bosse isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosse pushes down on Harper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bosse wants to take a breather but Harper is having none of it.
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Harper is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.

Bosse is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Harper is just riding it out for now. Bosse eventually gives up the hold.
Harper punching from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosse wants to free his trapped foot but Harper is holding on for dear life with his legs.

Bosse is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Harper is trying to control but can't.
Harper keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Harper is trying to stand.
Bosse is pressing down on Harper's thigh, looking to free his foot. Harper is holding on for now.
Bosse looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harper with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harper is looking for a sweep. Bosse is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Harper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Harper wants to stand up but Bosse is controlling him.
Bosse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Harper is keeping the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosse stops Harper from standing up.

Bosse is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Harper is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Harper has momentary wrist control but Bosse slips an elbow through the middle.
Bosse postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosse wants to pass the guard but Harper is keeping the position.
Harper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bosse. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bosse prevents Harper from getting back to his feet.

Harper has an active guard here but Bosse has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Harper wants to get back to his feet.
Bosse is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harper!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to hold on but Bosse pushes him away.
Bosse throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Harper because Bosse loaded up on that one.

Bosse looking to secure an arm triangle but Harper defends it well.
Bosse wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Harper can't escape the position.

Bosse with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
The referee warns Harper that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Harper is working to get back to half guard.
Bosse wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Harper tries to buck Bosse off but Bosse takes his back!
Bosse has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosse struggling to keep hold of the position.
Bosse is trying to stick to Harper's back but Harper is turning into Bosse. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Bosse's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Harper.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosse is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Harper actively working from the bottom here.
Bosse trying to pass the guard but Harper defending well.
Bosse passes to side control.
Harper wants to get back to his feet but Bosse drags him back down.
Bosse wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harper keeps working.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bernhard Bosse dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Harper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harper thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bosse's head.
Bosse manages to get to full guard.
Harper postures up.
Harper trying to control but Bosse is working from the bottom.
Bosse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

Harper gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Harper clinches up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bosse looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Harper lands a takedown into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bosse looking for a sweep. Not yet Bosse, not yet.
Harper wants to control from the top but Bosse keeps moving.
Harper trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

Harper avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Harper in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bosse manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Harper wants to hold on but Bosse pushes him away.
Harper is trying to escape the mount.
Harper is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosse trying to control but Harper is having none of it.
Bosse is really struggling to control Harper but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Harper throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Bosse working for a submission but Harper is keeping him at bay.
Harper is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

Bosse looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Harper tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bosse dominating with strikes here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bosse lands a nice shot to the head.
Bosse pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bosse wants to control the pace but Harper is squirming around nicely.
Harper slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bosse is trying to control the action in half guard but Harper is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Harper looks like he's trying to stand up.

Harper has one foot on Bosse's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Roy Harper seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosse tried to score with a low kick but Harper checks it.

Harper scores with a takedown into Bosse's guard.
Harper is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harper working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bosse's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper stopping the sweep attempt from Bosse.
Harper postures up in Bosse's guard and throws a big left but Bosse blocks it.
Harper connects with a couple of short punches.
Bosse is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bosse pulls Harper in to control the position.
Harper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bosse is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bosse not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper wants to control from the top but Bosse keeps moving.
Harper loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Harper accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Roy Harper will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Harper scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bosse blocking the ground and pound attempt from Harper.
Harper throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bosse makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bosse.
Harper throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bosse working a defensive guard here.

Bosse is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Harper rolls with it to try and escape but Bosse cranks on the arm and Harper is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bernhard Bosse!
Bernhard Bosse took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing (Nothing Over $40) for their support in the buildup to the fight.