PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bernhard Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Craftt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosse comes to the cage accompanied by Thin Lizzy - Whiskey In The Jar. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bosse
vs
Craftt

167 cm
20
145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

165 cm
24
145 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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HERITAGE Threads

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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bernhard Bosse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Martin Craftt!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Paulsen Ambrosius and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craftt checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Craftt tries to clinch there but Bosse circles away.

Craftt gets a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bosse has had enough of the clinch but Craftt keeps him there for the moment.
Bosse taking a breather.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Craftt.
Craftt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craftt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosse's defenses.

Bosse pulls guard effortlessly.
Craftt stays in close to Bosse's body and controls the position.
Craftt stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bosse swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosse wants to sweep but no luck.
Craftt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Bosse keeping full guard, as Craftt tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Craftt wants to get up but he can't break Bosse's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bosse wants to sweep but no luck.
Craftt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Craftt stands up from Bosse's guard - Craftt perhaps looking for a knockout.
Craftt's coach down at was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Craftt's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

Craftt has Bosse up against the cage in a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Bosse has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bosse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bosse avoids it.
Craftt landing knees to the body.
Bosse lands with a light punch inside.
Craftt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Craftt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Bernhard Bosse has been cut.
Craftt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Craftt lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craftt cracks Bosse with a nice body shot.
Craftt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bosse.
Bosse tries to land a knee to the head but Craftt blocks with his arms.
Bosse letting Craftt take a breather here.

Bosse drags the fight down to the ground.
Craftt is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Craftt wanted to stand there but Bosse had control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt landing with the ground and pound.

Craftt decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bosse, up you get!
Craftt tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bosse swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Craftt gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Bosse ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bosse no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bosse looking to control.
Craftt wanted to stand there but Bosse had control of the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Craftt trying to control the position from guard on top but Bosse is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Craftt might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bosse haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Craftt postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Craftt wants to get up but he can't break Bosse's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Craftt is stalling in the full guard.
Craftt trying to control but Bosse is working from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Craftt moves into the clinch.
Craftt prevents Bosse from breaking the clinch.
Bosse misses with a knee strike.
Bosse wants to get back to striking at distance but Craftt won't allow it.

Bosse breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Craftt gets a clinch.
Craftt is stalling here.
Bosse wants to stall.
Craftt unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bosse lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Craftt dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Bosse's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Craftt gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Craftt on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Craftt.
Craftt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craftt is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bosse is defending well for now.
Craftt landing knees to the body.
Craftt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bosse is trying to maintain a safe position but Craftt gets an underhook and turns Bosse into the cage.
Craftt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bosse tries to throw a body punch but Craftt avoids it by throwing Bosse back against the cage.
Craftt lands a damaging elbow.
Craftt is pushing Bosse up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Martin Craftt seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Bosse on the inside.
Bosse taking a breather.
Craftt connects with a knee to the head.
Craftt working Bosse over with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee calls for Craftt to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bosse is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bosse is trying to break the clinch but Craftt has him pressed against the cage.
Craftt comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bosse trying to control the position but instead, Craftt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bosse into the cage.
Craftt throws a knee to the head but misses.
Craftt with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Craftt crunches a lovely knee into Bosse's ribcage.
Craftt landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Craftt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Craftt taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craftt obliges.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Craftt works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Craftt scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Craftt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Craftt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Craftt working Bosse over with knees to the body.
Craftt landing knees to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Craftt.
Craftt scores a nice knee to the body.
Craftt lands an elbow just above Bosse 's eye.
Craftt lands a knee to the head.
Bosse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bosse trying to control the position but instead, Craftt has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bosse into the cage.
Craftt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosse's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Craftt lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bosse backwards.
Bosse misses with some punches.
Craftt content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Craftt lands with a light punch inside.
Bosse with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Craftt blocks the elbow strike.
Craftt connects with a knee to the head.

Bosse is rocked!
Craftt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Oh Bosse is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bosse is looking to control Craftt's arms but Craftt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bosse has his back to the cage.
Craftt lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Craftt lands a knee to the body.
Craftt unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bosse seems to have got his legs back now.
Craftt connects with a knee to the head.
Bosse takes an elbow to the temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Craftt crunches a lovely knee into Bosse's ribcage.
Craftt lands a damaging elbow.
Craftt taking a breather.
Craftt lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bosse tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Craftt smiles and moves away.

Craftt moves into the clinch.

Craftt connects with a massive knee from the clinch and Bosse goes down! Craftt jumps into full mount looking to finish!
Craftt tries to control but Bosse wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosse is looking to improve his position but Craftt isn't that keen on the idea.
Bosse tries to lock up and control but Craftt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Martin Craftt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bernhard Bosse's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Craftt fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosse swats away the attempt to clinch by Craftt.

Craftt darts in and clinches Bosse up against the cage.
Craftt lands an elbow that stopped Bosse in his tracks for a moment.
Craftt connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bosse's face.
Bosse works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Craftt leaning against his opponent.
Craftt works on Bosse's body with a couple of short punches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Craftt.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosse taking a breather.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bosse seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Craftt is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Stalling in the clinch from Craftt.
Craftt scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosse stalling against the cage.
Craftt creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bosse's defenses.
Bosse controlling the action here for a moment.
Craftt lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Craftt is struggling to control the position.
Bosse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Craftt gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bosse looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bosse takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bosse is trying to stall.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Craftt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosse tries to throw a body punch but Craftt avoids it by throwing Bosse back against the cage.
Bosse is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Craftt is keeping busy.
Bosse is trying to break the clinch but Craftt has him pressed against the cage.
Craftt lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bosse takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Craftt obliges.
Bosse looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Craftt.
Stalling in the clinch from Craftt.
Craftt working the clinch nicely. Bosse is working for position but Craftt cracks him with a big knee to the head! Bosse crumples up against the cage and Craftt lands two more shots before the ref can save Bosse! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Martin Craftt!