PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carl Bosa (ranked 4443 p4p, 407 weight class) and Sturm Brightblade (ranked 6788 p4p, 498 weight class). Sturm Brightblade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bosa
vs
Brightblade

193 cm
20
196 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

184 cm
20
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Bosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Sturm Brightblade!
The judges for this bout are Franklyn Lucas, Jonathan Paton and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Brightblade.
Brightblade throws a head kick but Bosa moves out of range.
Bosa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosa.
Bosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brightblade eats them both and turns towards Bosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bosa blocks a head kick by Brightblade.
Bosa blocks a head kick by Brightblade.
Bosa closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Brightblade misses with a body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Brightblade throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosa blocks a head kick by Brightblade.
Bosa throws a right and a left that Brightblade avoids nicely.
A combination from Bosa does no damage.
Bosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carl Bosa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosa throws a leg kick but Brightblade checks it.
Bosa moves out of range of the body kick.
Bosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brightblade tries to clinch there but Bosa circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Brightblade stuffs the takedown attempt from Bosa. Bosa gets slowly back to his feet.
Bosa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bosa lands a nice shot to the body.
Brightblade tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bosa swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bosa swats away the attempt to clinch by Brightblade.
Brightblade fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bosa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Brightblade eats them both and turns towards Bosa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Brightblade tries a head kick but it misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bosa scores with a four punch combination!
Bosa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Brightblade is looking to clinch.
Bosa tests Brightblade's chin there with a solid looking shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Brightblade tries to work over Bosa's front leg with a kick but Bosa checks it.
Brightblade wants to clinch up but Bosa keeps it at a distance.

Brightblade drives through and clinches with Bosa against the cage.
Brightblade leaning against his opponent.
Brightblade leaning his opponent against the cage.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade misses with a hook from the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Brightblade takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bosa has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Brightblade after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Bosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade taking a breather.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Brightblade obliges.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Brightblade.

Bosa breaks the clinch.
An inside leg kick from Brightblade misses.
Bosa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brightblade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brightblade wants to clinch.
Brightblade slaps away a takedown attempt from Bosa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bosa finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Brightblade tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Bosa to counter with a crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Brightblade checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Brightblade takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bosa changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Brightblade misses with a hook from the clinch.
Come on Brightblade - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Brightblade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosa's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Stalling in the clinch from Brightblade.
Bosa blocking some punches.
Brightblade taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Bosa dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bosa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosa throws a head kick that misses.
Bosa is looking to slow Brightblade down with leg kicks.
Bosa misses with a wild combination.
Brightblade tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosa manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bosa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carl Bosa is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosa fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bosa misses with a few strikes there.
Bosa misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosa throws a head kick but Brightblade moves out of range.
Bosa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brightblade.
Brightblade tries to counter with a clinch but Bosa shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosa connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Brightblade punishes Bosa's body with a nice straight punch.
Bosa lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bosa throws a body kick that misses.

Brightblade tries to sprawl but Bosa drives through with a takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brightblade looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bosa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brightblade can do to turn this around?
Bosa wants to pass to mount but Brightblade is defending the position.
Bosa is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Brightblade!
Bosa tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosa controlling from the full mount.
Bosa seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Brightblade is holding on tight.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade really wants to buck Bosa off and get back to his feet.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Brightblade wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosa controlling his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade is trying to stand up.
Bosa content just to control the position here.
Bosa trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosa controlling the position easily from mount.
Bosa looking to control but Brightblade is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

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.
Brightblade wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bosa.
Bosa controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bosa's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carl Bosa dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Brightblade is looking to land body kicks.
Bosa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Brightblade defends it nicely.
Good leg kick by Bosa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bosa jabs at Brightblade's body.
Some wild striking there from Bosa.
Bosa misses with a low kick.
Brightblade pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brightblade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And Bosa counters with a quick kick to the body but Brightblade blocks it.

Brightblade moves into range and clinches up with Bosa.
Bosa drops down looking for an ankle pick but Brightblade pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brightblade moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Brightblade!

It looks like Carl Bosa has been cut.
Bosa shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Brightblade but Brightblade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Brightblade wants to counter the offense by Bosa and move into the clinch position.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Bosa. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bosa tries to keep at a distance but Brightblade has taken the fight into the clinch.
Brightblade tries to throw a body punch but Bosa avoids it by throwing Brightblade back against the cage.
Brightblade struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosa controls his hands.
The referee calls for Brightblade to work.
Brightblade missing with knees to the body.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brightblade tries to land a knee to the head but Bosa blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bosa is defending well for now.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Brightblade's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Brightblade dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Brightblade.
Brightblade continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Brightblade tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bosa blocking some punches.
Brightblade tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brightblade lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brightblade manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Brightblade has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bosa seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Brightblade can turn it around.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brightblade lands a nice knee to the body.
Brightblade lands a nice knee to the body.
Brightblade lands with a right to the head.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sturm Brightblade seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Brightblade misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brightblade slows down the pace here.
Brightblade avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brightblade avoiding damage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sturm Brightblade.
Brightblade looks for the body kick but Bosa saw that one coming.

Brightblade gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Brightblade displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bosa up against the cage.
Bosa blocks a body shot from Brightblade.
Brightblade misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brightblade goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Brightblade tries to work over Bosa's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brightblade tries a body shot but Bosa blocks it.
Sturm Brightblade has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carl Bosa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bosa is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sturm Brightblade comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bosa has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carl Bosa!