PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torq Bosley (ranked 1076 p4p, 142 weight class) and Hristo Mihailov (ranked 3226 p4p, 297 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bosley
vs
Mihailov

190 cm
28
250 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

193 cm
28
265 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Torq Bosley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Hristo Mihailov!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Steven Brown and Richard Clark.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that Bosley avoids nicely.
We've been informed that Mihailov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Torq Bosley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mihailov looks for the body kick but Bosley saw that one coming.
Bosley looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bosley misses with a wild body shot.
Bosley swings for the body but Mihailov moves out of range.
Mihailov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mihailov misses with a body kick.
Mihailov throws out a loose jab but Bosley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosley throws a body punch but Mihailov moves out of range.
Bosley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bosley clobbers Mihailov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Mihailov misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mihailov tries to clinch up but Bosley circles away and keeps his distance.
Mihailov misses with a body kick.
Mihailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bosley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bosley scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mihailov throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mihailov misses with a series of wild punches.
Bosley scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bosley lands the left hand.
Mihailov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosley.
Mihailov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mihailov misses with a low kick.
Mihailov tries to clinch up but Bosley circles away and keeps his distance.
Good exchange - Mihailov coming out on top.
Mihailov takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bosley bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bosley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bosley with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from Bosley both land. Nice combination.
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!
Mihailov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mihailov scores with a one two! Bosley had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

It looks like Torq Bosley has been cut.
Bosley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mihailov replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bosley blocks it well.
Mihailov misses with a straight left.
It looked like Bosley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosley misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Mihailov, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mihailov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bosley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mihailov in his tracks.
Bosley's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mihailov under the eye.
Mihailov fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosley scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Mihailov.
Bosley digs a good body shot into Mihailov's ribs.
Mihailov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Mihailov throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bosley throws a body punch but Mihailov moves out of range.
And Mihailov tries to counter it with a takedown but Bosley pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Mihailov looks to land a body kick but Bosley moved away.
Bosley cracks Mihailov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mihailov walks into a stiff left hand from Bosley.
Bosley throws a big shot that misses.
Mihailov's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Mihailov duly obliges.
Mihailov takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bosley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Mihailov counters with a takedown into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosley sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bosley keeping hold of Mihailov's head, controlling as best he can.
Bosley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mihailov.
Mihailov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bosley works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bosley trying to keep a closed guard but Mihailov is proving a slippery customer.
Bosley seems keen to control Mihailov's posture.
Bosley trying to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mihailov working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mihailov throwing strikes from guard but Bosley blocks nicely.

Mihailov gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Bosley swings away with a body shot that misses

and Mihailov counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mihailov.
Bosley has a couple of punches blocked by Mihailov.
Mihailov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mihailov's efforts to push away.
Mihailov is trying to pull guard but Bosley turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Bosley.
Mihailov misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Torq Bosley will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Torq Bosley's cut.
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.

Bosley lands with a nice combination. Mihailov backs away looking to recover.

It looks like Hristo Mihailov has been cut.
Bosley misses the jab.
Mihailov misses with a combination
and Bosley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mihailov looks to land a combination but Bosley avoids it well.
Bosley keeps the fight on the outside.
Mihailov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bosley. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bosley.
Mihailov ducks under a wild hook from Bosley.
Danga de danga de dang - Mihailov scores with a four punch combination!
Mihailov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosley looks to land a right hand but Mihailov moved out of range.
Hristo Mihailov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosley lands a really nice looking cross but Mihailov seems unphased.
A punch lands to the side of Mihailov 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bosley connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Mihailov slips a jab from Bosley.
Mihailov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mihailov tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Mihailov throws a body punch but Bosley moves out of range.
Bosley has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosley works Mihailov's body with a nice hook.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosley. Mihailov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosley takes a swing at Mihailov's ribcage but misses.
Bosley fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bosley lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihailov moves away.
Mihailov with the counter takedown but Bosley avoids it easily.
Mihailov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mihailov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mihailov throws a sloppy head kick and Bosley moves out of range easily.
Mihailov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mihailov walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Mihailov takes one on the button.
Mihailov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mihailov takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mihailov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bosley is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mihailov.
Mihailov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bosley misses with an uppercut. Mihailov saw that one coming.
A punch lands to the side of Bosley 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov throws a right hand that Bosley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosley also avoids with ease.
Bosley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihailov manages to avoid it.
Mihailov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosley uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bosley misses with an uppercut. Mihailov saw that one coming.
Bosley lands a glancing blow to the side of Mihailov's head.

Mihailov has Bosley up against the cage in a clinch.
Mihailov blocking some punches.
A short right from Bosley on the inside.
Bosley managing to block the knees to the body from Mihailov.
Mihailov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mihailov lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Mihailov breaks the clinch.
Mihailov throws a right hand that Bosley ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosley also avoids with ease.
Bosley takes a swing at Mihailov's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Mihailov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosley throws a jab but it's blocked by Mihailov.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mihailov.
Bosley cracks Mihailov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bosley connects with a body shot that sends Mihailov's belly button to the back.
Bosley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mihailov can do to turn this around?
Mihailov wants to clinch up but Bosley keeps it at a distance.
Bosley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mihailov avoids the body shot from Bosley.
Mihailov moves out of range of the strikes.
A jab from Bosley finds it's way through Mihailov's defenses.
Bosley throws out a powerful jab.
Torq Bosley is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosley jabs Mihailov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Bosley.
Some wild striking there from Mihailov.
Bosley works the jab nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosley throws a body punch but Mihailov moves out of range.
Mihailov throws a counter combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mihailov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bosley missing with a left hand there. Mihailov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bosley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihailov moves away.
A combination from Mihailov does no damage.
Bosley scores with a nice strike.
Mihailov lands with a good body shot.
Bosley misses with a looping left.
Bosley moves out of range of the body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosley misses the target.
Mihailov scores with a decent looking hook.
Bosley missing with a left hand there. Mihailov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mihailov misses with a kick to the body.
Bosley connects with a jab.
Mihailov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosley.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosley lands a nice shot that snaps Mihailov's head back.
Bosley tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mihailov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Donk. Bosley catches Mihailov right on the button with a cross.
Bosley moves out of range of the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Bosley misses its target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Torq Bosley dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Mihailov scores with a hook to the body. Bosley takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosley lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mihailov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mihailov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mihailov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosley.
Mihailov misses with a body kick.
Bosley is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Bosley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mihailov doesn't seem bothered though.
Mihailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bosley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bosley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mihailov.
Bosley is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bosley misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosley just misses with a punch to the body.
Mihailov throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Bosley wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bosley takes a swing at Mihailov's ribcage but misses.
Mihailov tries to counter with a clinch but Bosley shakes him off and moves away.
Bosley misses with a hook. Mihailov ducked under it nicely.
Bosley fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mihailov manages to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bosley rushes Mihailov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bosley holding his opponent close, against the cage.

Mihailov breaks the clinch.
Bosley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bosley throws a body punch but Mihailov moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Bosley there.
Bosley throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosley throws a jab when Mihailov was well out of range.
A big right from Bosley misses.
Bosley ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mihailov moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bosley lands a body shot.
Mihailov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bosley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bosley lands an uppercut.
Mihailov is trying to push Bosley away but Bosley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mihailov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bosley's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bosley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bosley lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bosley lands an uppercut.
Torq Bosley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right hand to the body from Bosley.
Bosley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mihailov backwards.
Bosley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mihailov backwards.
A short right from Bosley.
A short left from Bosley.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bosley.
Mihailov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bosley throws a punch but it's blocked by Mihailov.
Mihailov tries to break free but Bosley pushes him back against the cage.
Bosley lands a nice uppercut.
Mihailov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A shot in the inside from Bosley.

Mihailov is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosley misses with a punch to the body.
Bosley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mihailov is still on wobbly legs! Can Bosley finish him?
Bosley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Mihailov's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bosley breaks from the clinch.
Mihailov slips a jab from Bosley.
Mihailov drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bosley defends it well.
Bosley lands with an uppercut that bounces Mihailov off the cage and back into range.
A telegraphed right hand from Mihailov misses the target.
Mihailov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Torq Bosley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mihailov throws a nice looking combination but Bosley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mihailov avoids the body shot from Bosley.
Mihailov seems to have recovered his senses.
Mihailov misses with a double jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosley misses the target.
Bosley misses with an uppercut.
Bosley misses with a hook.
Bosley lands with a shot to the body.
Mihailov lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bosley circles away quickly and effectively.
Bosley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Mihailov momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mihailov has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mihailov there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mihailov misses with a right hand
and Bosley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mihailov moves to clinch but Bosley breaks away
and Bosley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mihailov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bosley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mihailov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mihailov on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bosley misses the shot to the body.

Mihailov has closed the distance and engaged Bosley in a clinch.
Hristo Mihailov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Still in the clinch, Bosley scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mihailov tries to land knees in the clinch but Bosley avoids the damage to the body.
Come on Bosley - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Mihailov stalling against the cage.
Mihailov blocks an uppercut.

And that's the end of the fight!
Torq Bosley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bosley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Torq Bosley!
An out of breath and clearly excited Torq Bosley thanked UnderGround Supplements for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).