PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Heribert Bosch (ranked 193 p4p, 34 weight class) and Paul Maul (ranked 412 p4p, 60 weight class). Bosch comes to the cage accompanied by Oktoberfest. This should be a great matchup!

Bosch
vs
Maul

182 cm
29
175 lbs
22 - 8 - 1

180 cm
35
182 lbs
30 - 24 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Heribert Bosch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paul Maul!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul looks to land a right hand but Bosch moved out of range.
Maul throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Bosch lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
We've been informed that Maul 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.
Maul takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch is looking to counter punch.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bosch dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Maul. That did some damage!
Maul scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Maul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
Maul checks a leg kick.
Maul is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Maul misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maul misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
Bosch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maul misses with a series of wild punches.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A low kick from Bosch is predictable there
and Maul counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maul takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bosch scores with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch scores with a jab to the body.
Maul fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bosch looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bosch lands the left hand.
Maul uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosch.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Maul was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
Bosch shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bosch scores with a jab to the jaw.
Maul is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bosch rather than just go for the knockout.
Maul is looking to clinch but Bosch is avoiding it.
Bosch smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bosch displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Maul throws out the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch throws a lazy right hand but Maul sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maul stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bosch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch works Maul's body with a nice hook.
Maul just misses with a punch to the body.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maul.
Maul throws a right hand that Bosch ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosch also avoids with ease.
It looked like Bosch wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maul throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch slips a straight right by Maul.
Bosch throws a shot from downtown. Maul moves away and avoids it.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Maul was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch throws a right hand that misses
and Maul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Maul crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bosch - the referee stops the clock and Maul gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bosch. Maul manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bosch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Maul feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boschs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maul doesn't manage to clinch there - Bosch circles away.
Maul pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice defenses there by Bosch.
Maul closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
Bosch cracks Maul with a good jab.
Maul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maul tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosch was well out of range. Poor timing from Maul.
Bosch doesn't manage to clinch there - Maul circles away.
Maul moves out of range of the strikes.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
Bosch looks to land a body kick but Maul moved away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Bosch misses.
Nice shot lands for Bosch.
Heribert Bosch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch catches Maul with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Bosch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bosch lands with a shot to the body.
Maul missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big left from Maul misses.
Bosch blocks a jab.
A little feinted left hand from Bosch on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bosch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A shot to the liver by Bosch. Beautiful body shot.
Bosch misses with a hook. Maul ducked under it nicely.
A combination from Maul does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maul misses with a hook. Bosch ducked under it nicely.
A cross from Bosch lands.
Maul misses the shot to the body.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Maul.
Maul jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maul tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bosch.
Bosch avoids the body shot from Maul.
Bosch is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Maul.
Bosch is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bosch misses with a looping left.
Bosch misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bosch chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maul swings for the body but Bosch moves out of range.
Bosch moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Maul throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice uppercut there from Bosch.
Bosch throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bosch moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMaul.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Maul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bosch connects with the punch.
Maul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosch.
Maul slips under a jab.
Bosch has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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 Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bosch cracks Maul with a good jab.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Maul thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul misses with an uppercut.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul throws a big shot that misses.
Bosch loads up on a big right hand but Maul slips the punch.
Heribert Bosch is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosch swings for the body but Maul moves out of range.
Maul lands with a nice body punch.
Maul throws a jab but it's blocked by Bosch.
A solid body kick from Bosch.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Maul steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maul blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bosch scores with a hook.
Bosch with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maul takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bosch blocks a head kick by Maul.
Bosch checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A good leg kick by Bosch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maul misses with a body shot.
Nice body kick from Bosch.
Bosch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Maul throws a body punch but Bosch moves out of range.
Maul connects with a body shot that sends Bosch's belly button to the back.
Maul takes one to the side of the head.
Bosch lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Maul looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Bosch tenderised Maul's leg. Maul is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maul is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bosch.
Bosch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Maul misses with a hook.
Maul's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Maul doesn't manage to clinch there - Bosch circles away.
Bosch changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Maul takes a swing at Bosch's ribcage but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch scoring well with a low kick there.
Bosch scores with a body shot.
Bosch attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Bosch is looking to slow Maul down with leg kicks.
Maul lands a right hook to the body.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bosch misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Maul checks a leg kick nicely.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maul might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bosch has got the better of the exchanges.
Bosch swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maul misses with a body kick.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maul looks to land a left hand but Bosch moved out of range nicely.
Bosch looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bosch lands a nice looking body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch lands a leg kick that knocks Maul off balance momentarily.
Bosch connects with a solid leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maul.

Bosch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Maul blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bosch working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maul.
Bosch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maul misses with a body punch.
Maul can't find room to land a body shot as Bosch controls the action.
Bosch swings wildly with an uppercut but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bosch is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maul can do to turn this around?
A short right from Maul on the inside.
Bosch blocks an elbow strike from Maul.
Bosch misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bosch.
Maul has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bosch.
Maul misses with the head strike.
Bosch tries to work over Maul's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maul's elbow.
Bosch tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maul is looking to control Bosch's arms but Bosch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maul has his back to the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

Maul breaks the clinch.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maul misses the shot to the body.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Maul looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosch cracks Maul with a right hand to the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Maul.
Bosch was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maul blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Maul on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maul moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maul throws a nice looking combination but Bosch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Bosch was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Maul.
Maul misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul misses with a body shot.
Bosch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bosch cracks Maul with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bosch scores with a body shot.
Bosch throws the left hand but Maul avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Heribert Bosch dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Maul moves into the clinch.

Bosch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bosch.
Bosch misses with a kick to the body.
Bosch misses with a looping right.
Maul on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bosch connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Maul takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bosch connects with a body shot.
Maul misses with a hook.
Nice jab there from Bosch.
Bosch connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Maul throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bosch.
Bosch tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Maul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Maul throws out a counter right but Bosch avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maul works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bosch listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice cross by Maul.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Maul's head backwards.
Maul slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maul. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Bosch throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maul avoids it.
Bosch stuns Maul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bosch lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Bosch lands with a hook. Maul tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bosch looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
It looks like Bosch has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A head kick misses from Bosch.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch misses with a looping left.
Maul wants to clinch up but Bosch keeps it at a distance.
Bosch misses with an uppercut.
Maul has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Maul misses.
Maul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bosch.
Maul misses with a wild combination.
Maul ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bosch blocks a jab.
Maul fails to land with a series of punches.
Maul tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bosch manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Maul dips to his left and cracks Bosch with an uppercut!
Bosch lands a body shot.
Bosch stuns Maul with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bosch scores with a nice strike.
Bosch lands a slapping body shot.
Maul takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bosch connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Maul swinging wildly here.
Bosch was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maul changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Maul manages to avoid it.
Maul ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Bosch. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bosch.
Maul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maul ducks under a wild hook from Bosch.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
Bosch scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maul takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maul.
Bosch throws a big shot that misses.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Maul is just out of range.
Maul on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bosch. Bosch obviously looking to wear him down.
Bosch avoids the head kick by Maul.
Bosch throws a body punch but Maul moves out of range.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maul moves away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maul misses with an uppercut. Bosch saw that one coming.
Paul Maul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosch scores with a punch to the head.
Bosch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bosch avoids the head kick by Maul.
Bosch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maul sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bosch tries a low kick but Maul avoids it.
Maul throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Bosch to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Bosch.
Maul misses with a straight right.
Bosch lunges at Maul with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maul's hand.
A shot to the liver by Bosch. Beautiful body shot.
Bosch fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maul has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maul wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bosch looks for the body kick but Maul saw that one coming.
Bosch throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Maul misses with a jab, cross combination.
Maul swings and misses with a hook to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Heribert Bosch showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bosch has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Heribert Bosch!
After the big win, Heribert Bosch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Reaper Combatwear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.