PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brad Boswell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seven Sagard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boswell comes to the cage accompanied by DrowningPool- Bodies. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Boswell
vs
Sagard

225 cm
21
260 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

173 cm
22
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Brad Boswell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Seven Sagard!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Marco Blurström and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Boswell.
Boswell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sagard as he jumps to the side.

Boswell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sagard is trying to get back to full guard.
Sagard pushes Boswell off looking to stand but Boswell dives back in and keeps control.
Boswell wants to stand up but Sagard is controlling the position.

Boswell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Sagard defends it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boswell wants to stand up but Sagard is controlling the position.
Boswell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sagard is staying active underneath Boswell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's two 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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sagard looks to land a combination but Boswell avoids it well.
Sagard misses with a jab, cross combination.
A combination from Sagard does no damage.
Boswell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sagard takes a swing at Boswell's ribcage but misses.
Sagard swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sagard missing with a left hand there. Boswell was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boswell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Boswell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A telegraphed right hand from Sagard misses the target.
Sagard avoids the body shot from Boswell.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagard throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Seven Sagard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boswell takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

It looks like Brad Boswell has been cut.
Boswell is breathing heavily.
Sagard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Boswell pushes Sagard up against the cage in a clinch.
Sagard tries to circle away but Boswell has him pinned against the cage.

Boswell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagard lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boswell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Seven Sagard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sagard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boswell circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagard misses with a jab to the body

and Boswell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sagard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sagard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boswell has Sagard pressed against the cage, preventing Sagard from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boswell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sagard gets the underhooks and prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boswell backwards.
Boswell drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sagard gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sagard has had enough of the clinch but Boswell keeps him there for the moment.
Boswell prevents Sagard from breaking the clinch.
Sagard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Boswell is keeping busy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Boswell.
Sagard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boswell leaning his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left hand lands to the body for Sagard.
Sagard should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sagard struggles to land a body shot inside as Boswell controls his hands.
Sagard trying to control the position but instead, Boswell has worked for underhooks and has pushed Sagard into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seven Sagard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brad Boswell'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.

Sagard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boswell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Boswell fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Sagard.
Boswell fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sagard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagard throws a series of punches but Boswell avoids them all with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sagard stuns Boswell with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sagard will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sagard misses with an uppercut. Boswell saw that one coming.
Sagard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Boswell moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sagard just misses with a punch to the body.
Sagard fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sagard throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sagard throws a right and a left that Boswell avoids nicely.
Sagard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boswell. Boswell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Boswell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Seven Sagard seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sagard throws a right and a left that Boswell avoids nicely.
Sagard swinging wilding here.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sagard has eaten all the pies!
Boswell shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sagard sprawls well. Sagard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Boswell gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Boswell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sagard scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sagard looks to land a combination but Boswell avoids it well.
Sagard changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Boswell really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Some wild striking there from Sagard.
A punch combination from Sagard misses.
Brad Boswell is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Boswell circles away quickly and effectively.
Sagard misses with a series of wild punches.
Sagard scores with a shot to the body.
Sagard throws a shot to the body.
Sagard misses with a series of wild punches.
Boswell dodges the punch combination from Sagard.
Sagard swings for the body but Boswell moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagard thows a body shot but no joy.
Boswell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sagard scores with a shot to the body.
Sagard throws a series of punches but Boswell avoids them all with ease.
Sagard misses with a double jab.
Sagard lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sagard throws a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sagard fails to land with a series of punches.
Sagard is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Boswell rather than just go for the knockout.
Sagard lands the left hand.
Sagard jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seven Sagard showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brad Boswell's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Sagard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Sagard throws a right hand that Boswell ducks under and follows up with a left that Boswell also avoids with ease.
Boswell slips under a jab from Sagard.
A nice combination there by Sagard.
Sagard takes a swing at Boswell's ribcage but misses.
Sagard has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boswell tries to clinch up but Sagard circles away and keeps his distance.
Boswell slips under a jab.
Sagard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sagard throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sagard misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sagard swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Boswell shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sagard defends it nicely.
Sagard misses with a body shot.
Sagard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagard keeps the fight on the outside.
Sagard scores with a jab to the head.
Sagard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boswell was well out of range. Poor timing from Sagard.
Sagard takes a swing at Boswell's ribcage but misses.
Sagard scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boswell shoots for a double leg takedown but Sagard sprawls well. He's pushed Boswell's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A punch combination from Sagard misses.
Sagard misses with a double jab.
Boswell has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sagard misses the jab.
Sagard misses with a body shot.
Sagard misses the shot to the body.
Sagard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sagard just misses with a punch to the body.
Boswell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Boswell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Boswell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sagard scores with a one two! Boswell had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Sagard misses with a wild body shot.
Sagard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sagard misses with a looping right.
Sagard throws a right and a left that Boswell avoids nicely.
Sagard throws a combination that misses

and Boswell counters by clinching up.
Sagard misses with some punches.
Boswell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sagard working hard to break the clinch.
Sagard tries to break free but Boswell pushes him back against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sagard is trying to break the clinch but Boswell is controlling him.
Boswell tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sagard struggles to land a body shot inside as Boswell controls his hands.
Boswell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sagard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sagard has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Boswell fails to pull guard.
Sagard is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sagard can't break the clinch.
Boswell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sagard just stands there and leans against the cage.

Boswell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sagard connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Boswell momentarily.
Boswell takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sagard throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Boswell holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brad Boswell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Seven Sagard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sagard can't break the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Seven Sagard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Sagard winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 26:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Seven Sagard!