PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royce Bosco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Medranda
vs
Bosco

180 cm
18
130 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

178 cm
21
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Royce Bosco!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Paul Aken and Patrick Alders.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medranda keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Medranda lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bosco at a distance.
Bosco tries to clinch up.
Bosco shoots for a double leg takedown but Medranda sprawls well. He's pushed Bosco's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Medranda cracks Bosco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Medranda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bosco.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a right hand to the body.
Bosco misses with a combination
and Medranda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosco's knee momentarily.
Bosco throws a combination that misses
and Medranda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bosco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Medranda can pounce on him.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Medranda rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bosco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Medranda really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A slapping leg kick lands for Medranda.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a right hand to the body.
Royce Bosco seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosco chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Medranda can pounce on him.
Bosco misses with a combination
and Medranda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosco's knee momentarily.
Medranda lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bosco moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bosco darts in trying to clinch
and Medranda counters with a three punch combo that has Bosco backing up. Bosco nods at Medranda to acknowledge the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bosco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Medranda counters with a series of strikes. Bosco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bosco throws a body punch but Medranda moves out of range.
Bosco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Medranda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bosco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Medranda throws a right hand that Bosco ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosco also avoids with ease.
Bosco swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Medranda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bosco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Medranda counters with a nice body shot.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a good, hard body kick but Bosco shrugs it off.
Medranda throws a head kick that Bosco semi-blocks.
Bosco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bosco looks gassed!
Bosco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Medranda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosco's knee momentarily.
Danga de danga de dang - Medranda scores with a four punch combination!
Medranda stalks Bosco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bosco's face. Bosco staggers backwards, shaken.
Medranda lands a nice looking body shot.
Medranda lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Medranda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bosco.
Medranda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Medranda tries to bum rush Bosco with a series of wild strikes but Bosco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Medranda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Medranda lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosco tries to clinch
and Medranda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Medranda scores with a nice body kick.
Medranda stalks Bosco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bosco's face. Bosco staggers backwards, shaken.
Medranda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice body kick from Medranda.
Bosco takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Medranda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carlos Medranda is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Some wild striking there from Medranda.
Medranda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Medranda is working the combinations to good effect here.
Medranda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Medranda.
Medranda lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Medranda works over Bosco's head and body with a nice combination.
Medranda lands a head kick!
Medranda lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Medranda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bosco.
Medranda keeps Bosco at a distance using the push kick.
Medranda scores with a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda connects with a solid leg kick.
Bosco takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Medranda lands with a kick to the temple. Bosco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A decent looking body kick lands there for Medranda.
Medranda lands with a nice combination. Bosco backs away looking to recover.
Medranda scores with a kick to the body.
Bosco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Medranda. That one must have hurt.
Danga de danga de dang - Medranda scores with a four punch combination!
A left and a right from Medranda both land. Nice combination.
Bosco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Medranda looks to land a combination but Bosco avoids it well.
Bosco has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Medranda.
A nice leg kick lands there from Medranda.
A solid leg kick lands there for Medranda.
Medranda moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Medranda is looking to wear down Bosco with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Medranda feints and then cracks Bosco's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosco down.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bosco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Medranda - the referee stops the clock and Bosco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Medranda. Bosco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Medranda looks to land a combination. Bosco sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Bosco throws a combination that misses
and Medranda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bosco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Medranda connects with a nice looking jab.
Medranda buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Medranda.
The fighters circle momentarily. Medranda darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Medranda scores with a body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Medranda. That's going to slow Bosco down.
Bosco has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Medranda scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Medranda cracks Bosco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Medranda throws a front kick that sends Bosco stumbling back into the cage.
A good leg kick by Medranda.
Medranda's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Medranda duly obliges.
Medranda fakes the leg kick and cracks Bosco in the body.
Medranda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Medranda fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bosco.
A right-left combo lands from Medranda.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some wild striking there from Medranda.
Bosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bosco on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Medranda. Medranda obviously looking to wear him down.
Bosco takes a shot to the body in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Medranda dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Medranda scores with a three punch combo!
Medranda is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosco can do to turn this around?
Medranda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Medranda.
Bosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carlos Medranda is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick from Medranda lands but Bosco takes it in his stride.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bosco thinking.
Medranda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bosco.
Bosco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Medranda counters with a three punch combo that has Bosco backing up. Bosco nods at Medranda to acknowledge the strikes.
Bosco steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Medranda. That one must have hurt.
Medranda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bosco.
Bosco dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Medranda counters with a head kick.
Bosco's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bosco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Medranda counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bosco fails with a takedown attempt.
Bosco is breathing heavily.
Bosco falls off balance throwing a combination
and Medranda counters with a good low kick that Bosco was not able to check.
Medranda lands with a nice body kick.
Medranda closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Medranda connects with a high kick.
Bosco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Medranda scores with a one two! Bosco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Medranda's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Medranda duly obliges.
A punch combination from Medranda misses.
Medranda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Medranda scores with a one two! Bosco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Medranda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Danga de danga de dang - Medranda scores with a four punch combination!
Bosco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Medranda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Medranda lands with a slapping head kick.
Medranda throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bosco.
Bosco clinches but Medranda breaks the clinch
and Medranda counters with a head kick.
Medranda lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Medranda lands a head kick!
Medranda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Bosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Medranda lands a head kick. Bosco smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Medranda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bosco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Medranda counters with a left and a right that stings Bosco.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Medranda. Bosco shrugs it off though.
Bosco doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Medranda makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Bosco really felt that one!
Medranda throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Medranda lands a high kick!
Medranda thuds his shin into the meat of Bosco's side.
Bosco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Medranda lands with a shot to the body.
Bosco takes a kick to the side of the head.
A head kick from Medranda lands but Bosco takes it in his stride.
Medranda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Medranda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bosco's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosco misses with a double jab
and Medranda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Medranda scores with a head kick.
Medranda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a nice uppercut.
Bosco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Medranda counters with a nice body kick.
Medranda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Bosco tries to clinch
and Medranda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Medranda goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bosco walks into a stiff left hand from Medranda.
Bosco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Medranda.
Medranda lands a nice looking kick to the body. Bosco takes a step back to recover.
Medranda scores with a head kick.
Medranda stalks Bosco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bosco's face. Bosco staggers backwards, shaken.
Nice body kick from Medranda.
Medranda lands a front kick.
Medranda scores with a one two! Bosco had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda scores with a kick to the body.
Bosco gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bosco takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Medranda bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Medranda connects with a solid leg kick.
Medranda bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bosco's head.
Bosco walks forward, straight into a front kick from Medranda.
Bosco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Medranda goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bosco tries to clinch but Medranda moves away
and Medranda counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Medranda throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A left and a right from Medranda both land. Nice combination.
Medranda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice uppercut there from Medranda.
Bosco has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Medranda.
Bosco sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
No joy there for Medranda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Medranda scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carlos Medranda dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Medranda tries to bum rush Bosco with a series of wild strikes but Bosco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters circling a little - Medranda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Medranda fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bosco gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Medranda counters with a big head kick but Bosco shrugs it off.
A head kick from Medranda lands but Bosco takes it in his stride.
Bosco misses the body punch
and Medranda counters with a left and a right that stings Bosco.
Bosco walks into a jab.
Bosco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Medranda counters with a two punch combo.
Medranda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bosco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Medranda counters with a right hand to the body.
Bosco misses with a double jab
and Medranda counters with a good, hard body kick but Bosco shrugs it off.
Bosco takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Medranda throws a nice head kick!
Bosco throws a lazy head kick
and Medranda counters with a left and a right that stings Bosco.
Bosco misses with a combination
and Medranda counters with a nice body kick.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bosco might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Medranda has got the better of the exchanges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Medranda, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bosco takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosco takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bosco takes a kick to the side of the head.
Medranda throws a head kick that half lands.
Bosco looks to clinch
letting Medranda counter with a right hand.
Bosco throws a combination that misses
and Medranda counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bosco swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Medranda counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosco's knee momentarily.
Medranda stuffs the takedown attempt from Bosco. Bosco gets slowly back to his feet.
A punch combination from Medranda misses.
Bosco takes a kick to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Medranda.
Bosco takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Medranda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosco.
Medranda lands a jab.
Bosco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Medranda counters with a nice leg kick.
Medranda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Medranda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Medranda moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Medranda fakes the leg kick and cracks Bosco in the body.
Medranda lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Medranda throws a head kick that Bosco semi-blocks.
Medranda with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Medranda lands with a thumping leg kick.
Medranda stalks Bosco and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bosco's face. Bosco staggers backwards, shaken.
Medranda throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bosco's head.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bosco crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Medranda - the referee stops the clock and Bosco gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Medranda. Bosco manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medranda displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Medranda lands with a kick to the temple. Bosco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Medranda moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Medranda looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Medranda misses with a wild combination.
Medranda lands with a thumping leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a series of punches but Bosco avoids them all with ease.
Bosco misses with a double jab
and Medranda counters with a series of strikes. Bosco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bosco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Medranda closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Medranda lands with a kick to the temple. Bosco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bosco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Medranda with a jab.
Bosco throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Medranda counters with a leg kick.
Carlos Medranda is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Medranda misses with a few strikes there.
Medranda circles away from the clinch attempt
and Medranda counters with a three punch combo that has Bosco backing up. Bosco nods at Medranda to acknowledge the strikes.
Medranda lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bosco tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Medranda counters with a leg kick.
Bosco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Medranda lands a high kick!
Royce Bosco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left and a right from Medranda both land. Nice combination.
Bosco takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Medranda throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bosco.
Bosco misses with a combination
and Medranda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Medranda throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Carlos Medranda is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters circling a little - Medranda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bosco closes the distance but Medranda moves to the side
and Medranda counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bosco is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Medranda lands with a kick to the temple. Bosco shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bosco takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Medranda keeps Bosco at a distance using the push kick.
Bosco looks to clinch
and Medranda counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosco tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Medranda swinging wildly here.
Bosco misses with a jab to the body
and Medranda counters with a slapping leg kick.
Medranda scores with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Medranda showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Medranda 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:24
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:24
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Medranda!