PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin comes to the cage accompanied by Bodies Drowing Pool. 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?

Martin
vs
Bosse

183 cm
26
181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

182 cm
26
182 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Granite chin

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Martin !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruno Bosse!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Martin sets himself, and Bosse steps forward looking for the clinch! Martin avoids it this time.
Bosse takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Martin lands a leg kick that knocks Bosse off balance momentarily.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bosse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bosse somewhat.
Bosse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martin .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosse fails with an attempt to clinch.
No joy there for Bosse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Martin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bosse is out of range and Martin settles back down.
Bosse dives in for a single leg takedown but Martin sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Martin appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin thuds his shin into the meat of Bosse's side.
Bosse shoots in but no luck this time.
It looked like Martin was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Frank Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bosse.
Martin throws a head kick but Bosse moves out of range.
Martin misses with a head kick.
Bosse tries to counter by closing the distance.

Bosse pushes Martin up against the cage in a clinch.
Martin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Bosse breaks from the clinch.
Bosse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bruno Bosse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosse misses with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bosse.

Bosse drives through and clinches with Martin against the cage.

Martin manages to break the clinch.
Bosse has a takedown stuffed.
Martin tries to counter with a takedown but Bosse is quick to defend against it.
Martin throws a head kick that misses.
Martin throws a poor cross that misses
and Martin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Martin throws a leg kick but Bosse checks it.
Martin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Martin leaves Bosse with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bosse.
Bosse misses with a takedown attempt
and Martin counters with a head kick.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Martin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bosse's calf.
Bosse is looking to clinch but Martin is avoiding it.
As Bosse backs away, Martin returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bosse misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Martin counters with a head kick. That will keep Bosse thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Martin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bosse changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bosse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bosse on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosse shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Martin counters with a nice body shot.
Frank Martin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martin scores with a spinning back kick!
Bosse has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Martin .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Martin .
Martin connects with a single shot there.
Bosse avoids the body shot from Martin .
Bosse's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bosse scrambles back to his feet.
Martin goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Bosse tries to clinch up.
It looked like Martin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bosse.
Martin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosse.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Martin dominated that round.
That's time! Martin 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bosse is defended easily by Martin .
Bosse gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Martin . Bosse shrugs it off though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bosse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Martin avoids it really well and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Martin lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bosse has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bosse and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Martin moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBosse.
Martin throws a push kick but Bosse slaps the foot to one side.
Bosse lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bosse takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Martin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bosse's head.
A head kick misses from Martin .
The fight stays on the outside here - Bosse looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Martin throws a push kick but Bosse slaps the foot to one side.
Martin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Martin misses with a body kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Martin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bosse misses with a double jab
and Martin counters with a nice body kick.
Bosse avoids the head kick by Martin .
A head kick misses from Martin .

Bosse clinches with his opponent.
Bosse tries to pull guard but Martin forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Frank Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bosse.

Martin breaks the clinch.
Martin misses with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosse tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Martin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Bosse!
Martin scores with punches from side control.
Bosse is trying to control Martin 's posture but Martin avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Bosse takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Martin working away.
Bosse manages to get back to half guard.
Bosse is looking for a sweep. Martin is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bosse is breathing heavily.
Martin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Martin working the head and body with strikes.
Martin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Martin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bosse can do to turn this around?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Martin in particular looking to stall.
Martin seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bosse does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martin connects with a nice short shot to Bosse's temple.
Martin slips a nice elbow through Bosse's hands, connecting with Bosse's forehead.
Martin is controlling the pace.
Martin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Martin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bosse wants to clinch but Martin slips to the side
and Martin counters with a straight right hand.
Martin throws out a loose jab but Bosse uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martin thows a body kick. Bosse tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bosse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin .
Good standup being displayed there by Martin as he connects with a hook.
Martin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Martin throws a nice looking combination but Bosse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Martin keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosse tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bosse somewhat.
Martin scores with a decent looking hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bosse.
Nice takedown defense from Martin . No joy for Bosse on that attempt.
Bosse takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin thumps Bosse with a low kick.
Bosse closes this distance looking for a takedown but Martin circles away.
Martin quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Frank Martin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruno Bosse.
Bosse takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosse tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Martin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bruno Bosse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bosse tries to close the distance and clinch up but Martin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looks like Martin has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Martin connects with a single shot there.
Martin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosse's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosse is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Martin looks for the body kick but Bosse saw that one coming.
Martin looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin is looking to land body kicks.
Bosse steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Martin .
Martin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosse drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Martin defends it well.
Bosse takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosse fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martin manages to avoid it.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Bosse moves into range and clinches up with Martin .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosse is trying to pull guard but Martin has him pressed against the cage.
Martin blocking some punches.
Bosse wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bosse goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bosse tries to break free but Martin pushes him back against the cage.

Martin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bosse thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosse lands with a right hand.
Bosse throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosse tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Martin defends well and Bosse ends up having to push Martin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bosse takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bosse is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosse was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin .
Martin tries a low kick but Bosse avoids it.
Martin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bosse eats them both and turns towards Martin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bosse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin . Martin obviously looking to wear him down.
Bosse doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin lands the left hand.
Bruno Bosse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosse on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Martin . Martin obviously looking to wear him down.

And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin , 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Martin !
Frank Martin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.