PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Heng Jiang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Severo Del Bosque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jiang comes to the cage accompanied by Volbeat - A Warrior's Call. The crowd seem to be enjoying Del Bosque's choice of entrance music: CRUISR - Go For It (Shallou Remix). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Jiang
vs
Del Bosque

174 cm
22
161 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

175 cm
21
165 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Arcticus University: London

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Heng Jiang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Severo Del Bosque!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Jonathan Paton and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Del Bosque bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jiang's head.
Del Bosque fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jiang on the side of the head.
Jiang slips a straight right by Del Bosque.
Del Bosque lands a jab to the nose.
Del Bosque wants to clinch.
Del Bosque throws an off balance right hand
and Jiang makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Del Bosque really felt that one!
We've been told by Jiang's head coaches at River's Edge Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Del Bosque with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jiang to score with a decent uppercut.
Jiang connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Del Bosque darts in trying to clinch
and Jiang counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jiang misses with a body shot.
Jiang throws a body shot but no joy.

Del Bosque gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Del Bosque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Still in the clinch, Jiang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jiang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short left from Jiang.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Bosque swings wildly with an uppercut but Jiang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Del Bosque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Jiang.

Del Bosque is rocked!

It looks like Severo Del Bosque has been cut.
Del Bosque takes a knee to the side of the body.
Del Bosque is still on wobbly legs! Can Jiang finish him?
Jiang lands a knee to the body.
Del Bosque seems to have recovered his senses.
Del Bosque managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Del Bosque managing to block the knees to the body from Jiang.
Jiang tries to work over Del Bosque's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Del Bosque fails to pull the fight into his guard.

Jiang breaks the clinch.
Jiang swats away the attempt to clinch by Del Bosque.
As Del Bosque tries to get set, Jiang tries to push him back and clinch up but Del Bosque manages to avoid the attempt.
Del Bosque connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Del Bosque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jiang.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Del Bosque! But no joy.
Jiang walks into a straight right hand from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jiang fires out a quick counter leg kick but Del Bosque just manages to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Bosque is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jiang tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Del Bosque gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jiang misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jiang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Del Bosque is trying to pull guard but Jiang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Jiang misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Del Bosque.
Del Bosque blocks a body shot from Jiang.
Del Bosque has a couple of punches blocked by Jiang.
Del Bosque blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Del Bosque tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Heng Jiang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Severo Del Bosque.
Jiang missing with knees to the body.

Del Bosque manages to pull guard.
Jiang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Del Bosque is looking for a triangle but Jiang pushes his legs off easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Del Bosque is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Jiang has his hands clasped together but Del Bosque extends and breaks Jiang's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Del Bosque.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Severo Del Bosque!
Severo Del Bosque seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.