PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Outlaw Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heribert Bosch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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?

Hardy
vs
Bosch

180 cm
25
176 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

182 cm
25
175 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

House of Valor

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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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Outlaw Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Heribert Bosch!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Taro Takaoka and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bosch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bosch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosch misses with a low kick.
Hardy misses with a body kick.
Hardy cracks Bosch with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bosch moves out of range of the body kick.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosch throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Bosch thows a leg kick but Hardy checks it
and Hardy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bosch has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosch. Hardy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Bosch throws a leg kick
letting Hardy counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hardy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bosch. That did some damage!
Hardy avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice defenses there by Hardy.
Hardy looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bosch scores with a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch checks a low kick from Hardy.
Hardy scores with a leg kick.
Bosch thuds his right hand into Hardy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Hardy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bosch pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hardy slips a jab from Bosch.
Hardy is looking to land body kicks.
Bosch tries to land a front kick but Hardy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Hardy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch is looking to clinch but Hardy is avoiding it.
Bosch avoids a kick to the body.
Bosch just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch lands a right hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bosch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hardy, pushing him back against the cage.
Bosch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hardy's elbow.
Bosch is leaning against Hardy and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hardy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bosch.
Hardy blocks a body shot from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bosch lands a hook that snaps the head of Hardy backwards.
Good body shot from Bosch.
Bosch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bosch misses with a body punch.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Bosch swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Bosch thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bosch motions for Hardy to come forward. Bosch throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch misses with a right hand
and Hardy counters with a nice uppercut.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hardy manages to avoid it.
Bosch throws a shot to the body.
Bosch looks to land a right hand but Hardy moved out of range.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Bosch appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bosch fakes the leg kick and cracks Hardy in the body.
Hardy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Hardy has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bosch throws the left hand but Hardy avoids the punch easily.
Bosch ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Hardy swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot lands for Bosch.
Hardy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Hardy lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hardy moves out of range of the body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch stuns Hardy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hardy scores with a body shot.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Hardy avoids the body shot from Bosch.
Bosch throws a sloppy head kick and Hardy moves out of range easily.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Bosch throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hardy.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Hardy misses the shot to the body.
Hardy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hardy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Boschs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hardy throws a jab when Bosch was well out of range.
Bosch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hardy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Hardy appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bosch slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy connects with a high kick.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hardy moves away.
Hardy with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bosch misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bosch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hardy. Hardy obviously looking to wear him down.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Hardy moves out of range as Bosch strikes.
Bosch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bosch ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bosch in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hardy's calf.
Hardy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bosch is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hardy rather than just go for the knockout.
Nice cross by Hardy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hardy's hands.
Bosch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch lands a jab to Hardy's midsection.
Bosch takes a swing at Hardy's ribcage but misses.
Bosch connects with a nice looking jab.
Outlaw Hardy is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosch looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bosch.
Good leg kick by Bosch there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hardy.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Hardy is looking to counter with head kicks.
Bosch looks to throw a body kick
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy throws a leg kick that misses.
Bosch explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A shot to the liver by Bosch. Beautiful body shot.
Bosch throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good standup being displayed there by Hardy as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A little feinted left hand from Hardy on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hardy pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Bosch misses with a body shot.
It looked like Hardy wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Hardy.
Hardy throws a shot from downtown. Bosch moves away and avoids it.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hardy uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a straight right.
Bosch swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy slips a jab from Bosch.
Bosch scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Bosch throws out a counter right but Hardy avoids it with no problem.
Bosch scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hardy doesn't seem bothered though.
Bosch lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bosch misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hardy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bosch.
Hardy slips under a jab.
Bosch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hardy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosch.
Bosch misses with a hook to the body
and Hardy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Bosch.
Hardy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Hardy lunges at Bosch with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bosch's hand.
Bosch scores with a hook to the body. Hardy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bosch tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Hardy throws a wild body kick that Bosch sees coming a mile off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hardy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosch avoids the head kick by Hardy.
Hardy misses with the combination.
Hardy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hardy checks a low kick from Bosch.
Bosch throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy lands a glancing blow to the side of Bosch's head.
Hardy lands with a kick to the temple. Bosch shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hardy checks the leg kick nicely there.
An attempted straight right counter from Hardy misses the target.
Bosch bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hardy's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosch misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Heribert Bosch will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Hardy slips a straight right by Bosch.
Hardy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Hardy feints and then cracks Bosch's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bosch down.
Hardy throws a low kick but Bosch avoids it.
Bosch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hardy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hardy throws a push kick but Bosch slaps the foot to one side.
Bosch throws a front kick aimed at Hardy's knee but Hardy avoids it well.
Hardy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hardy throws an overhand right that lands on Bosch's shoulder, as Bosch tries to avoid the shot.
Hardy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bosch swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hardy counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bosch's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hardy takes one to the chin there.
Hardy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bosch misses with a hook.
Bosch drops his hands momentarily and Hardy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosch missing with a left hand there. Hardy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hardy throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bosch takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bosch slips under a jab from Hardy.
Hardy throws a hook to the side of Bosch's head but Bosch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bosch throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot by Bosch.
Hardy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bosch is just out of range.
Hardy moves out of range as Bosch throws a body kick.
Bosch tries to clinch but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bosch swings for the body but Hardy moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosch misses the target.
It looked like Hardy was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bosch.
Hardy throws a looping overhand right but Bosch ducks down to avoid it.
Bosch is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hardy with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosch throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bosch avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bosch! But no joy.
Bosch dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bosch connects with a nice looking jab.
Bosch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
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!
Hardy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Bosch misses its intended target.
Hardy avoids a kick to the body.
Hardy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hardy throws a sloppy head kick and Bosch moves out of range easily.
Bosch misses the shot to the body.
Bosch tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bosch gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosch fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bosch throws a hook but Hardy blocks it.
Hardy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bosch throws a body punch but Hardy moves out of range.
Hardy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Bosch does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hardy scores with a hook.
Hardy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bosch under the eye.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Bosch has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Hardy thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hardy checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bosch looks to land a left hand but Hardy moved out of range nicely.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
A lazy left from Bosch finds it's target.
A good leg kick by Bosch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosch takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosch takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bosch connects with a body shot that sends Hardy's belly button to the back.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Bosch throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bosch misses with a body kick.
The fighters circling - Bosch throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bosch is out of range.
A big right from Hardy misses.
Bosch moves away from the strike by Hardy.
Bosch looks to score with a jab to the body but Hardy is just out of range.
Bosch bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hardy missing with a left hand there. Bosch was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Outlaw Hardy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bosch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Outlaw Hardy.
I think Bosch has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!