PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leo Bosanac (ranked 917 p4p, 514 weight class) and Nate Masvidal (ranked 132 p4p, 72 weight class). Bosanac comes to the cage accompanied by Bobnoxious-Big Cannons. 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.

Bosanac
vs
Masvidal

184 cm
34
190
16 - 9 - 0

188 cm
32
185
23 - 25 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leo Bosanac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 23 - 25 - 1, fighting out of London, Nate Masvidal!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Summer Carpenter and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Masvidal rushes Bosanac and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal throws a head punch that misses.
Masvidal prevents a body shot from Bosanac.
Masvidal swings wildly with an uppercut but Bosanac uses good head movement to avoid it.
Masvidal working aggressively here.
Bosanac can't find room to land a body shot as Masvidal controls the action.
Masvidal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bosanac landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bosanac takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Bosanac.
Bosanac misses with a punch to the body.

Masvidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Leo Bosanac seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bosanac connects with an inside leg kick.
Bosanac throws a low kick but Masvidal moves out of range easily.
Masvidal throws out a counter right but Bosanac avoids it with no problem.
Bosanac tests Masvidal's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bosanac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masvidal.
Bosanac looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
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!
Bosanac throws a poor cross that misses
and Masvidal counters with a nice uppercut.
Masvidal dodges the punch combination from Bosanac.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bosanac is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bosanac looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bosanac misses with a low kick.
Bosanac tries to move into range but Masvidal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bosanac slips under a jab from Masvidal.
Masvidal tries to clinch up but Bosanac circles away and keeps his distance.
Masvidal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosanac.
Masvidal throws out a counter right but Bosanac avoids it with no problem.
Bosanac steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
Bosanac lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bosanac digs a good body shot into Masvidal's ribs.
Masvidal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosanac.
An inside leg kick lands from Bosanac.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masvidal counters with a one-two to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bosanac. That's going to slow Masvidal down.
Bosanac misses with a hook.
Masvidal unleashes a big counter combination but Bosanac bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bosanac throws a sloppy head kick and Masvidal moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Bosanac.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bosanac.
Bosanac connects with the punch.
Bosanac circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bosanac looks to land a left hand but Masvidal moved out of range nicely.
Masvidal wants to counter with a clinch but Bosanac pushes him away.
Masvidal tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bosanac waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Masvidal.
Masvidal takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bosanac is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Masvidal.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masvidal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bosanac.
Bosanac uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Masvidal.
Bosanac throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Masvidal was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bosanac lands an overhand right.

Masvidal moves into range and clinches up with Bosanac.
Masvidal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bosanac or not.
Masvidal with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bosanac.

Bosanac breaks the clinch.
Masvidal takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

Masvidal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Masvidal blocks a body shot from Bosanac.
Bosanac is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Masvidal fails to land.
Masvidal tries a knee to the head but Bosanac blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac working aggressively here.
Masvidal throws a head punch that misses.
Masvidal blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masvidal struggles to land a body shot inside as Bosanac controls his hands.
Masvidal misses with a hook to the ribs.
Masvidal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bosanac backwards.

Masvidal escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bosanac throws a solid leg kick but Masvidal takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bosanac.
Masvidal lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bosanac stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Bosanac misses.
A punch lands to the side of Masvidal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Masvidal misses with a straight right.
Bosanac thumps Masvidal with a low kick.

Bosanac moves into the clinch.
Masvidal lands a left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Bosanac dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Masvidal takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Leo Bosanac is winning the standup battle so far.
Bosanac pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A shot to the body from Bosanac misses
and Masvidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Bosanac is predictable there
and Masvidal connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bosanac keeps Masvidal at a distance using the push kick.
Masvidal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bosanac looks to score with a jab to the body but Masvidal is just out of range.
Nice body kick from Bosanac.
Donk. Bosanac catches Masvidal right on the button with a cross.
Masvidal ducks under a wild hook from Bosanac.
Masvidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosanac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Masvidal fails to land with a series of punches.
A lazy body kick from Bosanac
and Masvidal counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Masvidal tries to clinch up but Bosanac circles away and keeps his distance.
Bosanac thuds a left hand into Masvidal's body.
Bosanac staying out of range there.
Masvidal walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bosanac.
Masvidal is breathing heavily.
Bosanac throws a jab but it's blocked by Masvidal.
Bosanac scores with a jab to the jaw.
A lazy left from Masvidal finds it's target.
Bosanac throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bosanac uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Masvidal has time to react.
Nice cross by Bosanac.
Bosanac lands a glancing blow to the side of Masvidal's head.
Bosanac is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masvidal can do to turn this around?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosanac moves out of range as Masvidal strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Bosanac misses the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac lands a body shot.
Bosanac connects with the punch.
Bosanac lands a nice leg kick that just misses Masvidal's sensitive parts.

Masvidal has Bosanac up against the cage in a clinch.
Masvidal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bosanac managing to block the knees to the body from Masvidal.
Bosanac misses with a punch to the body.
Bosanac lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bosanac throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Masvidal creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bosanac softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosanac.

Masvidal manages to break the clinch.
Bosanac throws a poor cross that misses
letting Masvidal counter with a right hand.
Masvidal takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Bosanac. Those never looked like landing.
Bosanac gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Masvidal counters with a straight right hand.
Bosanac throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masvidal tries to close the distance and clinch but Bosanac swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bosanac on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bosanac misses with a shot to the body
and Masvidal counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Masvidal might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Bosanac lands with a shot to the body.
Masvidal takes one to the chin there.
A head kick misses from Masvidal.
Bosanac misses the shot to the body.
Bosanac throws a leg kick which misses Masvidal's front leg but catches the back leg as Masvidal tries to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Bosanac lands an impressive looking overhand right. Masvidal doesn't seem phased though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Bosanac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masvidal! But no joy.
Masvidal throws a big shot that misses.
Bosanac takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Masvidal clinches with his opponent.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bosanac.
Masvidal lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Masvidal misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bosanac.
Bosanac can't find room to land a body shot as Masvidal controls the action.
Masvidal blocks a body shot from Bosanac.
Bosanac lands with a left to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bosanac presses Masvidal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bosanac misses with a body punch.
Bosanac misses with a punch to the body.
Bosanac misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Masvidal.
Masvidal tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leo Bosanac dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

A jab from Bosanac misses.
Masvidal uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bosanac.
Bosanac slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Masvidal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bosanac.
That kick from Bosanac tenderised Masvidal's leg. Masvidal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bosanac throws a leg kick that misses.
Masvidal tries a head kick but it misses.
Bosanac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Masvidal on the side of the head.
Bosanac tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masvidal was well out of range. Poor timing from Bosanac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Masvidal is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bosanac throws a head kick that misses
and Masvidal counters with a left and a right that stings Bosanac.
Masvidal moves to clinch but Bosanac breaks away
and Bosanac counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosanac throws a lazy body kick
and Masvidal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bosanac misses with a low kick.
Masvidal on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bosanac throws a lazy head kick
and Masvidal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bosanac throws an overhand right that lands on Masvidal's shoulder, as Masvidal tries to avoid the shot.
Bosanac misses with a kick to the body
enabling Masvidal to counter with a crisp jab.
Bosanac thows a leg kick but Masvidal checks it
and Masvidal counters with a nice uppercut.
Masvidal avoids the body shot from Bosanac.
Masvidal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

Masvidal moves into the clinch successfully.
Bosanac lands a right hand.

Masvidal breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nate Masvidal has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Masvidal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masvidal there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bosanac throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Masvidal counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Masvidal checks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Masvidal! But no joy.
Bosanac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Masvidal looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bosanac throws the left hand but Masvidal avoids the punch easily.
Bosanac blocks the body kick.
Bosanac throws a hook but Masvidal avoids it easily.
Bosanac moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromMasvidal.
Masvidal avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Masvidal throws out a counter right but Bosanac avoids it with no problem.
Masvidal doesn't manage to clinch there - Bosanac circles away.
Bosanac pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bosanac lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosanac lands a right hook to the body.
Masvidal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Bosanac.
Bosanac looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Masvidal throws an overhand right that lands on Bosanac's shoulder, as Bosanac tries to avoid the shot.
Bosanac lands with a nice body punch.
Bosanac swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bosanac throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Masvidal steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bosanac.
Bosanac loads up on a big right hand but Masvidal slips the punch.
Bosanac cracks Masvidal with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Good work by Masvidal as he checks the leg kick.

Masvidal forces Bosanac back against the cage and clinches.

Bosanac manages to break the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Masvidal rushes Bosanac and presses him up against the cage.
Bosanac misses with a punch on the inside.
Bosanac misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bosanac misses with a body punch.
Masvidal prevents Bosanac from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bosanac.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bosanac lands a nice shot to the body.
Bosanac blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Masvidal lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bosanac lands an elbow inside.
Masvidal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Masvidal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosanac presses Masvidal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bosanac tries to throw a body punch but Masvidal avoids it by throwing Bosanac back against the cage.
Masvidal misses with the head strike.
Masvidal lands on the inside with an uppercut.

Bosanac escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Masvidal walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leo Bosanac showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bosanac, 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 Chris Dean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leo Bosanac!
Leo Bosanac gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).