PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Taine Raharuhi (ranked 302 p4p, 337 weight class) and Dakota Bohi (ranked 39 p4p, 46 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Raharuhi
vs
Bohi

180 cm
30
165
27 - 11 - 4

175 cm
32
163
15 - 7 - 0

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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 27 - 11 - 4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Taine Raharuhi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, James Atkins and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohi tries to work over Raharuhi's front leg with a kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Raharuhi lands with an overhand left.
Bohi looks to throw the jab but Raharuhi is out of range.
Raharuhi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Bohi just manages to avoid it.
Bohi misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Raharuhi misses its target.
Raharuhi is looking to chop away at Bohi's legs.
Bohi tries a head kick but it misses.
Bohi thumps Raharuhi with a low kick.
A jab from Raharuhi misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi blocks a leg kick.
Raharuhi swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bohi avoids the body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi is looking to chop away at Bohi's legs.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raharuhi swats away the attempt to clinch by Bohi.
Bohi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bohi's coach down at Blanc Fitness Academy was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bohi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Raharuhi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bohi moves away.
Bohi wants to clinch but Raharuhi slips to the side
and Raharuhi counters with an outside leg kick.
Bohi misses with a hook. Raharuhi ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi throws a shot to the body.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Bohi moves out of range easily.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Bohi checks it.
It seemed like Bohi was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Raharuhi works Bohi's body with a nice hook.
A clash of legs there as Bohi blocks the low kick.
Bohi throws a head kick but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi connects with a crisp jab.
Raharuhi wants to slow Bohi down by chopping away at his legs.
Bohi wants to clinch up but Raharuhi keeps it at a distance.
Bohi scores with a body shot.
Bohi misses with a looping right.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Bohi.
Bohi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raharuhi blocks the body kick.
Raharuhi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dakota Bohi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohi takes a swing at Raharuhi's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohi throws a body punch but Raharuhi moves out of range.
Raharuhi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bohi misses with an attempted mid kick.
Raharuhi looks to land a left hand but Bohi moved out of range nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Raharuhi throws a low kick but Bohi avoids it.

Bohi instigates a clinch.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohi.
I was talking to Raharuhi's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bohi lands with a right to the head.
Raharuhi misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bohi.
Bohi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohi struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharuhi controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raharuhi.
Bohi lands a nice uppercut.
Raharuhi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raharuhi is working Bohi over against the cage.
Raharuhi scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Raharuhi.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Raharuhi lands with a left to the head.
Bohi works on Raharuhi's body with a couple of short punches.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A left hand lands to the body for Raharuhi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi lands a body punch.
Raharuhi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bohi blocks a body shot from Raharuhi.
Bohi misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Bohi.
Raharuhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
Bohi lands with a left to the head.
Raharuhi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bohi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raharuhi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Raharuhi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bohi controls his hands.
Raharuhi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bohi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Raharuhi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bohi misses with a body punch.
Raharuhi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bohi's elbow.
Bohi misses with the head strike.
Raharuhi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bohi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi misses with a punch to the body.

Raharuhi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bohi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raharuhi checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bohi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Raharuhi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bohi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raharuhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bohi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Raharuhi connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bohi. Bohi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raharuhi. That's going to slow Bohi down.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raharuhi.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohi digs a good hook to Raharuhi's body.
Bohi 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.
Bohi throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Raharuhi throws a shot to the body.
Raharuhi slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taine Raharuhi dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bohi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Bohi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bohi looks for the body kick but Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Raharuhi checks a low kick from Bohi.
Raharuhi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Raharuhi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bohi on the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Raharuhi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Bohi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Raharuhi 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 Bohi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bohi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Raharuhi slips a straight right by Bohi.
Raharuhi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Raharuhi lands a nice looking body shot.
Bohi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Bohi sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Raharuhi lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Raharuhi scores with a jab to the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bohi looks to throw a body kick
and Raharuhi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Raharuhi jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Raharuhi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bohi can do to turn this around?
Bohi tries to land a leg kick but Raharuhi saw it coming and moves away.
Bohi tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Raharuhi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bohi thuds a left hand into Raharuhi's body.
A head kick misses from Bohi.
Raharuhi lands a head shot.
Raharuhi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bohi lands a leg kick that knocks Raharuhi off balance momentarily.
Raharuhi looks to throw the jab but Bohi is out of range.
Raharuhi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Raharuhi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Raharuhi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Raharuhi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Bohi.
Bohi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bohi swings widly with a right hand
enabling Raharuhi to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raharuhi throws a body punch but Bohi moves out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Raharuhi blocks the leg kick.
Raharuhi lands with a right hand.
Bohi connects with a body shot.
Bohi misses with a looping right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick but Bohi checks it.
Bohi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Raharuhi lands with an overhand left.
Bohi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bohi shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Bohi has managed to clinch.
Bohi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bohi swings wildly with an uppercut but Raharuhi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Raharuhi avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
Dakota Bohi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Raharuhi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Raharuhi as Bohi tries to tie him up.
Raharuhi misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Raharuhi avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Raharuhi scores with a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi throws an elbow that misses.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi struggles to land a body shot inside as Bohi controls his hands.
Raharuhi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Raharuhi lands a body punch.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bohi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raharuhi or not.
Bohi is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bohi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raharuhi misses with a knee strike.
Raharuhi misses with a punch to the body.
Raharuhi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Bohi throws a head punch that misses.
Bohi misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi lands a left hand.
A body shot lands from Bohi.
Raharuhi misses with some punches.
Raharuhi scores with a shot to the side of Bohi's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raharuhi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raharuhi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raharuhi prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi working aggressively here.
Bohi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohi tries a body shot but Raharuhi blocks it.
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Raharuhi's elbow.
Bohi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raharuhi misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bohi fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi has a couple of punches blocked by Bohi.
Still in the clinch, Raharuhi scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raharuhi throws a head punch that misses.
Bohi scores with a shot to the side of Raharuhi's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taine Raharuhi 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. 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 nice leg kick from Raharuhi, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bohi checks a leg kick nicely.
Raharuhi moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBohi.
A head kick misses from Bohi.
Raharuhi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bohi with the inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Raharuhi.
Bohi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raharuhi's sensitive parts.
Bohi misses with an uppercut. Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Raharuhi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Some bone on bone action there as Bohi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bohi throws a leg kick but Raharuhi moved away.
A counter left hand to the body from Raharuhi misses its target.
Jab by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Raharuhi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bohi tried to score with a low kick but Raharuhi checks it.
Raharuhi throws a shot from downtown. Bohi moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bohi moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi connects with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohi looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Raharuhi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Raharuhi on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bohi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Raharuhi.
Bohi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Raharuhi's sensitive parts.
Bohi tries a low kick but Raharuhi avoids it.
Bohi checks a low kick from Raharuhi.
Bohi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Taine Raharuhi is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohi walks into a left hand.
Bohi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bohi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Raharuhi.
Raharuhi checks a leg kick.
Raharuhi misses the shot to the body.
Bohi wants to land a leg kick but Raharuhi is out of range.
Raharuhi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bohi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Raharuhi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bohi tries to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi throws a leg kick but Raharuhi sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some bone on bone action there as Bohi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raharuhi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bohi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bohi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Raharuhi moves away.

Bohi closes the distance and pushes Raharuhi back into the cage.
Raharuhi tries to land knees in the clinch but Bohi avoids the damage to the body.
Raharuhi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bohi misses with a punch to the body.
Bohi struggles to land a body shot inside as Raharuhi controls his hands.
Raharuhi cracks Bohi with a nice body shot.
Bohi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bohi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bohi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharuhi lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Raharuhi lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raharuhi scores with a shoulder strike.
Raharuhi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dakota Bohi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raharuhi lands with a left to the head.
Raharuhi tries a body shot but Bohi blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi can't find room to land a body shot as Raharuhi controls the action.
Raharuhi throws a punch but it's blocked by Bohi.
Raharuhi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raharuhi can't find room to land a body shot as Bohi controls the action.
Raharuhi works on Bohi's body with a couple of short punches.
Raharuhi pushes Bohi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bohi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raharuhi swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Raharuhi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Raharuhi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Raharuhi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Bohi is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Raharuhi rather than just go for the knockout.
Raharuhi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bohi takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bohi misses with a body shot.
A low kick lands for Raharuhi.
Bohi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Raharuhi manages to avoid it.
Raharuhi throws a leg kick which misses Bohi's front leg but catches the back leg as Bohi tries to avoid it.
Raharuhi connects with a solid leg kick.
Bohi misses with a lunging right hand
and Raharuhi counters with a nice leg kick.
Raharuhi with the inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raharuhi takes one to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bohi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bohi looks for the body kick but Raharuhi saw that one coming.
Raharuhi lands with a straight right. Bohi didn't see that one coming.
Bohi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Raharuhi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Raharuhi connects with an inside leg kick.
Raharuhi misses with a low kick as Bohi jumps back.
Bohi misses the shot to the body.
Some bone on bone action there as Bohi checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses.
Nice uppercut lands for Raharuhi. That snapped Bohi's head back.
Raharuhi lands with an uppercut that bounces Bohi off the cage and back into range.
Raharuhi throws out a leg kick but Bohi moves out of range and Raharuhi only half commits.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Raharuhi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bohi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Raharuhi.
Raharuhi avoids the body shot from Bohi.

And that's the end of the fight!
Taine Raharuhi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Raharuhi 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Taine Raharuhi!
Taine Raharuhi decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Dakota Bohi had this to say: 'My career is over. I would like to thank all of my coaches for everything they have done for me. I would be 9 feet under if it wasn't for them. Thank you to my family for sticking by my side through thick and thin. It's been a great run. *Takes Gloves off and puts them in the center of the cage*'.