PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Bohi (ranked 576 p4p, 1138 weight class) and DeMario Valdez (ranked 76 p4p, 144 weight class). Valdez has chosen Era - Ameno as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bohi
vs
Valdez

175 cm
33
163
15 - 8 - 0

180 cm
28
154
17 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Altitude Clothing
Sydney Fight Gear (London Rebirth)

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, DeMario Valdez!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Bohi. That's going to slow Valdez down.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice side step and Valdez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slapping body kick lands there for Valdez.
A jab from Valdez misses.
Bohi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

It looks like DeMario Valdez has been cut.
Valdez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bohi swings for the body but Valdez moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Bohi throws a leg kick which misses Valdez's front leg but catches the back leg as Valdez tries to avoid it.
Dakota Bohi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bohi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Valdez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Valdez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Valdez misses with a straight right.
Valdez stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bohi lands a leg kick that knocks Valdez off balance momentarily.
Bohi tries to score with a low kick but Valdez moves his leg out of the way.
A little jabbing left from Valdez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Good exchange - Valdez coming out on top.
Valdez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bohi can pounce on him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bohi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohi was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Bohi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bohi connects with a leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Bohi misses.
Valdez swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of Bohi's head but Bohi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bohi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Valdez on the side of the head.
A jab from Bohi misses.
Bohi throws a low kick but Valdez moves out of range easily.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Valdez slips a jab from Bohi.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Valdez! But no joy.
Valdez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bohi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Valdez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Valdez wants to counter the offense by Bohi and move into the clinch position.
Valdez has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Bohi moves out of range of the body kick from Valdez.
Bohi tried to score with a low kick but Valdez checks it.
Valdez raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Bohi misses with the combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valdez looks to land a left hand but Bohi moved out of range nicely.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses
and Valdez counters with a left to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bohi.
Bohi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Valdez blocks a head kick by Bohi.
A head kick by Bohi misses
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Valdez there.
Bohi walks into a straight right hand from Valdez.
Bohi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Valdez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bohi.
Valdez throws a looping overhand right but Bohi ducks down to avoid it.
Bohi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Valdez moves out of range as Bohi throws a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi throws a hook but Valdez avoids it easily.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bohi connects with a body shot that sends Valdez's belly button to the back.
Valdez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Valdez moves out of range as Bohi strikes.
Bohi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Bohi with a nice calf kick.
An inside leg kick from Bohi misses.
Bohi swings widly with a right hand
and Valdez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bohi 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.
Bohi connects with a single shot there.
Valdez tests Bohi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bohi lands with a kick to the temple. Valdez shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Valdez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bohi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi throws a leg kick
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Bohi misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bohi.
Valdez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohi throws a front kick aimed at Valdez's knee but Valdez avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Bohi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bohi.
Bohi throws a low kick but Valdez avoids it.
Bohi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bohi fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Valdez checks it well.
Valdez misses with a two punch combination.
Valdez throws a hook to the side of Bohi's head but Bohi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bohi thows a leg kick but Valdez checks it
and Valdez counters with a stiff right hand.
Bohi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bohi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dakota Bohi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Valdez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bohi has got the better of the exchanges.
Valdez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bohi.
Valdez checks a low kick from Bohi.
Valdez scores with a nice right hand.
Valdez plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Valdez looks to throw the jab but Bohi is out of range.
Bohi doesn't manage to clinch there - Valdez circles away.
Valdez throws out a counter right but Bohi avoids it with no problem.
Bohi scores with a punch to the head.
Bohi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bohi wants to slow Valdez down by chopping away at his legs.
Bohi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Valdez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bohi throws out a powerful jab.
Bohi wants to slow Valdez down by chopping away at his legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi misses with an uppercut
and Valdez counters with a lovely shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Valdez blocks the low kick.
It seemed like Valdez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Valdez checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bohi throws a head kick that half lands.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses.
Bohi scores with a nice body kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Valdez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Bohi throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Valdez.
Bohi throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.
Valdez lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
Bohi prevents a body shot from Valdez.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Valdez.
Valdez is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Valdez is looking to control Bohi's arms but Bohi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Valdez has his back to the cage.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Valdez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bohi is keeping busy.
Valdez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Valdez digs a right hand into Bohi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bohi's gas tank.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Valdez creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Valdez.
A short left from Bohi.
Bohi blocks a body shot from Valdez.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bohi throws a punch but it's blocked by Valdez.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez is struggling to control the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Valdez slows down the pace here.
Valdez receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Valdez avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Valdez.
Valdez blocks an uppercut.
Bohi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Valdez's elbow.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Bohi misses with a body punch.
Bohi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Valdez scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Valdez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Valdez prevents a body shot from Bohi.
Bohi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Bohi.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bohi misses with some punches.
Valdez slows down the pace here.
Valdez is trying to maintain a safe position but Bohi gets an underhook and turns Valdez into the cage.
Valdez stalls.
DeMario Valdez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Valdez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bohi.
Valdez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bohi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Valdez wants to stall.
Valdez misses with the head strike.
Bohi throws a head punch that misses.
Bohi struggles to land a body shot inside as Valdez controls his hands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bohi tries to work over Valdez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bohi misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DeMario Valdez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DeMario Valdez's cut.
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.

Bohi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Valdez is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bohi.
Valdez wants to counter the offense by Bohi and move into the clinch position.
Valdez jabs Bohi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bohi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Valdez bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bohi's head.
A punch lands to the side of Bohi 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Valdez connects with a jab.
Valdez throws a shot from downtown. Bohi moves away and avoids it.
Bohi tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Valdez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bohi throws a push kick but Valdez slaps the foot to one side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Valdez scores with a hook to the body. Bohi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bohi throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bohi.
Bohi misses with a hook. Valdez ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bohi finds it's way through Valdez's defenses.
Valdez takes a jab right on the kisser.
A big left from Valdez misses.
Bohi misses with a wild body shot.
A swing and a miss from Valdez.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses.
Bohi throws a big shot that misses.
Valdez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bohi wants to land a leg kick but Valdez is out of range.
Bohi throws a head kick that Valdez semi-blocks.
Valdez misses with a hook. Bohi ducked under it nicely.
Bohi throws the kick towards the body but Valdez avoids it.
Bohi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bohi throws an overhand right that lands on Valdez's shoulder, as Valdez tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez misses with a looping left.
Bohi's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Valdez connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bohi scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Valdez misses with an uppercut. Bohi saw that one coming.
Valdez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Valdez misses with a hook.
Valdez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Valdez.
It looked like Bohi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bohi misses with a looping right.
Valdez 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.
Valdez with a hook.
Bohi connects with a body shot that sends Valdez's belly button to the back.
Valdez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bohi.
Valdez appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Valdez lands a head shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi lunges at Valdez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Valdez's hand.
Bohi scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bohi.
Bohi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Bohi.
Valdez avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Valdez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bohi throws a poor cross that misses
and Valdez counters with a straight right hand.
Bohi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dakota Bohi is winning the standup battle so far.
Bohi buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bohi. Valdez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bohi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Valdez in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Valdez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bohi was well out of range. Poor timing from Valdez.
Bohi swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Valdez swings for the body but Bohi moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Valdez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bohi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Valdez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jab, jab by Bohi - just one landing.
Valdez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bohi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bohi misses with a looping right.
Bohi looks to score with a jab to the body but Valdez is just out of range.
Bohi throws a leg kick
and Valdez counters with a nice uppercut.
Bohi throws a head kick that misses
and Valdez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Valdez misses with a hook. Bohi ducked under it nicely.
A lazy left from Valdez finds it's target.

Bohi is rocked!

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to DeMario Valdez.
I think Valdez 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... DeMario Valdez!
A determined DeMario Valdez didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
Dakota Bohi spoke after the fight, saying '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*'.