PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jim Bo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huima Huima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huima has chosen Holy Diver as his entrance music. Huima Huima has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Bo
vs
Huima

160 cm
27
135 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

150 cm
28
130 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jim Bo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Huima Huima!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Frank Dennis and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huima shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bo as he avoids it easily.
Huima throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Huima slips under a jab.
Huima fails with a takedown attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bo. Huima does a little dance to reset his feet.
Huima throws a hook but Bo blocks it.

Bo closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bo lands in his opponent's guard.
Huima trying to control the position.
Huima keeping full guard, as Bo tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Huima not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Huima is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Huima Huima.
Huima with a poor takedown

and Bo counters with a single leg into guard. Huima didn't expect that.
Jim Bo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Huima.

Huima is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bo defends well.
Huima pulls Bo in close to prevent any damage.
Huima being controlled here, momentarily.
Huima is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bo is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huima is trying to keep Bo in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Huima fails with the takedown
letting Bo counter with a right hand.
Huima throws a series of punches but Bo moves out of range.
Huima shoots and misses
and Bo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huima thinking.
Huima Huima seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huima looks gassed!
Bo throws a hook to the side of Huima's head but Huima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bo works over Huima's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice jab there from Bo.
A jab from Bo does it's job there.
Huima is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Huima misses with a takedown attempt
and Bo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Huima thinking.
A jab lands there for Bo.
Huima doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bo counters with a nice body shot.
Bo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Bo.
Bo misses with a double jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bo!
Huima shoots and misses
and Bo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Huima misses with a wild combination.
Huima closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bo 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.
Nice defenses there by Huima.
Bo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Huima sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Huima tries to clinch but Bo moves away
and Bo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bo throws a hook to the side of Huima's head but Huima sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Bo closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Huima did well to prevent Bo getting side control.
Bo wants to free his trapped foot but Huima is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Huima trying to control here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huima is trying to stand up here but Bo is controlling him well.
Bo controlling the pace.
Huima is trying to maintain the position but Bo is very close to passing his half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Huima fails with the takedown
enabling Bo to counter with a crisp jab.
Bo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Huima.
Huima shoots and misses
and Bo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Huima misses with a combination
and Bo counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bo dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bo scores with a hook to the body. Huima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Huima clinches but Bo breaks the clinch
and Bo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Huima gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Huima misses with a takedown
and Bo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

Bo gets the takedown into side control.
Huima is looking for a sweep.
Huima is letting Bo control him for a moment.
You can see the frustration on Huima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Huima tries to buck Bo off but Bo is having none of it.
Huima is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bo remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Huima is trying to control Bo's posture but Bo avoids it.
Bo taking a breather here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Bo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huima is working to get back to half guard.
Huima tries to hold on but Bo pushes him away.
Huima is trying to escape the mount.
Bo controlling the position easily from mount.
Huima working to try and regain half guard.
Huima wants to control but Bo is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huima is desperately trying to improve his position but Bo has a good base and remains in mount.
Bo tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Huima can't escape the position.
Bo controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Huima tries to reverse the position but Bo maintains control.
Bo controlling from the full mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bo prevents Huima from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jim Bo dominated that second round.
That's time! Bo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Bo cracks Huima with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A combination from Huima does no damage.
A big right from Bo misses.
Bo lands with a nice body punch.
Huima with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huima tries to close the distance and clinch but Bo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Left hook, right uppercut from Huima.
Huima misses with a takedown attempt
letting Bo counter with a right hand.
Huima has his takedown stuffed

and Bo counters with a single leg into guard. Huima didn't expect that.
Jim Bo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Huima Huima.

Huima looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Huima looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bo wants to pass to mount but Huima is defending the position.

Huima looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Huima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huima tries to roll over but Bo keeps him under control.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bo in particular looking to stall.
Bo is pressing down on Huima's thigh, looking to free his foot. Huima is holding on for now.
Huima wants to get back to full guard.

Huima looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bo in particular looking to stall.
Huima wants to control but Bo is keeping busy.
Huima is trying to control but Bo passes into side control!
Bo working away.
Bo controlling from side mount.
Huima prevents Bo from improving position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huima struggling a bit here.
Huima tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Huima Huima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Huima is desperately trying to improve his position but Bo has a good base and remains in mount.
Huima wants to control but Bo is having none of it.
Bo controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bo wants to control the pace but Huima is squirming around nicely.
Huima tries to hold on but Bo pushes him away.
Huima really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huima throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jim Bo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bo 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Bo!