PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bosh
vs
Huxley

194 cm
22
214 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

187 cm
23
210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dima Huxley!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Huxley.
Bosh avoids the head kick by Huxley.
Bosh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Huxley connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Huxley throws a leg kick that misses.

Huxley gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bosh to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bosh landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bosh trying to control the position from guard on top but Huxley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Huxley wants to stand and escape but Bosh is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh wants to control from the top but Huxley keeps moving.
Bosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Huxley kicks Bosh off and gets to his feet.
Huxley tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huxley tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bosh is able to avoid easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Huxley.
Bosh ducks under a wild hook from Huxley.
Huxley lands with a kick to the temple. Bosh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bosh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huxley avoids it really well and circles away.
Huxley misses with a series of wild punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huxley throws a head kick that misses.
A jab from Huxley misses.
Huxley defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bosh.
Bosh getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Huxley fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bosh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Huxley throws a lazy right hand but Bosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bosh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

Bosh is trying to work for a kimura but Huxley is defending well.
Bosh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Huxley tries to roll over but Bosh keeps him under control.
Bosh seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Huxley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bosh looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Huxley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Huxley defending well though.
Bosh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Huxley is looking to improve his position.
Huxley regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bosh.
Bosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Huxley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bosh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bosh throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosh tries to free his leg and advance position but Huxley is retaining full guard.
Bosh throws a strike but Huxley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dima Huxley will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Huxley fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bosh checks it well.
Bosh moves away from the strike by Huxley.
Huxley misses with a kick to the body.
Bosh with a poor takedown
and Huxley counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Huxley walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bosh checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bosh blocks a head kick by Huxley.
Huxley tries to clinch up but Bosh circles away and keeps his distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bosh. Huxley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosh takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huxley stuffs the takedown.
Bosh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Huxley avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Bosh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bosh keeps the fight on the outside.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Huxley.
Bosh tries for a takedown but Huxley circles away easily
and Huxley counters with an outside leg kick.
Huxley lands with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huxley throws a leg kick that misses.
Bosh fails with the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bosh checks a low kick from Huxley.
Huxley lunges at Bosh with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bosh's hand.
Huxley fakes the leg kick and cracks Bosh in the body.
Bosh keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Dima Huxley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huxley tried to score with a low kick but Bosh checks it.
Dima Huxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
An inside leg kick lands from Huxley.
Huxley throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dima Huxley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huxley throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bosh takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bosh gets a clinch.
Bosh managing to block the knees to the body from Huxley.
Bosh on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley has a couple of punches blocked by Bosh.
Huxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Huxley lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bosh lands a nice shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Huxley.
Huxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Huxley lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Huxley.
Huxley is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Huxley lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Huxley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bosh up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huxley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxley.
Dima Huxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bosh is trying to drag Huxley to the mat but Huxley just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Huxley lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Huxley scores with a shot to the side of Bosh's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Huxley misses with a knee strike.
Huxley working aggressively here.
Huxley landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dima Huxley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Huxley throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bosh's head.

Bosh is rocked!
Huxley grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Bosh takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Huxley cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dima Huxley!
A less than humble Dima Huxley misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.