PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Hansen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Hansen
vs
Bosh

187 cm
33
218 lbs
18 - 12 - 0

194 cm
23
214 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags & 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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Leon Hansen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chris Bosh!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Hansen misses.
Hansen ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hansen swinging wildly here.
Hansen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hansen throws a right hand that Bosh ducks under and follows up with a left that Bosh also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Hansen misses.
Bosh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hansen.
Bosh shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hansen pinned against the cage. Hansen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hansen moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen throws an off balance right hand

and Bosh decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hansen's guard.
Hansen pulls Bosh in close to prevent any damage.
Hansen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hansen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bosh with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Hansen pushes Bosh off and gets back to his feet.
Hansen misses with a left hand

and Bosh counters by clinching up.

Bosh pulls guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen throws a strike but Bosh rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bosh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bosh has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hansen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Hansen being controlled here, momentarily.
Hansen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bosh on the ground.
Bosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosh throwing strikes from guard but Hansen blocks nicely.
Bosh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hansen's head.
Bosh throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bosh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bosh landing with the ground and pound.
Bosh postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosh.
Bosh chips away with some ground and pound.
Bosh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bosh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bosh.
Hansen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bosh stopping the sweep attempt from Hansen.
Bosh scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bosh is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hansen keeps working.
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!
Hansen has hold of Bosh's hands but Bosh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bosh is nestled in close to Hansen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bosh prevents Hansen from improving his position.
Bosh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bosh slips a nice elbow through Hansen's hands, connecting with Hansen's forehead.
Hansen taking some punishment here, with Bosh in his half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bosh is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Hansen is not content to let Bosh control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Hansen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosh.
Bosh thows a body shot but no joy.
Hansen throws a looping overhand right but Bosh ducks down to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Hansen.
Hansen throws a lazy right hand but Bosh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hansen.
Hansen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hansen throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Bosh counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hansen keeping moving, preventing Bosh from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh throws an elbow that misses. Hansen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bosh's guard. Nice move by Hansen!
Hansen throws an elbow that misses. Bosh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hansen's guard. Nice move by Bosh!
Bosh in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Bosh drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Bosh as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Hansen screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Bosh! Nice submission victory there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chris Bosh!
Chris Bosh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.