PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hardy has chosen Run this town as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chad Hardy enters the cage!

Bosh
vs
Hardy

194 cm
41
195 lbs
33 - 26 - 0

184 cm
35
186 lbs
17 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 33 - 26 - 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 17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chad Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bosh.
Bosh displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hardy throws out the jab.
Bosh swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hardy takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A left lands for Bosh.
Bosh misses with a hook.
Hardy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bosh circles away quickly and effectively.
Bosh staying out of range there.
Bosh misses the jab.
Hardy unleashes a big counter combination but Bosh bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hardy throws a head kick but Bosh moves out of range.
Hardy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bosh jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bosh with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Bosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosh closes the distance and clinches up with Hardy, looking for a takedown. Bosh pushes Hardy against the cage but Hardy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bosh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hardy.
Hardy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bosh scores with a hook.

Hardy is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh slips a straight right by Hardy.
Hardy is still on wobbly legs! Can Bosh finish him?
Bosh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hardy.
Bosh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bosh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bosh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hardy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Hardy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bosh.
Hardy seems to have recovered his senses.
Hardy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hardy. Bosh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bosh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Good shot there by Hardy.
Hardy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hardy walks into a jab.
Hardy throws a body shot but no joy.
Hardy blocks a head kick by Bosh.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosh misses the target.
Hardy lands the left hand.
Hardy misses with a straight left.
Bosh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hardy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bosh.
Hardy lands with a good body shot.
Hardy works Bosh's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bosh.
Hardy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bosh throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Hardy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hardy misses with a left hand
and Bosh counters with a straight right hand.

Bosh bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Hardy! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
Hardy pulls Bosh in close to prevent any damage.
Bosh trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.

Hardy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hardy misses with a body shot.
Bosh throws a big shot that misses.
Bosh is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bosh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bosh is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hardy avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Hardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Bosh misses the target.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Bosh avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Bosh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hardy's coach down at Tokyo Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hardy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bosh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hardy has time to react.
Hardy throws a right and a left that Bosh avoids nicely.
Hardy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bosh was well out of range. Poor timing from Hardy.
Hardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bosh slips a straight right by Hardy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice shot lands for Hardy.
Hardy finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Bosh's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Hardy falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chris Bosh!
During a confident post fight interview, Chris Bosh thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Chad Hardy had this to say: 'As always I can do everything through Christ my lord and savior who strengthens me. Without him I wouldn't be here tonight. Don't worry I'll be back.'.