PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dakota Bohi (ranked 1846 p4p, 2317 weight class) and Roy Whitaker (ranked 217 p4p, 271 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bohi
vs
Whitaker

175 cm
35
163
17 - 12 - 1

177 cm
31
160
19 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

HARDCORE Threads

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 17 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Dakota Bohi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Roy Whitaker !
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitaker misses with a hook.
Whitaker misses with a hook
letting Bohi counter with a right hand.
Bohi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Bohi clinches.
Whitaker lands with a left to the head.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land.
Bohi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bohi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Whitaker .
Bohi tries to work over Whitaker 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Whitaker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bohi blocks an uppercut.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
Whitaker misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Whitaker fails to land.
Bohi stalling against the cage.
Bohi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Whitaker breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut
and Bohi counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice defenses there by Bohi.
Bohi is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bohi defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
Bohi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
Whitaker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker connects with the punch.
Whitaker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Whitaker 's corner calls for a 1-2. Whitaker obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Bohi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.

Bohi forces Whitaker back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whitaker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bohi working aggressively here.
Whitaker misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohi blocking some punches.
Bohi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Bohi on the inside.
Whitaker swings wildly with an uppercut but Bohi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Whitaker .
Bohi misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whitaker .
Bohi tries to throw a body punch but Whitaker avoids it by throwing Bohi back against the cage.
Whitaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker working aggressively here.
A short right from Bohi on the inside.
Whitaker lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bohi backwards.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Bohi.
A short uppercut from Whitaker .
Whitaker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bohi lands a shoulder strike.

Bohi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bohi delivers a nice body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bohi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Whitaker misses with a straight left.
Whitaker might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Whitaker clobbers Bohi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bohi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bohi motions for Whitaker to come forward. Bohi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Whitaker .
Whitaker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bohi's hands.
Jab by Whitaker .
Whitaker steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bohi. That one must have hurt.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Bohi moved out of range nicely.
Bohi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Bohi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bohi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Whitaker just manages to avoid it.
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!
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Bohi moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker throws a poor cross that misses
and Bohi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Whitaker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bohi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bohi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

Whitaker is rocked!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Whitaker .
Whitaker is still on wobbly legs! Can Bohi finish him?
Whitaker blocks a head kick by Bohi.
Whitaker lands a head shot.
Bohi needs to keep his hands up - Whitaker had a free shot at his head there.
Whitaker lands a nice shot that snaps Bohi's head back.
Whitaker seems to have recovered his senses.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Bohi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Whitaker with a hook.
Bohi slips under a jab.
Whitaker lands with a cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Whitaker misses the target.
Bohi is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big left from Whitaker misses.
Whitaker misses with a looping right.
Whitaker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bohi had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Whitaker throws a hook but Bohi blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Bohi ducks down to avoid it.
Whitaker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bohi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bohi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Whitaker dominated that round.
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.

Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Bohi moves away and avoids it.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Bohi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Whitaker looks to land a left hand but Bohi moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Bohi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bohi tries to bum rush Whitaker with a series of wild strikes but Whitaker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bohi ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker .
Bohi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Roy Whitaker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Whitaker throws out a loose jab but Bohi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whitaker scores with a nice strike.
Whitaker lands the left hand.
Whitaker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Whitaker is looking to clinch.
Bohi moves away from the strike by Whitaker .
It looked like Bohi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bohi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Whitaker .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bohi misses with a low kick.
Whitaker misses with a looping left.
Whitaker throws a poor cross that misses

and Bohi counters with a left and a right that hurts Whitaker ! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Bohi jumps into full mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bohi postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Whitaker bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Bohi and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dakota Bohi!
Post fight, an emotional Dakota Bohi said 'THE RUN ISN'T OVER. I WANT THAT BELT. '.