PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bosh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Vaughn Dez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Bosh
vs
Vaughn Dez

194 cm
20
214 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

199 cm
23
205 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Powerful

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 3 - 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 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Eric Vaughn Dez!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaughn Dez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vaughn Dez shoots for a takedown but Bosh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Vaughn Dez closes the distance but Bosh moves to the side

and Bosh counters by moving into the clinch.

Bosh works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bosh chips away with some ground and pound.
Bosh wants to pass the guard but Vaughn Dez is keeping the position.
Bosh is stalling in the full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bosh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh throws a big right hand that misses.
Vaughn Dez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Vaughn Dez keeping full guard, as Bosh tries to pass.

Vaughn Dez is looking for a triangle but Bosh pushes his legs off easily.
Bosh is pushing down on Vaughn Dez's leg trying to pass to half guard. Vaughn Dez is fighting to maintain full guard but Bosh has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bosh slips a nice elbow through Vaughn Dez's hands, connecting with Vaughn Dez's forehead.
Bosh landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

Bosh wants to work for an arm triangle but Vaughn Dez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bosh content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vaughn Dez wants to improve his position but Bosh is controlling well.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vaughn Dez taking some punishment here, with Bosh in his half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh working the head and body with strikes.
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.
Vaughn Dez is trying to control but can't.

Bosh looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Vaughn Dez trying to hold on to Bosh's head to control him but Bosh postures up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh lands strikes from half guard.
Bosh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bosh sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bosh scoring with strikes to the body and head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosh tries to pass to full mount but Vaughn Dez defends it.
Bosh prevents Vaughn Dez from standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bosh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Vaughn Dez wants to clinch.
Vaughn Dez tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Bosh moves into the clinch.

Vaughn Dez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Vaughn Dez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bosh working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Bosh is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Vaughn Dez keeping moving, preventing Bosh from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bosh content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Chris Bosh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bosh makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bosh scoring with punches to the head and body.
Vaughn Dez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bosh stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vaughn Dez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bosh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bosh looking to pass the guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh passes into half guard.
Bosh thows a huge punch but Vaughn Dez dodges it nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bosh is figuring out what he wants to do next.

Bosh is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Bosh.
Bosh stopping the sweep attempt from Vaughn Dez.
Bosh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh wants to control from the top but Vaughn Dez keeps moving.
Bosh working some strikes from top position.
Bosh lands a couple of digs.
Bosh is working Vaughn Dez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bosh postures up in Vaughn Dez's guard and throws a big left but Vaughn Dez blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bosh trying to control but Vaughn Dez is working from the bottom.
Bosh wants to pass the guard but Vaughn Dez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Bosh dominated that second round.
That's time! Bosh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Vaughn Dez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bosh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vaughn Dez.

Bosh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Vaughn Dez manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bosh working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Vaughn Dez's head.
Bosh distracts Vaughn Dez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bosh distracts Vaughn Dez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bosh's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bosh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Vaughn Dez is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaughn Dez is trying to control the position but Bosh postures up.
Bosh chips away with some ground and pound.
Bosh advances position into side control!
Bosh scores with punches from side control.
Bosh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vaughn Dez keeps working.
Bosh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Vaughn Dez down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bosh wants to control but Vaughn Dez is keeping him busy.
Bosh cracks Vaughn Dez with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bosh scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Vaughn Dez to see if he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bosh controls the position.
Bosh has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vaughn Dez!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bosh lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Vaughn Dez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bosh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vaughn Dez can do to turn this around?

Bosh is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Vaughn Dez to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Vaughn Dez shrugs it off.
Bosh landing strikes from the mount and Vaughn Dez is in trouble!
Vaughn Dez is looking to get to half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bosh lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bosh trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bosh with a couple of short strikes.
Vaughn Dez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bosh landing strikes, looking to finish!
Eric Vaughn Dez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bosh raining down shots from the mount!
Chris Bosh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bosh in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Bosh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bosh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:26
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:26
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Bosh!