PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Daw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dima Huxley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Daw
vs
Huxley

190 cm
30
212 lbs
10 - 4 - 0

187 cm
24
210 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Broken Halo Pride Nutrition

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Daw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dima Huxley!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Huxley blocks the leg kick.
Dima Huxley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huxley connects with a leg kick. Daw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Huxley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Huxley scores with a jab to the head.

Daw moves into range and clinches up with Huxley.
Huxley avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Huxley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daw scores a nice knee to the body.
Huxley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Daw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huxley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daw landing knees to the body.
Daw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huxley's face.

It looks like Dima Huxley has been cut.
Daw landing knees to the head.
Huxley struggles to land a body shot inside as Daw controls his hands.
Daw is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Huxley.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Huxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Daw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daw effectively controlling the action here.
Huxley blocks an elbow strike from Daw.
Huxley lands a right hand.
Daw managing to block the knees to the body from Huxley.
Daw throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Daw tries to land knees in the clinch but Huxley avoids the damage to the body.
Daw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huxley's face.
Daw throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Huxley blocks it with crossed arms.
Daw with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huxley looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Knees to the body from Daw.
Huxley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huxley avoids it.
Huxley misses with some punches.
Daw's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Huxley takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huxley tries to land knees in the clinch but Daw avoids the damage to the body.
Daw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Huxley.
Huxley working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huxley cracks Daw with a nice body shot.
Huxley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daw's defenses.

It looks like Steve Daw has been cut.
Daw is trying to maintain a safe position but Huxley gets an underhook and turns Daw into the cage.
Huxley lands an uppercut.
Knees to the body from Huxley.
Daw is breathing heavily.
Huxley scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice elbow from Huxley.
Daw misses with a knee strike.
Huxley working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Daw obliges.
Huxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Huxley scores with a knee to the head.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daw throws an elbow but misses.
Daw tries to land a knee to the head but Huxley blocks with his arms.
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Huxley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Daw's defenses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huxley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Huxley.
Huxley tries to throw a body punch but Daw avoids it by throwing Huxley back against the cage.
Daw lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Huxley.
Nice body punch from Huxley.
Huxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Huxley - that landed with a thud.
Huxley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Huxley lands a nice elbow.
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!
Huxley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Huxley presses Daw against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Huxley works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Huxley looking to throw knees to the head but Daw is blocking nicely.
Huxley digs a right hand into Daw's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Daw's gas tank.
Still in the clinch, Huxley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Huxley misses with a punch to the body.
Huxley makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands with a short shot to the head.

Steve Daw's cut is getting worse.
Huxley lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Huxley working aggressively here.
Daw connects with a nasty looking knee right to Huxley's face.
Huxley scores with a nice hook to the head.
Huxley misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Daw.
Huxley lands an uppercut.
A short left from Huxley.
Huxley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huxley tries to work over Daw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxley managing to block the knees to the body from Daw.
Daw is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Huxley is defending well for now.
Huxley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Huxley as Daw tries to tie him up.
Huxley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Huxley landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Huxley is working Daw over against the cage.
Huxley lands a body shot in the clinch.
Huxley lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dima Huxley dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Huxley throws a nice inside leg kick.

Daw has Huxley up against the cage in a clinch.
Huxley tries a body shot but Daw blocks it.
Daw missing with knees to the body.
Huxley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Huxley has a couple of punches blocked by Daw.
Daw trying to land knees to the body.
Huxley scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Huxley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daw blocks it with crossed arms.
Huxley looking to throw knees to the head but Daw is blocking nicely.
Huxley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huxley takes a knee right on the jaw!
Huxley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daw tries a knee to the head but Huxley blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Huxley scores with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley pushes Daw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Huxley on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Huxley.
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huxley lands a left hand.
Huxley throws a punch but it's blocked by Daw.
Daw with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huxley on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Huxley lands a damaging elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Huxley.
A shot in the inside from Huxley.
Huxley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Huxley lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Huxley.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huxley lands a knee to the body.
Dima Huxley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Daw takes a knee to the side of the body.
Huxley utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Huxley.
Still in the clinch, Huxley scores with a nice short uppercut.

Steve Daw's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huxley lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Huxley.
Huxley lands a right hand that snaps the head of Daw backwards.
Daw managing to block the knees to the body from Huxley.
A short left from Huxley.
Huxley throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Daws head.
Huxley working aggressively here.
Huxley tries a body shot but Daw blocks it.
Daw stalling the fight.
Daw takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Huxley.
A shot in the inside from Huxley.
Huxley lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Huxley.
Huxley misses with the head strike.
Huxley lands a hook to the side of the head.
Huxley avoiding damage as Daw throws knees to the body.
Huxley tries to throw a body punch but Daw avoids it by throwing Huxley back against the cage.
Daw tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Huxley.
A short uppercut from Huxley.
Huxley scores with a hook to the body.
A hook to the body from Huxley.
Huxley tries to work over Daw's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Huxley lands an elbow inside that Daw shrugs off.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Huxley.

Daw is rocked!
Huxley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Daw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Jeez, Steve Daw's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A short right from Huxley.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huxley misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Huxley.
Still in the clinch, Huxley scores with a nice short uppercut.
Daw tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huxley avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Huxley creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Huxley lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Huxley lands a knee to the body.
Huxley pushes Daw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Steve Daw's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dima Huxley!
Dima Huxley was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.