It’s not easy to out-charisma Kevin James, who has made a career of playing nice, non-threatening guys who manage to get the girl and save the day. But in “Here Comes the Boom,” Bas Rutten ...

The interview lasted around 25 minutes; these were some of the questions and answers from James and Rutten, who showed up about ten minutes into the interview. While this story is not autobiographical ...

This film image released by Columbia Picturers shows, from left, Bas Rutten, Henry Winkler, Mark Dellagrotte and Kevin James in a scene from "Here Comes the Boom." (AP Photo/Columbia-Sony Pictures ...

USA TODAY review: * * 1/2 out of four Stars: Kevin James, Salma Hayek, Henry Winkler, Bas Rutten Rated: PG; opens Friday nationwide Here Comes the Boom telegraphs every punch in its arsenal, but ...

But the characters are likable, not just Marty and Bella but also Niko (Bas Rutten), the citizenship student who also happens to be an ex-fighter and trainer, and who helps Scott get his act in gear.

View full size Columbia-Sony PicturesKevin James is in the cage for Henry Winkler's music program as Bas Rutten, left, Winkler and Mark Dellagrotte play his supporters.

Bas Rutten, left, as trainer Niko, Henry Winkler, center, as Marty and Mark DellaGrotte cheer on Kevin James as Scott Voss, a biology teacher raising money in the ring for a school program.

Kevin James (center) stars with MMA veterans Mark Munoz (left) and Bas Rutten (right) in the comedy Here Comes The Boom. (Hannah Foslien/Getty Images) That was the gasping, horrified reaction of ...

Today's sports movie is the somewhat thoughtful and sweet MMA comedy Here Comes the Boom, starring Kevin James and Bas Rutten.

From left: Bas Rutten, Henry Winkler, Mark DellaGrotte, and Kevin James star in “Here Comes the Boom.’’ (Tracy Bennett/Columbia-Sony Pictures via AP) Tracy Bennett/Columbia-Sony Pictures via ...

To provide visual relief from the likes of James, Rutten, and the schlemiel-ified Winkler, Salma Hayek contributes scenes as the outlandishly guapisima school nurse.

Her ability to identify Bas Rutten, Chael Sonnen and Joe Rogan likely played powerful in her expansion of confidence. But to be fair, I enjoyed these cameos as well.