PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Manny Wall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Bowbish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Wall
vs
Bowbish

188 cm
20
220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Manny Wall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bowbish!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowbish moves into the clinch.

Bowbish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wall is looking to clinch but Bowbish is avoiding it.
Wall is looking to clinch.
Bowbish throws a hook but Wall avoids it easily.
Wall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowbish swivels and escapes.
Bowbish closes the distance looking to clinch

and Wall counters with a single leg into guard. Bowbish didn't expect that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowbish trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.
Bowbish looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wall stops Bowbish from standing up.
Bowbish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bowbish trying to strike off his back.
Wall is looking to stand up but Bowbish won't let him.
Bowbish manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wall manages to get himself to full guard.
Bowbish throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wall has a closed guard, preventing Bowbish from standing up.
Wall trying to control the position.
Bowbish trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wall is trying to keep Bowbish in close.
Bowbish trying to control the position from guard on top but Wall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Wall keeping full guard, as Bowbish tries to pass.
Wall is looking to stand up but Bowbish isn't so interested in that idea.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowbish is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wall fails with a takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bowbish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wall lands a body shot.
Bowbish looks gassed!
Nice sprawl there from Bowbish as Wall shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bowbish fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wall, pushing him back against the cage.

Bowbish escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Wall moves into the clinch.
Bowbish lands a right hand.
Wall tries for a takedown but Bowbish manages to get underhooks.
Wall tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowbish smiles and moves away.
Wall slips a jab and a cross from Bowbish.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bowbish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Bowbish as Wall shoots in.
Bowbish misses with a double jab

and Wall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bowbish's guard now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall tries to stand but Bowbish is controlling from the bottom.
Wall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowbish is keeping the position for now.
Bowbish is pulling down on Wall's head. It's preventing any offense from Wall, at least for the moment.
Wall preventing the sweep.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bowbish looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bowbish trying to strike off his back.
Bowbish throwing short punches from the bottom.

Bowbish is looking for a triangle but Wall pushes his legs off easily.
Wall won't allow Bowbish to sweep him here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.

Bowbish scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bowbish swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowbish throws a combination. Wall tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Bowbish clinches.

Bowbish manages to break the clinch.
Bowbish lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Bowbish throws a series of punches but Wall moves out of range.
Bowbish throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Wall counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wall.
Bowbish tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wall working some strikes from top position.

Wall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Wall.

Wall shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wall was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wall forces the positional change into back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manny Wall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Wall lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Wall scores a takedown into full mount!
Bowbish slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bowbish wants to get back to his feet.

Bowbish is defending against the submission attempts here by Wall.
Bowbish regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wall.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bowbish holds on and takes a little breather.
Wall won't allow Bowbish to get back to his feet.
Bowbish trying to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish has Wall pulled in close to control his posture.
Bowbish is breathing heavily.
Bowbish is trying to control the position but Wall postures up.

Wall decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowbish.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowbish looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowbish fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowbish falls off balance throwing a combination

and Wall holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bowbish is working for takedown but Wall is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wall holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bowbish is pressed up against the cage. Wall has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bowbish down to the mat. Bowbish avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wall closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowbish circles away.
Wall fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wall wants to clinch up but Bowbish keeps it at a distance.
Wall tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowbish swivels and escapes.

Bowbish feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bowbish thows a big elbow that misses.
Bowbish stays in close to Wall's body and controls the position.
Wall is trying to control the position from the bottom.

Wall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wall is looking to stand up but Bowbish isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wall keeping moving, preventing Bowbish from controlling successfully.
Wall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wall wants to stand and escape but Bowbish is having none of it.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowbish moves out of range as Wall throws a body kick.
Wall tries for a takedown but Bowbish circles away easily

and Bowbish counters by moving into the clinch.

Bowbish pulls guard.
Wall stopping the sweep attempt from Bowbish.
Wall is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.

Bowbish has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wall preventing the sweep.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wall prevents Bowbish from getting back to his feet.
Bowbish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bowbish wants to sweep here but Wall controlling him for the moment.

Bowbish is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wall passes Bowbish's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Manny Wall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowbish slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wall is fighting to break Bowbish's control of his arms but Bowbish is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bowbish showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bowbish darts in and clinches Wall up against the cage.

Wall gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wall won't allow Bowbish to sweep him here.
Bowbish looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bowbish looking for a sweep. Not yet Bowbish, not yet.

Bowbish looking for a guillotine here but Wall defends easily.
Bowbish looking for a sweep. Not yet Bowbish, not yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowbish trying to keep a closed guard but Wall is proving a slippery customer.
Wall with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bowbish counters with a three punch combo that has Wall backing up. Wall nods at Bowbish to acknowledge the strikes.
Wall with a hook.

Bowbish shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Wall's guard.
Bowbish wants to control from the top but Wall keeps moving.
Bowbish is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wall trying to control the position here.
Wall is trying to control the position but Bowbish postures up.
Bowbish pushes down on Wall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wall is trying to maintain the position but Bowbish is very close to passing his half guard.

Wall kicks Bowbish off and gets back to his feet.
Wall with a poor takedown

and Bowbish counters with a single leg into guard. Wall didn't expect that.
Bowbish distracts Wall with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bowbish gets to his feet. Wall looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wall shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Wall. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bowbish closes the distance and clinches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowbish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wall swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowbish.
Bowbish checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

Bowbish clinches with his opponent.
Wall can't break the clinch.

Wall successfully pulls guard.
Wall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bowbish's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Wall had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Bowbish is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Wall Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Bowbish's back instead.
Bowbish tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
You get the feeling that Bowbish really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Bowbish is looking to improve his position but Wall isn't that keen on the idea.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bowbish keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wall scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bowbish?
Bowbish keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Wall controlling the pace for now.
Bowbish is squirming around, avoiding Wall's attempts to control the action.
Bowbish is trying to stand up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bowbish comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bowbish has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bowbish!