PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Rothco (ranked 1441 p4p, 1048 weight class) and Patrick Bower (ranked 207 p4p, 151 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Rothco
vs
Bower

194 cm
23
210
9 - 8 - 0

199 cm
23
220
7 - 9 - 0

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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 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Frank Rothco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Bower!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yukihiro Shimada and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower lands a head kick!
Bower takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bower throws a body shot but no joy.
Rothco moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
Bower steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rothco.
Rothco lands a lovely overhand right.
Rothco misses with a low kick.
Bower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rothco manages to avoid it.
Bower lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rothco ducks under a wild hook from Bower.
Decent striking displayed by Bower there.
Rothco dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bower. That did some damage!
Rothco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bower lands a big head kick that sends Rothco tumbling to the mat! Bower takes a step backwards and waves Rothco back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Rothco is rocked!

It looks like Frank Rothco has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Oh Rothco is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bower avoids the body shot from Rothco.
Rothco swings for the body but Bower moves out of range.
Rothco takes a swing at Bower's ribcage but misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bower! But no joy.
Bower lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bower lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rothco at a distance.
Rothco seems to have got his legs back now.
Bower throws a jab but it's blocked by Rothco.
Rothco takes a swing at Bower's ribcage but misses.
Rothco takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rothco misses the jab.
Rothco just misses with a punch to the body.
Rothco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rothco is looking to wear down Bower with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bower connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bower misses with a hook.
Bower throws out a loose jab but Rothco uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bower darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rothco misses with an uppercut.
Bower checks the leg kick nicely there.
Sloppy strikes from Bower. Those never looked like landing.
Rothco scores with a hook to the body. Bower takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bower throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rothco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rothco lands a head kick. Bower smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rothco turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bower misses with a looping left.
Rothco scores with a body shot.
Bower throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rothco.
A big right from Rothco misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bower.
Bower swings for the body but Rothco moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Bower lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rothco doesn't seem phased though.
A big left from Rothco misses.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
As Bower looks to move away, Rothco throws a big counter combo but Bower just gets out of the way.
Rothco avoids a kick to the body.
Rothco swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Rothco takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rothco throws a hook to the side of Bower's head but Bower sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rothco scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Rothco takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rothco tries a head kick but it misses.
Rothco throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bower counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rothco sees it coming and avoids it easily.
As Bower backs away, Rothco returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with a body shot.
Rothco dodges the punch combination from Bower.
Rothco ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bower moves away.
A head kick misses from Bower.
Bower clobbers Rothco with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Good exchange - Bower coming out on top.
Rothco throws a head kick that misses.
Rothco tries a low kick but Bower avoids it.
Bower wants to counter the offense by Rothco and move into the clinch position.
Rothco avoids the body shot from Bower.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rothco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bower swings for the body but Rothco moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Bower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Frank Rothco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Rothco swings for the body but Bower moves out of range.
Bower fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bower throws a combination that misses
and Rothco counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Rothco takes one to the chin there.
Bower keeps Rothco at a distance using the push kick.
Rothco throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bower blocks a head kick by Rothco.
Bower blocks the body kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rothco might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Rothco misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bower keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bower misses with a right hand
and Rothco counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bower's knee momentarily.
Bower throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rothco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rothco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower moves out of range as Rothco throws a body kick.
Bower throws a leg kick which misses Rothco's front leg but catches the back leg as Rothco tries to avoid it.
Bower thuds his right hand into Rothco's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Rothco punishes Bower's body with a nice straight punch.
Rothco defending well as Bower loads up on a big left hand.
Bower keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bower has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bower is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rothco.
Bower misses with an uppercut. Rothco saw that one coming.
Rothco throws a body punch but Bower moves out of range.
Bower throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Rothco swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bower counters with a stiff right hand.
Rothco slips under a jab.
Rothco is looking to counter punch.
Rothco misses with an uppercut
letting Bower counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rothco fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bower throws a big shot that misses.
Bower uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rothco misses with a body shot
enabling Bower to counter with a crisp jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Bower.
Rothco takes a swing at Bower's ribcage but misses.
Rothco looks to score with a jab to the body but Bower is just out of range.
Rothco moves out of range of the strikes.
Rothco looks to land a left hand but Bower moved out of range nicely.
Bower throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Rothco lands a leg kick that knocks Bower off balance momentarily.
Bower connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rothco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bower.
Rothco is looking to counter punch.
Rothco gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bower closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Rothco! Bower dives in looking to finish! Rothco is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Bower!
A relieved looking Patrick Bower thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Frank Rothco had this to say: 'He caught me, just bad luck.'.