PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Keji (ranked 4045 p4p, 6127 weight class) and Art Bowers (ranked 115 p4p, 71 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Keji
vs
Bowers

225 cm
21
275
4 - 1 - 0

191 cm
21
250
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Bear N Saints

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abdul Keji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Tiny Johnson and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keji looks to land a combination but Bowers avoids it well.
Bowers takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Art Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowers throws a lazy head kick
and Bowers takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowers looks to land a left hand but Keji moved out of range nicely.
Bowers paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bowers swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keji cracks Bowers with an open hand slap.
Keji walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bowers.
Bowers scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Keji really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Keji throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Art Bowers has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keji clobbers Bowers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bowers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Keji.
Keji misses with a straight right.
Bowers dips to his left and cracks Keji with an uppercut!
A jab lands there for Bowers.
Keji throws a hook but Bowers avoids it easily.
Keji avoids the body shot from Bowers.
Keji throws a big shot that misses.
Bowers throws the left hand but Keji avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keji throws a hook to the side of Bowers's head but Bowers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keji misses with a wild body shot.
Keji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowers doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Keji takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bowers listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bowers fakes the leg kick and cracks Keji in the body.
Bowers misses with an uppercut
and Keji connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Keji cracks Bowers with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Keji takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Keji doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keji slips a straight right by Bowers.
Bowers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keji throws out the jab.
Bowers throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Keji is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowers throws a nice looking combination but Keji bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Oh Keji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Keji keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowers.
Keji seems to have got his legs back now.
Keji cracks Bowers with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowers misses with a looping left.
Bowers lands a nice leg kick that just misses Keji's sensitive parts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keji looks to land a left hand but Bowers moved out of range nicely.
Keji throws a looping overhand right but Bowers ducks down to avoid it.
Bowers scores with a nice strike.
Keji takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowers looks to land a right hand but Keji moved out of range.
It looked like Keji wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A punch combination from Keji misses.
Bowers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Keji moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Keji throwing a counter right hand but Bowers manages to avoid it.
Jab from Bowers.
Bowers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Keji manages to avoid it.
Keji misses with a double jab.
Bowers throws a big counter head kick but Keji avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Keji misses.
Bowers smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bowers tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowers misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Keji was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bowers takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Keji is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bowers.
Despite the aggression on Bowers's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Keji throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bowers on the side of the head.
Bowers has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keji throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bowers on the side of the head.
Keji looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowers is just out of range.
Bowers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keji is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Keji misses with a lunging right hand
and Bowers counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowers throws a series of punches but Keji moves out of range.
It looked like Keji was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Keji is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Keji blocks the body kick.
Keji throws a hook to the side of Bowers's head but Bowers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowers moves out of range as Keji strikes.
A big left from Keji misses.
Bowers steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowers darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bowers throws a combination that misses
and Keji counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Keji does no damage.
Bowers lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Keji.
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!
Keji throws an overhand right that lands on Bowers's shoulder, as Bowers tries to avoid the shot.
A big right from Keji misses.
Bowers tries to bum rush Keji with a series of wild strikes but Keji uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keji scores with a jab to the jaw.
Keji throws a looping overhand right but Bowers ducks down to avoid it.
Keji moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bowers scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Keji doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Keji throws a hook to the side of Bowers's head but Bowers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowers looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Keji lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowers's head.
Bowers delivers a nice body kick.
A jab from Keji misses.
Keji displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowers throws out the jab.
Keji misses with a lunging right hand
and Bowers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Keji connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bowers momentarily.
Keji with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Keji moves out of range of the strikes.
A slow jab from Bowers misses its intended target.
Keji appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bowers scores with a sloppy right hand. Keji should have avoided that one.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Art Bowers will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Art Bowers's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Keji misses with a body shot.
Bowers connects with the punch.
Keji throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keji misses with a looping right.
Keji throws a lazy right hand but Bowers sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Keji avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowers misses with an uppercut.
Keji misses with an uppercut.
Keji misses with a hook.
Keji misses with a straight right.
Bowers scores with a jab to the head.
Keji throws a hook to the side of Bowers's head but Bowers sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowers is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Keji with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keji throws a big shot that misses.
Keji scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Keji is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Bowers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowers scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowers misses with a looping left.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowers.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Keji misses with a hook. Bowers ducked under it nicely.
Keji uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowers.
Art Bowers seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Keji throws out the jab.
Keji throws a hook but Bowers avoids it easily.
Bowers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowers tries to land a front kick but Keji steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Keji misses with a wild body shot.
Keji misses with a straight right.
Keji moves away from the strike by Bowers.
Keji gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowers.
Bowers scores with a nice right hand.
Bowers lands with a shot to the body.
Bowers throws a body shot but no joy.
A big right from Keji misses.
Bowers defending well as Keji loads up on a big left hand.
Keji misses the shot to the body.
Keji throws a series of punches but Bowers moves out of range.
Bowers throws a jab when Keji was well out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Bowers.
Keji on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Keji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keji throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Keji swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Keji lands with a nice body punch.
Bowers slips under a jab.
Bowers lands a nice shot that snaps Keji's head back.
Keji thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowers throws a series of punches but Keji moves out of range.
Keji ducks under a wild hook from Bowers.
Keji blocks a head kick by Bowers.
Keji misses with a straight right.
Bowers slips a jab from Keji.
Bowers's corner calls for a 1-2. Bowers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Keji misses with a two punch combination.
Nice shot by Bowers.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Keji tries to bum rush Bowers with a series of wild strikes but Bowers uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Keji looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Keji throws a right hand that Bowers ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowers also avoids with ease.
Keji tries to move into range but Bowers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Keji misses the jab.
Bowers throws a shot to the body.
Bowers throws a leg kick which misses Keji's front leg but catches the back leg as Keji tries to avoid it.
Bowers scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Keji moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowers misses with a head kick.
Bowers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Keji counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Keji looks to land a left hand but Bowers moved out of range nicely.
Keji takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowers connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Keji's hands.
Bowers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bowers connects with a right hand. Keji shakes it off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keji throws a nice looking combination but Bowers bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowers throws a sloppy head kick and Keji moves out of range easily.
Bowers scores with a body shot.
Keji lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowers circles away quickly and effectively.
Keji throws the left hand but Bowers avoids the punch easily.
Bowers throws a push kick but Keji slaps the foot to one side.
Keji looks to throw the jab but Bowers is out of range.
Keji throws a series of punches but Bowers avoids them all with ease.
Bowers lands a jab-cross combination.
Bowers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keji was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowers.
Bowers thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whack! Bowers lands a heavy head kick that drops Keji. The ref tackles Bowers to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Keji was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Art Bowers!