PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bowhime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Bowhime
vs
Jackson

185 cm
20
195 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

195 cm
24
185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power

Win Nutritional

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Bowhime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Dean Styles and Alyssa Summers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowhime tries to clinch there but Jackson circles away.

Bowhime fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowhime lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Jackson blocks the elbow strike.
Bowhime missing with knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowhime avoids it.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Bowhime throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowhime wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowhime with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowhime tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Bowhime trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson avoiding damage as Bowhime throws knees to the body.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like James Jackson has been cut.
Jackson landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bowhime misses with a knee strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowhime throws an elbow but misses.
Bowhime looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Bowhime.
Bowhime misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson avoiding damage as Bowhime throws knees to the body.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Bowhime tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowhime tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowhime fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowhime tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Bowhime moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
John Bowhime seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowhime tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jackson is looking to clinch.
Bowhime tries to clinch

and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Bowhime throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Bowhime.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Bowhime.
Bowhime blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowhime managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Bowhime lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Bowhime.
Bowhime fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowhime misses with a knee strike.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Bowhime trying to land knees to the body.
Bowhime missing with knees to the body.

Bowhime has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Jackson regains guard immediately.
Bowhime is breathing heavily.
Bowhime cracks Jackson with a solid left hand.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Bowhime isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime landing some decent shots from guard.
Jackson wants to get back to his feet but Bowhime is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bowhime scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bowhime is controlling him.
Bowhime makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bowhime works over Jackson with some ground and pound from guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.

Bowhime is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Bowhime controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowhime looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Bowhime won't let him.

Bowhime has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jackson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bowhime dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Jackson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bowhime clinches but Jackson breaks the clinch

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Bowhime's ribcage.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowhime lands a damaging elbow.
Bowhime trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Bowhime.
Bowhime landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowhime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowhime cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Bowhime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Bowhime misses with an elbow strike.
Bowhime landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowhime misses with a knee strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bowhime tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowhime is working for takedown but Jackson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Bowhime.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowhime throws an elbow but misses.
Bowhime with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowhime throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bowhime looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson has Bowhime pressed against the cage, preventing Bowhime from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bowhime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowhime throws an elbow but misses.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Bowhime missing with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bowhime managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Bowhime.
Bowhime landing knees to the head.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowhime avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Bowhime missing with knees to the body.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Bowhime.
Bowhime throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jackson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowhime avoids it.
Bowhime throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowhime avoids it.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowhime throws an elbow but misses.
Bowhime pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bowhime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Bowhime tries to pull guard but Jackson won't allow it.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Bowhime avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Bowhime missing with knees to the body.
Bowhime is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson blocks an elbow strike.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Bowhime tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Bowhime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowhime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Bowhime throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Bowhime managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.

That's four 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.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Bowhime avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Bowhime misses with a knee strike.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowhime is defending well for now.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowhime is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowhime avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
Jackson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowhime missing with knees to the body.
Jackson avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowhime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Bowhime, against the cage.
Bowhime tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Bowhime is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Bowhime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Jackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bowhime keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowhime looks to clinch

and Jackson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Bowhime's guard now.

Jackson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bowhime tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Bowhime fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowhime misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Bowhime tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bowhime on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jackson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowhime.
Bowhime tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Bowhime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowhime misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowhime looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Jackson avoids the elbow strike from Bowhime, against the cage.

Bowhime jumps into guard, dragging Jackson to the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bowhime's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowhime controlling the position.
Jackson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bowhime's guard.
Bowhime is controlling Jackson's posture.
Jackson wanted to stand there but Bowhime had control of the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bowhime is pulling down on Jackson's head to control his posture.
Jackson wants to get up but he can't break Bowhime's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

Bowhime looking for a guillotine here but Jackson defends easily.
Jackson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

Bowhime has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Jackson doesn't defend quickly enough and Bowhime has managed to lock this one up! Can Jackson escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Bowhime on a fantastic submission victory.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Bowhime!