PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Clowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cod Captivating (ranked 0 p4p, 0 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.

Clowe
vs
Captivating

185 cm
25
187 lbs
7 - 9 - 0

187 cm
19
187 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Determined

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 7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jason Clowe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cod Captivating!
The judges for this bout are , and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Captivating tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Clowe dodges the punch combination from Captivating.
Clowe avoids a kick to the body.
No joy there for Clowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clowe tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clowe throws a leg kick
and Captivating counters with an inside leg kick.
Captivating misses with a kick to the body.
Captivating throws a sloppy head kick and Clowe moves out of range easily.
Captivating takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Clowe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clowe.

It looks like Cod Captivating has been cut.
Captivating looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Captivating misses with a kick to the body.
Captivating circles away from the clinch attempt
and Captivating counters with a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Captivating avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Clowe looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cod Captivating seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Captivating looks gassed!
Captivating dodges the punch combination from Clowe.
Clowe shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clowe is looking to chop away at Captivating's legs.
Clowe blocks a head kick by Captivating.
Clowe wants to clinch but Captivating slips to the side
and Captivating counters with a nice body kick.
Captivating misses with a body kick.
Clowe throws a leg kick but Captivating checks it.
Clowe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Captivating goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clowe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Clowe moves in looking to clinch but Captivating pushes him off.
Captivating throws a right and a left that both miss.
Captivating looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Clowe bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Clowe tries to clinch but Captivating moves out of range.
Clowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Clowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clowe is looking to clinch but Captivating is avoiding it.
Captivating is looking to chop away at Clowe's legs.
Captivating circles away from the clinch attempt.
Captivating showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Clowe.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Captivating misses with an uppercut.
Clowe looks to land a combination but Captivating avoids it well.
Clowe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Captivating counters with a body kick that stops Clowe in his tracks momentarily.
Captivating moves out of range of the body kick.
Clowe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Clowe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Captivating throws a combination that misses
and Clowe counters with a solid body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clowe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Captivating's sensitive parts.
Captivating circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Clowe.
Clowe tries to bum rush Captivating with a series of wild strikes but Captivating uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Clowe scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A chopping leg kick lands by Clowe.
Clowe lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Captivating backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Captivating misses
and Clowe counters with a three punch combo that has Captivating backing up. Captivating nods at Clowe to acknowledge the strikes.
Clowe goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

Captivating is rocked!
Clowe swinging wildly here.
Clowe tries to clinch up but Captivating circles away and keeps his distance.
Captivating tries to score with a low kick but Clowe moves his leg out of the way.
Captivating swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clowe counters with a good low kick that Captivating was not able to check.
Clowe misses with a body kick.
Captivating throws a body kick the misses
and Clowe counters with a good, hard body kick but Captivating shrugs it off.
Clowe tries to land a front kick but Captivating steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Clowe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clowe works over Captivating's head and body with a nice combination.
Clowe wants to clinch up but Captivating keeps it at a distance.
Captivating throws a series of punches but Clowe avoids them all with ease.
Clowe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clowe.
Captivating throws a lazy right hand but Clowe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
No joy there for Clowe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Captivating throws a head kick that misses.
Clowe dodges the punch combination from Captivating.
Clowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clowe misses with a double jab.
Clowe is working the combinations to good effect here.
Captivating moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Captivating circles away from the clinch attempt.
Captivating tries a head kick but it misses.
Clowe wants to clinch.
Nice body kick there by Clowe.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clowe moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Clowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clowe wants to clinch but Captivating slips to the side
and Captivating counters with an outside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Clowe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Clowe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cod Captivating's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

The fight stays on the outside here - Clowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Captivating swings for the body but Clowe moves out of range.
Captivating goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Clowe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Captivating paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Captivating misses with a kick to the body
and Clowe counters with a nice low kick that buckles Captivating's knee momentarily.
Clowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clowe scores with a leg kick.
Clowe throws a one two combo.
Clowe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Clowe thuds his shin into the meat of Captivating's side.
Clowe fails to land with a series of punches.
Clowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Captivating's calf.
Clowe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Clowe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Captivating throws a lazy body kick
and Clowe counters with a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clowe connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Clowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Clowe lands a jab-cross combination.
Clowe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Captivating counters with a nice body kick.
Clowe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Captivating finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Clowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clowe throws a series of punches but Captivating avoids them all with ease.
Clowe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Clowe avoids the head kick by Captivating.
Captivating's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Clowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Clowe wants to clinch.
Captivating looks to land a combination but Clowe avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Captivating avoids a punch combination nicely.
Captivating's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Captivating duly obliges.
A nice combination there by Clowe.
Clowe tries a low kick but Captivating avoids it.
Captivating pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Clowe tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Captivating counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clowe scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clowe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Clowe misses with a series of wild punches.
Clowe lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Clowe.
Clowe scores with a leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Clowe, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Captivating avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Captivating throws the kick towards the body but Clowe avoids it.
Clowe moves in looking to clinch but Captivating pushes him off.
Clowe fails with an attempt to clinch.
Clowe looks to land a combination but Captivating avoids it well.
Captivating throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Clowe throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jason Clowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Clowe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Captivating misses with an attempted mid kick.
Clowe wants to clinch.
Captivating swats away the attempt to clinch by Clowe.
Clowe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Clowe cracks the inside of Captivating's front leg.

That's four 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.
Clowe tries to clinch up but Captivating circles away and keeps his distance.
Captivating throws a head kick that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Clowe throws a quick inside leg kick.
Clowe doesn't manage to clinch there - Captivating circles away.
Clowe scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Clowe scoring well with a low kick there.
An inside leg kick lands from Clowe.
Clowe lands a two punch combo.
Clowe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Captivating circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clowe scores with a one two! Captivating had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Clowe tries to clinch but Captivating moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clowe misses with the combination.
Clowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Captivating.
Clowe thuds his shin into the meat of Captivating's side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jason Clowe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Cod Captivating's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Captivating throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clowe counters with a thumping low kick.
Captivating throws a head kick that misses.
Jason Clowe is winning the standup battle so far.
Clowe is looking to clinch but Captivating is avoiding it.
Clowe takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clowe lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Captivating throws a sloppy head kick and Clowe moves out of range easily.
Clowe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Clowe scores with a leg kick.
Captivating takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Clowe throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Clowe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Clowe fails to land with a series of punches.
Captivating throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Clowe lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Clowe.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clowe throws the kick towards the body but Captivating avoids it.
Clowe is looking to clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Clowe lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Captivating has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Clowe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Clowe throws a right and a left that both miss.
Captivating cracks Clowe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Captivating misses with a kick to the body
and Clowe counters with a nice leg kick.
Captivating has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Clowe.
A head kick misses from Captivating.
An inside leg kick lands from Clowe.
Clowe throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Captivating misses with a head kick.
Captivating goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Captivating misses with a head kick.
Captivating chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Clowe can pounce on him.
Captivating throws a sloppy head kick and Clowe moves out of range easily.
Clowe tries to clinch but Captivating moves out of range.
Clowe tries to clinch up but Captivating circles away and keeps his distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Clowe.
Captivating misses with a leg kick
and Clowe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Clowe wants to clinch but Captivating slips to the side
and Captivating counters with a good, hard body kick but Clowe shrugs it off.
Clowe tries to clinch but Captivating moves away
and Captivating counters with a good, hard body kick but Clowe shrugs it off.
Captivating avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Captivating tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Clowe scores with a leg kick.
Clowe fails to land with a series of punches.
Clowe thumps Captivating with a low kick.
Clowe throws a right and a left that Captivating avoids nicely.
Captivating throws a front kick that sends Clowe stumbling back into the cage.
Clowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Captivating swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clowe looks to land a combination but Captivating avoids it well.
Captivating lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Captivating checks a low kick from Clowe.
Captivating tries to bum rush Clowe with a series of wild strikes but Clowe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Captivating tries a head kick but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clowe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Captivating counters with a body kick.
Clowe tries to clinch up but Captivating circles away and keeps his distance.
Captivating lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Clowe looks to clinch
and Captivating finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Captivating throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clowe counters with an inside leg kick.
Captivating throws a combination. Clowe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A nice combination there by Clowe.
A thudding body kick lands there by Captivating!
Clowe throws a combination. Captivating tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Captivating throws a lazy head kick

and Clowe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Clowe.
Captivating trying to land knees to the body.
Clowe has Captivating pressed against the cage, preventing Captivating from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Captivating leaning his opponent against the cage.
Clowe wants to get back to striking at distance but Captivating won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Captivating has had enough of the clinch but Clowe keeps him there for the moment.
Clowe has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cod Captivating has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Clowe on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Clowe gets control of Captivating's arms and successfully pulls guard. Clowe will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Captivating trying to control but Clowe is working from the bottom.
Captivating postures up in Clowe's guard and throws a big left but Clowe blocks it.
Captivating wants to control from the top but Clowe keeps moving.
Clowe trying to strike off his back.
Captivating trying to control but Clowe is working from the bottom.
Jason Clowe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clowe working a defensive guard here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Clowe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Clowe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Suge Night scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Clowe!