PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Dias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Bowman
vs
Dias

190 cm
22
180 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
24
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dave Dias!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, Colin Fotheringham and James Ackerman.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dias paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dias pinned against the cage. Dias gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dias connects with a nice looking jab.

Bowman clinches.
Dias wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowman shoots in but Dias avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Dias throws a nice looking combination but Bowman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowman fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dias darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Dias.

It looks like Mike Bowman has been cut.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but Dias shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dias circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowman wants to clinch.
Bowman tries to clinch but Dias is having none of it.
Dias cracks Bowman with a good jab.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowman tries to clinch up.
Bowman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowman is breathing heavily.
Dias lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowman's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dias lands a really nice looking cross but Bowman seems unphased.

Bowman is rocked!
Dias connects with a superb combination that knocks Bowman out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Dias before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bowman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dave Dias!