PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Navorro Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kid Torres (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torres has chosen Adagio For Strings as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Kid Torres has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Navorro Bowman's chin.

Bowman
vs
Torres

170 cm
25
146 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

169 cm
24
149 lbs
15 - 9 - 1

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Battalion Athletics

Bushido Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Navorro Bowman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kid Torres!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Steve Montenegro and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres motions for Bowman to come forward. Torres throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
Torres checks a low kick from Bowman.
Bowman keeps the fight on the outside.
Torres throws a nice outside leg kick.
Torres connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bowman momentarily.
Torres pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Good leg kick by Bowman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A leg kick checked by Bowman.
Torres lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Bowman looks to land a body kick but Torres moved away.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bowman takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Torres throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with an outside leg kick.
Torres misses with a low kick as Bowman jumps back.
Torres is looking to chop away at Bowman's legs.
Torres scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowman's knee momentarily.
Torres lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
A lazy body kick from Bowman
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Torres scores with a jab.
Bowman misses with the body kick
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Bowman 's knee.
Torres fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bowman drives through with a takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman controls from within his opponent's guard.
Torres avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Torres wants to stand and escape but Bowman is having none of it.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Torres is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Torres thumps Bowman with a low kick.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Torres cracks the inside of Bowman's front leg.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bowman swats away the attempt to clinch by Torres.
Torres throws a nice head kick!
A low kick from Bowman is predictable there
and Torres counters with a two punch combo.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Torres's calf.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Torres.
Torres throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowman's knee momentarily.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Nice body kick there by Torres.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Bowman tries for a takedown but Torres sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Bowman 's knee.
Bowman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bowman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torres pinned against the cage. Torres gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.

Bowman gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Torres dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bowman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bowman throws a half hearted mid kick.

Bowman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Torres is trying to keep Bowman in close.
Torres keeping moving, preventing Bowman from controlling successfully.
Bowman slips nicely into half guard.
Torres is staying active underneath Bowman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman working over Torres with some ground and pound. Torres looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bowman stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
Torres is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Bowman's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Bowman's back!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Torres's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Bowman breaks Torres's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.

That's two 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.
Bowman prevents Torres from getting back to his feet.
Bowman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Torres works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowman slips nicely into half guard.
Bowman thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Bowman thows a huge punch but Torres dodges it nicely.
Bowman content to control rather than advance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman prevents Torres from standing back up.
Bowman throwing shots but Torres is blocking nicely.
Bowman stops Torres from getting back to his feet.
Bowman looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Torres is trying to stand up here but Bowman is controlling him well.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Torres with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Torres looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Torres tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowman was well out of range. Poor timing from Torres.
Bowman throws a leg kick
enabling Torres to counter with a crisp jab.
Bowman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Torres has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowman.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Torres, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Torres against the cage but Torres circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kid Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Torres thows a leg kick but Bowman checks it

and Bowman decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Torres's guard.
Torres looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bowman's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Navorro Bowman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

A nice inside leg kick there by Torres. That's going to slow Bowman down.
Bowman throws a leg kick

and Torres moves into the clinch.
Bowman looking to stall.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowman.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
Torres with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bowman managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
Bowman looking to slow down the pace here.
Torres misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowman.
Torres using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Torres putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Bowman in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bowman taking a breather.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Torres.
Bowman slows down the pace here.
Torres scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Torres tries to land a knee to the head but Bowman blocks with his arms.
Torres takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Torres tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
Torres lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Torres missing with knees to the body.
Torres throws a knee to the head but misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bowman managing to block the knees to the body from Torres.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Torres with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Torres fights it off and pushes away nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Bowman throws a leg kick but Torres sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowman throws a body kick that misses.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a leg kick.
Bowman tries to work over Torres's front leg with a kick but Torres checks it.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a three punch combo that has Bowman backing up. Bowman nods at Torres to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Torres counters with a low kick, right behind Bowman 's knee.
Nice sprawl there from Torres as Bowman shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Navorro Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Bowman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bowman throwing strikes but missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman stops Torres from standing up.
Bowman slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bowman working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bowman trying to control the action but Torres is working from the bottom.
Bowman scoring with punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Torres is not content to let Bowman control the position.
Bowman sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Torres is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Bowman wants to control but Torres is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowman in side control, throwing shots but Torres defends.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Torres really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Torres chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Navorro Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a solid body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Bowman crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Torres - the referee stops the clock and Bowman gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Torres. Bowman manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Torres throws a head kick that misses.
Torres feints and then cracks Bowman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowman down.
Bowman misses with the body kick
and Torres finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bowman takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Torres dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bowman. That did some damage!
Bowman with a poor takedown
and Torres counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowman on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Torres. Torres obviously looking to wear him down.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowman thinking.
A low kick from Bowman misses
and Torres counters with a slapping leg kick.
Torres lands with a slapping head kick.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kid Torres seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Torres throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Torres.
Torres tries to bum rush Bowman with a series of wild strikes but Bowman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a left to the body.

Torres clinches with his opponent.
Torres misses with a knee to the head.

Torres breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Kid Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres throws a front kick that sends Bowman stumbling back into the cage.
Torres scores with a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowman throws a body kick the misses
and Torres counters with a good low kick that Bowman was not able to check.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowman's knee momentarily.
Torres throws a body kick, spinning off balance

and Bowman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Torres!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Torres keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bowman lands a big elbow.
Torres suckers Bowman into throwing a sloppy strike and uses the momentum to reverse the position beautifully! Torres is now in Bowman's guard!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman pulls Torres in close to prevent any damage.
Torres wanted to stand there but Bowman had control of the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bowman tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Bowman is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman pulls Torres in to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kid Torres dominated that fourth round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Bowman tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Torres throws a leg kick that misses.
Torres lands with a nice combination. Bowman backs away looking to recover.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bowman misses with a kick to the body
and Torres counters with a thumping low kick.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Torres scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Bowman thows a leg kick but Torres checks it
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Bowman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Torres counters with a nice leg kick.
Bowman throws a leg kick
and Torres counters with a nice kick to the body.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
Bowman will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Torres tries to clinch but Bowman moves out of range.
Bowman moves out of range of the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a leg kick that is checked
and Torres counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Torres throws a front kick that sends Bowman stumbling back into the cage.
A low kick from Bowman is predictable there
and Torres counters with a nice body shot.
Torres cracks the inside of Bowman's front leg.
An inside leg kick lands from Torres.
Torres tries to land a leg kick but Bowman saw it coming and moves away.
Bowman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bowman misses with a leg kick
and Torres counters with a big head kick but Bowman shrugs it off.
Torres closes the distance but Bowman moves to the side

and Bowman counters with a nice double leg into side control. Torres won't be happy with that.
Torres is pushing Bowman's head away, looking to escape. Bowman manages to hold on to the position though.
Bowman working the body and head with strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bowman throws a strike aimed at the side of Torres's head but Torres avoids it well.
Bowman misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
A lull in the action here.
Torres is trying to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Bowman throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Torres works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Bowman working Torres over with strikes.
Navorro Bowman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowman works his way into full mount!
Bowman lands a big elbow.
Kid Torres is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman controlling his opponent.
Bowman tries to control but Torres wriggling away.
Bowman working away from the top, dropping strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kid Torres.
I think Torres has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Montenegro scores the fight 46:49
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kid Torres! Kid Torres retains his featherweight title!