PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Stitch Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stitch Mouth has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mouth
vs
Lowe

160 cm
25
142 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

170 cm
25
138 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stitch Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Lionel Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe tries to clinch up.
Mouth misses with a jab, cross combination.

Mouth lands a left and a right that send Lowe crashing to the mat, dazed. Mouth thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Lowe is rocked!

It looks like Lionel Lowe has been cut.
A combination from Mouth does no damage.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Mouth finish him?
Lowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mouth misses with a body kick.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Mouth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowe tries to clinch up but Mouth circles away and keeps his distance.
Lowe tries to clinch but Mouth is having none of it.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mouth throws a combination. Lowe tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe drops his hands momentarily and Mouth takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lowe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mouth blocks a head kick by Lowe.
Mouth will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mouth has Lowe up against the cage in a clinch.
Mouth tries to break free but Lowe pushes him back against the cage.
Mouth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mouth blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mouth can't break the clinch.
Lowe keeps control of Mouth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mouth is trying to break free.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Mouth's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mouth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lowe has Mouth pressed against the cage, preventing Mouth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowe tries to circle away but Mouth has him pinned against the cage.
Lowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lowe working aggressively here.

Mouth tightens his grip and picks Lowe up, before dumping him to the ground. Lowe manages to land in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Mouth slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lowe keeping full guard, as Mouth tries to pass.

Mouth stands up from Lowe's guard - Mouth perhaps looking for a knockout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Mouth finds it's target.
Mouth circles away from the clinch attempt

and Mouth counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Mouth can't break the clinch.
Mouth blocks an uppercut.
Mouth tries to circle away but Lowe has him pinned against the cage.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Mouth tries to break free but Lowe pushes him back against the cage.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowe is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lowe trying to stall but Mouth improves his position.
Mouth tries to pull guard but Lowe holds him up against the cage and eventually Mouth drops back down to his feet.
Lowe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouth blocks a body shot from Lowe.
Lowe taking a breather.
Mouth tries to break the clinch but Lowe is controlling the position.
Mouth tries to break the clinch but Lowe is controlling the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is looking to break free of the clinch but Mouth has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lowe.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Mouth stalling against the cage.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lowe swings wildly with an uppercut but Mouth uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mouth is trying to break the clinch but Lowe has him pressed against the cage.
Mouth looking for a takedown.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowe.
Mouth prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mouth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lowe.
Lowe has a couple of punches blocked by Mouth.
Lowe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lowe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mouth has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mouth is trying to stall.
Lowe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mouth has him pressed against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lowe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Mouth has him pressed against the cage.
Lowe has Mouth pressed against the cage, preventing Mouth from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lowe is looking to break free of the clinch but Mouth has double underhooks.
Mouth looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stitch Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right from Lowe.
Lowe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowe.
Lowe digs a right hand underneath Mouth's ribcage. Mouth let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lowe works on Mouth's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mouth.
Mouth prevents Lowe from breaking the clinch.
Lowe is working Mouth over against the cage.
Lowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lowe.
Lowe can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lowe.
Mouth blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe misses with a punch to the body.
Lowe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Mouth up against the cage.
Lowe is working Mouth over against the cage.
Lowe is trying to break free.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Stitch Mouth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lionel Lowe's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Lowe connects with a high kick.
Mouth misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lowe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Mouth's head.
Lowe gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Mouth.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lowe Rushes Mouth and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! Mouth is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Lowe Piles on the pressure and Mouth crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lionel Lowe!