PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Bowbish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oupa Nieminen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Bowbish
vs
Nieminen

190 cm
22
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

188 cm
21
222 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

S.W.A.T.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Dan Bowbish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Oupa Nieminen!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowbish scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nieminen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nieminen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowbish connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bowbish.
Nieminen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan Bowbish seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nieminen swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowbish.
Nieminen walks into a jab.
Nieminen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowbish throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Nieminen stuffs the takedown.
Bowbish changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Nieminen tries to avoid it but Bowbish manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Nieminen to the ground. Nieminen escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Bowbish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nieminen walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bowbish checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nieminen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

Bowbish closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowbish stalling.
Bowbish tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Nieminen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nieminen lands an elbow just above Bowbish 's eye.
Nieminen is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bowbish is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nieminen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowbish gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nieminen lands with a short shot to the head.
Nieminen just leaning against Bowbish, taking a breather.

Bowbish manages to break the clinch.
Nieminen misses with an uppercut.
Nieminen misses with a body shot.
Nieminen wants to clinch up but Bowbish keeps it at a distance.

That's two 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.
Bowbish fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nieminen moves in looking to clinch but Bowbish pushes him off.
Good shot there by Bowbish.
Bowbish tries to clinch up.
Bowbish tries to close the distance and clinch but Nieminen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowbish lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nieminen throws an overhand right that lands on Bowbish's shoulder, as Bowbish tries to avoid the shot.
Nieminen swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Bowbish has Nieminen up against the cage in a clinch.
Nieminen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nieminen throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowbish.
Nieminen has a couple of punches blocked by Bowbish.
Nieminen prevents a takedown attempt there.
Bowbish digs a right hand into Nieminen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nieminen's gas tank.
Nieminen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Bowbish gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nieminen throws an elbow but it misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen misses with an elbow strike.
Nieminen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Nieminen working aggressively here.
Bowbish can't break the clinch.
Nieminen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowbish is looking to break free of the clinch but Nieminen has double underhooks.
The referee calls for Nieminen to work.
Nieminen trying to stall but Bowbish improves his position.

Bowbish breaks the clinch.
Bowbish fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bowbish is breathing heavily.

Nieminen pushes Bowbish up against the cage in a clinch.
Nieminen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bowbish up against the cage.
Bowbish tries to throw a body punch but Nieminen avoids it by throwing Bowbish back against the cage.
Nieminen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bowbish or not.
Nieminen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowbish goes for a takedown in the clinch but Nieminen prevents it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish lands a right hand.
Nieminen misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Nieminen just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bowbish's brow.
Nieminen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowbish backwards.
Nieminen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bowbish trying to stall but Nieminen improves his position.
Nieminen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowbish blocks an elbow strike from Nieminen.

Nieminen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowbish throws the left hand but Nieminen avoids the punch easily.
Nieminen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowbish paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Nieminen misses with a body shot.
Nieminen lands with a nice combination. Bowbish backs away looking to recover.
Nieminen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowbish tries to clinch
and Nieminen counters with a left to the body.
Bowbish fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bowbish scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nieminen doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dan Bowbish dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Nieminen misses with a hook
and Bowbish counters with a straight right hand.
Dan Bowbish is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowbish falls off balance throwing a combination

and Nieminen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short left from Bowbish.

Bowbish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowbish misses with a few strikes there.
Nieminen closes the distance but Bowbish moves to the side
and Bowbish cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bowbish misses with a takedown
and Nieminen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nieminen connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Bowbish does no damage.
Bowbish throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowbish misses with a leg kick

and Nieminen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nieminen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen pushing down on Bowbish's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Nieminen is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nieminen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bowbish trying to control from the bottom.
Nieminen thows a huge punch but Bowbish dodges it nicely.
Nieminen sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bowbish defending well though.
Nieminen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bowbish slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bowbish is on top in guard.
Bowbish passes into half guard.
Nieminen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nieminen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bowbish loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nieminen is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bowbish stands up over Nieminen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nieminen keeping moving, preventing Bowbish from controlling successfully.
Nieminen not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Nieminen wants to sweep here but Bowbish controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bowbish trying to control but Nieminen is working from the bottom.
Nieminen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Nieminen lands a decent shot there.
Nieminen controls Bowbish momentarily but Bowbish frees himself.
Nieminen has his hands on Bowbish's head, controlling the position.
Nieminen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bowbish manages to get himself to full guard.
Nieminen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bowbish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nieminen is one step ahead there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Nieminen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bowbish trying to control the position.
Nieminen wants to pass the guard but Bowbish is keeping the position.
Nieminen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Nieminen trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowbish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Bowbish misses with a takedown attempt - Nieminen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Bowbish scores with a four punch combination!
Bowbish shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nieminen as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Bowbish. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowbish avoids the body shot from Nieminen.
A left and a right from Nieminen both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oupa Nieminen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A nice combination there by Nieminen.
Nieminen tries for a takedown but Bowbish sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bowbish shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice uppercut lands for Nieminen. That snapped Bowbish's head back.
Bowbish is looking to clinch.
Bowbish takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bowbish misses with a right hand

and Nieminen moves into the clinch.
Nieminen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Bowbish as the two fighters clinch.
Nieminen blocking some punches.

Bowbish breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nieminen looks to clinch
and Bowbish counters with a nice leg kick.

Bowbish darts in and clinches Nieminen up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nieminen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bowbish up against the cage.
Bowbish lands a shoulder strike.
Nieminen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nieminen wants to stall.

Bowbish breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowbish darts in trying to clinch

and Nieminen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nieminen trying to stall but Bowbish improves his position.
Bowbish dodges an elbow strike from Nieminen.
Bowbish is working for takedown but Nieminen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nieminen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowbish.
Bowbish landing knees to the body.

Bowbish has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Nieminen is trying to keep an underhook but Bowbish manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bowbish tries to pass the half guard into mount. Nieminen knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bowbish is tying to control. Nieminen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bowbish passes to full mount!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowbish is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nieminen can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bowbish looking to control but Nieminen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowbish landing shots from mount.
Bowbish is landing with some decent strikes but Nieminen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nieminen is looking to get to half guard.
Nieminen wants to hold on but Bowbish pushes him away.
Bowbish trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Nieminen is working to get back to half guard.
Bowbish throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nieminen wants to control but Bowbish is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nieminen flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Nieminen controls the position.
Nieminen is desperately trying to improve his position but Bowbish has a good base and remains in mount.
Nieminen manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Nieminen works his way to full guard. Good work.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nieminen is on top in guard.
Nieminen with a nice head shot there.

Bowbish throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nieminen controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowbish has Nieminen pulled in close to control his posture.
Bowbish thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bowbish lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Nieminen!
Nieminen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.

Bowbish working for a submission but Nieminen is keeping him at bay.
Nieminen keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Bowbish.
A nice elbow there by Bowbish.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowbish connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Nieminen tries to hold on but Bowbish postures up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Bowbish showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowbish has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Bowbish!