PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Wall Street (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Street
vs
Lowe

170 cm
25
142 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

172 cm
23
134 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

Good takedowns
Brawler
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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Wall Street!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gerald Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Street is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wall Street seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Street tries to clinch but Lowe moves out of range.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowe swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Street defends it nicely.
Street lands a right hook to the body.
Street lands a nice shot to the body.
Street moves in looking to clinch but Lowe pushes him off.
Street cracks Lowe with a good jab.
Nice straight punches there by Street. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Street.
Street fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lowe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Street to score with a decent uppercut.
Street fails with an attempt to clinch.
Street rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lowe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A jab from Street finds it's way through Lowe's defenses.
Street throws a chopping leg kick but Lowe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Street thuds his right hand into Lowe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Street lands a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lowe shoots in and drives through. Street sprawls well.
Lowe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A decent looking cross lands there for Street.

Lowe shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Street is trying to defend but Lowe finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Street looks like he's trying to stand up.
Street knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lowe on the ground.
Lowe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lowe looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Street is trying to get back to full guard.
Lowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Street on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Street is trying to get back to full guard.
Street trying to control from the bottom.
Lowe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Street on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Street blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lowe.
Street trying to control here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Street wants to control but Lowe is keeping busy.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Street throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Street tries a head kick but it misses.
Donk. Street catches Lowe right on the button with a cross.
Street is looking to score with low kicks.
Street tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowe dives in and grabs Street's left leg, looking for a takedown. Street pushes down on Lowe's head and hops out.
Wall Street has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerald Lowe.
Lowe looks gassed!
An inside leg kick from Street misses.
Street tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lowe paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lowe checks a leg kick.
Lowe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Street is fending him off so far but Lowe persists. Nope, Street circles away and we're back to standing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe moves out of range of the leg kick from Street.
Street uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Street misses with a low kick.
Street doesn't manage to clinch there - Lowe circles away.
Wall Street is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lowe closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Lowe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Street.
Street connects with a single shot there.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Street slaps away a takedown attempt from Lowe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Street tries to clinch there but Lowe circles away.
Street throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Lowe on the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Horrible takedown by Lowe or perhaps it was just good defense by Street which made him look bad.
Lowe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lowe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wall Street dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Street looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Street defends it nicely.
Street lands a body shot.
Street tries to clinch up but Lowe circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Street looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Street thuds a left hand into Lowe's body.
Lowe takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Street tests Lowe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Street fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lowe is breathing heavily.
An inside leg kick from Street misses.
Street lands an overhand right.
Lowe walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Lowe is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Street cracks Lowe with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Lowe tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Street pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Lowe is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wall Street!