PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aaron Alexander had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Alexander
vs
Bowman

187 cm
20
193 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
177 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Aaron Alexander !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman punishes Alexander 's body with a nice straight punch.
Alexander defending well as Bowman loads up on a big left hand.
Alexander moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bowman motions for Alexander to come forward. Bowman throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
No joy there for Alexander , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Alexander misses with a double jab.
Alexander fails to land with a series of punches.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bowman.
A jab from Bowman misses.
Bowman misses with a hook.
Bowman throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Bowman misses the shot to the body.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Alexander but Alexander pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bowman lands an overhand right.

It looks like Aaron Alexander has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman loads up on a big right hand but Alexander slips the punch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bowman is defended easily by Alexander .
Bowman misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.

Bowman shoots in and bounces Alexander off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Bowman is looking to work some ground and pound but Alexander has wrist control.
Alexander is looking to stand up but Bowman isn't so interested in that idea.
Bowman is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman won't allow Alexander to get back to his feet.
Bowman passes Alexander 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Alexander is refusing to be controlled, as Bowman sits in half guard.
Alexander is trying to stand back up but Bowman is controlling him

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman throwing shots but Alexander is blocking nicely.
Alexander blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bowman.
Alexander keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowman does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bowman slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Alexander uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowman.
The fighters circling - Bowman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Alexander throws a right and a left that Bowman avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Alexander .
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A combination from Alexander does no damage.
Bowman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Alexander looks to land a combination but Bowman avoids it well.
Bowman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Alexander stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bowman throws an overhand right that lands on Alexander 's shoulder, as Alexander tries to avoid the shot.
Bowman misses the jab.
Alexander looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nathan Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander lands a jab-cross combination.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Alexander drops his hands momentarily and Bowman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bowman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexander .
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bowman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alexander 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Alexander misses with a looping right.
Alexander 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Alexander duly obliges.
Bowman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexander sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Alexander 's waist but Alexander gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bowman off to one side.
Alexander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowman.
Alexander cracks Bowman with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bowman throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Alexander takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bowman shoots in but no luck this time.
Bowman throws the left hand but Alexander avoids the punch easily.
Bowman throws out a leg kick but Alexander moves out of range and Bowman only half commits.
Bowman looks to throw the jab but Alexander is out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman throws a jab when Alexander was well out of range.
Bowman lands with an overhand left.
Bowman thumps Alexander with a low kick.
Alexander keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aaron Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Bowman.
Alexander takes one to the side of the head.
Aaron Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alexander moves away.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bowman. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bowman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alexander .
Bowman throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bowman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Alexander avoids it really well and circles away.
Nathan Bowman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Alexander .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Alexander .
Bowman misses the shot to the body.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Alexander slips under a jab.
An inside leg kick from Bowman misses.
Bowman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Bowman is out of range.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Alexander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowman.
Alexander misses with the combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander throws a right and a left that Bowman avoids nicely.
Bowman punishes Alexander 's body with a nice straight punch.
Bowman throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander .
Alexander avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander staying out of range there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowman misses the target.
Bowman throws a hook to the side of Alexander 's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowman stuns Alexander with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
Bowman connects with a crisp jab.
Alexander misses with a double jab.
Alexander throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowman misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
Alexander on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowman. Bowman obviously looking to wear him down.
Aaron Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alexander slips a straight right by Bowman.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Alexander !
Bowman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Alexander moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Alexander manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Aaron Alexander 's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Bowman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Alexander slips under a jab from Bowman.
A swing and a miss from Bowman.
Alexander checks the leg kick.
Alexander moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowman.
Bowman misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Bowman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bowman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alexander is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman trying to control but Alexander is working from the bottom.
Bowman loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bowman throwing strikes but missing.
Bowman trying to control the position from guard on top but Alexander is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowman prevents Alexander from getting back to his feet.

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.
Bowman throws a big right hand that misses.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Alexander takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bowman looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
Alexander throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alexander connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch combination from Alexander misses.
Bowman throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowman misses with a straight right.
Bowman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Alexander .
Bowman bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowman throws a quick inside leg kick.
No joy there for Alexander , who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander blocks a jab.
Alexander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowman.
Bowman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bowman pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowman takes a swing at Alexander 's ribcage but misses.
Bowman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Alexander uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowman.
Alexander keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowman.
Bowman misses with a hook.
Bowman scores with a body shot.
A combination from Alexander does no damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bowman attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman takes a swing at Alexander 's ribcage but misses.
Bowman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Alexander was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowman.
A big left from Bowman misses.
Bowman throws a lazy right hand but Alexander sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bowman lands a nice shot that snaps Alexander 's head back.
Alexander displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bowman throws a leg kick but Alexander checks it.
Bowman avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alexander stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowman. Bowman gets slowly back to his feet.
Aaron Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Bowman misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Bowman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Nathan Bowman!
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight for Nathan Bowman!
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Nathan Bowman!

Nathan Bowman wins by unanimous decision!