PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Augusto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Bruce Bowen was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Augusto
vs
Bowen

180 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
19
160 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™
Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Fight Club Clothing Helsinki™

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Antonio Augusto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Matti Vanhoillinen and Arvi Lind.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowen has Augusto up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowen has Augusto pressed against the ropes, preventing Augusto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Augusto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowen prevents it.
Bowen lands an elbow just above Augusto 's eye.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.

It looks like Antonio Augusto has been cut.
Bowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Augusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augusto has Bowen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bowen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto avoids the elbow strike from Bowen, against the ropes.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Augusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bowen rushes Augusto and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Augusto has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Bowen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augusto wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowen won't allow it.
Bowen lands an elbow inside that Augusto shrugs off.
Augusto wants a takedown.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Augusto wants a takedown but no success here.
Augusto working hard to break the clinch.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bowen gets underhooks to prevent Augusto's takedown attempt.
Augusto avoids the elbow strike from Bowen, against the ropes.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augusto's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Bowen lands an elbow inside.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
Bowen throws an elbow that misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augusto looking for a takedown.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Bowen lands an elbow that stopped Augusto in his tracks for a moment.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bowen lands an elbow that stopped Augusto in his tracks for a moment.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen stops a takedown attempt from Augusto.
Augusto is breathing heavily.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augusto's defenses.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto blocks the elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bowen throws an elbow but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen prevents the takedown attempt.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowen throws an elbow that misses.
Augusto working hard to break the clinch.
Augusto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto tries for a takedown but Bowen manages to get underhooks.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Antonio Augusto's cut is getting worse.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Augusto's defenses.
Bowen lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen lands an elbow inside that Augusto shrugs off.
Augusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
Augusto looks to clinch

and Bowen counters by clinching up.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Augusto tries to pull guard but Bowen holds him up against the ropes and eventually Augusto drops back down to his feet.
Augusto has had enough of the clinch but Bowen keeps him there for the moment.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Augusto dodges an elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto wants a takedown.
Augusto has Bowen pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Bowen manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowen throws an elbow that misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augusto fails to pull guard.
Bowen comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Augusto goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bowen prevents it.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Augusto misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bowen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Augusto's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Augusto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Augusto tries to clinch but Bowen moves away

and Bowen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bowen.
Augusto avoids the elbow strike from Bowen, against the ropes.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bowen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bowen lands a nice elbow.
Augusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Augusto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bowen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Augusto clinches but Bowen breaks the clinch

and Bowen counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bowen.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowen misses with an elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowen.
Augusto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Augusto has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bowen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Augusto blocks an elbow strike.
Augusto drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowen pulls his leg out and moves away.

Bowen clinches with his opponent.
Augusto wants a takedown.
Augusto blocks the elbow strike.
Augusto changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bowen fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Antonio Augusto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowen wants to clinch

and Augusto moves into the clinch.
Augusto takes an elbow to the forehead.
Augusto fails to pull the fight into his guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen pushes off an throws an elbow but Augusto leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Augusto tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bowen smiles and moves away.
Augusto misses with a leg kick.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruce Bowen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Augusto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Augusto wants to clinch but Bowen slips to the side

and Bowen counters by clinching up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Augusto jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Augusto around his waist. Augusto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Augusto misses with a knee strike.
Augusto tries to pull guard but Bowen won't allow it.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Augusto looking for a takedown.
Augusto tries to break the clinch but Bowen is controlling the position.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Bowen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.
Augusto takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Bowen throws an elbow but misses.

Augusto successfully pulls guard.

Augusto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bowen is aware though and is defending well.
Bowen wants to pass the guard but Augusto is keeping the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Augusto looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Augusto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowen controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bowen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Augusto's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bowen tries to clinch up but Augusto circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Augusto misses with a takedown attempt - Bowen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowen wants to clinch but Augusto slips to the side
and Augusto counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Augusto is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bowen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Augusto circles away.
Bowen tries to clinch up
and Augusto counters with a good, hard body kick but Bowen shrugs it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Bowen. No joy for Augusto on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Augusto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowen tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Augusto moves into the clinch.
Bowen misses with an elbow over the top.
Augusto is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Bowen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Bowen lands an elbow just above Augusto 's eye.
Augusto avoids a wild elbow strike from Bowen.

Augusto manages to pull guard.
Bowen stays in close to Augusto's body and controls the position.

Augusto is looking for a triangle but Bowen pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Augusto keeping full guard, as Bowen tries to pass.

Augusto is looking for a triangle but Bowen pushes his legs off easily.
Antonio Augusto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen content to stall in guard here.
Bowen wants to stand and escape but instead Augusto has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

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.
Bowen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Augusto.
Augusto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowen is keeping the position for now.
Bowen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Augusto. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowen looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Augusto showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowen 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Bowen!