PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Daley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Cowlam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Daley
vs
Cowlam

176 cm
19
171 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

180 cm
18
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Daley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jamie Cowlam!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and Daniel Bishop.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daley tries for a takedown but Cowlam circles away easily

and Cowlam decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Daley's guard.
Cowlam wants to pass the guard but Daley is keeping the position.
Cowlam lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daley being controlled here, momentarily.
Cowlam working some strikes from top position.
Cowlam lands a couple of digs.
Cowlam lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cowlam scoring with some ground and pound.
Cowlam lands a couple of digs.
Cowlam landing some decent shots from guard.
Cowlam stopping the sweep attempt from Daley.
Daley is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cowlam is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Cowlam stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Daley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Daley can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cowlam controls the pace.
Cowlam scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Daley wants to sweep here but Cowlam controlling him for the moment.
Cowlam must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Cowlam postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cowlam slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jamie Cowlam was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Cowlam throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Daley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Cowlam is in Daley's guard.
Cowlam content to stall in guard here.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Cowlam stands up from Daley's guard - Cowlam perhaps looking for a knockout.

Cowlam shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Well, if Cowlam is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cowlam trying to control the pace.
Cowlam has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cowlam working Daley over with strikes here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley can't escape the position.
Cowlam tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cowlam looking to finish Daley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Daley!
Cowlam lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Daley hang on?
Cowlam looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Cowlam content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowlam is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Cowlam dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Cowlam instigates a clinch.
Daley taking a breather.
Daley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cowlam prevents it.

Cowlam gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Cowlam controlling the action here.
Jamie Cowlam has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cowlam lands a nice short elbow.
Cowlam has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cowlam dominating with strikes here.
Cowlam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cowlam cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cowlam is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Daley is surviving well by controlling Cowlam's body position as best he can.
Daley is trying to escape the mount.
Daley is bucking up trying to escape but Cowlam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cowlam controlling from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cowlam landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cowlam is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Daley taking shots to the head.
Cowlam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daley's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam landing punches.
Cowlam connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Cowlam takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cowlam working away from the top, dropping strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Cowlam putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cowlam content just to control the position here.
Cowlam avoids the attempt from Daley to control.
Cowlam controlling his opponent.
Cowlam landing shots from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daley is desperately trying to improve his position but Cowlam has a good base and remains in mount.
Cowlam controlling the position easily from mount.
Cowlam unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Cowlam connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cowlam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cowlam lands with some strikes.
Cowlam postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Daley looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jamie Cowlam showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Cowlam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Daley throws a combination that misses

and Cowlam moves into the clinch.

Cowlam drags the fight down to the ground.
Cowlam is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Cowlam sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Cowlam is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Cowlam content to control rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Daley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cowlam trying to control the pace.
Daley flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cowlam lands a nice short elbow.
Cowlam is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cowlam frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Cowlam working for a submission but Daley is keeping him at bay.
Cowlam scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Cowlam with good strikes from the mount here!
Cowlam controlling the pace for now.
Cowlam prevents Daley from getting the reversal.
Cowlam controlling the pace for now.
Cowlam is landing with some decent strikes but Daley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowlam has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Daley's face.
Cowlam looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cowlam landing shots from mount.

Cowlam has control of Daley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Daley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Daley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Daley tries to reverse the position but Cowlam maintains control.
Daley is bucking up trying to escape but Cowlam cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cowlam in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Cowlam raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Cowlam is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Daley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
A nice elbow there by Cowlam.
Cowlam cracks Daley with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cowlam really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daley. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Cowlam has hold of Daley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Daley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Daley tries to hold on but Cowlam pushes him away.
Cowlam controlling his opponent.
Daley wants to hold on but Cowlam pushes him away.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jamie Cowlam comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Cowlam 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 25:30
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 25:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamie Cowlam!