PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Madsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Madsen
vs
Bowen

169 cm
26
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

185 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Madsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Bruce Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madsen thows a leg kick but Bowen checks it
and Bowen counters with a big head kick but Madsen shrugs it off.
Madsen tries to land a body kick
and Bowen counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Madsen misses
and Bowen counters with a series of strikes. Madsen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Madsen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Madsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Madsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bowen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Bowen throws a low kick but it's checked well by Madsen.
John Madsen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A low kick from Bowen misses
and Madsen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowen's knee momentarily.
Madsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bowen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Madsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A low kick from Madsen is predictable there
and Bowen counters with a left to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen throws a head kick that misses
and Bowen counters with a leg kick.
Madsen throws a leg kick
and Bowen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Madsen wants to clinch.
Madsen thows a leg kick but Bowen checks it
and Bowen counters with a body kick that stops Madsen in his tracks momentarily.
Madsen throws a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a right hand to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowen, right into the meat.
Bowen throws a lazy head kick
and Madsen counters with a thumping low kick.
Bowen swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Madsen is just out of range.
Bowen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Madsen throws a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a left and a right that stings Madsen.
Madsen misses with a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Madsen thows a leg kick but Bowen checks it
and Bowen counters with a good low kick that Madsen was not able to check.
A low kick from Madsen misses
and Bowen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Madsen is just out of range.
Madsen is looking to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Madsen misses
and Bowen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Madsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Bowen throws a head kick but Madsen moves out of range.
Bowen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowen tries to bum rush Madsen with a series of wild strikes but Madsen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Madsen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bowen thows a body kick. Madsen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Madsen is just out of range.
Madsen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Madsen
and Bowen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Madsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bowen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Madsen misses with a kick to the body
and Bowen counters with a head kick. That will keep Madsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bowen misses with a head kick.
Bowen scores with a kick to the body.
Madsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bowen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
That kick from Bowen tenderised Madsen's leg. Madsen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bowen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bruce Bowen dominated that round.
That's time! Madsen's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Madsen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bowen counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Madsen gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bowen counters with a good, hard body kick but Madsen shrugs it off.
Madsen thows a leg kick but Bowen checks it
and Bowen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Madsen thinking.
Bowen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Madsen rather than just go for the knockout.
A low kick from Madsen misses
and Bowen counters with a right hand to the body.
Madsen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowen. Bowen obviously looking to wear him down.
Madsen thows a leg kick but Bowen checks it
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Madsen misses
and Bowen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bowen lands with a nice body punch.
Madsen throws a head kick that misses
and Bowen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Madsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bowen counters with a head kick.
Madsen will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Madsen takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bowen misses with a kick to the body.
Madsen throws a head kick that misses
and Bowen makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Madsen really felt that one!
Madsen throws a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a nice body shot.
Madsen throws a body kick the misses
and Bowen counters with a nice leg kick.
Madsen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bowen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowen.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Madsen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowen lands a body shot.
Madsen misses with the body kick
and Bowen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bruce Bowen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowen keeps the fight on the outside.
Madsen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bowen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Madsen's knee momentarily.
Madsen throws a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Madsen misses with a kick to the body
and Bowen counters with an outside leg kick.
Madsen looks to throw a body kick
and Bowen counters with an outside leg kick.
Bowen scores with a hook to the body. Madsen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bowen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Madsen.
Bowen fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Madsen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowen dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Madsen. That did some damage!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Madsen is just out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bowen - that will leave a mark!
Bowen swings for the body but Madsen moves out of range.
Bowen throws a leg kick but Madsen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bowen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A lazy body kick from Madsen
and Bowen counters with a left to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowen. Madsen does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowen tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowen scores with a head kick. Madsen tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
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 fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bowen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Madsen counters with a leg kick.
Bowen throws a sloppy head kick
and Madsen counters with a slapping leg kick.
Madsen throws a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Madsen throws a lazy head kick
and Bowen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Madsen misses with a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bowen misses with a series of wild punches.
Madsen throws a lazy head kick
and Bowen counters with a left and a right that stings Madsen.
Madsen throws a lazy body kick
and Bowen counters with a nice leg kick.
Madsen looks to throw a body kick
and Bowen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Madsen's knee momentarily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Madsen thows a leg kick but Bowen checks it
and Bowen counters with a head kick.
Madsen misses with the body kick
and Bowen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Madsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Madsen thows a leg kick but Bowen checks it
and Bowen counters with a nice leg kick.
Bowen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Madsen stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Madsen lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bowen will feel that in the morning.
A low kick from Madsen is predictable there
and Bowen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Madsen is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Madsen lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowen lands a leg kick that knocks Madsen off balance momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madsen checks a low kick from Bowen.
Bowen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Madsen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bowen.
Madsen throws a leg kick
and Bowen counters with a nice leg kick.
A low kick from Madsen is predictable there
and Bowen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bowen scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick from Madsen misses
and Bowen counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Madsen was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen misses the shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowen.
Madsen misses with a kick to the body
and Bowen counters with a left to the body.
A head kick misses from Madsen.
Bowen connects with a leg kick. Madsen looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Madsen throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bowen counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Madsen misses with the body kick
and Bowen counters with a body kick.
Bowen moves into range and lands a nice body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Madsen is predictable there
and Bowen counters with a head kick. That will keep Madsen thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Madsen throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Bowen counters with an inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Madsen might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Good leg kick by Bowen there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bowen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bowen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowen throws a quick inside leg kick.
John Madsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Madsen sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bowen looks to score with a jab to the body but Madsen is just out of range.
Madsen throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowen counters with a nice leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Bowen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowen 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 Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 26:30
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 26:30

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