PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Bowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thunder comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Eminem - Bully kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bowan
vs
Thunder

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

188 cm
25
210 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Bowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Ken Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Donatello Bradman and Hugh Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Bowan.
Bowan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thunder swinging wildly here.
Thunder misses with a double jab
and Bowan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bowan misses the body punch
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder lands a two punch combo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowan wants to clinch but Thunder slips to the side
and Thunder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowan's knee momentarily.
Bowan wants to clinch but Thunder slips to the side
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bowan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Bowan.
Thunder throws a right hand that Bowan ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowan also avoids with ease.
Bowan is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Thunder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowan misses with a combination
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Bowan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowan misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Bowan.
Bowan misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowan wants to clinch but Thunder slips to the side
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Thunder is working the combinations to good effect here.
Thunder tries to bum rush Bowan with a series of wild strikes but Bowan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowan tries to clinch
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder misses with a few strikes there.
Thunder throws a combination. Bowan tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bowan misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Bowan.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bowan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Bowan wants to clinch
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bowan looks to clinch
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Corey Bowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowan tries to clinch up
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bowan scores with a nice head shot.
Bowan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bowan darts in trying to clinch
and Thunder counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bowan looks to clinch
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Bowan avoids nicely.
Bowan throws a left and a right that both miss

and Thunder moves into the clinch.
Bowan is trying to push Thunder away but Thunder has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bowan tries to break free but Thunder pushes him back against the ropes.
Bowan has Thunder pressed against the ropes, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunder keeps control of Bowan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowan wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunder won't allow it.
Thunder wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowan won't allow it.
Bowan tries to break free but Thunder pushes him back against the ropes.
Thunder lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowan backwards.
Thunder is looking to break free of the clinch but Bowan has double underhooks.
Bowan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Thunder has him pressed against the ropes.
Bowan wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunder won't allow it.
Bowan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bowan can't break the clinch.
Bowan is trying to push Thunder away but Thunder has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bowan wants to get back to striking at distance but Thunder won't allow it.
Bowan is looking to break free of the clinch but Thunder has double underhooks.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bowan blocks an uppercut.
Thunder wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowan is trying to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling him.
Thunder is trying to force a seperation but Bowan has the dominant position.
Bowan has had enough of the clinch but Thunder keeps him there for the moment.

Thunder pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowan swings widly with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Bowan backing up. Bowan nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No joy there for Thunder, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowan wants to clinch
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ken Thunder dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bowan misses with a hook to the body

and Thunder moves into the clinch.
Bowan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowan tries to circle away but Thunder has him pinned against the ropes.
Bowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thunder's efforts to push away.
A short uppercut from Thunder.
Bowan keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thunder's efforts to push away.
Bowan has Thunder pressed against the ropes, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Thunder is trying to break the clinch but Bowan is controlling him.
Bowan has Thunder pressed against the ropes, preventing Thunder from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thunder wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowan has him pressed against the ropes.
Bowan stalling in the clinch but Thunder improves position.
A frustrated look appears on Thunder's face as he tries to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A frustrated look appears on Thunder's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bowan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunder misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowan moves to clinch but Thunder breaks away
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Bowan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowan looks to clinch
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowan looks to clinch
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowan closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Bowan.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bowan tries to clinch but Thunder moves away
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Bowan backing up. Bowan nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Thunder lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowan circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowan tries to clinch but Thunder moves away
and Thunder counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bowan's knee momentarily.
A shot to the body from Bowan misses
and Thunder counters with a head kick.
Bowan tries to clinch but Thunder moves away
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Bowan backing up. Bowan nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowan closes the distance but Thunder moves to the side
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowan wants to clinch
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Bowan wants to clinch
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowan darts in trying to clinch
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowan throws a head kick but Thunder moves out of range.
Bowan moves to clinch but Thunder breaks away
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Ken Thunder seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowan misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Thunder lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bowan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bowan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Thunder circles away from the clinch attempt
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bowan misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bowan dodges the punch combination from Thunder.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bowan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowan darts in trying to clinch
and Thunder counters with a series of strikes. Bowan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thunder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunder checks a low kick from Bowan.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bowan misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Bowan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thunder counters with a three punch combo that has Bowan backing up. Bowan nods at Thunder to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowan misses with a right hand
and Thunder counters with a left and a right that stings Bowan.

Bowan is rocked!
Bowan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thunder counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Bowan falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 7:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ken Thunder!