PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Bowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Caige (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caige has chosen Silverchair- israel's Son as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Bowan
vs
Caige

185 cm
18
195 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

173 cm
19
205 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Corey Bowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Billy Caige!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, John Mangel and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick by Caige misses
and Bowan counters with a head kick. That will keep Caige thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Bowan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Caige counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Caige throws a sloppy head kick and Bowan moves out of range easily.
Bowan looks to clinch
and Caige cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick by Caige misses
and Bowan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bowan moves to clinch but Caige breaks away
and Caige counters with a body kick that stops Bowan in his tracks momentarily.
Caige throws a head kick that misses
and Bowan counters with a one-two to the body.
A right-left combo lands from Bowan.
Bowan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caige.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caige uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowan.
Caige lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bowan wants to clinch but Caige slips to the side
and Caige counters with a head kick.
Caige should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Caige misses with an uppercut
and Bowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowan wants to clinch
and Caige counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowan is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Caige takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowan moves to clinch but Caige breaks away
and Caige counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bowan!

It looks like Billy Caige has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Caige can pounce on him.
Caige lands a high kick!
Bowan darts in trying to clinch
and Caige counters with a thumping low kick.
Caige tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Caige counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Caige counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Caige throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Caige throws a lazy head kick
and Bowan counters with a two punch combo.
Caige looks gassed!
Caige 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.
Bowan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Caige circles away from the clinch attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caige throws a head kick that misses
and Bowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowan moves to clinch but Caige breaks away
and Caige counters with a big head kick but Bowan shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caige thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bowan if he has to take too many more of those.
Caige misses with a shot to the body
and Bowan counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowan tries to clinch but Caige moves away
and Caige counters with a nice body kick.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Caige has eaten all the pies!
Caige avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Corey Bowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bowan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Caige paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Caige throws a head kick that misses
and Bowan counters with a nice uppercut.
Bowan throws a series of punches but Caige moves out of range.
Caige drops his hands momentarily and Bowan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Caige throws a sloppy head kick
and Bowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bowan dips to his left and cracks Caige with an uppercut!
Bowan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bowan wants to clinch.
Bowan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bowan moves in looking to clinch but Caige pushes him off.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bowan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Caige counters with a left to the body.
Bowan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bowan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Caige circles away quickly and effectively.
Caige throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A head kick by Caige misses
and Bowan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bowan lands with an uppercut that bounces Caige off the ropes and back into rage.
Bowan throws a sloppy head kick and Caige moves out of range easily.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Bowan has knocked Caige down with a huge combo! Bowan steps away and waves a wobbly Caige back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

Caige is rocked!
Caige avoids a punch combination nicely.

Bowan clinches.
Caige is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

Caige pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Caige circles away from the clinch attempt
and Caige counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowan is lucky that one didn't land flush.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Caige counters with a leg kick.
Bowan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caige misses with a lunging right hand
and Bowan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That has opened up Billy Caige's cut even more.
Bowan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick lands from Caige.
Bowan tries to clinch up
and Caige counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bowan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bowan misses with a double jab
and Bowan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowan tries to clinch there but Caige circles away.
Bowan lands with a shot to the body.
Bowan fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bowan tries to clinch there but Caige circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Bowan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Caige's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Caige swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowan.
A head kick by Caige misses
and Bowan counters with a stiff right hand.
Caige misses with a hook
and Bowan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bowan scores with a punch to the head.
Bowan scores with a head kick. Caige tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bowan tries to clinch up but Caige circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowan tries to close the distance and clinch up but Caige swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bowan, as that shot connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caige is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowan wants to clinch up but Caige keeps it at a distance.
Bowan doesn't manage to clinch there - Caige circles away.
Caige has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowan.
Bowan tries to clinch up but Caige circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowan lands with an overhand left.

Bowan lands a left and a right that send Caige crashing to the mat, dazed. Bowan thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Caige is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowan finish him?
Bowan wants to clinch up but Caige keeps it at a distance.
Caige seems to have recovered his senses.
Bowan feints with a jab and clips Caige right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Caige is sent crashing into the canvas and Bowan leaps in for the kill! Caige tries to get to his feet but Bowan is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Caige is in need of a savior and steps in!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Corey Bowan!