PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sven Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Howard's choice of entrance music: My Hero. Dylan Howard is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bauer
vs
Howard

189 cm
24
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Howard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer shoots in looking for a takedown. Howard tries to sprawl out of it but Bauer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Howard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nice shot lands for Bauer.

Howard rushes Bauer and presses him up against the ropes.
Bauer is trying to push Howard away but Howard has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bauer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bauer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.
Howard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Howard slowing the pace effectively.
Bauer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bauer wants a takedown.
Howard tries a body shot but Bauer blocks it.
Bauer has Howard pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Howard manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sven Bauer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bauer is trying to break the clinch but Howard has him pressed against the ropes.

Howard gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Bauer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Howard controls the pace.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Howard stops Bauer from standing up.

Bauer looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Howard passes into side control.
Bauer is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Howard is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Bauer is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Howard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bauer really wants to buck Howard off and get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard with a couple of short strikes.
Howard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bauer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bauer is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.
Bauer tries to reverse the position but Howard maintains control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Howard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Howard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
You get the feeling that Bauer really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Howard landing strikes from the mount and Bauer is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer tries to lock up and control but Howard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

Howard is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bauer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Bauer is working to get back to half guard.
Bauer wants to hold on but Howard pushes him away.
Bauer is trying desperately to improve position.
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.
Howard has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bauer's face.
Bauer tries to reverse the position but Howard maintains control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bauer really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bauer is breathing heavily.
Howard takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Howard looking to control but Bauer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Howard controlling from mount.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howard with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Howard 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.

Bauer stuffs the takedown attempt from Howard. Howard gets slowly back to his feet.
Howard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bauer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bauer walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Howard checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Howard looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bauer!
Bauer is looking to improve his position but Howard isn't that keen on the idea.
Bauer really wants to buck Howard off and get back to his feet.
Bauer tries to reverse the position but Howard maintains control.
Bauer tries to hold on but Howard pushes him away.
Howard trying to control but Bauer is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer tries to reverse the position but Howard maintains control.
Bauer tries to lock up and control but Howard gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bauer is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.
Howard is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bauer is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bauer is squirming around, avoiding Howard's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Howard lands with some strikes.
Howard content just to control the position here.
Bauer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Bauer is working hard here to advance position.
Howard controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer wants to hold on but Howard pushes him away.
Bauer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.
Howard wants to control the pace but Bauer is squirming around nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Howard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Howard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bauer tries to hold on but Howard pushes him away.
Howard sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bauer is looking to improve his position but Howard isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Howard lands a heavy elbow.
Howard controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dylan Howard 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!

Bauer throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Howard's waist but Howard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bauer off to one side.

Howard feints and as Bauer raises his hands in defense, Howard changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Howard wants to pass the guard but Bauer is keeping the position.
Bauer working a defensive guard but Howard passes into half guard.

Bauer looking for submissions off his back.
Bauer punching from the bottom.
Bauer wants to improve his position but Howard is controlling well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer is pressing down on Howard's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bauer will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Howard won't allow Bauer to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Howard advances to half guard.
Howard is trying to control. Bauer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dylan Howard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howard working Bauer over with strikes.
Howard throwing shots but Bauer is blocking nicely.
Bauer is in trouble now - Howard has advanced to mount!
Howard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Howard controlling the pace for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard lands a heavy elbow.
Bauer is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Howard wants to control the pace but Bauer is squirming around nicely.
Howard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bauer hang on?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Howard wants to control the pace but Bauer is squirming around nicely.
Howard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bauer can't escape the position.
Howard trying to control but Bauer is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Howard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

Howard jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bauer manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Howard content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer struggling a bit here.
Howard has control of an arm but Bauer manages to advance to Howard's back!
Sven Bauer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Howard has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Howard holding both Bauer 's hands and preventing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Howard is having to fend off submission attempts from Bauer, who is looking to sink in the choke. Bauer doesn't have the hooks in though and Howard manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dylan Howard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Howard 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 Ian Loll scores the fight for Dylan Howard!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Dylan Howard!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Dylan Howard!

Dylan Howard wins by unanimous decision!