PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lothar Dornier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dornier's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dancing Queen. Bowen is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Summer Girls by LFO. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Dornier
vs
Bowen

170 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

185 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Intelligent

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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Lothar Dornier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Victor Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Winston Howard and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dornier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowen shoots in for a takedown but Dornier shows good takedown defense.
Dornier tries a head kick but it misses.

Bowen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bowen cracks Dornier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bowen looks up at the clock and then as Dornier takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bowen smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Bowen working the ground and pound.
Dornier is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Dornier taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bowen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bowen grinds an elbow into Dornier's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dornier manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bowen is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dornier tries to roll over but Bowen keeps him under control.
Dornier gets full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dornier wants to stand up but Bowen is controlling him.
Bowen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dornier swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dornier keeping moving, preventing Bowen from controlling successfully.
Bowen distracts Dornier with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bowen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dornier is keeping the position for now.
Bowen stops Dornier from standing up.
Bowen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Bowen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bowen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

Dornier has his feet on Bowen's thighs here. He's pushed Bowen off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Bowen screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lothar Dornier!