PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Navorro Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Larsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bowman
vs
Larsen

170 cm
20
146 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

165 cm
22
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Intelligent

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Navorro Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vinnie Larsen!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Chris Downing and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Larsen scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bowman is looking to get back to full guard here but Larsen has managed to pass to side control instead.
Larsen is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Larsen is working for a guillotine from mount but Bowman frees his head quite easily.
Bowman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bowman slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Bowman trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Larsen blocks the strikes from Bowman.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman landing small, sideways elbows.
Bowman is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bowman is working hard here to advance position.
Bowman desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Larsen tries to stand but can't do so whilst Bowman controls his leg.
Bowman is looking for a sweep. Larsen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowman is looking to slow Larsen down with leg kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Larsen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bowman clinches.
Larsen is trying to break the clinch but Bowman has him pressed against the cage.
Larsen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowman trying to land knees to the body.
Larsen drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Larsen tries to clinch

and Bowman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bowman lands a couple of elbows.
Bowman throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowman advances to half guard.
Bowman working over Larsen with some ground and pound. Larsen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Larsen wants to improve his position but Bowman is controlling well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bowman performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Larsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowman frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Larsen is trying desperately to improve position.
Bowman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bowman controlling his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman breaks from Larsen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bowman lands with some strikes.
Bowman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bowman landing strikes from the mount.
Bowman lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Bowman unloading with bombs!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman avoids the attempt from Larsen to control.
Larsen looks gassed!
Bowman is in the full mount, landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Navorro Bowman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Larsen misses with an uppercut. Bowman saw that one coming.
Larsen wants to clinch

so Bowman counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bowman looking to pass the guard.
Bowman thows a big elbow that misses.
Larsen wants to stand up but Bowman is controlling him.
Bowman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Bowman passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Larsen is trying to control Bowman's posture but Bowman avoids it.
Larsen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Navorro Bowman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Bowman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bowman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bowman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Larsen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bowman working the ground and pound.
Bowman cracks Larsen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Larsen is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bowman's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bowman lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Larsen tries to get to full guard but Bowman has control of the leg.
Bowman is nestled in close to Larsen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bowman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Larsen!
Bowman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Larsen's face.
Larsen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Larsen is breathing heavily.
Bowman with good strikes from the mount here!
Bowman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Larsen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bowman blocks Larsen's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bowman with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowman cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman lands a heavy elbow.

Bowman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Larsen turns into him and now he's in Bowman's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bowman is on top in guard.
Bowman lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bowman in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bowman with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Navorro Bowman dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Larsen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowman counters with a nice low kick that buckles Larsen's knee momentarily.
Bowman misses with a head kick.
Bowman pivots, looking for a leg kick but Larsen is out of range and Bowman settles back down.

Bowman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Larsen taking some punishment here, with Bowman in his half guard.
Bowman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Larsen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Larsen taking some punishment here, with Bowman in his half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Bowman there.
Bowman works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bowman landing strikes from the mount.

Bowman goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Larsen turns into him and now he's in Bowman's guard.
Larsen is looking to stand up but Bowman won't let him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bowman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Larsen manages to get himself to full guard.
Larsen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

Bowman avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman chips away with some ground and pound.
Bowman postures up and lands a big shot to Larsen's brow.
Bowman is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bowman connects with a couple of short punches.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bowman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larsen wants to stand but Bowman is controlling the position.
Bowman trying to control but Larsen is working from the bottom.
Bowman lands a couple of decent looking shots.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bowman slips nicely into half guard.
Bowman drops an elbow to the side of Larsen's head.
Bowman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bowman winds up and cracks Larsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowman winds up and cracks Larsen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Vinnie Larsen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

And that's the end of the fight!
Navorro Bowman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Navorro Bowman!