PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ell Bow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malcom Dwyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcom Dwyer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bow
vs
Dwyer

197 cm
25
300 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

191 cm
26
238 lbs
7 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
Great elbows
KO power

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 1 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ell Bow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Malcom Dwyer!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dwyer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dwyer shoots in but Bow avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Bow rushes Dwyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dwyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bow tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dwyer avoids it.
Bow lands an elbow inside that Dwyer shrugs off.
Dwyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bow pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Dwyer blocks an elbow strike from Bow.
Dwyer on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bow comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

It looks like Malcom Dwyer has been cut.
Bow is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dwyer is defending well for now.
Bow misses with an elbow strike.
Bow lands a nice elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow lands an elbow inside that Dwyer shrugs off.
Dwyer dodges an elbow strike from Bow.
Bow gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dwyer is trying to break the clinch but Bow has him pressed against the cage.
Bow pushes off an throws an elbow but Dwyer leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bow trying to land knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Bow.
Bow lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Malcom Dwyer's cut even more.
Dwyer has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dwyer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Dwyer gets control of Bow's arms and successfully pulls guard. Dwyer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Dwyer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bow manages to get himself to full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bow's guard.
Bow trying to control from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dwyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bow defending well though.
Dwyer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dwyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bow is trying to stand.
Bow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dwyer.
Bow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dwyer.
Dwyer wants to control but Bow is keeping him busy.

Dwyer is trying to work for a kimura but Bow is defending well.
Dwyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dwyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bow's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dwyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bow defending well though.
Bow is refusing to be controlled, as Dwyer sits in half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dwyer lands a nice short elbow.
Bow wants to control but Dwyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dwyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bow is breathing heavily.
Dwyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dwyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dwyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dwyer controlling the pace.
Dwyer lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bow's head.
Bow taking some punishment here, with Dwyer in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Dwyer is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bow has managed to free his arm - good work.
Dwyer wants to take a breather but Bow is having none of it.
Bow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bow tries to get out of the position.
Dwyer scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bow is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dwyer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dwyer throwing shots but Bow is blocking nicely.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer working Bow over with strikes.
Dwyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Bow is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Dwyer on the ground.
Dwyer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dwyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dwyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dwyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dwyer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dwyer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bow defending well though.
Dwyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dwyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dwyer is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bow is staying active underneath Dwyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dwyer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Dwyer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dwyer controlling the pace.
Dwyer thows a huge punch but Bow dodges it nicely.
Dwyer wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bow keeps working.
Bow avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dwyer.

Dwyer is looking for a kimura here.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dwyer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dwyer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dwyer not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bow has hold of Dwyer's hands but Dwyer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Dwyer wants to take a breather but Bow is having none of it.
Dwyer is nestled in close to Bow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Dwyer.
Bow on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dwyer trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Dwyer takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dwyer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dwyer working over Bow with some ground and pound. Bow looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dwyer slips a nice elbow through Bow's hands, connecting with Bow's forehead.
Dwyer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bow with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dwyer sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Dwyer is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Bow is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 8:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Malcom Dwyer!