PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelo Bowser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorda Splash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bowser
vs
Splash

198 cm
26
270 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

188 cm
21
260 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kelo Bowser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jorda Splash!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Anthony Taglia and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Splash tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Splash cracks Bowser with a good jab.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Splash with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Splash lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Kelo Bowser has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Splash fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowser, pushing him back against the cage.
A short left from Splash.

Splash drops Bowser with a big knee straight up the middle! Bowser is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Bowser is rocked!
Splash stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowser. Bowser gets slowly back to his feet.
Oh Bowser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Splash throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowser seems to have got his legs back now.
Bowser is trying hard to land a takedown here. Splash sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

Splash rushes Bowser and presses him up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bowser avoiding damage as Splash throws knees to the body.
Bowser jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Splash walks away with a smile on his face. Bowser gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelo Bowser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowser dives in and grabs Splash's left leg, looking for a takedown. Splash pushes down on Bowser's head and hops out.
Bowser tries to close the distance and clinch up but Splash swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowser fails to land the takedown.
Splash wants to clinch but Bowser slips to the side

and Bowser counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Splash landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowser is breathing heavily.
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!
Splash lands an uppercut.
Splash connects with a knee to the head.
Splash content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Splash continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Splash lands an elbow that stopped Bowser in his tracks for a moment.
Bowser is trying to pull guard but Splash has him pressed against the cage.

Bowser pulls Splash into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splash passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Splash working away.
Splash is looking to take a break and control but Bowser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sloppy strikes there by Splash.

Splash decides to stand back up. Splash steps back and let's Bowser get back to his feet.

Splash gets a clinch.

Splash tightens his grip and picks Bowser up, before dumping him to the ground. Bowser manages to land in guard.
Splash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowser. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Splash is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowser is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Splash defends well.
Splash's corner is telling him to maintain position.

Bowser looking for subs off his back but Splash has passed one foot through into half guard.
Splash is trying to control the action in half guard but Bowser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowser is trying to get back to full guard.

Bowser looking for submissions off his back.
Splash looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bowser is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowser is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorda Splash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kelo Bowser's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Splash wants to clinch up but Bowser keeps it at a distance.
Bowser tries to clinch but Splash is having none of it.
Bowser misses with a takedown

and Splash holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Splash tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowser avoids the damage to the body.
Splash lands a damaging elbow.
Bowser tries to pull guard but Splash holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowser drops back down to his feet.
Bowser tries to pull guard but Splash holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowser drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kelo Bowser. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowser is trying to pull guard but Splash turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Bowser has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Splash uses from the top position.

Bowser looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Bowser is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Splash defends well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser can't keep his opponent in guard - Splash advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Splash prevents Bowser from improving his position.
Bowser is not content to let Splash control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowser is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Splash pulls his head out easily.

Bowser looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bowser trying to control from the bottom.
Splash wants to control but Bowser is keeping him busy.
Splash blocks the strikes from Bowser.
Bowser trying to control from the bottom.
Splash is looking to take a break and control but Bowser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jorda Splash wasn't active enough on the ground.
Splash tries to clinch up.

Splash has managed to clinch.
Splash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowser is defending well for now.
Splash taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bowser blocks an elbow strike.
Splash misses with an elbow strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Splash.
Bowser jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Splash walks away with a smile on his face. Bowser gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Splash gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowser tries to pull guard but Splash holds him up against the cage and eventually Bowser drops back down to his feet.
Splash tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowser avoids it.
Splash taking a breather.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Splash.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Splash tries a knee to the head but Bowser blocks it.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Splash just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bowser's brow.
Bowser jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Splash walks away with a smile on his face. Bowser gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Splash throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A solid body kick from Splash.
Splash throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Splash tries to clinch but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser swings widly with a right hand
and Splash counters with a nice body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Splash moves into range and clinches up with Bowser.
Bowser blocks the elbow strike.
Splash utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Splash lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jorda Splash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kelo Bowser's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Splash closes the distance and clinches.

Bowser successfully pulls guard.

Bowser has an active guard here but Splash has managed to pass into half guard.
Bowser trying to control here.
Bowser trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Splash manages to pass to mount!
Jorda Splash has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowser swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowser is in all sorts of trouble here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Splash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Splash sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Splash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bowser swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Splash trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bowser is desperately trying to improve his position but Splash has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowser is squirming around, avoiding Splash's attempts to control the action.
Bowser is working to get back to half guard.
Splash trying to control but Bowser is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Splash prevents Bowser from getting the reversal.
Bowser wants to hold on but Splash pushes him away.
Jorda Splash is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bowser is squirming around, avoiding Splash's attempts to control the action.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Splash controlling from the full mount.
Splash trying to control but he's not successful this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jorda Splash comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Splash 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 John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jorda Splash!
Jorda Splash decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.