PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Graham Bowtie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshiro Kasumi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kasumi comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ai Wo Torimodose aka Song of Manliness kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bowtie
vs
Kasumi

190 cm
26
216 lbs
9 - 4 - 0

185 cm
35
220 lbs
14 - 11 - 1

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Fury Nutrition Inc.

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 9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Graham Bowtie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshiro Kasumi!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Anthony Taglia and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowtie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bowtie checks a leg kick.
Kasumi throws a hook but Bowtie blocks it.
Kasumi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Kasumi coming out on top.
Kasumi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowtie misses with a body kick.
Kasumi lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kasumi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kasumi tries a head kick but it misses.
Kasumi misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Kasumi misses.
Bowtie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowtie takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bowtie throws a hook but Kasumi avoids it easily.
Bowtie throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi looks to land a right hand but Bowtie moved out of range.
Kasumi swings for the body but Bowtie moves out of range.
Bowtie is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bowtie has Kasumi up against the cage in a clinch.
Kasumi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kasumi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowtie dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but Kasumi blocks it.
Kasumi lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice elbow from Bowtie.
Kasumi is trying to stall.
Kasumi seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Kenshiro Kasumi has been cut.
A head punch on the inside from Kasumi fails to land.
Kasumi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowtie's elbow.
Kasumi looking to stall.
Kasumi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kasumi wants to break free but Bowtie has control.
Kasumi avoiding damage as Bowtie throws knees to the body.
Bowtie blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowtie with a knee to the head.
Kasumi wants to break free but Bowtie has control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bowtie.
Bowtie unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kasumi looks winded!
Kasumi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kasumi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bowtie has him pressed against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie lands an elbow just above Kasumi 's eye.

Kasumi manages to break the clinch.
Kasumi swings for the body but Bowtie moves out of range.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kasumi.
Kasumi misses with a hook.
Bowtie fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kasumi throws a poor cross that misses

and Bowtie moves into the clinch.
Kasumi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Kasumi wants to break the clinch but can't.

Kasumi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A solid body kick from Bowtie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bowtie tries to clinch up but Kasumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good exchange - Bowtie coming out on top.
Bowtie tries to clinch up.
Kasumi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bowtie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowtie wants to clinch.
Kasumi misses with a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowtie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kasumi under the eye.
Bowtie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kasumi's sensitive parts.
Kasumi throws a hook but Bowtie blocks it.
Kasumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowtie is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Bowtie dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kenshiro Kasumi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bowtie wants to clinch.
Kasumi wants to slow Bowtie down by chopping away at his legs.
Graham Bowtie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasumi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowtie throws out a powerful jab.
Bowtie misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kasumi moves out of range of the body kick.
Kasumi blocks a jab.
Kasumi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowtie.
Kasumi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kasumi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bowtie can pounce on him.
Kasumi misses with a few strikes there.
Bowtie slips a jab and a cross from Kasumi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowtie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowtie thumps Kasumi with a low kick.
Good shot there by Bowtie.
Bowtie connects with a solid leg kick.
Kasumi misses the jab.
Bowtie misses with a body kick.
Kasumi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bowtie takes a swing at Kasumi's ribcage but misses.
Bowtie throws an overhand right that lands on Kasumi's shoulder, as Kasumi tries to avoid the shot.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bowtie.
Kasumi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowtie circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasumi avoids the body shot from Bowtie.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi throws a nice inside leg kick.
No joy there for Kasumi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kasumi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kasumi is looking to score with low kicks.
Kasumi takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bowtie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bowtie throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bowtie lands a right hook to the body.
Bowtie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kasumi is breathing heavily.
Bowtie throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bowtie misses with a leg kick
and Kasumi makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Graham Bowtie is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasumi takes a shot to the body in his stride.

Bowtie pushes Kasumi up against the cage in a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie trying to control the position but instead, Kasumi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowtie into the cage.
Bowtie misses with a punch to the body.

Kasumi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kasumi has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Bowtie.
Bowtie walks into a left hand.
Bowtie tries to land a front kick but Kasumi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bowtie wants to clinch up but Kasumi keeps it at a distance.
Kasumi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowtie is just out of range.
Bowtie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kasumi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kasumi tries to score with a low kick but Bowtie moves his leg out of the way.
A good leg kick by Bowtie.
Kasumi checks a low kick from Bowtie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasumi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowtie fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kasumi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bowtie misses with a hook to the body
and Kasumi counters with an inside leg kick.
Bowtie moves away from the strike by Kasumi.
Both fighters circling a little - Bowtie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasumi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bowtie throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kasumi misses with a hook

and Bowtie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kasumi working Bowtie over with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kasumi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bowtie landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Bowtie.
Bowtie holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Graham Bowtie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Kenshiro Kasumi's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Kasumi misses the shot to the body.
Bowtie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasumi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kasumi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kasumi takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bowtie misses with a low kick.
Kasumi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bowtie counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A combination from Kasumi does no damage.
Bowtie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowtie lands a slapping body shot.
Bowtie throws a body kick that misses.
Bowtie is looking to land body kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasumi throws a leg kick but Bowtie checks it.
Bowtie is looking to land body kicks.
Kasumi connects with a nice looking jab.
Bowtie tries to clinch up but Kasumi circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowtie throws a hook but Kasumi blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Kasumi as he connects with a hook.
Bowtie looks to land a body kick but Kasumi moved away.
Kasumi misses with a hook.
Bowtie slips under a jab.
A punch combination from Kasumi misses.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kasumi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowtie takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bowtie moves away from the strike by Kasumi.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the body from Kasumi misses

and Bowtie holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Kasumi breaks the clinch.
Bowtie lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Bowtie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kasumi, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasumi can't break the clinch.
Bowtie misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kasumi.
Kasumi lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowtie.
Kasumi is trying to force a seperation but Bowtie has the dominant position.
Bowtie comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kasumi.
Bowtie stalling in the clinch but Kasumi improves position.
Bowtie using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kasumi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bowtie missing with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowtie jerks Kasumi's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Kasumi drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bowtie goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bowtie because Kasumi was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Graham Bowtie!
Graham Bowtie gave a mention to Fury Nutrition Inc. in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).