PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyriakos Seikkeris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowman comes to the cage accompanied by Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Bowman
vs
Seikkeris

192 cm
30
211 lbs
20 - 5 - 1

180 cm
28
210 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pete Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kyriakos Seikkeris!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Tiny Johnson and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Seikkeris lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Pete Bowman has been cut.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Bowman keeps it at a distance.
Seikkeris wants to clinch but Bowman slips to the side
enabling Bowman to counter with a crisp jab.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowman checks a low kick from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowman circles away.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up but Bowman circles away and keeps his distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seikkeris. That did some damage!
Seikkeris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowman circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bowman counters with a stiff right hand.

It looks like Kyriakos Seikkeris has been cut.
Bowman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Seikkeris's sensitive parts.

Seikkeris takes the fight into the clinch.
Seikkeris utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bowman letting Seikkeris take a breather here.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowman works on Seikkeris's body with a couple of short punches.

Seikkeris pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowman throws a series of punches but Seikkeris moves out of range.
Bowman is looking to clinch.
Seikkeris throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Seikkeris.

Seikkeris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman managing to block the knees to the body from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris keeps control of Bowman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Seikkeris throws an elbow but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowman.
Seikkeris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bowman scores with a shoulder strike.
Seikkeris is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowman is defending well for now.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.

Seikkeris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowman misses with a hook. Seikkeris ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Bowman.
Seikkeris wants to clinch up but Bowman keeps it at a distance.

Seikkeris pushes Bowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Seikkeris.
Bowman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Seikkeris.
A head punch on the inside from Bowman fails to land.
Seikkeris digs a right hand underneath Bowman's ribcage. Bowman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Seikkeris blocking some punches.
Bowman misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris scores a nice knee to the body.
Bowman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seikkeris lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bowman working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Seikkeris creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seikkeris comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Seikkeris unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bowman is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Stalling in the clinch from Seikkeris.

Seikkeris manages to break the clinch.
Seikkeris throws a head kick but Bowman moves out of range.
Seikkeris pulls out of a head kick attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris scores with a push kick.
Seikkeris misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Seikkeris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowman on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.

Seikkeris has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Seikkeris using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Seikkeris scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Seikkeris lands a knee to the body.
Seikkeris stalling against the cage.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyriakos Seikkeris dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bowman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Seikkeris gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Seikkeriss head.
Bowman lands an elbow inside that Seikkeris shrugs off.

Seikkeris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Seikkeris has Bowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seikkeris landing knees to the head.
Bowman lands an uppercut.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Seikkeris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowman goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Seikkeris instigates a clinch.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Seikkeris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seikkeris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Knees in the clinch landing for Seikkeris.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Seikkeris is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowman avoiding damage as Seikkeris throws knees to the body.
Bowman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Seikkeris with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowman takes a knee to the side of the body.
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow.
Seikkeris displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bowman up against the cage.
Bowman is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Seikkeris.

Pete Bowman's cut is getting worse.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Seikkeris.
Seikkeris is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Bowman misses with some punches.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.

Seikkeris's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seikkeris throws a nice head kick!
Seikkeris wants to clinch.
Bowman blocks a jab.
Bowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Seikkeris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Seikkeris clinches.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is trying to break the clinch but Seikkeris is controlling him.
Bowman gets through Seikkeris's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowman misses with an elbow strike.
Seikkeris tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Seikkeris wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Seikkeris gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Seikkeris lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Pete Bowman's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Seikkeris with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

Seikkeris escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice body kick from Seikkeris.

Seikkeris fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Seikkeris working Bowman over with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seikkeris just leaning against Bowman, taking a breather.

Seikkeris manages to break the clinch.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Seikkeris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowman.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Seikkeris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seikkeris tries to clinch but Bowman moves out of range.
Seikkeris throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bowman.
Seikkeris moves in looking to clinch but Bowman pushes him off.
Seikkeris tries to clinch up.
Seikkeris tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Seikkeris tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Seikkeris pushes Bowman up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Seikkeris.
Nice elbow from Seikkeris.
Seikkeris misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyriakos Seikkeris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Seikkeris throws a sloppy head kick and Bowman moves out of range easily.
Bowman looks to land a left hand but Seikkeris moved out of range nicely.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kyriakos Seikkeris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Seikkeris connects with an inside leg kick.
Seikkeris throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bowman throws a head kick but Seikkeris moves out of range.
Seikkeris throws a head kick but Bowman moves out of range.

Seikkeris lands a big head kick that sends Bowman tumbling to the mat! Seikkeris takes a step backwards and waves Bowman back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Bowman is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowman misses with a shot to the body
and Seikkeris counters with a perfectly timed head kick, knocking Bowman out cold! Wow, that took some serious skill and not a little luck! Seikkeris is taking it in his stride though, strolling around like it's no big deal. What a guy.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kyriakos Seikkeris!
Kyriakos Seikkeris really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that CEC Nutrition Q160 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.