PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Terell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowie's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 300 Violin Orchestra - Jorge Quintero. Terell has chosen Let's Go-Lil Jon ft. Trick Daddy and Twista as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Bowie
vs
Terell

195 cm
30
210 lbs
14 - 5 - 0

192 cm
34
223 lbs
26 - 14 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Excellent grappler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Project Mayhem

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 14 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Raphael Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Mason Terell!
The judges for this bout are Ron Honeybunn, Steve Erwin and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowie closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Terell did well to prevent Bowie getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Terell wants to control but Bowie is keeping busy.
Bowie prevents Terell from improving his position.
Bowie is looking to advance position but Terell won't allow it.

Bowie is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Terell wants to improve his position but Bowie is controlling well.

Terell actively working from the bottom here.
Bowie is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.

Bowie wants to work for an arm triangle but Terell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.

Terell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Terell slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

Terell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bowie defends well.

Bowie drops back looking for a leg! Terell is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Terell manages to kick Bowie off! Bowie jumps back into Terell's guard.

Terell is looking for a triangle but Bowie pushes his legs off easily.
Bowie postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowie avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bowie in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Terell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bowie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Terell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Terell keeping full guard, as Bowie tries to pass.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Terell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.

Bowie got a little sloppy there for a moment and Terell has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bowie has managed to get both his arms back between Terell's legs - danger averted.
Bowie distracts Terell with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Terell throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bowie escapes and throws Terell's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bowie tries to move to mount but Terell blocks the move with his legs.
Terell manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Terell is looking for a sweep. Bowie is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

Bowie seems to be working for a kimura but Terell defends the submission attempt.
Terell manages to get to full guard.

Terell isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bowie stacks Terell on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Bowie!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Terell is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bowie's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Terell is not content to let Bowie control the position.
Terell is looking to control Bowie's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Terell avoid being mounted?
Terell tries to get to full guard but Bowie has control of the leg.
Terell is not content to let Bowie control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Terell actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Raphael Bowie will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bowie shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Terell napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Terell is looking to reverse the position.
Bowie tries to move into full mount but can't pass Terell's legs.
Terell tries to improve position but can't.
Bowie scoring with punches from side control.
Bowie lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
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!
Terell tries to improve position but can't.
Terell is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Bowie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Terell keeps working.
Terell tries to bench press Bowie off him but Bowie keeps the position.
Terell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Bowie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terell is trying to maintain the position but Bowie is very close to passing his half guard.

Terell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bowie pulls his head out easily.
Bowie looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bowie is working hard here to advance position.

Bowie looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Terell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Terell is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bowie pulls his head out easily.
Bowie is keen to just control but Terell is a slippery customer.
Bowie is looking to advance position but Terell won't allow it.
Terell wants to control but Bowie is keeping busy and won't allow it.

Terell has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Bowie escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Bowie!
Terell struggling a bit here.
Terell is looking to reverse the position.
Bowie trying to control the position but Terell is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terell wants to control but Bowie postures up.
Bowie scoring with punches and elbows.
Terell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Terell tries to buck Bowie off but Bowie is having none of it.

Bowie is trying to get an arm triangle but Terell is defending well.

Bowie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Terell is trying to get back to half guard.
Terell is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bowie off and has taken his back!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Terell is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Bowie turns into Terell and is now in his guard.
Terell trying to control the position.
Terell 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.

Terell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bowie defends well.

Terell working for a triangle but Bowie defends it easily.
Terell is breathing heavily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowie won't allow Terell to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Raphael Bowie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

A lazy left from Terell finds it's target.

Bowie gets a double leg takedown into Terell's guard.
Terell lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bowie!
Bowie is trying to escape the mount.
Bowie gets back to half guard.
Terell tries to pass to full mount but Bowie defends it.

Terell seems to be looking for submissions.
Bowie trying to hold on to Terell's head to control him but Terell postures up.
Terell is looking to take a break and control but Bowie is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Terell 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Terell is thwarting Bowie's attempts to control the position.

Terell wants to work for an arm triangle but Bowie is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bowie wants to improve his position but Terell is controlling well.

Terell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bowie defends it well.
Terell is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mason Terell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowie is refusing to be controlled, as Terell sits in half guard.
Bowie tries to get to full guard but Terell has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowie actively working from the bottom here.
Terell not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bowie is looking for a sweep. Terell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bowie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Terell works over Bowie with some ground and pound from guard.
Bowie has momentary wrist control but Terell slips an elbow through the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Terell passes Bowie's right leg, so he's now in half guard.

Terell is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Terell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Terell is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bowie defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie regains full guard. Nicely done.

Terell avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Bowie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Terell gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Terell trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bowie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Terell.
Terell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Terell throwing strikes but missing.

Bowie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie looking for a sweep. Not yet Bowie, not yet.
Terell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Terell working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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!

Terell postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bowie is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Terell, into his guard.
Bowie wants to control from the top but Terell keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Terell is keeping the position for now.

Terell is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bowie defends well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mason Terell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowie 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 Ron Honeybunn scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ben Hemmingworth scores the fight 29:29

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