PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Calloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Calloway comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Death Symphony kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Makebono Bowen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bowen
vs
Calloway

225 cm
36
300 lbs
21 - 68 - 0

208 cm
23
334 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 68 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Calloway!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Stewart Dunkirk and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Calloway as he connects with a hook.

It looks like Makebono Bowen has been cut.

Bowen closes the distance and clinches.

Bowen manages to break the clinch.
Calloway showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowen.

Bowen has closed the distance and engaged Calloway in a clinch.

Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bowen drives through and clinches with Calloway against the cage.
Bowen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bowen lands an elbow inside.

Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Mark Calloway has been cut.
Calloway throws a right and a left that both miss.

Bowen drives through and clinches with Calloway against the cage.

Bowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Bowen has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bowen drives through and clinches with Calloway against the cage.
Bowen managing to block the knees to the body from Calloway.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bowen.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Calloway drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Bowen has his feet on Calloway's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Makebono Bowen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Bowen rushes Calloway and presses him up against the cage.
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!

Bowen breaks from the clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Bowen manages to break the clinch.
Calloway looks to land a combination but Bowen avoids it well.
Bowen moves out of range of the leg kick from Calloway.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowen stalling against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bowen for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Bowen scores with a shoulder strike.
Calloway is trying to pull guard but Bowen turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.

Calloway pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen throws a head kick that misses.

Bowen clinches up with Calloway and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Calloway's efforts to push away.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowen takes the fight into the clinch.
Calloway has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bowen seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Calloway can turn it around.
Still in the clinch, Bowen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bowen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bowen scores with a shoulder strike.

Bowen breaks the clinch.

Bowen forces Calloway back against the cage and clinches.

Bowen manages to break the clinch.

Bowen clinches up with Calloway and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowen looking to throw knees to the head but Calloway is blocking nicely.
Bowen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Calloway working hard to break the clinch.

Bowen breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Calloway comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Calloway fails to land with a series of punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Bowen drives through and clinches with Calloway against the cage.
A body shot lands from Bowen.
Bowen stalling.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowen.
Bowen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Calloway backwards.
Bowen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Calloway up against the cage.
Bowen prevents Calloway from breaking the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowen dodges an elbow strike from Calloway.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makebono Bowen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Calloway lands a nice looking body shot.

Bowen clinches up against the cage.
Calloway has had enough of the clinch but Bowen keeps him there for the moment.

Bowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Calloway lands with a nice body punch.

Calloway drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Calloway in side control lands a decent elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowen stops Calloway from passing to mount.
Calloway creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.

Makebono Bowen's cut is getting worse.
Calloway cracks Bowen with a big right hand but Bowen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

Jeez, Makebono Bowen's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Makebono Bowen's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mark Calloway!
Mark Calloway bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.