PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chick Bowdrie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rauno Repomies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Repomies has chosen Andy Suonsilmä - Karrelle palanut enkeli as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bowdrie
vs
Repomies

194 cm
28
239 lbs
19 - 3 - 0

197 cm
28
260 lbs
19 - 4 - 0

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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chick Bowdrie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Rauno Repomies!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Repomies connects with a body shot that sends Bowdrie's belly button to the back.
Bowdrie looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowdrie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Repomies manages to avoid it.
Bowdrie misses with a few strikes there.
Bowdrie throws a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Repomies misses its intended target.
Repomies throws a head kick that misses.
Bowdrie swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Repomies getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bowdrie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Repomies circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab lands there for Repomies.
Bowdrie scores with a kick to the body.
Bowdrie throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowdrie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Repomies moves forwards but Bowdrie connects with a nice, crisp jab.

Bowdrie has Repomies up against the cage in a clinch.
Bowdrie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Repomies's elbow.
Bowdrie lands a right hand that snaps the head of Repomies backwards.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowdrie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Repomies.
Bowdrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowdrie avoids a wild elbow strike from Repomies.

Bowdrie breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Repomies.
A punch lands to the side of Bowdrie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowdrie ducks right into an uppercut from Repomies.
Bowdrie keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A big left from Bowdrie misses.
Repomies was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Bowdrie rushes Repomies and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bowdrie misses with some punches.
Bowdrie lands a right hand.
Repomies tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Repomies throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowdrie blocks it with crossed arms.
Repomies tries to work over Bowdrie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repomies displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bowdrie up against the cage.
Repomies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowdrie tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Bowdrie back against the cage.
Repomies has a couple of punches blocked by Bowdrie.
Repomies swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowdrie uses good head movement to avoid it.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowdrie being controlled against the cage.
Repomies misses with the head strike.
Bowdrie wants to take the fight to the mat but Repomies manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Repomies throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowdrie working aggressively here.
Repomies has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bowdrie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Repomies can turn it around.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bowdrie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowdrie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Repomies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bowdrie tries to work over Repomies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bowdrie breaks the clinch.
Bowdrie lands a leg kick that knocks Repomies off balance momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowdrie misses with a low kick.
Bowdrie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Repomies moves away.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
Bowdrie looks for the body kick but Repomies saw that one coming.
Bowdrie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie is looking to wear down Repomies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bowdrie misses with a body kick.
Repomies swings for the body but Bowdrie moves out of range.
Bowdrie scores with a jab. Repomies acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowdrie moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bowdrie throws a leg kick
and Repomies counters with a three punch combo that has Bowdrie backing up. Bowdrie nods at Repomies to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowdrie connects with a leg kick. Repomies looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bowdrie swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Repomies connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowdrie misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Repomies forces Bowdrie back against the cage and clinches.
Bowdrie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Repomies using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowdrie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bowdrie has a couple of punches blocked by Repomies.
Bowdrie tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Bowdrie back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie scores with a shot to the side of Repomies's head.
Bowdrie misses with a punch to the body.
Bowdrie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Repomies swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bowdrie breaks from the clinch.
Repomies throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Repomies.
Bowdrie thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Repomies if he has to take too many more of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowdrie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Repomies's calf.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Repomies is just out of range.
A solid body kick from Bowdrie.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Bowdrie dominated that 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.

Repomies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowdrie fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowdrie as he connects with a hook.
Bowdrie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Repomies can do to turn this around?
Bowdrie circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowdrie throws a solid leg kick but Repomies takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowdrie.
Repomies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowdrie scores with a hook to the body. Repomies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowdrie darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Repomies bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chick Bowdrie is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circle momentarily. Repomies darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bowdrie uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Repomies.
Bowdrie slips a jab and a cross from Repomies.
Bowdrie digs a good body shot into Repomies's ribs.
Repomies doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot 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!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowdrie lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Repomies has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Repomies and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab lands there for Bowdrie.

It looks like Rauno Repomies has been cut.
Repomies loads up on a big right hand but Bowdrie slips the punch.
Bowdrie misses with a double jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bowdrie. Repomies shrugs it off though.
Repomies is breathing heavily.
Bowdrie buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Repomies takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bowdrie misses with the body kick
and Repomies counters with a low kick, right behind Bowdrie 's knee.
Bowdrie throws a body punch but Repomies moves out of range.
Bowdrie throws a front kick that sends Repomies stumbling back into the cage.

Bowdrie takes the fight into the clinch.
Bowdrie tries to work over Repomies's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Repomies has a couple of punches blocked by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bowdrie presses Repomies against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Repomies scores with a shot to the side of Bowdrie's head.
Repomies misses with a body punch.
Repomies misses with a body punch.
Repomies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowdrie is stalling here.
Bowdrie working aggressively here.
Bowdrie throws a punch but it's blocked by Repomies.
Repomies avoiding damage.
Repomies fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bowdrie.
Chick Bowdrie has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bowdrie tries to throw a body punch but Repomies avoids it by throwing Bowdrie back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Repomies.
A right handed body shot lands from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Repomies.
Bowdrie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bowdrie creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Bowdrie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bowdrie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Repomies takes a shot to the head.
Bowdrie misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Repomies misses with a body punch.
Repomies prevents a body shot from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie can't find room to land a body shot as Repomies controls the action.

Bowdrie breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Repomies misses.
Bowdrie jabs Repomies right on the nose. Repomies blinks but takes it well.

Repomies is rocked!

Bowdrie drives through and clinches with Repomies against the cage.
Bowdrie tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Repomies's elbow.
Repomies misses with a body punch.
Repomies doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowdrie swings wildly with an uppercut but Repomies uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hand to the body from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie stalling against the cage.
Repomies looking to slow down the pace here.

Bowdrie's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Repomies moves out of range as Bowdrie throws a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Repomies was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowdrie.
A cross from Repomies lands.
Repomies takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Bowdrie clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Bowdrie - that landed with a thud.
Bowdrie lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bowdrie leaning against his opponent.

Bowdrie breaks from the clinch.
Bowdrie chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowdrie is looking to slow Repomies down with leg kicks.
A lazy left from Repomies finds it's target.
Bowdrie swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Repomies.
Nice body punch from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Repomies circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Bowdrie.
Bowdrie scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chick Bowdrie dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rauno Repomies's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Bowdrie connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Repomies moves out of range of the body kick.
Bowdrie displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Repomies throws out the jab.
Bowdrie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowdrie throws a hook but Repomies blocks it.
A big left from Repomies misses.
Good exchange - Bowdrie coming out on top.
Bowdrie tries to close the distance and clinch but Repomies swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Repomies on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.

Bowdrie darts in and clinches Repomies up against the cage.
Bowdrie working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Repomies misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowdrie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Repomies.
Repomies looking to stall.
Repomies takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bowdrie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Bowdrie.
Repomies is still on wobbly legs! Can Bowdrie finish him?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Repomies swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowdrie.
Repomies seems to have recovered his senses.
Repomies uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a low kick but Repomies moves out of range easily.
Repomies looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Bowdrie misses with a few strikes there.
Repomies fails to land with a series of punches.
Repomies keeps the fight on the outside.
Repomies throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowdrie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Repomies takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Repomies is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bowdrie.
Repomies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowdrie looks for the body kick but Repomies saw that one coming.
Bowdrie lands a right hook to the body.
Jab, jab by Repomies - just one landing.
Bowdrie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Repomies.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowdrie thows a left - swing and a miss!
Repomies throws out a counter right but Bowdrie avoids it with no problem.
Bowdrie looks to score with a jab to the body but Repomies is just out of range.
Bowdrie throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowdrie tries to clinch but Repomies is having none of it.
Bowdrie lands a nice leg kick that just misses Repomies's sensitive parts.
Repomies misses with a double jab.
Bowdrie is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Repomies ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Repomies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowdrie.
Repomies connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bowdrie. Bowdrie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowdrie lands a front kick.
Bowdrie lands a body shot.
Bowdrie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Bowdrie misses.
Bowdrie works Repomies's body with a nice hook.
Repomies's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowdrie takes the fight into the clinch.
Bowdrie lands a shot to the body.
Repomies is looking to control Bowdrie's arms but Bowdrie gets an underhook and turns him. Now Repomies has his back to the cage.
Repomies's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bowdrie lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowdrie presses Repomies against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bowdrie lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Bowdrie.
Bowdrie throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Repomiess head.
The referee calls for Bowdrie to work.
A bit of stalling here from Bowdrie.

Bowdrie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Repomies takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bowdrie feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Repomies's calf.
Repomies takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Repomies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
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!
Bowdrie connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Repomies tumbling to the canvas! Bowdrie pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Repomies was done - good stoppage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Chick Bowdrie!
Chick Bowdrie retains his heavyweight title!