PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Maczynsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maczynsky has chosen Hymn as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bowie
vs
Maczynsky

195 cm
39
210 lbs
25 - 12 - 0

201 cm
33
232 lbs
22 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 25 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphael Bowie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Mike Maczynsky!
The judges for this bout are Marco Blurström, Johanna Lukiainen and Matti Vanhoillinen.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maczynsky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maczynsky catches Bowie with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Maczynsky tries to move into range but Bowie moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bowie throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Maczynsky steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
A nice combination there by Bowie.
Maczynsky explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Maczynsky throws the kick towards the body but Bowie avoids it.
It looked like Bowie wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maczynsky misses with a hook. Bowie ducked under it nicely.
Bowie appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maczynsky just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowie tests Maczynsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maczynsky throws a hook to the side of Bowie's head but Bowie sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maczynsky fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maczynsky checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bowie tries a low kick but Maczynsky avoids it.
Maczynsky throws a right hand that misses
and Bowie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowie throws a low kick, looking for Maczynsky's leg but Maczynsky calmly moves out of range.
Bowie misses with a low kick.
Maczynsky walks into a straight right hand from Bowie.
A leg kick checked by Bowie.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maczynsky blocks a jab.
Bowie slips a jab from Maczynsky.
Maczynsky gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowie.
Maczynsky bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Maczynsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowie circles away quickly and effectively.
A good leg kick by Bowie.
Bowie walks forward, straight into a front kick from Maczynsky.
Bowie lands with a good body shot.
Bowie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowie misses with a low kick as Maczynsky jumps back.
Bowie tests Maczynsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Maczynsky feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowie's calf.
Bowie takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowie. Maczynsky does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowie tests Maczynsky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A low kick from Maczynsky misses
and Bowie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maczynsky swinging wildly here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie lands a right hook to the body.
Maczynsky scores with a three punch combo!

It looks like Raphael Bowie has been cut.
Bowie on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Maczynsky throws a wild body kick that Bowie sees coming a mile off.
Maczynsky throws a wild body kick that Bowie sees coming a mile off.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maczynsky. Bowie does a little dance to reset his feet.

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

Bowie is rocked!
Bowie lands a nice hook to Maczynsky's body. Maczynsky takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Oh Bowie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowie is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Maczynsky is stalking Bowie. Bowie circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Maczynsky, and it's lights out! Bowie really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Maczynsky!
A victorious Mike Maczynsky thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.