PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bow Wow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Allen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!

Wow
vs
Allen

180 cm
25
155 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

178 cm
20
152 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Dragon's Health Gospel

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bow Wow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Al Allen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wow creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Allen wants to get back to striking at distance but Wow won't allow it.
Wow looking for a takedown.
Wow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Allen managing to block the knees to the body from Wow.
Allen stops a takedown attempt from Wow.
Wow misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Allen.
Wow tries to land knees in the clinch but Allen avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wow escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Al Allen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Wow shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Wow showed some decent athleticism there.
Wow prevents Allen from standing back up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wow unloads with some shots from mount but Allen bucks and avoids them well.
Wow putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Allen tries to buck Wow off but he can't manage it.
Wow looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
BOOM! Wow connects with a massive shot to the dome!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Allen felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.

Wow jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Allen manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Wow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Allen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.

Wow is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Allen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Wow wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Allen, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Allen wants to get back to his feet but Wow drags him back down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Allen is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wow connects with a decent elbow.

Wow tries for a kimura but Allen is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow misses with the ground and pound.
Allen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wow misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

Wow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Allen has escaped the position, nice work there.
Wow happy to just control the position for now.
Allen looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wow scoring with punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bow Wow dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Allen stuffs the takedown attempt from Wow. Wow gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Allen, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Allen throws a series of punches but Wow moves out of range.
Wow closes the distance and clinches up with Allen, looking for a takedown. Wow pushes Allen against the cage but Allen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.

Allen clinches up with Wow and pushes him back against the cage.

Wow has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Allen regains guard immediately.
Wow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Wow is looking to advance position but Allen won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wow is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Allen keeps working.
Wow has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Wow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Wow escapes and gets back to his feet.

Allen has Wow up against the cage in a clinch.
Wow blocks a body shot from Allen.
Wow is working for takedown but Allen is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bow Wow. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Allen is defending well.
Allen avoiding damage as Wow throws knees to the body.

Wow is trying to trip Allen. He has hold of a leg but Allen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Wow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Wow stops Allen from standing up.
Wow passes Allen's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Wow stands up and beckons Allen to join him on the feet.
Allen tries a head kick but it misses.

Allen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Allen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Wow has picked Allen up - he's going for a ride! Wow dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Wow is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Allen wants to get back to his feet.
Wow tries to pass to full mount but Allen defends it.
Wow seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wow wants to pass to mount but Allen is defending the position.

Wow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Allen has managed to free his arm - good work.

Wow is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Wow is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Allen has managed to free his arm - good work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bow Wow dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Allen tries to sprawl but Wow drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Allen is trying to stand.
Wow is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Wow controlling from mount.
Allen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Allen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Wow is working for a guillotine from mount but Allen frees his head quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wow unloads with some shots from mount but Allen bucks and avoids them well.

Wow is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Allen to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Allen shrugs it off.
Wow can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Allen is looking to escape.
Wow controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wow looking to control but Allen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Wow is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bow Wow!