PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Fenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raphael Bowie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Fenix
vs
Bowie

197 cm
36
248 lbs
33 - 25 - 0

195 cm
41
210 lbs
27 - 13 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Phantom Fightwear

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 33 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Marcus Fenix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 27 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Raphael Bowie!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Eddie Farnsworth and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowie misses with a jab to the body
and Fenix counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowie lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fenix circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowie scores with a leg kick.

Fenix feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bowie wants to get back to his feet but Fenix is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Fenix makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fenix wants to control from the top but Bowie keeps moving.
Fenix throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fenix postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Fenix is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've been hearing good reports from Fenix's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bowie wants to stand up but Fenix is controlling him.
Fenix working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fenix wants to control from the top but Bowie keeps moving.
Bowie keeping full guard, as Fenix tries to pass.
Bowie is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Fenix is controlling him.
Fenix throwing strikes from guard but Bowie blocks nicely.
Fenix throws an elbow that misses. Bowie uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fenix's guard. Nice move by Bowie!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fenix working a defensive guard here.
Fenix is pulling down on Bowie's head to control his posture.
Bowie tries to stand but Fenix is controlling from the bottom.
Fenix looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bowie is one step ahead there.
Fenix is trying to control the position but Bowie postures up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowie wants to stand but Fenix is controlling his posture from full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fenix. Bowie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowie looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fenix misses with a straight right.
Fenix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fenix misses with a body shot.
Bowie tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fenix blocks a head kick by Bowie.
Bowie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fenix counters with a nice leg kick.
Fenix pushes Bowie away with a front kick.
Bowie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowie misses with a right hand
and Fenix connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bowie connects with a solid leg kick.
Fenix misses with a hook.
Bowie tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Fenix is able to avoid easily.
Nice defenses there by Fenix.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Fenix.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowie uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fenix throws a head kick that misses.
Fenix scores with a body shot.
Fenix avoids the body shot from Bowie.
Fenix throwing a counter right hand but Bowie manages to avoid it.
Fenix takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bowie misses with a head kick.
Fenix appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fenix lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the body from Bowie misses
and Bowie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fenix walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowie throws a chopping leg kick but Fenix manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fenix swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowie motions for Fenix to come forward. Bowie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fenix thinks about countering with a head kick.

Fenix is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bowie's half guard.
Fenix stops Bowie from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Fenix dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bowie throws a combination that misses
enabling Fenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice defenses there by Bowie.
Fenix swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Fenix looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Fenix throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fenix tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowie throws an overhand right that lands on Fenix's shoulder, as Fenix tries to avoid the shot.
Bowie tries to score with a low kick but Fenix moves his leg out of the way.
Raphael Bowie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fenix slips under a jab.
A quick step to the side and Fenix tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowie is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowie takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowie pivots, looking for a leg kick but Fenix is out of range and Bowie settles back down.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowie. That's going to slow Fenix down.
Bowie ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fenix looks to throw the jab but Bowie is out of range.
Bowie connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowie scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Fenix drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fenix in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fenix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowie is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fenix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fenix lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Fenix scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fenix won't allow Bowie to get back to his feet.
Fenix is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowie can do to turn this around?
Bowie keeping moving, preventing Fenix from controlling successfully.
Bowie is looking to stand up but Fenix isn't so interested in that idea.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fenix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fenix stops Bowie from standing up.
Fenix trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bowie wants to get back to his feet but Fenix is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Bowie pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

Fenix looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fenix lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bowie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fenix.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix throwing shots but Bowie is blocking nicely.
Bowie is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fenix scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bowie is staying active underneath Fenix, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fenix seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fenix drops an elbow to the side of Bowie's head.
Fenix looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fenix scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowie is trying to stand back up but Fenix is controlling him
Bowie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fenix.
Bowie on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Fenix.
Fenix throwing shots but Bowie is blocking nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowie is trying to stand.
Fenix looks to land a strike but Bowie avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Bowie wants to stand and escape but Fenix is having none of it.
Bowie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fenix chips away with some ground and pound.
Fenix with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fenix's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fenix looking to sit in guard and control but Bowie gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Marcus Fenix overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowie preventing the sweep.

Fenix working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bowie doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bowie manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Fenix has an active guard here but Bowie has managed to pass into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marcus Fenix dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Fenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowie throws a leg kick
enabling Fenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Bowie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fenix.
Bowie throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowie. Fenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fenix misses the jab.
Fenix goes for a double leg but Bowie avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bowie continues to drive forward.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowie! But no joy.
Bowie scores with a nice head shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowie 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 Fenix has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fenix and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bowie scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowie uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fenix has time to react.
The fighters circling - Fenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fenix uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowie.
Bowie will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bowie throws a leg kick that is checked

and Fenix moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fenix lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowie backwards.
Fenix drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bowie pulls his leg out and moves away.
Fenix throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowie throws out a powerful jab.
Bowie avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fenix pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab lands there for Bowie.
Bowie scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good work by Fenix as he checks the leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Fenix on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bowie connects with a body shot.
Bowie walks into a straight right hand from Fenix.
Bowie motions for Fenix to come forward. Bowie throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fenix shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Fenix. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowie thuds a left hand into Fenix's body.
A clash of legs there as Fenix blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowie throws a low kick but Fenix moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowie throws a leg kick

and Fenix counters with a shoot takedown. Bowie fights it but they end up in guard.
Fenix landing some decent shots from guard.
Fenix is looking to advance position but Bowie has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!

Bowie is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fenix tries to hold on but Bowie postures up.
Fenix working to try and regain half guard.
Bowie wants to get back to his feet but Fenix is holding on tight.
Marcus Fenix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fenix is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bowie wants to stand but Fenix is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Fenix is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bowie tries to stand up but Fenix grabs his leg and drags him down! Fenix is now on top, in side control.
Fenix working the ground and pound.
Fenix lands some shots froms side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fenix content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Raphael Bowie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowie defending against the ground and pound.
Bowie is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Fenix works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Fenix has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bowie!
Fenix sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fenix is stalling here but it's allowed Bowie to get half guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Raphael Bowie.
I think Fenix has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Joseph Jones scores the fight 29:28
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcus Fenix!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Marcus Fenix waved his t-shirt featuring Affordable Quality + Reliable Laundry's logo in front of the cameras.