PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Floorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Logan Bowes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Floorman
vs
Bowes

220 cm
18
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

187 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, George Floorman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Logan Bowes!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, David Schapiro and John Roberts.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Floorman.
Floorman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowes tries to clinch but Floorman moves out of range.
Bowes moves in looking to clinch but Floorman pushes him off.

Bowes decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bowes is keen to just control but Floorman is a slippery customer.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bowes in particular looking to stall.
Bowes prevents Floorman from improving his position.
Floorman is trying to stand.
Floorman wants to control but Bowes is keeping busy.
Floorman is trying to stand back up but Bowes is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floorman wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowes wants to take a breather but Floorman is having none of it.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowes misses with a head kick.
Bowes misses with a wild combination.
Floorman with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bowes counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Floorman wants to control but Bowes is keeping busy.
Bowes controlling the pace.

Bowes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Floorman sees it coming and defends easily.
Floorman trying to control from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Floorman tries to get to full guard but Bowes has control of the leg.
Floorman has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bowes is working away from the top position though.

Floorman makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Floorman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bowes throws a sloppy head kick and Floorman moves out of range easily.
Floorman swinging wilding here.

Floorman moves into the clinch.
Bowes is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bowes stalling against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Floorman breaks the clinch.
Floorman tries for a takedown but Bowes circles away easily

and Bowes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Floorman is breathing heavily.
Floorman keeping moving, preventing Bowes from controlling successfully.
Bowes stops Floorman from standing up.
Bowes tries to free his leg and advance position but Floorman is retaining full guard.
Bowes wants to get up but he can't break Floorman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floorman wants to stand but Bowes is controlling the position.
Bowes being controlled here momentarily.
Bowes is stalling in the full guard.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Floorman tries to clinch up but Bowes circles away and keeps his distance.

Floorman looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bowes!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Bowes dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Floorman is looking to clinch but Bowes is avoiding it.
Floorman with a poor takedown
and Bowes finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bowes closes the distance but Floorman moves to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Bowes fails to land with a series of punches.
Floorman tries for a takedown but Bowes circles away easily

and Bowes counters with a shoot takedown. Floorman fights it but they end up in guard.
Bowes not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

Bowes decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Floorman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Floorman showed some decent athleticism there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bowes manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bowes controlling Floorman's posture.
Bowes keeping full guard, as Floorman tries to pass.
Bowes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Floorman's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bowes prevents Floorman from getting back to his feet.
Bowes looking to pass the guard.
Floorman is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Floorman wants to stand up but Bowes is controlling him.

Bowes postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Floorman is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bowes, into his guard.
Floorman wants to control from the top but Bowes keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floorman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bowes can do anything to dispel that myth.

Bowes working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Floorman doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Floorman manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bowes has a closed guard, preventing Floorman from standing up.
Bowes keeping moving, preventing Floorman from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bowes trying to keep a closed guard but Floorman is proving a slippery customer.
Floorman wants to control from the top but Bowes keeps moving.
Floorman preventing the sweep.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Floorman misses with an attempted mid kick.
Floorman thuds his shin into the meat of Bowes's side.

Floorman closes the distance and clinches.

Floorman pulls Bowes into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Logan Bowes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Floorman stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowes. Bowes gets slowly back to his feet.

Bowes drives through with a takedown into guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Floorman is on top in guard.
Logan Bowes has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowes keeping moving, preventing Floorman from controlling successfully.
Floorman would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bowes keeping moving, preventing Floorman from controlling successfully.
Floorman tries to free his leg and advance position but Bowes is retaining full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Floorman advances to half guard.
Bowes blocking the ground and pound attempt from Floorman.
Floorman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Floorman is looking for a kimura but Bowes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Floorman to get the leverage.
Floorman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Floorman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowes lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bowes.

Bowes changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Floorman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bowes trying to control the position but Floorman is working away.
An elbow from Bowes crashes against the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowes tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
You can see the frustration on Floorman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Floorman tries to buck Bowes off but Bowes is having none of it.
Bowes looking to control but instead Floorman has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Bowes stops Floorman from getting back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floorman is looking to improve his position.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Bowes closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Floorman to the mat! Floorman manages to get full guard.
Bowes trying to control the position from guard on top but Floorman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Floorman working a defensive guard here.

Floorman manages to escape and get back to his feet.

Floorman gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Floorman just stands there and leans against the cage.

Floorman gets control of Bowes's arms and successfully pulls guard. Floorman will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Floorman is trying to control the position but Bowes postures up.
Floorman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bowes tries to get to full guard but Floorman has control of the leg.
Floorman throwing shots but Bowes is blocking nicely.
Floorman thows a huge punch but Bowes dodges it nicely.
George Floorman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Logan Bowes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Floorman wants to stand up but Bowes is controlling the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Logan Bowes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bowes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Alyssa Summers scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Logan Bowes!