PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Otis Bowman (ranked 7763 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manolito Patadas (ranked 7223 p4p, 0 weight class). Manolito Patadas looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!

Bowman
vs
Patadas

191 cm
24
193 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
25
185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Otis Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Manolito Patadas!
The judges for this bout are Anni Minnemäki, Tarja Halkonen and Marco Blurström.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Patadas clinches.
Patadas misses with a knee strike.
Nice body punch from Patadas - that landed with a thud.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Otis Bowman has been cut.
Patadas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Patadas.
Bowman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bowman takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowman lands with a left to the head.
Bowman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Patadas has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
A head punch on the inside from Patadas fails to land.
Patadas lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Bowman wants to take the fight to the mat but Patadas manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bowman gets through Patadas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Patadas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Patadas lands a right hand.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.
Patadas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
Patadas struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowman controls his hands.
Bowman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Patadas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Patadas throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowman blocks a body shot from Patadas.
Patadas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Patadas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowman breaks the clinch.
Patadas moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowman.
Patadas throws a head kick that half lands.
Patadas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

Patadas rushes Bowman and presses him up against the cage.
Patadas looks winded!
Bowman can't break the clinch.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.
Patadas throws an elbow that misses.
Patadas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Patadas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Patadas crunches a lovely knee into Bowman's ribcage.
Bowman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patadas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patadas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bowman has had enough of the clinch but Patadas keeps him there for the moment.
Bowman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowman avoiding damage as Patadas throws knees to the body.
Patadas misses with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bowman as the two fighters clinch.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowman working hard to break the clinch.
Patadas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bowman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Patadas looking to throw knees to the head but Bowman is blocking nicely.
Bowman is trying to force a seperation but Patadas has the dominant position.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowman scores with a shot to the side of Patadas's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Patadas forces Bowman back against the cage and clinches.
Bowman lands with a short shot to the head.
Patadas is defending well against a takedown attempt.

Bowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bowman rushes Patadas and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowman avoids it.
Patadas tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowman avoids the damage to the body.
Bowman tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Patadas smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Otis Bowman. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Patadas moves into the clinch successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolito Patadas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Otis Bowman's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bowman misses with a head kick.

Patadas moves into the clinch successfully.
Bowman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Manolito Patadas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Patadas keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bowman's efforts to push away.
Bowman can't break the clinch.
Patadas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowman's elbow.
Patadas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patadas lands with a left to the head.
Patadas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bowman blocks it with crossed arms.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bowman jumps into guard, dragging Patadas to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patadas has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bowman is proving hard to escape from.
Patadas is breathing heavily.

Bowman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Patadas doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Patadas manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Patadas gets to his feet - Bowman follows without any prompting.

Patadas closes the distance and pushes Bowman back into the cage.
Bowman is trying to push Patadas away but Patadas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Patadas missing with knees to the body.

Bowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Patadas has managed to clinch.
Patadas throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman blocks an elbow strike from Patadas.
Bowman missing with knees to the body.
Bowman prevents a body shot from Patadas.
A short uppercut from Bowman.
Bowman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Patadas prevents Bowman from breaking the clinch.
Patadas swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowman wants to break free but Patadas has control.
Patadas misses with an elbow strike.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the head but Bowman blocks with his arms.
Patadas fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patadas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patadas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Patadas looking to throw knees to the head but Bowman is blocking nicely.
Bowman taking a breather.
Patadas tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowman avoids the damage to the body.
Bowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Patadas fights it off and pushes away nicely.

Bowman closes the distance and clinches.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the head but Bowman blocks with his arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patadas misses with a knee strike.
Patadas trying to land knees to the body.
Patadas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowman is trying to break the clinch but Patadas has him pressed against the cage.
Bowman is trying to break the clinch but Patadas is controlling him.

Bowman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Patadas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bowman wants a takedown but no success here.
Bowman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bowman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Patadas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Patadas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowman.

Bowman manages to break the clinch.
Otis Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Patadas has managed to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Manolito Patadas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Otis Bowman's cut.
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!

Patadas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Bowman looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bowman lands a decent little punch to the body.
You can see the frustration on Bowman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bowman misses with a strike from the bottom.

Patadas stands up.
Bowman takes a kick to the side of the head.
Manolito Patadas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patadas tried to score with a low kick but Bowman checks it.
Manolito Patadas is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Patadas instigates a clinch.
Patadas tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Patadas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowman breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Bowman.

Patadas forces Bowman back against the cage and clinches.
Bowman is looking to break free of the clinch but Patadas has double underhooks.
Patadas lands a body punch.
Patadas lands a nice uppercut.
Bowman avoids a wild elbow strike from Patadas.
Nice elbow from Patadas.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman scores with a shoulder strike.
Bowman avoiding damage as Patadas throws knees to the body.
Bowman has Patadas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Patadas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Patadas misses with an elbow strike.
Patadas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Patadas lands an elbow inside that Bowman shrugs off.
Patadas pushes off an throws an elbow but Bowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bowman blocks an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Patadas misses with an elbow strike.
Patadas tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowman's elbow.

Bowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Patadas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowman throws a big counter combination but Patadas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

Bowman closes the distance and clinches.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Patadas.
Patadas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowman.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patadas looking to throw knees to the head but Bowman is blocking nicely.

Bowman breaks the clinch.

Bowman clinches up with Patadas and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowman has had enough of the clinch but Patadas keeps him there for the moment.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Patadas.
Patadas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Patadas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Patadas landing knees to the head.
Bowman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowman tries to break the clinch but Patadas is controlling the position.
Bowman is trying to push Patadas away but Patadas has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bowman has had enough of the clinch but Patadas keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is trying to break free.
Patadas misses with a punch on the inside.
Patadas lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.

Bowman breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bowman instigates a clinch.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Manolito Patadas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Patadas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Patadas pulls his leg out and moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Patadas.

And that's the end of the fight!
Manolito Patadas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Patadas 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 Anni Minnemäki scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 27:30
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manolito Patadas!