PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robin Kidd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kidd kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Onslaught 2. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Kidd
vs
Bowman

180 cm
19
176 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
22
177 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robin Kidd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Bowman!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Excellent takedown into side control there by Kidd.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kidd in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Bowman wants to get back to his feet but Kidd drags him back down.
Kidd throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kidd is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bowman tries to bench press Kidd off him but Kidd keeps the position.
Bowman is trying to control Kidd's posture but Kidd avoids it.
Kidd tries to stand but Bowman is controlling his head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kidd tries to clinch but Bowman is having none of it.
Kidd misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bowman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowman works Kidd's body with a nice hook.
Bowman throws a shot to the body.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kidd looking to throw knees to the head but Bowman is blocking nicely.

Bowman manages to break the clinch.
Bowman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bowman scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman lands a right hook to the body.
Kidd is breathing heavily.
Bowman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Bowman digs a good hook to Kidd's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowman closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kidd circles away.
Bowman scores with a three punch combo!
Kidd drops his hands momentarily and Bowman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nathan Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kidd but Kidd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Robin Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Bowman.
Bowman lands a jab to the nose.
Bowman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kidd stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowman. Bowman gets slowly back to his feet.
Bowman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Kidd. No joy for Bowman on that attempt.
Bowman connects with a crisp jab.
Bowman lands a body shot.
Bowman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowman swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to de liver by Bowman. Beautiful body shot.
Bowman shoots in looking for a takedown. Kidd tries to sprawl out of it but Bowman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kidd manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Kidd, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Kidd against the cage but Kidd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kidd tries to clinch but Bowman is having none of it.
Kidd blocks a leg kick.
Kidd tries to clinch up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kidd takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice sprawl there from Bowman as Kidd shoots in.
Bowman getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bowman lands with a shot to the body.
Kidd takes one to the chin there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bowman.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bowman 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 Kidd has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kidd and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bowman lands a head shot.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Bowman circles away and keeps his distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowman is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Kidd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bowman lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.

Bowman scores a takedown into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bowman dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Bowman misses with a low kick.
Bowman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kidd's waist but Kidd gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bowman off to one side.
Nathan Bowman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kidd checks a leg kick.
Bowman scores with a hook to the body. Kidd takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kidd wants to clinch up but Bowman keeps it at a distance.
Kidd showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowman.
Bowman is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kidd rather than just go for the knockout.
Bowman lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Bowman.
Jab, jab by Bowman - just one landing.
Kidd tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowman swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kidd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowman misses with a takedown attempt - Kidd sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Kidd drives through and clinches with Bowman against the cage.
Bowman managing to block the knees to the body from Kidd.
Kidd misses with a knee strike.
Bowman drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Robin Kidd has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Bowman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kidd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bowman's brow.
Bowman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kidd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kidd gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kidd landing knees to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Bowman's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowman throws a good cross that connects.
Bowman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kidd manages to avoid it.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Bowman circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kidd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowman throws a body punch but Kidd moves out of range.
Bowman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowman throws a looping overhand right but Kidd ducks down to avoid it.
Bowman scores with a jab. Kidd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman misses with a few strikes there.
Bowman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kidd moves away.
Bowman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kidd as he jumps to the side.
Robin Kidd is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kidd tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowman throws a series of punches but Kidd moves out of range.
Kidd moves in looking to clinch but Bowman pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kidd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowman takes a swing at Kidd's ribcage but misses.
Kidd moves in looking to clinch but Bowman pushes him off.
Bowman misses with a wild body shot.
Bowman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Kidd tries to clinch up but Bowman circles away and keeps his distance.
Kidd moves in looking to clinch but Bowman pushes him off.
Kidd moves in looking to clinch but Bowman pushes him off.
Bowman closes the distance and clinches up with Kidd, looking for a takedown. Bowman pushes Kidd against the cage but Kidd circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bowman misses with an uppercut.
Bowman with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kidd doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowman circles away.

Kidd darts in and clinches Bowman up against the cage.
Kidd crunches a lovely knee into Bowman's ribcage.
Kidd with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowman changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kidd fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kidd tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Kidd takes the fight into the clinch.
Kidd misses with an elbow over the top.
Kidd missing with knees to the body.
Bowman wants to get back to striking at distance but Kidd won't allow it.
Bowman trying to control the position but instead, Kidd has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowman into the cage.
Bowman is looking to break free of the clinch but Kidd has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kidd has him pressed against the cage.
Bowman has had enough of the clinch but Kidd keeps him there for the moment.
Bowman is looking to break free of the clinch but Kidd has double underhooks.
Kidd creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowman's defenses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kidd lands an elbow just above Bowman 's eye.

It looks like Nathan Bowman has been cut.
Kidd throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowman has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kidd avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bowman takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kidd landing knees to the body.
Kidd pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kidd trying to land knees to the body.
Kidd throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bowman tries to break the clinch but Kidd is controlling the position.
Kidd tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowman avoids the damage to the body.
Bowman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kidd has him pressed against the cage.
Kidd keeps control of Bowman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kidd scores a nice knee to the body.
Kidd lands an elbow inside.
Bowman tries to break the clinch but Kidd is controlling the position.
Bowman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kidd tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kidd lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kidd throws an elbow that misses.
Kidd using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kidd misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowman.
Bowman tries to break the clinch but Kidd is controlling the position.
Bowman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kidd tries a knee to the head but Bowman blocks it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kidd looking to throw knees to the head but Bowman is blocking nicely.
Bowman wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kidd has him pressed against the cage.
Kidd connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bowman's face.
Kidd misses with an elbow over the top.
Kidd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bowman can't break the clinch.
Kidd misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kidd with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kidd prevents Bowman from breaking the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kidd just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bowman's brow.
Kidd prevents Bowman from breaking the clinch.

That's four 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.
Bowman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kidd landing knees to the body.
Kidd goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kidd prevents Bowman from breaking the clinch.
Bowman can't break the clinch.
Kidd looking to throw knees to the head but Bowman is blocking nicely.
Bowman wants a takedown.
Bowman wants to get back to striking at distance but Kidd won't allow it.
Bowman leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kidd tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

And that's the end of the fight!
Robin Kidd showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowman has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Bowman!