PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Bown (ranked 5485 p4p, 0 weight class) and Axl Rose (ranked 4829 p4p, 368 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.

Bown
vs
Rose

176 cm
18
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

159 cm
18
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dimitri Bown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Axl Rose!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Tiny Johnson and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rose closes the distance and clinches up with Bown, looking for a takedown. Rose pushes Bown against the cage but Bown circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bown fires out a quick counter leg kick but Rose just manages to avoid it.

Rose gets tackled into the cage by Bown. Bown maintains the clinch.
Bown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Axl Rose has been cut.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Rose tries to score a body lock takedown but Bown shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bown stops a takedown attempt from Rose.
Dimitri Bown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axl Rose.
Bown connects with a knee to the head.
Bown stalls.
Bown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rose goes for a takedown attempt but Bown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bown rushes Rose and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bown working Rose over with knees to the body.
Rose looks winded!
Bown connects with a knee to the head.
Bown landing knees to the head.
Bown landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bown lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That has opened up Axl Rose's cut even more.
Bown lands a knee to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rose should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Bown effectively controlling the action here.
Bown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bown is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Bown for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown lands a knee to the body.
Bown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bown.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Bown scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bown effectively controlling the action here.
Bown putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rose in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rose up against the cage.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Bown slowing the pace effectively.
Bown with a knee to the head.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Bown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bown scores a nice knee to the body.
Bown scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bown pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bown lands a nice knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Rose looking for a takedown.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Bown manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dimitri Bown.

Bown clinches up against the cage.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Bown dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Axl Rose's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bown pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bown defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Rose.
Rose uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bown.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Bown tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dimitri Bown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axl Rose.

Bown clinches up against the cage.
Bown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown scores a nice knee to the body.
Rose is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Bown landing knees to the head.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Bown.
Bown connects with a knee to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Bown connects with a knee to the head.
Bown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.

The cut above Axl Rose's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bown connects with a knee to the head.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rose can do to turn this around?
Bown with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A knee to the head by Bown.
Knees to the body from Bown.
Bown with a knee to the head.
Bown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Bown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Dimitri Bown has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bown holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bown connects with a knee to the head.
Bown leaning his opponent against the cage.
Rose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Rose being controlled against the cage.
Bown stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Bown landing knees to the head.
Bown lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Bown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Bown crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.
Bown landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Rose goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bown prevents it.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rose takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Bown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rose is looking for a takedown.
Bown stops a takedown attempt from Rose.
Stalling in the clinch from Bown.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Bown landing knees to the head.
Bown landing knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bown connects with a knee to the head.
Bown connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rose's face.
Bown stalling in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dimitri Bown dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Axl Rose's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Rose tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bown defends well and Rose ends up having to push Bown into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rose avoids the body shot from Bown.
Rose shoots in looking for a takedown. Bown tries to sprawl out of it but Rose keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bown manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rose fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Dimitri Bown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Axl Rose.
Bown misses the shot to the body.
Rose feints the counter takedown.
Rose fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rose avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rose takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

Bown darts in and clinches Rose up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bown with a knee to the head.
Rose wants to take the fight to the mat but Bown manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bown with a knee to the head.
Bown pressing his opponent against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Bown takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rose letting Bown take a breather here.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Bown unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Bown.
Axl Rose has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bown with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bown landing knees to the head.
Bown unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rose lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Bown gets underhooks to prevent Rose's takedown attempt.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rose is looking to take this one to the mat.
A knee to the head by Bown.
Dimitri Bown is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rose wants a takedown but no success here.
Rose has Bown pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bown manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Bown working Rose over with knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bown stalling.
Rose has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bown after a bit of a struggle.
Bown scores with a knee to the head.
Bown lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bown scores a nice knee to the body.
Bown leaning against his opponent.
Bown lands a knee to the head.
Rose takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bown lands a knee to the body.
Bown crunches a lovely knee into Rose's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bown with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bown lands a knee to the head.

Axl Rose's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rose goes for a takedown attempt but Bown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Bown drives through and clinches with Rose against the cage.
Bown using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bown.
Bown lands a good knee to the midsection. Rose won't want to take too many of those.
Bown tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rose avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dimitri Bown showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bown has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 George Francis scores the fight for Dimitri Bown!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Dimitri Bown!
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight for Dimitri Bown!

Dimitri Bown wins by unanimous decision!