PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Bowen (ranked 6837 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Rideout (ranked 5007 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Rideout will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bowen
vs
Rideout

209 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
18
170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Rideout!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rideout.
Bowen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rideout misses with a lunging right hand

and Bowen counters by clinching up.
Bowen has Rideout pressed against the cage, preventing Rideout from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rideout has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

Bowen tightens his grip and picks Rideout up, before dumping him to the ground. Rideout manages to land in guard.
Bowen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Bowen gets to his feet - Rideout follows without any prompting.
Rideout misses with a combination

and Bowen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Rideout is trying to stand.
Rideout is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowen scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowen controlling the pace.
Rideout is looking to escape.
Bowen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bowen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rideout on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bowen winds up and cracks Rideout with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
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.
Bowen slows the pace down in half guard.
Rideout is trying to stand up here but Bowen is controlling him well.
Rideout tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Bowen manages to move to mount!
Rideout is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bowen punishing his opponent with strikes.
Rideout tries to buck Bowen off but he can't manage it.
Bowen landing strikes from the mount and Rideout is in trouble!
Bowen scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Rideout wants to try and get back to his feet.
Bowen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bowen with a couple of short strikes.
Bowen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bowen landing strikes from the mount and Rideout is in trouble!
Bowen really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowen connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen lands a couple of good shots and Rideout has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rideout wants to get back to his feet.
Rideout looks winded!
Bowen has Rideout flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bowen scores with punches from the back.
Bowen lands a shot to the body.
Bowen softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Bowen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Rideout up.
Bowen landing with strikes.
Bowen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Rideout up.
Rideout is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Bowen.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Bowen. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Bowen lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Rideout hold on?!
Rideout really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowen. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Bowen controlling the positon.
Bowen scores with punches and elbows.
Bowen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rideout.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen scores with punches and elbows.
Bowen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bowen lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Bowen biding his time, controlling Rideout.
Rideout trying to get back to his feet but Bowen is in full control for now.
Rideout takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Bowen scores with punches and elbows.
Bowen lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rideout is taking damage to the body and head.
Bowen lands a shot to the body.
Bowen landing with strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen scores with punches and elbows.
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!
Rideout is taking damage to the body and head.
Rideout trying to get back to his feet but Bowen is in full control for now.
Bowen throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Rideout!
Bowen is punishing Rideout with strikes - can he finish him?!
Rideout is trapped and Bowen is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Bowen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rideout.
Bowen landing with strikes.
Bowen keeps control of the position easily here as Rideout tries to buck him off.
Bowen connects with a big shot to the side of Rideout's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowen is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Rideout up.
Bowen lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Rideout.
Bowen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bowen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bowen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bowen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Austin Rideout seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Rideout lands a jab to Bowen's midsection.
Rideout fails to land with a series of punches.
Bowen appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Rideout scores with a jab to the body.
Rideout throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowen.
Austin Rideout is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rideout throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowen half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Rideout throws a head kick but Bowen moves out of range.
Bowen throwing a counter right hand but Rideout manages to avoid it.
Rideout fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowen manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Bowen 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Rideout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rideout tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A counter left hand to the body from Bowen misses its target.
Rideout is breathing heavily.

Bowen pushes Rideout up against the cage in a clinch.

Bowen decides to pull guard.
Rideout trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bowen's guard.
We've been informed that Rideout has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Rideout on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Rideout is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rideout on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowen working the head and body with strikes.
Bowen performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rideout taking some punishment here, with Bowen in his half guard.
Bowen prevents Rideout from standing back up.
Pierre Bowen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowen working over Rideout with some ground and pound. Rideout looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bowen working Rideout over with strikes.
Ground and pound from Bowen.
Bowen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bowen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rideout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bowen connects with a nice short shot to Rideout's temple.
Bowen winds up and cracks Rideout with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rideout pushes Bowen off looking to stand but Bowen dives back in and keeps control.
Rideout is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowen scores with a couple of nice shots.
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!
Bowen lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bowen.
Bowen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rideout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowen winds up and cracks Rideout with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowen working over Rideout with some ground and pound. Rideout looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bowen connects with a nice short shot to Rideout's temple.
Bowen lands with a punch from half guard.
Bowen winds up and cracks Rideout with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bowen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rideout on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rideout tries to kick Bowen off but Bowen keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bowen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowen slows the pace down in half guard.
Nice strikes from Bowen there.
Bowen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Rideout has hold of Bowen's hands but Bowen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowen lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nice strikes from Bowen there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen slips a nice elbow through Rideout's hands, connecting with Rideout's forehead.
Bowen slips a nice elbow through Rideout's hands, connecting with Rideout's forehead.
Rideout is trying to stand up here but Bowen is controlling him well.
Bowen content to control rather than advance.
Bowen uses his free foot to push down on Rideout's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rideout.
A nice elbow there by Bowen.
Bowen landing punches.
Bowen landing strikes from the mount and Rideout is in trouble!
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!
Rideout really wants to buck Bowen off and get back to his feet.
Bowen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rideout can do to turn this around?
Bowen looking to finish Rideout with some ground and pound. This is bad for Rideout!
Bowen landing strikes from the mount and Rideout is in trouble!
Bowen lands a nice shot to the head.
Bowen with the ground and pound from mount.
Rideout's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowen cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pierre Bowen dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bowen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bowen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bowen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rideout is letting Bowen control him for a moment.
Bowen cracks Rideout with a big right hand but Rideout just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bowen landing strikes.
Rideout takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Rideout takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bowen works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Rideout taking a bit of punishment here - Bowen scoring with strikes.
Rideout tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Can Rideout hold on?! Bowen is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bowen lands with a hammerfist to the side of Rideout's head.
Rideout is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Bowen controlling from the back.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Can Rideout hold on?! Bowen is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Bowen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Bowen punishes Rideout with strikes from the back mount.
Bowen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Rideout to escape the position.
Bowen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bowen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bowen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bowen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Rideout throws a series of punches but Bowen moves out of range.
Rideout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rideout.
Rideout misses with a right hand

and Bowen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bowen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bowen drops an elbow to the side of Rideout's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowen controlling the action here.
Bowen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bowen lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is nestled in close to Rideout, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bowen working Rideout over with strikes.
Rideout taking some punishment here, with Bowen in his half guard.
Bowen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bowen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowen stops Rideout from getting back to his feet.
Bowen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowen working Rideout over with strikes.
Rideout has hold of Bowen's hands but Bowen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowen is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rideout has hold of Bowen's hands but Bowen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowen lands with a punch from half guard.
Bowen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rideout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bowen slips a nice elbow through Rideout's hands, connecting with Rideout's forehead.
Bowen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rideout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowen lands a nice short elbow.
Bowen drops an elbow to the side of Rideout's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bowen working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Rideout is looking to escape.
Bowen landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bowen in particular looking to stall.
Bowen is nestled in close to Rideout, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bowen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rideout has hold of Bowen's hands but Bowen slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bowen looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bowen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bowen takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bowen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rideout with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rideout pushes Bowen off looking to stand but Bowen dives back in and keeps control.
Bowen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bowen content to control rather than advance.
Bowen slips a nice elbow through Rideout's hands, connecting with Rideout's forehead.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Rideout!
Bowen raining down shots from the mount!
Rideout is trying to stand.
Bowen working the ground and pound effectively.
Rideout's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bowen in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Rideout is trying to stand up.
Bowen landing strikes from the mount.
Austin Rideout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pierre Bowen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowen controlling his opponent.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Bowen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Bowen!