PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Josh Roughan (ranked 23567 p4p, 2802 weight class) and Bobby Bowen Jr (ranked 601 p4p, 318 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Roughan
vs
Bowen Jr

173 cm
25
155
2 - 5 - 0

180 cm
25
167
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Josh Roughan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Bowen Jr!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Bowen Jr.

Bowen Jr moves into the clinch.
Roughan is trying to break the clinch but Bowen Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Roughan fails to pull guard.
Bowen Jr stalling.
Roughan is trying to pull guard but Bowen Jr has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen Jr is leaning against Roughan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Roughan is trying to pull guard but Bowen Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Roughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roughan is working for takedown but Bowen Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Roughan jumps guard and drags Bowen Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Roughan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Bowen Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Roughan has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bowen Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Roughan's legs - danger averted.
Bowen Jr is looking to stand up but Roughan won't let him.
Roughan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Roughan is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bowen Jr defends well.

Bowen Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Roughan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bowen Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Roughan is proving hard to escape from.

Bowen Jr stands and steps away. Roughan gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Roughan tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowen Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Roughan closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bowen Jr's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Roughan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowen Jr is looking to stand up but Roughan isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roughan content to stall in guard here.
Bowen Jr keeping moving, preventing Roughan from controlling successfully.
Bowen Jr wants to stand up but Roughan is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roughan looking to sit in guard and control but Bowen Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowen Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Roughan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowen Jr.
Roughan shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowen Jr sprawls well. He's pushed Roughan's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.

Bowen Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roughan is trying to pull guard but Bowen Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Bowen Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roughan blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Josh Roughan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bowen Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Bowen Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Roughan should have avoided that one.

Bowen Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Roughan goes for a takedown attempt but Bowen Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Roughan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowen Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roughan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowen Jr circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh Roughan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roughan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bowen Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowen Jr closes the distance and pushes Roughan back into the cage.
Roughan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Roughan tries to pull guard but Bowen Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Roughan drops back down to his feet.
Still in the clinch, Bowen Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Roughan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bowen Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Roughan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Bowen Jr closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bowen Jr prevents a takedown attempt there.

Bowen Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Roughan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Roughan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Roughan is starting to get sloppy and is letting his hands down. Bowen Jr just took advantage and landed a stinging jab. Oh! Now a right hook, right on the button! Roughan has gone limp and this one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bobby Bowen Jr!