PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Happy Hands (ranked 3837 p4p, 2943 weight class) and Stephen Rowley (ranked 340 p4p, 281 weight class). Hands's entrance music is Pharoahe Monch- Simon Says. A fine choice. Happy Hands could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stephen Rowley's chin.

Hands
vs
Rowley

169 cm
19
154
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
19
152
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
KO power

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Happy Hands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Stephen Rowley!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hands throws out a loose jab but Rowley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hands scores with a leg kick.
Hands misses with a leg kick
and Hands takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rowley fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hands takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rowley looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hands connects with a right hand. Rowley shakes it off.
Rowley slips a jab from Hands.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hands.
Nice straight punches there by Hands. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hands.
Rowley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Rowley, as that shot connected.
Rowley lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowley lands a right hook to the body.
Rowley scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hands doesn't seem bothered though.
Rowley lands a jab to the nose.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands throws a head kick that misses.
Happy Hands is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Rowley gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Rowley jumps into guard, dragging Hands to the mat.

Rowley working for a triangle but Hands defends it easily.

Rowley looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Hands passes into side control.
Rowley struggling a bit here.
Hands tries to stand but Rowley is controlling his head.
Rowley is looking to reverse the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hands trying to control the position but Rowley is working away.
Hands knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rowley on the ground.
Rowley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Rowley manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Rowley keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Hands is defending against the submission attempts here by Rowley.
Rowley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hands keeps working.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Rowley seems to be looking for submissions.
Hands wants to get back to full guard.
Rowley with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Rowley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hands is looking for a sweep. Rowley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Rowley is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hands defends it well.

Rowley looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Hands tries to roll over but Rowley keeps him under control.
Rowley looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rowley wants to control but Hands is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Rowley dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Hands misses the body punch
and Rowley counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rowley on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hands. Hands obviously looking to wear him down.
Hands throws a lazy head kick
and Rowley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hands changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rowley.
Rowley takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rowley scores with a jab to the jaw.
Rowley lands a jab to the head.
Hands looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rowley takes a swing at Hands's ribcage but misses.
Stephen Rowley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Rowley closes the distance and clinches.
Rowley tries to pull guard but Hands forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hands misses with a body punch.
Hands tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Hands tries to throw a body punch but Rowley avoids it by throwing Hands back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Rowley.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rowley lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hands is trying to stall.
A short left from Rowley.
Rowley lands with a light punch inside.
Hands misses with a punch to the body.
Rowley presses Hands against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Hands misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rowley as Hands tries to tie him up.
Rowley lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hands can't find room to land a body shot as Rowley controls the action.
Hands has a couple of punches blocked by Rowley.
Rowley scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hands tries a body shot but Rowley blocks it.
Hands swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowley blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowley tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hands smiles and moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hands.
Hands stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Rowley.
Hands throws a sloppy head kick and Rowley moves out of range easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowley throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hands blocks the body kick.
Rowley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hands's head.
Hands gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Rowley counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Rowley.
Hands tries to throw a body punch but Rowley avoids it by throwing Hands back against the cage.

Rowley jumps guard and drags Hands to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.

Rowley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

Rowley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hands defends well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

Rowley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hands is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hands trying to control but Rowley is working from the bottom.
Rowley controls Hands momentarily but Hands frees himself.

Rowley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

Rowley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Hands defends well.
Rowley pulls Hands in close to his closed guard and prevents Hands from doing any damage or advancing position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Rowley looking for a guillotine here but Hands defends easily.

Rowley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rowley is pulling down on Hands's head. It's preventing any offense from Hands, at least for the moment.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stephen Rowley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Rowley throws a jab when Hands was well out of range.
Rowley moves out of range of the leg kick from Hands.
Rowley throws a head kick that misses.
Hands throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rowley lands a leg kick that knocks Hands off balance momentarily.
Rowley throws a leg kick which misses Hands's front leg but catches the back leg as Hands tries to avoid it.
Rowley keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
The crowd cheers as Rowley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hands doesn't seem phased though.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
A right hand to the body from Rowley.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rowley lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hands backwards.
Rowley jumps guard but Hands stands there with Rowley around his waist. Rowley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hands is trying to stall.
Rowley digs a right hand underneath Hands's ribcage. Hands let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Hands's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hands can't find room to land a body shot as Rowley controls the action.
Hands wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rowley has him pressed against the cage.

Rowley pulls guard.

Rowley working for a triangle but Hands defends it easily.
Rowley pulls Hands in to control the position.
Rowley looking to control.
Rowley keeping moving, preventing Hands from controlling successfully.

Hands got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rowley has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hands has managed to get both his arms back between Rowley's legs - danger averted.
Hands has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Rowley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hands can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Rowley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Rowley is looking for a triangle but Hands pushes his legs off easily.
Hands wants to get up but he can't break Rowley's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hands controlling from the top position.
Rowley has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Rowley had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hands defends it easily.

Rowley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hands trying to control but Rowley is working from the bottom.

Rowley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hands postures up.

Rowley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Rowley is looking for a triangle but Hands pushes his legs off easily.
Stephen Rowley has got the better of the ground game so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hands trying to control the position from guard on top but Rowley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rowley looking to control.

Rowley has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hands can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hands trying to control but Rowley is working from the bottom.
Stephen Rowley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rowley seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Rowley working for a triangle but Hands defends it easily.
Hands looking to pass the guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Stephen Rowley comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rowley has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight for Stephen Rowley!
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Stephen Rowley!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Stephen Rowley!

Stephen Rowley wins by unanimous decision!
Happy Hands spoke after the fight, saying 'Ya'll wrestlers are boring, learn how to standup and bang like a real man! Stand toe to toe with me and see who wins!'.