PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Koen Bauweraerts (ranked 2392 p4p, 1287 weight class) and Adrian Oyelowo (ranked 276 p4p, 163 weight class). Bauweraerts comes to the cage accompanied by Linkin Park x Steve Aoki - A Light That Never Comes (Coone Remix). Koen Bauweraerts had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bauweraerts
vs
Oyelowo

174 cm
22
155
3 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
157
5 - 2 - 0

Great wrestler
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Conquer

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Koen Bauweraerts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Adrian Oyelowo!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oyelowo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bauweraerts manages to avoid it.
Bauweraerts changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Oyelowo throws a body punch but Bauweraerts moves out of range.
Oyelowo with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bauweraerts counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Oyelowo looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Bauweraerts passes into side control.
Oyelowo is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bauweraerts misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bauweraerts working the ground and pound from side control.
Bauweraerts creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Oyelowo has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
A lull in the action here.
Bauweraerts landing a few strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Oyelowo wants to control but Bauweraerts postures up.
Oyelowo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Oyelowo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Oyelowo is trying to get back to half guard.
Bauweraerts is chipping away with strikes.
Oyelowo tries to bench press Bauweraerts off him but Bauweraerts keeps the position.
Oyelowo is still trying to improve position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo is not content to let Bauweraerts control the position.
Bauweraerts looks up at the clock and then as Oyelowo takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bauweraerts smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Oyelowo manages to get back to half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bauweraerts is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

Oyelowo looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bauweraerts passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bauweraerts controlling the position easily from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo gets back to half guard.
Oyelowo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bauweraerts is working away from the top position though.
Bauweraerts prevents Oyelowo from standing back up.
Oyelowo is trying to control but can't.
Oyelowo moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oyelowo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bauweraerts wants to control from the top but Oyelowo keeps moving.
Oyelowo is trying to control the position but Bauweraerts postures up.

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.

Oyelowo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bauweraerts is fighting to break Oyelowo's control of his arms but Oyelowo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bauweraerts stands up over Oyelowo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Oyelowo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bauweraerts trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyelowo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauweraerts with a flurry of punches that miss.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Oyelowo is trying to control the position but Bauweraerts postures up.
Oyelowo trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Bauweraerts distracts Oyelowo with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bauweraerts ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Oyelowo throws a hook but Bauweraerts blocks it.
Bauweraerts half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Oyelowo throws a body punch but Bauweraerts moves out of range.
Adrian Oyelowo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Oyelowo does no damage.
Oyelowo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Oyelowo shoots in for a takedown but Bauweraerts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Oyelowo. Bauweraerts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bauweraerts tries to counter with a takedown but Oyelowo is quick to defend against it.
Oyelowo misses with a shot to the body

and Bauweraerts counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bauweraerts trying to control the position from guard on top but Oyelowo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauweraerts postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bauweraerts is fighting to break Oyelowo's control of his arms but Oyelowo is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bauweraerts looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Oyelowo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bauweraerts is one step ahead there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauweraerts trying to control but Oyelowo is working from the bottom.

Oyelowo working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bauweraerts doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bauweraerts manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bauweraerts stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Oyelowo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bauweraerts postures up in Oyelowo's guard and throws a big left but Oyelowo blocks it.
Koen Bauweraerts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bauweraerts scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

Oyelowo is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bauweraerts postures up and lands a big shot to Oyelowo's brow.
Bauweraerts trying to control but Oyelowo is working from the bottom.
Bauweraerts is stalling in the full guard.
Oyelowo looking to control.

Oyelowo is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bauweraerts defends well.
Bauweraerts lands a couple of elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oyelowo looking to control but Bauweraerts passes into half guard.

Oyelowo looking for submissions off his back.
Bauweraerts performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Oyelowo gets back to full guard.
Bauweraerts makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bauweraerts throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bauweraerts trying to control but Oyelowo is working from the bottom.

Oyelowo looking for a guillotine here but Bauweraerts defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauweraerts postures up in Oyelowo's guard and throws a big left but Oyelowo blocks it.
Bauweraerts throws a big elbow that misses.
Bauweraerts wants to control from the top but Oyelowo keeps moving.
Bauweraerts looking to pass the guard.

Oyelowo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bauweraerts can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Oyelowo wants to stand but Bauweraerts is controlling the position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Koen Bauweraerts dominated that second round.
That's time! Bauweraerts's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice jab there from Bauweraerts.
Oyelowo goes for a double leg but Bauweraerts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bauweraerts continues to drive forward.
Bauweraerts slips a jab and a cross from Oyelowo.
Bauweraerts feinted with a counter takedown.
Bauweraerts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Oyelowo staying out of range there.
Bauweraerts slips a jab from Oyelowo.
Oyelowo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Oyelowo shoots in but no luck this time.
Oyelowo wants to clinch

and Bauweraerts counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bauweraerts not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bauweraerts looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Oyelowo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bauweraerts stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauweraerts is keen to just control but Oyelowo is a slippery customer.
Bauweraerts stalling.
Oyelowo trying to get back to full guard but Bauweraerts takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Bauweraerts lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Oyelowo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Oyelowo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bauweraerts scoring with strikes but Oyelowo is staying in there.
Oyelowo working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Oyelowo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bauweraerts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Oyelowo looks a forlorn figure.
Bauweraerts tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bauweraerts looking to finish Oyelowo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Oyelowo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bauweraerts breaks from Oyelowo's wrist control and lands an elbow.

Oyelowo is rocked!
Bauweraerts looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Oyelowo is still in real trouble! Can Bauweraerts finish him?
Bauweraerts scoring with strikes but Oyelowo is staying in there.
Bauweraerts lands a big elbow - Oyelowo is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Oyelowo is forced to tap out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Koen Bauweraerts!
An out of breath Koen Bauweraerts thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.