PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mickey Cowan (ranked 382 p4p, 539 weight class) and Greg Connor (ranked 26 p4p, 40 weight class). Mickey Cowan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Cowan
vs
Connor

174 cm
32
141
27 - 12 - 0

178 cm
35
138
28 - 9 - 0

Great wrestler
World class boxer
Very quick

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mickey Cowan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 28 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Greg Connor!
The judges for this bout are Paulo Santos, Luis Engracia and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cowan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Connor checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Connor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cowan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Connor doesn't seem bothered though.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Cowan moves out of range as Connor strikes.
Cowan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Connor tries to land a leg kick but Cowan saw it coming and moves away.
Cowan throws a series of punches but Connor avoids them all with ease.
Connor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Connor just misses with a punch to the body.
Cowan scores with a sloppy right hand. Connor should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by Cowan.
Donk. Cowan catches Connor right on the button with a cross.
Connor takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Cowan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cowan lands the left hand.
Cowan misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Connor.
Connor avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Cowan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mickey Cowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
A head kick misses from Connor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor moves out of range of the body kick from Cowan.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Cowan feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Cowan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cowan connects with a jab.
Cowan dips to his left and cracks Connor with an uppercut!
Cowan lands with a nice combination. Connor backs away looking to recover.
Cowan with the inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a body kick that misses.
A nice side step and Connor releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Cowan misses with a hook.
Cowan staying out of range there.
Cowan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Connor throws a solid leg kick but Cowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Cowan throws a low kick but Connor avoids it.
Cowan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connor throws a solid leg kick but Cowan takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Connor.
Connor misses the shot to the body.
Cowan thumps Connor with a low kick.
Cowan looks to land a left hand but Connor moved out of range nicely.

Connor has Cowan up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan working aggressively here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connor.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Connor.
Connor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cowan backwards.
Connor lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Connor.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Connor lands a body shot.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Connor tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cowan's elbow.
Cowan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Connor blocks an uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike.
Cowan working aggressively here.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cowan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Connor's elbow.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Connor.
Cowan cracks Connor with a nice body shot.
Cowan prevents a body shot from Connor.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Connor.
Connor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Connor misses with the head strike.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Connor blocking some punches.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Connor.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses with some punches.
Connor misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Connor struggles to land a body shot inside as Cowan controls his hands.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Cowan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan lands with a right to the head.
Cowan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Cowan lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Connor.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan is working Connor over against the cage.
Cowan blocks a body shot from Connor.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cowan.
A right handed body shot lands from Cowan.
Connor looks winded!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connor takes a shot to the head.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
A right hand to the body from Cowan.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mickey Cowan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Cowan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Connor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Connor takes one on the button.
Cowan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cowan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Connor with the inside leg kick.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Connor avoids the body shot from Cowan.
Connor throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cowan misses with a looping left.
Connor thinks about the counter body kick.
Cowan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Connor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Connor lands with a straight right. Cowan didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Connor staying out of range there.
Connor walks into a jab.
Cowan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Connor on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick from Connor misses.
Sloppy strikes from Cowan. Those never looked like landing.
Cowan lands with an overhand left.
Connor connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cowan momentarily.
Cowan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab from Connor misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor tried to score with a low kick but Cowan checks it.
Connor slips a jab and a cross from Cowan.
Cowan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connor.
Connor throws a shot from downtown. Cowan moves away and avoids it.
Cowan slips under a jab from Connor.
Connor scores with a nice right hand.

Connor clinches up with Cowan and pushes him back against the cage.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Connor.
A nice left hand lands by Connor.
A right hand to the body from Cowan.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Cowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Good body shot from Connor.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Connor lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cowan lands a nice uppercut.
Connor working aggressively here.
A short left from Connor.
Connor swings wildly with an uppercut but Cowan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cowan misses with a body punch.
Cowan misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Cowan.
Connor tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cowan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Connor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cowan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Connors head.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cowan.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan misses with a punch to the body.
Connor misses with a punch on the inside.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Cowan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Connor pushes Cowan up against the cage in a clinch.
Connor blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Cowan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Connor goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Connor tries to land knees in the clinch but Cowan avoids the damage to the body.
Connor stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Connor working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Connor.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Connor blocks a body shot from Cowan.
Connor throws a head punch that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch on the inside from Connor fails to land.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
Connor lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cowan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Connor.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Connor scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cowan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Cowan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Greg Connor seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Cowan blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Connor.
Cowan blocks an uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Greg Connor will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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 hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Cowan motions for Connor to come forward. Cowan throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Connor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Cowan misses with a hook.
It seemed like Connor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Connor moves out of range of the body kick.
Connor only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Cowan connects with a leg kick.
Cowan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Connor throws a leg kick which misses Cowan's front leg but catches the back leg as Cowan tries to avoid it.
Connor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cowan was well out of range. Poor timing from Connor.
Cowan lands the left hand.
Cowan misses with an uppercut
and Connor counters with a one-two to the body.
Cowan lands with a cross.
Cowan throws a one two combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor throws a hook but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Cowan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Connor.
Cowan connects with an inside leg kick.
Cowan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Connor stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cowan misses with a body kick.
Connor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cowan.
Connor throws a wild body kick that Cowan sees coming a mile off.
A slow jab from Connor misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Connor with a hook.
Cowan misses with a body shot.
Cowan backing away here, and Connor unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Connor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice shot lands for Cowan.
Cowan keeps the fight on the outside.
Cowan's jab looks to have found its range, popping Connor under the eye.
Cowan connects with a single shot there.
Mickey Cowan is winning the standup battle so far.
Connor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cowan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Cowan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Connor.

Connor takes the fight into the clinch.
Connor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan blocking some punches.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Connor.
Cowan working aggressively here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Connor lands an uppercut.
Cowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Connor scores with a nice short uppercut.
Connor is leaning against Cowan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cowan misses with a punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Cowan.
Connor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cowan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cowan tries to throw a body punch but Connor avoids it by throwing Cowan back against the cage.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Cowan misses with some punches.
Cowan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cowan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Cowan.
Connor misses with a punch to the body.
Connor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Connor prevents a body shot from Cowan.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Connor throws a punch but it's blocked by Cowan.
Connor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cowan lands a hook that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Connor has a couple of punches blocked by Cowan.
Connor blocking some punches.
Cowan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Connor.
Cowan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Connor backwards.
Cowan throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Cowan as the two fighters clinch.
Connor tries a body shot but Cowan blocks it.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan managing to block the knees to the body from Connor.
Cowan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Connor lands with a right to the head.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cowan working aggressively here.
A short body shot lands from Connor as the two fighters clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Connor lands a shoulder strike.
Connor fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cowan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor lands with a light punch inside.
Connor tries to throw a body punch but Cowan avoids it by throwing Connor back against the cage.
Connor lands a shot to the body.
Connor tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Connor missing with knees to the body.
Connor misses with a hook from the clinch.
Cowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Cowan fails to land.
Connor misses with a body punch.
Cowan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cowan.
Connor tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Connor misses with some punches.
A shot in the inside from Connor.
Connor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mickey Cowan.
I think Cowan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paulo Santos scores the fight 29:28
Judge Luis Engracia scores the fight 29:28
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey Cowan!
An out of breath Mickey Cowan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.