PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jin San (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makebono Bowen is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

San
vs
Bowen

225 cm
22
300 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
18
300 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Declaring War [Stamina 10$]

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jin San!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makebono Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Ren Mimura and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but San paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowen wants to clinch.
San shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowen sprawls well. He's pushed San's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but San swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but San swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

San scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
San scoring with punches from side control.
Bowen taking punishment in the form of punches.
San working the head with strikes.
San working the head with strikes.
San lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
San scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Bowen to see if he's OK.
San prevents Bowen from escaping the position.
Bowen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bowen is trying to buck San off.
San is working Bowen over with some ground and pound from side control.
San lands a decent elbow from side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San lands some shots froms side control.
San landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowen is pushing San's head away, looking to escape. San manages to hold on to the position though.
Bowen takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bowen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
San cracks Bowen with a big right hand but Bowen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
San working the body and head with strikes.
San scores with punches from side control.
Bowen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
San works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
San 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 working to avoid the ground and pound but San connects with a decent elbow.
San is putting a hurting on Bowen here, landing some big shots from side control.
Bowen taking punishment in the form of punches.
San is breathing heavily.
San prevents Bowen from escaping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bowen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bowen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Bowen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
San is putting a hurting on Bowen here, landing some big shots from side control.
San scoring with punches and elbows.
San lands some shots froms side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bowen can do anything to dispel that myth.
San cracks Bowen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
San landing strikes.
Bowen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
San cracks Bowen with a big right hand but Bowen just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bowen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with San. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
San landing strikes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San scores with a couple of short elbows.
San working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
San lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
San lands a nice forearm strike.
San in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bowen is pushing San's head away, looking to escape. San manages to hold on to the position though.
San in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bowen wants to get back to his feet but San drags him back down.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
San fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

San shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
San stands up over Bowen, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bowen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst San is controlling him.
San chips away with some ground and pound.
San postures up and lands a big shot to Bowen's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowen wants to stand but San is controlling the position.
San works over Bowen with some ground and pound from guard.
San is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin San dominated that 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.

Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch up but San circles away and keeps his distance.

San looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Bowen!
San working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by San.
San with the ground and pound from mount.
Bowen is trying to stand.
San connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
San working the ground and pound effectively.
San breaks from Bowen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A nice elbow there by San.
San looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bowen is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
San looking to finish Bowen with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bowen!
San with good strikes from the mount here!
A nice elbow there by San.
San lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bowen hang on?
San working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
San scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bowen?
The referee warns Bowen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
BOOM! San connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bowen is trying to stand up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
BOOM! San connects with a massive shot to the dome!
San breaks from Bowen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Bowen is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
San is in the full mount, landing strikes.
San connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
San lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bowen hang on?
Bowen wants to get back to his feet.
San lands a nice shot to the head.
San pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
San lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bowen hang on?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bowen squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Bowen is bucking up trying to escape but San cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
San with a couple of short strikes.
Bowen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
San pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
San lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bowen hang on?
San looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Bowen wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, San cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
San with shots to the head and body - Bowen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bowen trying desperately to get to his feet.
Jin San overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
San breaks from Bowen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
San with a couple of short strikes.
San is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bowen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
San has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bowen's face.
Bowen is trying to stand.
San landing strikes from the mount.
The referee warns Bowen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowen'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.
San cracks Bowen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
San scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bowen?
San breaks from Bowen's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jin San dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

San avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

San gets the takedown into side control.
Bowen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
San lands a decent elbow from side control.
San lands a nice forearm strike.
Bowen takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bowen taking punishment in the form of punches.
San is working Bowen over with some ground and pound from side control.
Bowen is trying to get back to his feet.
San lands a few punches from side control.
San lands a few punches from side control.
Bowen pushes San away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, San gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
San works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

San feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
San with a nice head shot there.
San working some strikes from top position.
Bowen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
San landing some decent shots from guard.
San postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
San throwing strikes but missing.
San with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
San keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bowen's head.
San is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
San postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bowen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
San cracks Bowen with a solid left hand.
San landing with the ground and pound.
San is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Bowen wants to stand up but San is controlling him.
San is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
San advances to half guard.
Bowen looks like he's trying to stand up.
San drops an elbow to the side of Bowen's head.
San lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ground and pound from San.
San seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
San landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
San lands with a punch from half guard.
Bowen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
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. San connects with a nice short shot to Bowen's temple.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is trying to stand back up but San is controlling him
San lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
San winds up and cracks Bowen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
San seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bowen is looking to escape.
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. San connects with a nice short shot to Bowen's temple.
San stops Bowen from getting back to his feet.
San slips a nice elbow through Bowen's hands, connecting with Bowen's forehead.
Bowen is trying to stand.
Bowen taking some punishment here, with San in his half guard.
San scoring with strikes to the body and head.
San working the head and body with strikes.
Makebono Bowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
San 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.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jin San showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for San, 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jin San!