PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tebogo Mosegi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Tebogo Mosegi has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Tebogo Mosegi seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Mosegi
vs
Bowen

200 cm
18
295 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

225 cm
19
300 lbs
3 - 10 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Knockout power

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, Tebogo Mosegi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makebono Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Mosegi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mosegi lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bowen is trying to stand up here but Mosegi is controlling him well.
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.
Mosegi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mosegi slows the pace down in half guard.
Mosegi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosegi seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mosegi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mosegi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mosegi controlling the pace.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tebogo Mosegi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mosegi tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Bowen swivels and escapes.

Mosegi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bowen to the mat! Bowen manages to get full guard.
Mosegi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mosegi stays in close to Bowen's body and controls the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen wants to stand and escape but Mosegi is having none of it.
Mosegi postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mosegi is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Mosegi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mosegi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowen is keeping the position for now.
Bowen looks gassed!
Mosegi controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mosegi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mosegi postures up and lands a big shot to Bowen's brow.
Bowen is looking to stand up but Mosegi isn't so interested in that idea.
Mosegi keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bowen's head.
Mosegi showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Mosegi lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tebogo Mosegi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Some wild striking there from Bowen.
Bowen tries to bum rush Mosegi with a series of wild strikes but Mosegi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

Mosegi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mosegi passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Mosegi 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.
Mosegi taking a breather here.
Bowen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Mosegi landing strikes.
Bowen is breathing heavily.
Mosegi controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mosegi working the body and head with strikes.
Mosegi working the ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Mosegi's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Bowen takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mosegi controls the position from side control.
Tebogo Mosegi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mosegi scoring with punches and elbows.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bowen's shoulder. That is not cool.
Mosegi working the body and head with strikes.
Mosegi slows the pace down.
Bowen taking punishment in the form of punches.
Mosegi lands some shots froms side control.
Mosegi controls the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tebogo Mosegi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Mosegi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Mosegi showed some decent athleticism there.
Bowen is trying to stand back up but Mosegi is controlling him
Mosegi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Mosegi stalling.
Bowen wants to get back to his feet.
Mosegi slows the pace down in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi working over Bowen with some ground and pound. Bowen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bowen is trying to stand up here but Mosegi is controlling him well.
Mosegi working Bowen over with strikes.
Mosegi is taking a breather. Bowen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mosegi lands strikes from half guard.
Mosegi perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tebogo Mosegi dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mosegi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bowen to the mat! Bowen manages to get full guard.
Mosegi with a nice head shot there.
Mosegi stops Bowen from standing up.
Mosegi stays in close to Bowen's body and controls the position.
Bowen can't keep his opponent in guard - Mosegi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bowen is looking to escape.
Mosegi controlling the action here.
Mosegi is nestled in close to Bowen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mosegi stops Bowen from getting back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mosegi content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mosegi scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mosegi works his foot free and advances to mount.
Mosegi could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mosegi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bowen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mosegi. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The referee warns Bowen that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Mosegi controlling his opponent.
Bowen trying desperately to get to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mosegi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mosegi looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mosegi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowen can do to turn this around?
Mosegi controlling the position easily from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Tebogo Mosegi just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
A head kick misses from Bowen.

Mosegi feints and as Bowen raises his hands in defense, Mosegi changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mosegi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Mosegi stays in close to Bowen's body and controls the position.
Mosegi passes easily into side control. Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mosegi lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tebogo Mosegi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Mosegi taking a breather here.
Bowen wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Makebono Bowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mosegi works to advance to full mount. Bowen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tebogo Mosegi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mosegi, 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:26
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:24
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tebogo Mosegi!