PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hurricane Bowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert McLovin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robert McLovin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bowers
vs
McLovin

193 cm
22
215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

189 cm
18
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hurricane Bowers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Robert McLovin!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowers misses with a takedown attempt - McLovin sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

McLovin moves into the clinch successfully.
McLovin tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bowers tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. McLovin just stands there and leans against the cage.
McLovin tries a knee to the head but Bowers blocks it.
Bowers working hard to break the clinch.
Bowers landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowers prevents McLovin from breaking the clinch.

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

Bowers closes the distance and clinches.

Bowers pulls guard.
Bowers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McLovin wants to stand but Bowers is controlling his posture from full guard.

Bowers has his feet on McLovin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
McLovin looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
McLovin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Bowers misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hurricane Bowers. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt.
McLovin lands a head kick!
Robert McLovin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers avoids the head kick by McLovin.
McLovin misses with a head kick.
Bowers is trying hard to land a takedown here. McLovin sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McLovin is looking to clinch but Bowers is avoiding it.

McLovin forces Bowers back against the cage and clinches.
Bowers fails to pull guard.
McLovin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A bit of stalling here from Bowers.

McLovin manages to break the clinch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bowers.
Bowers blocks a head kick by McLovin.

Bowers throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. McLovin was covering up waiting for the punch and Bowers finishes the takedown easily into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers trying to control the position from guard on top but McLovin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
McLovin keeping full guard, as Bowers tries to pass.
Bowers wants to control from the top but McLovin keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hurricane Bowers dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

McLovin darts in and clinches Bowers up against the cage.
Bowers controlling the action here for a moment.
McLovin is trying to force a seperation but Bowers has the dominant position.
McLovin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

McLovin breaks the clinch.
McLovin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bowers swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowers shoots in but McLovin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bowers doesn't manage to clinch there - McLovin circles away.
Hurricane Bowers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McLovin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowers circles away quickly and effectively.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
McLovin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McLovin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowers 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.
McLovin keeping moving, preventing Bowers from controlling successfully.
Bowers slips nicely into half guard.
Bowers slows the pace down in half guard.
McLovin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowers. 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.
Bowers is trying to control. McLovin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
McLovin wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers trying to pass the guard but McLovin defending well.
Bowers wants to control but McLovin is keeping him busy.
Bowers throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McLovin pushes Bowers off looking to stand but Bowers dives back in and keeps control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A head kick misses from McLovin.
Bowers blocks a head kick by McLovin.
Bowers tests McLovin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowers shoots in but McLovin avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hurricane Bowers dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

McLovin looks to clinch

and Bowers counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bowers.

McLovin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McLovin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McLovin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowers.
McLovin tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowers lands a nice hook to McLovin's body. McLovin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Bowers.
Bowers fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowers closes this distance looking for a takedown but McLovin circles away.
McLovin throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

McLovin clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers slows down the pace here.

McLovin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLovin misses with a head kick.
Bowers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McLovin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McLovin tries to clinch there but Bowers circles away.
McLovin misses with a head kick.

Bowers looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McLovin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bowers controls the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowers decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McLovin, up you get!
Bowers blocks a leg kick.
McLovin wants to clinch

and Bowers counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
McLovin has a closed guard, preventing Bowers from standing up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLovin can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bowers controls the pace.
Bowers trying to control but McLovin is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bowers passes into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bowers gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
McLovin misses with a kick to the body
and Bowers counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. McLovin is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Robert McLovin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hurricane Bowers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McLovin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hurricane Bowers showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowers has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hurricane Bowers!