PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bowhime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Summers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowhime kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is FFDP-Way Of The Fist. Scott Summers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bowhime
vs
Summers

185 cm
22
195 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

190 cm
21
195 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Bowhime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scott Summers!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Columbo Gatti and Lou da Vinci.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Summers slaps away a takedown attempt from Bowhime, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Summers is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bowhime scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bowhime is trying to control. Summers wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Bowhime landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Summers is controlling Bowhime's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Bowhime tries to pass the half guard into mount. Summers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Summers is looking to escape.
Bowhime is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Summers trying to control but Bowhime postures up.
Summers gets full guard.
Bowhime working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Summers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bowhime stopping the sweep attempt from Summers.
Bowhime with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Summers looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Bowhime postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowhime preventing the sweep.
Bowhime is in close to Summers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Summers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Summers utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bowhime keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Summers's head.
Bowhime stands up over Summers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bowhime postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowhime postures up and lands a big shot to Summers's brow.
Bowhime working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowhime scoring with punches to the head and body.
Summers looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bowhime is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bowhime trying to control the position from guard on top but Summers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bowhime content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Summers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bowhime's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Bowhime is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

Summers thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Summers looks gassed!

Bowhime working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Summers doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Summers manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.

Bowhime throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Summers trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Summers is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Bowhime escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Summers gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Summers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Summers pushing down on Bowhime's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Bowhime slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bowhime working a defensive guard here.
Summers passes Bowhime's left leg - he's now in half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Summers is pressing down on Bowhime's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bowhime is holding on for now.

Bowhime looking for submissions off his back.
Bowhime wants to get back to full guard.
Summers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Bowhime knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bowhime manages to get to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Summers wants to pass the guard but Bowhime is keeping the position.

Summers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bowhime has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Summers has managed to get both his arms back between Bowhime's legs - danger averted.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Bowhime takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

Bowhime darts in and clinches Summers up against the cage.
Summers unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowhime lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bowhime trying to land knees to the body.
Summers using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bowhime misses with a knee strike.
Bowhime is trying to drag Summers to the mat but Summers just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Summers is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Bowhime can't fight it off and eventually Summers manages to take the fight to the floor. Bowhime looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Summers is pushing down on Bowhime's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bowhime is fighting to maintain full guard but Summers has managed to sneak the leg through.
Summers scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Summers passes the guard and advances to mount!
Summers trying to control but Bowhime is having none of it.
Bowhime bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowhime chips away with some ground and pound.
Summers bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bowhime's guard.
Bowhime manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Summers tries to reverse the position but Bowhime maintains control.
Bowhime with shots to the head and body - Summers looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowhime cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bowhime punishing his opponent with strikes.
Summers is wriggling around trying to escape.
Summers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Bowhime prevents Summers from improving his position.
Bowhime thows a huge punch but Summers dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Summers is trying to get back to full guard.

Summers actively working from the bottom here.
Summers trying to hold on to Bowhime's head to control him but Bowhime postures up.
Bowhime lands with a punch from half guard.
Summers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bowhime stands up over Summers, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Summers wants to sweep but no luck.
Bowhime distracts Summers with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bowhime works over Summers with some ground and pound from guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Summers keeping full guard, as Bowhime tries to pass.
Bowhime postures up and lands a big shot to Summers's brow.
Summers avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Summers is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bowhime throwing strikes but missing.
Bowhime throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowhime is in close to Summers's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Summers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
John Bowhime overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Summers working for a triangle but Bowhime defends it easily.
Bowhime makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowhime advances to half guard.
Summers is looking for a sweep. Bowhime is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bowhime seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bowhime 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.
Bowhime lands with a punch from half guard.
Summers wants to get back to full guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowhime lands a nice short elbow.
Bowhime lands strikes from half guard.
Summers is trying to get back to full guard.
Bowhime is pressing down on Summers's thigh, looking to free his foot. Summers is holding on for now.
Summers wants to improve his position but Bowhime is controlling well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowhime is keen to just control but Summers is a slippery customer.
Summers has hold of Bowhime's hands but Bowhime slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that John Bowhime will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!

Bowhime tries to clinch up.
Summers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bowhime tries to clinch but Summers is having none of it.

Summers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowhime throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bowhime is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bowhime seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Summers is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Summers is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowhime looking for a takedown.

Summers pulls guard effortlessly.
Summers manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bowhime really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Summers cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowhime working to try and regain half guard.

Summers looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Summers thowing shots but they're missing.
Bowhime sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.

Bowhime looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Summers is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

Summers is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bowhime has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bowhime is not content to let Summers control the position.

That's two 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.
Bowhime moves into full guard.
Summers trying to control but Bowhime is working from the bottom.

Bowhime has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Summers can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bowhime trying to control the position.
Summers throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowhime trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bowhime is looking to sweep but instead, Summers has passed into half guard.

Summers is working for a kimura but Bowhime is defending it quite comfortably.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowhime is defending against the submission attempts here by Summers.
Bowhime has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Summers is working away from the top position though.
Summers wants to pass to mount but Bowhime is defending the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowhime misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Summers dives in and grabs Bowhime's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bowhime pushes down on Summers's head and hops out.
Bowhime ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Summers moves away.
Scott Summers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Bowhime darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Summers works his way to full guard. Good work.
Summers manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bowhime manages to get himself to full guard.
Summers throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Bowhime is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Summers frees his head nicely. Oh but Bowhime has switched to an armbar! Summers is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Bowhime!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
76%

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