PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Bowels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Engelbert Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Thriller. Bowels is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. This should be fireworks!

Bowels
vs
Jones

192 cm
25
295 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
21
295 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Corey Bowels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Engelbert Jones!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Jones drops Bowels with a left right combo! Jones follows him down to the ground into side control.

It looks like Corey Bowels has been cut.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowels is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Jones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bowels, who protects the arm well.
Jones working the ground and pound.
Bowels stops Jones from passing to mount.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Jones is trying to get an arm triangle but Bowels is defending well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones cracks Bowels with a big elbow.
Jones misses with the ground and pound.
Bowels taking a bit of punishment here - Jones scoring with strikes.
Bowels is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.

Jones is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bowels has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bowels can't do much from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Bowels manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bowels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bowels tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bowels is looking to control Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Bowels avoid being mounted?
Jones missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bowels wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Bowels is positioning himself well to prevent Jones advancing to mount.
Jones working over Bowels with some ground and pound. Bowels looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowels missing with punches from the bottom.
Bowels wants to control but Jones is keeping busy.
Bowels has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones looks to land a combination but Bowels avoids it well.

Jones shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bowels's guard.
Jones advances position into side control!
Bowels is looking to reverse the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Jones scoring with punches and elbows.

Jones tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.

Jones working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowels on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Engelbert Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Bowels's cut.
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.

Bowels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones tries to clinch but Bowels moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch up.
Jones shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bowels but Bowels pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowels circles away.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowels circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jones is defended easily by Bowels.
Jones throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bowels.
Jones tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bowels looks up at the clock and then as Jones takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Bowels smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!

Bowels is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jones is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bowels is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones tries to bench press Bowels off him but Bowels keeps the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowels scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bowels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Check out the look on Bowels's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bowels trying to control the action but Jones is working from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Jones works over Bowels's head and body with a nice combination.
Jones with a poor takedown

and Bowels counters with a takedown into side control.
Corey Bowels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Engelbert Jones.
Jones sneaks back into half guard.
Bowels prevents Jones from improving his position.
Bowels is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Bowels.
Bowels throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bowels thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
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. Bowels connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.

Jones looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bowels working the head and body with strikes.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones shoots and misses

and Bowels counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bowels's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Corey Bowels overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bowels content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bowels scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

Jones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.

Jones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bowels gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowels with a nice head shot there.
Bowels working some strikes from top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Jones looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bowels moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Corey Bowels dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corey Bowels's cut.
That's time! Bowels's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Jones closes the distance but Bowels moves to the side

so Bowels counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bowels 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.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Bowels pushes his legs off easily.

Jones throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bowels postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Bowels stands and throws Jones's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bowels is putting a hurting on Jones here, landing some big shots from side control.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bowels scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowels is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones tries to roll over but Bowels keeps him under control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowels lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Jones tries to get to full guard but Bowels has control of the leg.
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. Bowels connects with a nice short shot to Jones's temple.

Jones actively working from the bottom here.
Bowels working Jones over with strikes.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Bowels counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Bowels lands a nice shot to the head.
Bowels raining down shots from the mount!
Bowels with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowels landing shots from mount.
Bowels can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Bowels working Jones over with strikes here.
Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Bowels scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bowels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bowels landing strikes from the mount and Jones is in trouble!
Bowels lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bowels landing punches.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Bowels pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowels cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jones working to try and regain half guard.
Bowels fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bowels landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bowels cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bowels landing shots from mount.
Bowels cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Jones bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Bowels punching from the bottom - just letting Jones know he's still in a fight.
Bowels is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Jones chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowels controlling the position.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bowels is trying to keep Jones in close.
Jones with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bowels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bowels closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jones to the mat! Jones manages to get full guard.
Bowels works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.

Jones is looking for a triangle but Bowels pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowels with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Bowels showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bowels 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!