PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Megga Torque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Torque
vs
Bowman

180 cm
26
180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

182 cm
28
177 lbs
7 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Intelligent

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Megga Torque!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Bowman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bowman won't allow Torque to sweep him here.

Bowman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bowman sitting in guard here, content to control.
Bowman stopping the sweep attempt from Torque.

Bowman thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bowman forces his way into half guard.
Bowman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Torque is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bowman scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Bowman is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Torque on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Torque on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Torque pushes Bowman off looking to stand but Bowman dives back in and keeps control.
Bowman winds up and cracks Torque with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowman passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bowman with the ground and pound from mount.

Bowman looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Bowman tries to control but Torque wriggling away.
Bowman controlling the pace for now.
Bowman fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bowman working for a submission but Torque is keeping him at bay.

Bowman with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowman working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
BOOM! Bowman connects with a massive shot to the dome!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman lands with some strikes.
Bowman with shots to the head and body - Torque looks very uncomfortable down there.

Bowman looking for a guillotine from mount but Torque is having none of it.
Bowman working the ground and pound effectively.
Bowman prevents Torque from getting the reversal.
Bowman working Torque over with strikes here.
Bowman is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Bowman looking for a guillotine from mount but Torque is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Torque looks a forlorn figure.

Torque somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Bowman walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Torque checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Bowman decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Bowman is looking to take a break and control but Torque is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Bowman is looking for a kimura but Torque is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bowman to get the leverage.

Torque looking for a kimura from the bottom but Bowman passes into side control!

Bowman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torque, who protects the arm well.
Torque taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowman working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Torque is looking to regain half guard here but Bowman keeps moving and retains side control.
Torque taking punishment in the form of punches.

Bowman tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Torque wants to get back to his feet but Bowman drags him back down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowman happy to just control the position for now.
Bowman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

Bowman wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Torque, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bowman dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Torque misses with a head kick.
Bowman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Torque pinned against the cage. Torque gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bowman misses with a takedown attempt - Torque sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bowman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Megga Torque has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Bowman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torque throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bowman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Torque.
Bowman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Torque moves away.

Bowman shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bowman showed some decent athleticism there.
Bowman is breathing heavily.

Bowman is working for a kimura but Torque is defending it quite comfortably.
Bowman not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bowman is trying to control. Torque wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Bowman is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Torque defends it well.
Nathan Bowman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torque is staying active underneath Bowman, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Torque slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Torque wants to get back to his feet but Bowman is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Bowman landing with the ground and pound.
Torque keeping full guard, as Bowman tries to pass.

Torque throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Bowman escapes and throws Torque's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Bowman lands a nice forearm strike.
Bowman lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.

Bowman tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bowman has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman lands a nice forearm strike.
Torque manages to get back to half guard.
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. Bowman connects with a nice short shot to Torque's temple.
Bowman passes to side control.

Bowman looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bowman landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.

Bowman is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Torque is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman is working Torque over with some ground and pound from side control.
Torque manages to work his way to half guard, despite Bowman's best efforts.

Torque looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Bowman has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Torque defend it? Bowman steps over the head and cranks it - Torque is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Bowman!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nathan Bowman!
Nathan Bowman is the new welterweight champion!