PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo comes to the cage accompanied by Hair of the Dog by Nazareth. Bowman has chosen Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Binzo
vs
Bowman

185 cm
27
221 lbs
20 - 10 - 0

192 cm
22
211 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Granite chin

Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)
Rivers Edge Nutrition (Disciples of Pain)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Binzo Binzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pete Bowman!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman throws a series of punches but Binzo moves out of range.
Good work by Binzo as he checks the leg kick.
Bowman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Bowman closes the distance and pushes Binzo back into the cage.
Bowman trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Binzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowman struggles to land a body shot inside as Binzo controls his hands.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Binzo obliges.
Bowman looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Binzo lands a good knee to the midsection. Bowman won't want to take too many of those.
Binzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Binzo can't find room to land a body shot as Bowman controls the action.
Binzo blocks a body shot from Bowman.
A head punch on the inside from Bowman fails to land.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Binzo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowman is defending well for now.
Bowman lands with a light punch inside.
Binzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binzo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bowman after a bit of a struggle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Binzo.
Binzo dodges an elbow strike from Bowman.
Binzo missing with knees to the body.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowman misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bowman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binzo lands a right hand.

Bowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Binzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowman moves away.
Binzo takes a swing at Bowman's ribcage but misses.
Binzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowman is just out of range.
Pete Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman just misses with a punch to the body.
A leg kick checked by Bowman.
Bowman lands with a nice body punch.
Bowman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Binzo moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo takes a swing at Bowman's ribcage but misses.
Pete Bowman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowman throws a leg kick which misses Binzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Binzo tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo misses with a body shot
and Binzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowman swings for the body but Binzo moves out of range.
Bowman is looking to land body kicks.
Bowman checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Binzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowman fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Binzo checks it well.
Bowman looks to throw the jab but Binzo is out of range.
Bowman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Binzo.
Binzo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Good shot there by Bowman.
Binzo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowman lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowman.
Nice uppercut there from Binzo.
Bowman cracks the inside of Binzo's front leg.
Binzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Binzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowman.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bowman.
Binzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowman swings for the body but Binzo moves out of range.
Bowman swings for the body but Binzo moves out of range.
Binzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bowman doesn't seem bothered though.
Bowman cracks Binzo with a good jab.
Binzo avoids a kick to the body.
Binzo misses with a body kick.
Binzo checks a low kick from Bowman.
Binzo is looking to wear down Bowman with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowman scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Binzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bowman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A jab from Bowman finds it's way through Binzo's defenses.
Bowman misses with a hook.
Binzo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bowman's waist but Bowman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Binzo off to one side.
Binzo loads up on a big right hand but Bowman slips the punch.
Binzo jabs at Bowman's body.
A leg kick checked by Binzo.
Binzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Binzo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bowman.
Bowman takes a shot right to the bread basket.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice jab there from Bowman.
Binzo scores with a jab to the head.
Bowman misses with a straight right.
Bowman misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Binzo Binzo will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bowman clinches.

Bowman manages to break the clinch.
Nice shot lands for Binzo.
Binzo misses with a body shot.
Binzo connects with the punch.
Bowman scores with a decent looking hook.
Bowman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bowman, right into the meat.
Bowman looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowman lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Binzo's sensitive parts.
Binzo lands a jab to the nose.
Bowman paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Binzo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bowman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Binzo.
Pete Bowman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bowman lands a lovely overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman connects with a good right hand that stumbles Binzo. Binzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bowman lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Binzo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Binzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowman was well out of range. Poor timing from Binzo.
Binzo throws a lazy right hand but Bowman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Binzo misses with a hook
and Bowman counters with a slapping leg kick.
Binzo fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Binzo thows a body shot but no joy.
Binzo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowman thows a body shot but no joy.
Bowman takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowman swings widly with a right hand
and Binzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowman lands with a thumping leg kick.
Binzo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman scores with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Binzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowman was well out of range. Poor timing from Binzo.
Bowman jabs at Binzo's body.
Binzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowman sprawls well. He's pushed Binzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Binzo takes a swing at Bowman's ribcage but misses.
Binzo takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bowman swings away with a leg kick that misses.

Bowman fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Binzo, pushing him back against the cage.
Binzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Binzo looking for a takedown.
Bowman misses with an elbow over the top.
Binzo is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bowman lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Bowman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Binzo has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Bowman after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Binzo Binzo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Binzo managing to block the knees to the body from Bowman.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Binzo as Bowman tries to tie him up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman throws an elbow but it misses.
Binzo tries a body shot but Bowman blocks it.
Bowman lands a shot to the body.
Bowman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Binzo or not.
Bowman lands with a right to the head.
Bowman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bowman creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Binzo's defenses.
Binzo avoiding damage as Bowman throws knees to the body.
Bowman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Binzo or not.
Bowman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bowman.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Binzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowman throws an elbow but it misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo wants a takedown but no success here.
A short uppercut from Bowman.
Bowman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowman.
Binzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bowman.
Bowman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

Bowman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good leg kick by Bowman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

Bowman clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bowman.
A nice left hand lands by Bowman.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowman comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Bowman.
Bowman scores with a shoulder strike.
Bowman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pete Bowman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Bowman cracks Binzo with a good jab.
Bowman comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Binzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bowman.
Binzo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman moves out of range as Binzo strikes.
Bowman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Binzo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A cross from Bowman lands.
Jab, jab by Bowman - just one landing.
Binzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowman throws out the jab.
Bowman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Binzo was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowman.
Bowman throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman moves out of range of the leg kick from Binzo.
Bowman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Binzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowman is just out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bowman sprawls well. Bowman wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Binzo gets slowly back to his feet.
Bowman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bowman.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowman as he connects with a hook.
Bowman lands with a kick to the temple. Binzo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Binzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowman.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowman as he connects with a hook.
Bowman sizes up Binzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Binzo
and Bowman counters with a good low kick that Binzo was not able to check.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowman.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Bowman slams his shin into Binzo's torso.
Bowman connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Bowman coming out on top.
Bowman misses with the combination.
Bowman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Binzo. That did some damage!
Bowman lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bowman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Binzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bowman feints and then cracks Binzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Binzo down.
Bowman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bowman lands a slapping body shot.
Binzo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bowman.
Bowman lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bowman lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bowman misses with a body shot.
Bowman scores with a shot to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bowman.
Bowman looks for the body kick but Binzo saw that one coming.
Binzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowman.
Bowman's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bowman duly obliges.
Bowman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Good leg kick by Bowman there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bowman moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Binzo. Bowman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowman lands a head shot.
Bowman wants to clinch up but Binzo keeps it at a distance.
Binzo on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nice defenses there by Bowman.
Bowman lands a lovely overhand right.
Binzo keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Binzo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bowman takes a swing at Binzo's ribcage but misses.
Bowman tries to clinch there but Binzo circles away.
Bowman throws a body kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Binzo.
A bone on bone clash there as Binzo blocks the leg kick.
Bowman misses with a shot to the body
and Binzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Binzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Bowman misses.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Binzo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowman connects with a solid leg kick.
Bowman lands a nice shot to the body.

Bowman clinches up against the cage.
Bowman cracks Binzo with a nice body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Bowman comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowman has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Bowman!