PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Fielding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Bowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Fielding
vs
Bowles

182 cm
19
145 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

170 cm
21
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thomas Fielding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brian Bowles!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Wesley Smith and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fielding throws a head kick but Bowles moves out of range.
Bowles misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fielding shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bowles as he jumps to the side.

Bowles shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowles cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fielding is in all sorts of trouble here.
Fielding is trying to stand.
Bowles landing shots from mount.
Fielding wants to hold on but Bowles pushes him away.
Bowles lands a nice shot to the head.
Fielding is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Bowles has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fielding's face.
Bowles putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Fielding really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fielding tries to lock up and control but Bowles gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowles sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Fielding is trying desperately to improve position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowles looking for a guillotine from mount but Fielding is having none of it.
Bowles lands a big shot there that rocks Fielding but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Bowles tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bowles lands a heavy elbow.
Fielding is working to get back to half guard.
Bowles controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Bowles has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fielding tries to control the position but Bowles now has his back.
Fielding is really stuck here.
Fielding is breathing heavily.
Fielding tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Fielding is trying to escape the mount.
Bowles really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fielding. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fielding is working hard here to advance position.
Bowles content just to control the position here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fielding is trying desperately to improve position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles controlling the pace for now.
Fielding wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Fielding wants to escape the position.
Fielding is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Fielding tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bowles punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fielding is in all sorts of trouble here.

Bowles get's back to his feet.
Fielding tries to clinch but Bowles is having none of it.

Bowles scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bowles is pressing down on Fielding's thigh, looking to free his foot. Fielding is holding on for now.
Still in half guard, Bowles seems content to control.
Bowles's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Bowles passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Fielding!
Bowles controlling from mount.
Fielding is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Bowles dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Bowles keeps the fight on the outside.

Bowles drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fielding keeping full guard, as Bowles tries to pass.
Fielding trying to control the position.
Bowles trying to control the position from guard on top but Fielding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fielding controls Bowles momentarily but Bowles frees himself.
Bowles advances position into side control!
Fielding prevents Bowles from moving into mount.
Fielding is trying to control Bowles's posture but Bowles avoids it.

Bowles has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fielding moves in looking to clinch but Bowles pushes him off.
Bowles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fielding at a distance.

Bowles clinches up with Fielding and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowles digs a right hand underneath Fielding's ribcage. Fielding let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bowles will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fielding up against the cage.
Bowles tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Fielding smiles and moves away.
Bowles is breathing heavily.
Fielding with a lazy takedown attempt

and Bowles moves into the clinch.
Fielding looking to slow down the pace here.
Nice elbow from Bowles.
Bowles gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fielding is looking to break free of the clinch but Bowles has double underhooks.

Bowles manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Fielding chips away with some ground and pound.
Bowles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowles seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Fielding trying to control but Bowles is working from the bottom.

Fielding gets to his feet - Bowles follows without any prompting.
Fielding tries for a takedown but Bowles circles away easily
and Bowles counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bowles avoids the head kick by Fielding.

Bowles looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Fielding is trying to stand back up but Bowles is controlling him
Fielding is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bowles in particular looking to stall.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowles wants to work for an arm triangle but Fielding is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Fielding is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fielding on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bowles controlling the action here.
Bowles is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Bowles working over Fielding with some ground and pound. Fielding looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fielding trying to control here.
Bowles looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Fielding wants to clinch but Bowles slips to the side

and Bowles counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Fielding!
Bowles avoids the attempt from Fielding to control.
Fielding is trying desperately to improve position.
Bowles tries to control but Fielding wriggling away.
Bowles controlling the position easily from mount.
Bowles wants to take Fielding's back here but Fielding is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Bowles working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Bowles with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fielding is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Bowles showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bowles lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fielding clinches but Bowles breaks the clinch
and Bowles connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

Fielding gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Fielding wants to stand up but Bowles is controlling him.

Fielding looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Fielding wants to sweep but no luck.
Fielding being controlled here, momentarily.
Bowles tries to stand but Fielding is controlling from the bottom.
Fielding is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowles is trying to stand back up but Fielding is controlling him

Fielding is working for a kimura but Bowles is defending it quite comfortably.
Bowles tries to get to full guard but Fielding has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowles is trying to stand up here but Fielding is controlling him well.
Fielding works his way into full mount!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Bowles working to try and regain half guard.
Brian Bowles has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowles tries to lock up and control but Fielding gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bowles is working to get back to half guard.
Fielding scoring with strikes but Bowles is staying in there.
Bowles tries to lock up and control but Fielding gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bowles can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fielding looking to control but Bowles is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bowles tries to hold on but Fielding pushes him away.
Bowles keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Bowles wants to hold on but Fielding pushes him away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowles is trying desperately to improve position.
Bowles tries to hold on but Fielding postures up.
Fielding scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bowles manages to control the position for a moment.
Fielding prevents Bowles from getting the reversal.
Bowles is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Bowles defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fielding.

Fielding goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Bowles turns into him and now he's in Fielding's guard.

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.
Fielding manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Fielding can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bowles is looking to escape.
Fielding will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fielding in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bowles is squirming around, avoiding Fielding's attempts to control the action.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Brian Bowles.
Well Bowles 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian Bowles!