PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Bex (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bex might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to French. Robbie Bex had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Bex
vs
Bowen

205 cm
23
300 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

225 cm
28
300 lbs
13 - 61 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Robbie Bex!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 61 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Alan Glass and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bex slips a jab and a cross from Bowen.
Bex walks into a jab.

It looks like Robbie Bex has been cut.
Makebono Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen tries to clinch up but Bex circles away and keeps his distance.

Bowen has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bowen tries to circle away but Bex has him pinned against the cage.

Bex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Bowen instigates a clinch.

Bex escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bex swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.

Bowen has managed to clinch.
Bex tries to circle away but Bowen has him pinned against the cage.
Bex jumps guard but Bowen stands there with Bex around his waist. Bex gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Bowen breaks the clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch there but Bex circles away.

Bex clinches up with Bowen and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowen creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bex's defenses.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Bex scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bowen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bex has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bowen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bex tries to advance to mount but Bowen denies him.
Bowen tries to escape but Bex is in control.
Bex is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bex is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bowen knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bowen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bex has just dragged him back down to the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bex in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

Bex is trying to get an arm triangle but Bowen is defending well.
Bex tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!

Bowen throws Bex to one side and escapes!

Bex clinches up with Bowen and pushes him back against the cage.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bex shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bowen as he jumps to the side.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Bex pushes him off.

Bowen tries to keep at a distance but Bex has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bex.
Bowen wants to break free but Bex has control.

Bowen manages to break the clinch.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bex circles away.
Bowen is looking to clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowen is looking to clinch.
Bowen stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Bex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowen fails to land with a series of punches.

Bex manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bowen on his heels. He'll look to pass Bowen's guard now, I'm sure.
Bex stops Bowen from standing up.
Bex might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Bex pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bowen is keeping the position for now.
Bowen wants to stand and escape but Bex is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bex trying to control but Bowen is working from the bottom.
Bowen is looking to stand up but Bex isn't so interested in that idea.

Bowen pushes Bex off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bex shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowen tries to clinch but Bex moves out of range.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bex circles away.
Bowen takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makebono Bowen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Robbie Bex's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Bex throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Makebono Bowen has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bex shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bex avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

Bex shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bowen is looking to escape.

Bowen manages to escape and get back to his feet!
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!
Bex lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

Bex darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Robbie Bex overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bex stops Bowen from getting back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bex is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bex trying to control the pace.
Bex sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bowen defending well though.
Bowen looks like he's trying to stand up.

Bex is working for a kimura but Bowen is defending it quite comfortably.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bex 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.
Bowen is refusing to be controlled, as Bex sits in half guard.
Bowen is trying to stand back up but Bex is controlling him
Bex winds up and cracks Bowen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Bex.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bex wants to stand but Bowen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.

Bowen pushes Bex off and gets back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Bex is avoiding it.
Bex throws a sloppy head kick and Bowen moves out of range easily.
Bex fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bex swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.
Bex tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbie Bex is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bowen tries to clinch but Bex moves out of range.
Bowen throws a series of punches but Bex moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bex looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bex throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bowen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bex has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bowen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bowen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Bex manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bowen on his heels. He'll look to pass Bowen's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bex chips away with some ground and pound.
Bex's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bex trying to control the position from guard on top but Bowen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowen wants to stand and escape but Bex is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bowen has his feet on Bex's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Robbie Bex dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bex shoots for a double leg takedown but Bowen sprawls well. He's pushed Bex's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bex circles away.
Bowen wants to clinch.
Bowen throws a series of punches but Bex avoids them all with ease.
Bowen throws a series of punches but Bex avoids them all with ease.
Bex throws a body kick that misses.
Bowen tries to clinch but Bex moves out of range.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Bex swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bowen throws a sloppy head kick and Bex moves out of range easily.
Bex throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowen.
Bex circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bex fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowen checks it well.
Bex fails to land the takedown.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bex is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Bowen to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Robbie Bex. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bex tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bowen just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bowen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bex lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bex blocks it with crossed arms.
Bowen scores with a shot to the side of Bex's head.
Bowen prevents the takedown attempt.

Bowen breaks the clinch.
Bex keeps the fight on the outside.
Bex shoots in but Bowen avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bex swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.
Bex swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen wants to clinch up but Bex keeps it at a distance.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bex avoids the head kick by Bowen.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Bex circles away.
Bowen is looking to clinch.
Bowen blocks a head kick by Bex.

Bex gets tackled into the cage by Bowen. Bowen maintains the clinch.
Bowen with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bex.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Bowen swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Bex is avoiding it.
Bex swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.

Bex gets tackled into the cage by Bowen. Bowen maintains the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

Bex pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bex.

Bex shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Bowen is trying to defend but Bex finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bowen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bex decides to return to a standing position.
Bex has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Makebono Bowen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowen looks to land a combination but Bex avoids it well.
Bowen tries to clinch but Bex is having none of it.
Bex dodges the punch combination from Bowen.
Bex is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bowen sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bowen darts in trying to clinch
and Bex counters with a series of strikes. Bowen will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowen tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Bex counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

And that's the end of the fight!
Makebono Bowen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bowen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makebono Bowen!