PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bb Esko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bb Esko had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Esko
vs
Bowman

180 cm
29
203 lbs
13 - 13 - 0

182 cm
35
193 lbs
18 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Very quick

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Cyclone Nutrition Company

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bb Esko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Nathan Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Patrick Alders and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Esko misses with the body kick
and Bowman counters with a series of strikes. Esko will be more careful next time no doubt.
Esko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Nathan Bowman has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head kick misses from Esko.

Bowman moves into range and clinches up with Esko.

Bowman drags the fight down to the ground.
Esko has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Bowman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Esko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Bowman working for a triangle but Esko defends it easily.

Bowman is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bowman throws his legs up looking for a submission but Esko uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bowman tries to bench press Esko off him but Esko keeps the position.
Bowman gets back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bowman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bowman looking to hit a scissor sweep but Esko is one step ahead there.

Bowman is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Esko is aware though and is defending well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowman isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Esko stacks Bowman on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Esko!
Bowman manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Bowman wants to control but Esko is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bowman wants to get back to full guard.

Bowman looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bowman looking for submissions off his back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowman tries to get to full guard but Esko has control of the leg.
Esko knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bowman on the ground.
Bowman wants to get back to full guard but Esko has mounted him!
Esko prevents Bowman from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Esko manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bowman to take his back!

Esko stands up from back control! Strange decision that!
Bowman throws a solid leg kick but Esko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bowman.
Esko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bb Esko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bowman connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Esko's hands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Esko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bowman moves into the clinch successfully.

Bowman manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Esko wanted to stand there but Bowman had control of the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Esko trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Bowman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Bowman'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.

Bowman fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowman avoids the body shot from Esko.

Bowman has Esko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Bowman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bowman keeps control of Esko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Esko wants to break the clinch but can't.
Esko tries to break the clinch but Bowman is controlling the position.
Bowman has Esko pressed up against the ropes and is working for takedown. Esko manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bb Esko has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Bowman.
Bowman keeps control of Esko as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Esko breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Esko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nathan Bowman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Esko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowman tries to clinch up but Esko circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowman wants to clinch but Esko slips to the side

and Esko counters with a crisp one two that drops Bowman! Esko thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bowman to his feet! Bowman is in big trouble!

Bowman is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Esko.
Bowman is still on wobbly legs! Can Esko finish him?
Bowman is looking to clinch but Esko is avoiding it.
Esko fails to land with a series of punches.

Bowman pushes Esko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Esko is looking to break free of the clinch but Bowman has double underhooks.

Bowman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Esko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bb Esko is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowman tries to clinch up but Esko circles away and keeps his distance.
Esko throws a head kick that misses.
Bowman seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Bowman looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bowman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bowman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bowman is looking to work some ground and pound but Esko has wrist control.
Nathan Bowman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bowman is looking to work some ground and pound but Esko has wrist control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman is looking to work some ground and pound but Esko has wrist control.
Bowman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bowman throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Esko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Bowman is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bowman stands and throws Esko's legs to the side, diving into side control.

Bowman has hold of Esko's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Esko tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bowman cranks the arm and Esko screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Esko, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nathan Bowman!
Nathan Bowman really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Cyclone Nutrition Company logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.