PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Son Gohan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Gohan
vs
Bowen

195 cm
25
285 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

225 cm
32
300 lbs
17 - 65 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Son Gohan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 65 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, George Francis and Tiny Johnson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gohan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.

Bowen closes the distance and clinches.
Gohan wants to break free but Bowen has control.
Gohan lands a left hand.
Bowen stalling in the clinch but Gohan improves position.
Gohan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bowen throws an elbow but it misses.
Bowen is pushing Gohan up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Gohan lands a shot to the body.
Gohan wants to break free but Bowen has control.

Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Bowen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

Bowen breaks from the clinch.

Bowen lands a big right hand that sends Gohan crashing to the mat! Bowen stays standing though and waves Gohan back to his feet!

Gohan is rocked!

It looks like Son Gohan has been cut.
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 instigates a clinch.
Oh Gohan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gohan.
A frustrated look appears on Gohan's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gohan seems to have got his legs back now.

Bowen darts in and clinches Gohan up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Gohan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gohan.
Gohan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

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

Bowen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gohan, pushing him back against the cage.
Bowen misses with a punch to the body.
Gohan lands a shoulder strike.

Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowen tries to clinch
and Gohan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowen thinking.

Gohan gets tackled into the cage by Bowen. Bowen maintains the clinch.
Bowen can't find room to land a body shot as Gohan controls the action.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gohan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Bowen tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Gohan to counter with a crisp jab.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowen swats away the attempt to clinch by Gohan.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowen wants to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gohan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowen keeps the fight on the outside.

Bowen clinches.

Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Gohan tries to keep at a distance but Bowen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Come on Bowen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gohan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.

Bowen manages to break the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowen throws a looping overhand right but Gohan ducks down to avoid it.
Bowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gohan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gohan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bowen rushes Gohan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gohan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bowen has Gohan up against the cage in a clinch.

Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Bowen lands a big head kick that sends Gohan tumbling to the mat! Bowen takes a step backwards and waves Gohan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bowen has managed to clinch.
Gohan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen throws an elbow but it's blocked.

Bowen breaks the clinch.
Bowen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gohan counters with a one-two to the body.
Bowen throws a wild body kick that Gohan sees coming a mile off.
Gohan tries to clinch up.

Bowen clinches up against the cage.

Bowen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowen tries to clinch up.

Bowen clinches up with Gohan and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowen looking to throw knees to the head but Gohan is blocking nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Bowen manages to break the clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch there but Gohan circles away.
Bowen tries to clinch there but Gohan circles away.
Bowen misses with a combination
and Gohan counters with a left and a right that stings Bowen.
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 Son Gohan's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice straight punches there by Bowen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bowen.
Makebono Bowen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bowen in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bowen tries to clinch up but Gohan circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Bowen.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Gohan circles away.

Gohan rushes Bowen and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.

Bowen drops Gohan with a big knee straight up the middle! Gohan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Bowen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bowen circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Gohan tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Bowen wins by KO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Makebono Bowen!