PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bowlsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mason Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bowlsby comes to the cage accompanied by Fuck You Im Drunk. 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.

Bowlsby
vs
Kane

185 cm
18
183 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

180 cm
25
168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bobby Bowlsby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mason Kane!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Roberts and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bowlsby scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bowlsby works Kane's body with a nice hook.
Bowlsby misses with an uppercut.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bowlsby misses with a right hand
and Kane makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bowlsby is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kane sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kane takes one on the button.
Bowlsby misses with a straight right.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowlsby throws out the jab.
Kane darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
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!
Kane moves out of range as Bowlsby strikes.
Kane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowlsby stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kane.
Good leg kick by Kane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kane is looking to chop away at Bowlsby's legs.
Kane slips a straight right by Bowlsby.
Kane fakes the leg kick and cracks Bowlsby in the body.
Bowlsby misses with a hook. Kane ducked under it nicely.
Bowlsby throws a hook to the side of Kane's head but Kane sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kane scores with a leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane throws a leg kick which misses Bowlsby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowlsby tries to avoid it.
Bowlsby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kane.
Kane fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bowlsby.
Kane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kane tries to score with a low kick but Bowlsby moves his leg out of the way.
Kane defending well as Bowlsby loads up on a big left hand.
Bowlsby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowlsby is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Bowlsby misses.
Bowlsby scores with the left hand. Kane knows he should have avoided that one.
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kane cracks the inside of Bowlsby's front leg.
That kick from Kane tenderised Bowlsby's leg. Bowlsby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bowlsby misses with a hook
and Kane counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowlsby looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Bowlsby throws a series of punches but Kane avoids them all with ease.
Bowlsby throws a lazy uppercut
and Kane counters with a nice leg kick.
Bowlsby is breathing heavily.
Bowlsby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowlsby.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Bowlsby down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kane has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kane slips under a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bowlsby.
Kane cracks the inside of Bowlsby's front leg.
Bowlsby takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Kane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kane turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bowlsby misses the jab.
Nice body kick from Kane.
Kane throws a leg kick which misses Bowlsby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowlsby tries to avoid it.
Bowlsby takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Kane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bowlsby.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Bowlsby. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowlsby on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Nice uppercut lands for Kane. That snapped Bowlsby's head back.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kane. That's going to slow Bowlsby down.
Kane throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Bowlsby is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kane lands with a nice body kick.
A good leg kick by Kane.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
That kick from Kane tenderised Bowlsby's leg. Bowlsby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Kane connects with an inside leg kick.
Bowlsby takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kane lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Kane throws a leg kick which misses Bowlsby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowlsby tries to avoid it.
Kane displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowlsby throws out the jab.
Jab from Kane.
Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kane plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kane lands with a slapping head kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Bowlsby. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
An inside leg kick lands from Kane.
Bowlsby throws a looping overhand right but Kane ducks down to avoid it.
Kane keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowlsby will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane slips under a jab.
Kane scores with a jab. Bowlsby acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowlsby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Kane.
Nice defenses there by Kane.
Kane lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bowlsby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kane finds it's way round the side to connect with Bowlsby's head.

Bowlsby is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
Oh Bowlsby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowlsby misses the jab.
Bowlsby seems to have got his legs back now.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Bowlsby.
Kane is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bowlsby had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowlsby misses the body punch
and Kane counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowlsby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kane counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kane scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bowlsby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kane sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowlsby looks to land a left hand but Kane moved out of range nicely.
Bowlsby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mason Kane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Kane feints and then cracks Bowlsby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowlsby down.
Kane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Good leg kick by Kane there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kane delivers a nice body kick.
Kane keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowlsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kane manages to avoid it.
Crunch! Kane slams his shin into Bowlsby's torso.
Kane has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane lands with a cross.
Bowlsby throws an overhand right that lands on Kane's shoulder, as Kane tries to avoid the shot.
Kane keeps Bowlsby at a distance using the push kick.
Bowlsby swings widly with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kane throws a leg kick which misses Bowlsby's front leg but catches the back leg as Bowlsby tries to avoid it.
Mason Kane seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kane fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bowlsby has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kane scores with a leg kick.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kane connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowlsby blocks a head kick by Kane.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bowlsby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kane can pounce on him.
Kane connects with a high kick.
Kane fakes the leg kick and cracks Bowlsby in the body.
Kane lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bowlsby's sensitive parts.
Kane scores with a head kick. Bowlsby tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kane lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowlsby's head.
Kane throws a quick inside leg kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bowlsby might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
Kane buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kane scoring well with a low kick there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowlsby misses the target.
Kane with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowlsby takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kane ducks under a wild hook from Bowlsby.
Kane looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowlsby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bowlsby walks into a left hand.
Kane throws a head kick but Bowlsby moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Kane.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Kane explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
A head kick misses from Kane.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kane.
Kane is looking to slow Bowlsby down with leg kicks.
Kane 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.
Kane feints and then cracks Bowlsby's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bowlsby down.
Kane throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Bowlsby.
Bowlsby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kane moves away.
Bowlsby connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowlsby misses with the combination.
Bowlsby misses with a hook to the body
and Kane counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowlsby on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kane. Kane obviously looking to wear him down.
Kane lands a high kick!
Kane drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Bowlsby right on the button. Bowlsby goes down! Kane follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kane gets the win via TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mason Kane!
Mason Kane is the new welterweight champion!
Post fight, Mason Kane took to the microphone: 'First off, I'd like to thank everyone for coming out to watch me fight...Words don't do me justice explaining how good it feels to be SFC champion! Thank you Showdown for giving me the opportunity to fight on the big stage. I'm so grateful to be here. My team, Rock-A-Fella Fight Club, we have suc'.
In defeat, Bobby Bowlsby stepped up to the mic, saying 'I was drunk..'.