PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Bowman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Chandler
vs
Bowman

190 cm
26
207 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Chandler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Bowman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chandler circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowman has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Chandler is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Chandler misses with the combination.
Bowman is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Bowman wants to clinch
and Chandler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

It looks like Jack Bowman has been cut.
Chandler looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowman looks to score with a jab to the body but Chandler is just out of range.
Bowman misses with a wild combination.
Chandler lands with a cross.
Chandler ducks under a wild hook from Bowman.
Bowman tries to move into range but Chandler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bowman ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
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!
Chandler fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Chandler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowman moves away.
Bowman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chandler bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bowman's head.
Chandler looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowman is just out of range.
Bowman throws a lazy uppercut

and Chandler counters by moving into the clinch.

Chandler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Chandler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Bowman. Those never looked like landing.
Bowman misses with a combination
and Chandler counters with a three punch combo that has Bowman backing up. Bowman nods at Chandler to acknowledge the strikes.

Bowman is rocked!
A punch combination from Chandler misses.
Bowman throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowman moves out of range as Chandler strikes.

Chandler lands a left and a right that send Bowman crashing to the mat, dazed. Chandler thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bowman is still on wobbly legs! Can Chandler finish him?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chandler lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Bowman is looking to close the distance but Chandler sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Bowman crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Bowman is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Chris Chandler!
Chris Chandler retains his light heavyweight title!
Chris Chandler took some time post fight to say the following; 'Thank you for your support! I want Jesse Pinkman if he can make 205, if he's afraid ill go to heavyweight and take his title !'.