PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kiel Flay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Graham Bowtie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flay comes into the arena with Diabolic- Modern Day Future blaring out of the sound system. 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.

Flay
vs
Bowtie

194 cm
34
202 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

190 cm
31
216 lbs
13 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Kiel Flay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Graham Bowtie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Chris Downing.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowtie throws a leg kick
and Flay counters with a straight right hand.
Bowtie is looking to clinch but Flay is avoiding it.
Bowtie misses with a straight right.
Bowtie wants to clinch but Flay slips to the side
and Flay counters with a left to the body.
Flay lands with a good body shot.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Flay, right into the meat.
Flay rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Bowtie counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bowtie has a couple of punches blocked by Flay.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowtie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flay's brow.
Good body shot from Flay.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowtie avoiding damage as Flay throws knees to the body.
Flay misses with a punch to the body.
Flay connects with a knee to the head.

It looks like Graham Bowtie has been cut.
Flay tries to work over Bowtie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Flay lands a nice elbow.
Flay tries a knee to the head but Bowtie blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Flay.
Flay lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bowtie or not.
Flay dodges an elbow strike from Bowtie.
A head punch on the inside from Bowtie fails to land.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Flay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bowtie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Flay landing knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Flay fails to land.
Bowtie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Flay's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Flay scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowtie should have avoided that one.
Flay shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've been informed that Bowtie has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bowtie missing with a left hand there. Flay was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Flay misses with a wild combination.
Bowtie throws a poor cross that misses
and Flay counters with a nice body shot.
Flay feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bowtie's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flay showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowtie.
Flay throws a front kick that sends Bowtie stumbling back into the cage.
Flay wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Flay drives through and clinches with Bowtie against the cage.
Bowtie lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Flay lands an elbow that stopped Bowtie in his tracks for a moment.
Bowtie lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowtie.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowtie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flay's brow.
Flay prevents a body shot from Bowtie.
Flay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bowtie lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flay's defenses.
Bowtie throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Flay blocks it with crossed arms.
Flay avoids the elbow strike from Bowtie, against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Flay.
A short body shot lands from Flay as the two fighters clinch.
A right hand to the body from Flay.
Flay lands with a light punch inside.
Flay trying to land knees to the body.
Bowtie blocks the elbow strike.
Bowtie gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flay is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bowtie throws a head punch that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Flay.
Flay scores with a hook to the body.
Bowtie working aggressively here.
Flay lands an elbow inside.
Bowtie throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Flay throws an elbow that misses.
Bowtie throws a head punch that misses.
Bowtie avoiding damage as Flay throws knees to the body.
Flay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowtie.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay lands an uppercut.
Bowtie misses with some punches.
Flay is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bowtie is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Flay - that landed with a thud.
Flay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowtie's defenses.
Bowtie throws an elbow but it misses.
Flay missing with knees to the body.
Bowtie throws a punch but it's blocked by Flay.
Flay tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Flay blocking some punches.
Bowtie tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Flay avoids it.
Bowtie working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bowtie has a couple of punches blocked by Flay.
Bowtie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nice elbow from Flay.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Bowtie.
Flay pushes off an throws an elbow but Bowtie leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Our sources have told us that Flay has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Bowtie takes an elbow to the forehead.

That has opened up Graham Bowtie's cut even more.
Flay avoids the elbow strike from Bowtie, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kiel Flay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham Bowtie'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.

Flay throws out a leg kick but Bowtie moves out of range and Flay only half commits.
Bowtie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowtie tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Flay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowtie tries to close the distance and clinch but Flay swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flay throws a hook but Bowtie blocks it.

Bowtie has managed to clinch.
Flay misses with a knee to the head.
Bowtie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Flay pushes Bowtie back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bowtie just misses with a elbow thrown towards Flay's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flay misses with an elbow over the top.
A short uppercut from Flay.
Flay is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowtie can do to turn this around?
A head punch on the inside from Flay fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Flay gets through Bowtie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bowtie scores with a shoulder strike.
Flay avoids the elbow strike from Bowtie, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Flay lands a body shot.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowtie throws an elbow but misses.
Bowtie can't find room to land a body shot as Flay controls the action.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bowtie swings wildly with an uppercut but Flay uses good head movement to avoid it.
Flay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bowtie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowtie throws an elbow but misses.
Flay looking to throw knees to the head but Bowtie is blocking nicely.
Bowtie looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowtie with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bowtie throws an elbow but misses.
Flay tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowtie's elbow.
Bowtie creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Flay's defenses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowtie.
Bowtie throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bowtie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Bowtie fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Flay on the inside.
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!
Flay tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowtie avoids it.
Flay unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bowtie is breathing heavily.
Bowtie misses with some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bowtie as Flay tries to tie him up.
A shot in the inside from Flay.
Flay misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowtie.
Bowtie on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Flay throws an elbow that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Flay blocks an elbow strike.
Flay lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowtie backwards.
Flay lands an elbow inside that Bowtie shrugs off.
Bowtie tries a knee to the head but Flay blocks it.
Flay lands a shoulder strike.
Flay lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bowtie.
Flay stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Flay swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kiel Flay has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flay takes a knee right on the jaw!
A body shot lands from Flay.
Flay lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flay working Bowtie over with knees to the body.
Flay lands a hook to the side of the head.
Flay creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowtie's defenses.

The cut above Graham Bowtie's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice elbow from Flay.

Bowtie is rocked!
Flay pushes Bowtie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowtie is still on wobbly legs! Can Flay finish him?
Flay blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Flay lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowtie backwards.
Good body shot from Flay.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flay lands a big right hand that drops Bowtie! The killer instinct kicks in and Flay finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Flay!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kiel Flay!
Our winner, Kiel Flay, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.