PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Connor Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Hart has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Hart
vs
Bowen

192 cm
26
188 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

178 cm
21
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

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 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Connor Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Bobby Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Sergei Dronov and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart throws a shot from downtown. Bowen moves away and avoids it.
Hart with a nice cross.
Hart loads up on a big right hand but Bowen slips the punch.
Bowen slips a jab from Hart.
Bowen avoids the body shot from Hart.

Bowen moves into the clinch.
Hart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

Bowen tightens his grip and picks Hart up, before dumping him to the ground. Hart manages to land in guard.
Bowen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Bowen trying to control the position from guard on top but Hart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Bowen drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Bowen jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Hart wants to stand but Bowen is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hart pulls Bowen in to control the position.
Hart looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bowen puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Hart keeping control of the position.

Bowen is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hart is just riding it out for now. Bowen eventually gives up the hold.

Bowen seems to be working for a kimura but Hart defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowen is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bowen on the ground.
Still in half guard, Bowen seems content to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen thows a huge punch but Hart dodges it nicely.
Bowen moves into full mount! Hart won't be happy about that!
Bowen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bowen takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

Bowen with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Bowen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Hart because Bowen loaded up on that one.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hart looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Hart wants to get back to his feet.
Hart is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Bowen has managed to slip his arm under Hart's chin. This could be all over... yep, Hart is tapping out! Submission win for Bowen.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bobby Bowen!