PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimbo Cricky (ranked 1172 p4p, 164 weight class) and Patrick Bower (ranked 1456 p4p, 204 weight class). Patrick Bower will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Cricky
vs
Bower

190 cm
24
217 lbs
12 - 7 - 0

199 cm
22
220 lbs
6 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jimbo Cricky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Patrick Bower!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Aafke Stam and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower lands a slapping body shot.
Jab by Cricky.
Bower misses with a hook. Cricky ducked under it nicely.
Cricky works the jab nicely.
Cricky blocks a head kick by Bower.
Bower throws a left and a right that both miss
and Cricky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cricky catches Bower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Cricky misses with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Bower misses.
Bower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bower throws a head kick but Cricky moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Cricky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cricky takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cricky connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice defenses there by Bower.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cricky to counter with a crisp jab.
Cricky tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bower misses with a hook
enabling Cricky to counter with a crisp jab.
A jab from Bower misses.
Bower waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cricky.
Bower throws a body punch but Cricky moves out of range.
Bower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice cross by Cricky.
Cricky is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Bower throws a hook but Cricky blocks it.
It looked like Cricky was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Bower connects with an inside leg kick.
Cricky connects with a looping right hand.
Bower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cricky uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bower.
Bower fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cricky manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bower is looking to land body kicks.
Cricky is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Bower misses its intended target.
Cricky slips a straight right by Bower.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bower.
Patrick Bower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cricky.
Cricky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
Bower looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Cricky is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Cricky loads up on a big right hand but Bower slips the punch.
Bower misses with a straight left.
Cricky was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bower misses with a straight right.
Cricky loads up on a big right hand but Bower slips the punch.
Bower walks into a stiff left hand from Cricky.
Bower thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cricky throws out a powerful jab.
Bower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bower throws a hook to the side of Cricky's head but Cricky sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bower scores with a hook to the body. Cricky takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bower stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A slow jab from Cricky misses its intended target.
Cricky scores with a nice strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cricky takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bower pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cricky misses with the combination.
Bower takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cricky uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bower.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
Cricky connects with a right hand. Bower shakes it off.
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bower chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Patrick Bower will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bower throws out a loose jab but Cricky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cricky moves forwards but Bower connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Cricky.
Cricky misses with a wild combination.
Bower throws a shot from downtown. Cricky moves away and avoids it.
Bower throws a leg kick but Cricky sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bower throws a body punch but Cricky moves out of range.
Bower misses with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bower lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cricky at a distance.
Bower swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cricky misses with a straight right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bower.
Bower blocks a jab.
Bower now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bower scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cricky.
Bower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cricky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bower.
Bower tests Cricky's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bower throws a head kick that misses.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bower misses with a body shot.
Cricky rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bower moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cricky takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bower lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cricky misses with a straight left.
Cricky misses with a hook.
Bower throws a poor cross that misses
letting Cricky counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bower swinging wildly here.
Bower throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Cricky connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bower looks to score with a jab to the body but Cricky is just out of range.
Cricky is looking to counter punch.
Bower moves out of range of the strikes.
Cricky throws a one two combo.
Bower throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cricky swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bower counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cricky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cricky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bower misses with an attempted mid kick.
Cricky throwing a counter right hand but Bower manages to avoid it.
Cricky throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Bower misses.
Cricky throwing a counter right hand but Bower manages to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Cricky.
It looked like Cricky was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Bower.
Bower misses the shot to the body.
It looked like Cricky wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cricky swings widly with a right hand
and Bower counters with a one-two to the body.
Cricky paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Cricky lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cricky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Patrick Bower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bower throws the kick towards the body but Cricky avoids it.
Cricky swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower misses with an uppercut. Cricky saw that one coming.
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cricky fails to land with a series of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cricky swinging wildly here.
Bower lands a front kick.
Bower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cricky moves away.
Cricky is looking to counter punch.
Bower lands with a cross.
Bower throws a sloppy head kick and Cricky moves out of range easily.
Cricky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice defenses there by Bower.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Patrick Bower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Cricky blocks a head kick by Bower.
Bower lands with a cross.
Cricky throws a hook but Bower blocks it.
Cricky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bower.
Bower wants to land a leg kick but Cricky is out of range.
Cricky misses with a hook.
Bower throws a hook but Cricky avoids it easily.
Cricky staying out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cricky misses with a series of wild punches.
Bower chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cricky tries to bum rush Bower with a series of wild strikes but Bower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bower takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bower has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A big right from Bower misses.
Cricky throws a jab when Bower was well out of range.
Cricky on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Cricky avoids the head kick by Bower.
Cricky throwing a counter right hand but Bower manages to avoid it.
Cricky throws a looping overhand right but Bower ducks down to avoid it.
Cricky throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cricky is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

Cricky is rocked!
Cricky walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bower.
Oh Cricky is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bower throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Cricky is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Patrick Bower!
A victorious Patrick Bower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.