PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Rowles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Binzo Binzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Binzo has chosen Hair of the Dog by Nazareth as his entrance music. Binzo Binzo has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Rowles
vs
Binzo

184 cm
25
216 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

185 cm
21
215 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Granite chin

SPARTAN FIGHTWARE

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 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Paul Rowles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Binzo Binzo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowles uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Binzo.
Rowles lands with a shot to the body.
Rowles throws a series of punches but Binzo avoids them all with ease.
Binzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rowles lands an overhand right.
Binzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rowles throws a hook but Binzo blocks it.
Rowles showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Binzo.
Rowles misses the jab.
Binzo throws a body kick that misses.
Binzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Binzo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Rowles counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rowles slows the pace down in half guard.
Binzo is looking for a sweep. Rowles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rowles keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowles is looking to advance position but Binzo won't allow it.
Rowles is controlling the pace.
Binzo is looking for a sweep. Rowles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rowles is thwarting Binzo's attempts to control the position.
Rowles works his way into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Binzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowles wants to control the pace but Binzo is squirming around nicely.
Rowles controlling from the full mount.
Rowles blocks Binzo's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rowles controlling from mount.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Paul Rowles just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Nice body kick from Binzo.
Rowles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Binzo throws a right hand that Rowles ducks under and follows up with a left that Rowles also avoids with ease.
Binzo tries a head kick but it misses.
Binzo lands a head kick!

It looks like Paul Rowles has been cut.
Binzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Binzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Rowles's sensitive parts.
Binzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Binzo tried to score with a low kick but Rowles checks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Paul Rowles will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Rowles's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Binzo misses with a few strikes there.
Binzo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rowles.
Rowles throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rowles throws out a loose jab but Binzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rowles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Binzo throws a right and a left that Rowles avoids nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rowles.
Rowles lands the left hand.
Binzo lands a high kick!
Binzo looks to land a body kick but Rowles moved away.
Nice jab there from Rowles.
Binzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rowles.
Rowles connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Binzo momentarily.
Binzo throws a sloppy head kick and Rowles moves out of range easily.
Binzo ducks under a wild hook from Rowles.
Binzo Binzo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A leg kick checked by Rowles.
Rowles blocks a head kick by Binzo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Binzo misses with a leg kick
and Rowles counters with a stiff right hand.
Binzo is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Rowles.
Binzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Binzo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Rowles misses its intended target.
A solid leg kick lands there for Binzo.
Rowles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Binzo on the side of the head.
Rowles slips a jab from Binzo.
Binzo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rowles avoids the body shot from Binzo.
Rowles fakes the leg kick and cracks Binzo in the body.
Binzo is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowles lands a nice looking body shot.
Rowles lands with a straight right. Binzo didn't see that one coming.
Binzo looks to land a body kick but Rowles moved away.
Binzo Binzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rowles lands a with a good body shot.
Rowles throws a one two combo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Binzo misses with a body punch
and Rowles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Binzo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice uppercut there from Rowles.
Binzo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rowles blocks a leg kick.
Rowles thuds a left hand into Binzo's body.
Rowles stuns Binzo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Rowles cracks Binzo with a right hand to the side of the head.
Rowles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Binzo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Binzo ducks right into an uppercut from Rowles.
Rowles scores with a hook to the body. Binzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Good leg kick by Rowles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Good leg kick by Rowles there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rowles moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Rowles throws a right and a left that Binzo avoids nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rowles cracks the inside of Binzo's front leg.
Binzo misses with a hook to the body
and Binzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rowles with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rowles feints and then cracks Binzo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Binzo down.
An inside leg kick from Binzo misses.
Rowles lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Rowles ducks under a wild hook from Binzo.
Rowles scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Binzo throws a lazy head kick
and Rowles counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Binzo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Rowles to score with a decent uppercut.
Rowles tries to bum rush Binzo with a series of wild strikes but Binzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Binzo throws a head kick that misses
and Rowles counters with a nice body shot.
Rowles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Binzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rowles scores with a hook to the body. Binzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Binzo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rowles rather than just go for the knockout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rowles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Binzo's sensitive parts.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rowles feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Binzo's calf.
Rowles misses with a wild combination.
Rowles moves out of range as Binzo strikes.
Rowles scores with a sloppy right hand. Binzo should have avoided that one.
Binzo moves forwards but Rowles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Binzo throws a leg kick
and Rowles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Binzo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Rowles lands a glancing blow to the side of Binzo's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Rowles.
A shot to the body from Binzo misses
and Rowles counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Rowles cracks Binzo with an open hand slap.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rowles avoids the body shot from Binzo.
Binzo walks into a left hand.
Binzo walks into a stiff left hand from Rowles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Paul Rowles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Paul Rowles's cut.
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!

A jab from Rowles does it's job there.
Rowles scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Binzo throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rowles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Binzo thinking.
Paul Rowles is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick by Binzo misses
and Rowles counters with a nice uppercut.
Binzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rowles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Binzo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rowles.
Rowles slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rowles moves out of range of the body kick.
Binzo tries to move into range but Rowles moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rowles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Binzo can do to turn this around?
Nice uppercut there from Rowles.
Binzo ducks right into an uppercut from Rowles.
Rowles throws a series of strikes that have Binzo backpedaling.
Binzo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rowles smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Rowles avoids the head kick by Binzo.
Rowles defending well as Binzo loads up on a big left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowles slips a jab from Binzo.
Rowles tests Binzo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rowles lands with a right hand.
Rowles lands with a right hand.
Rowles scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rowles.
Rowles scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Binzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Rowles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Binzo on the side of the head.
Donk. Rowles catches Binzo right on the button with a cross.
Binzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Rowles gets the takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowles lands a nice forearm strike.
You can see the frustration on Binzo's face as Rowles controls the position.
Binzo is trying to work for a sweep but Rowles has mounted him!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowles content just to control the position here.
Binzo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rowles controlling from mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Binzo regains half guard.
Rowles is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Binzo is looking for a sweep. Rowles is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Binzo is staying active underneath Rowles, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Binzo is trying to stand.
Binzo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Rowles has advanced to mount. Uh oh.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Binzo can't escape the position.
Binzo Binzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paul Rowles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rowles controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Binzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Rowles has a good base and remains in mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Rowles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rowles has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Rowles!