PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Showler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Condo Bone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Showler comes to the cage accompanied by City Lights. Showler has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Condo Bone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Showler
vs
Bone

185 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

195 cm
23
281 lbs
0 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Kevin Showler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Condo Bone!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Bone. Showler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Showler is breathing heavily.
Bone misses with a few strikes there.
Bone throws a series of punches but Showler avoids them all with ease.
Bone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Showler misses with a few strikes there.

Bone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Showler tries to throw a body punch but Bone avoids it by throwing Showler back against the cage.

Bone manages to break the clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Bone. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bone.
Bone is looking to clinch.
Showler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Danga de danga de dang - Bone scores with a four punch combination!
Bone tries to clinch but Showler is having none of it.
Showler swinging wildly here.
Showler throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bone scores with a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bone drives through and clinches with Showler against the cage.
Showler is trying to break free.
A nice left hand lands by Bone.
Bone fails to pull guard.
Bone lands a left hand.
Bone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Showler smiles and moves away.
Showler misses with a combination

and Bone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bone.
Bone leaning against his opponent.
Bone softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Showler is trying to force a seperation but Bone has the dominant position.
Bone tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Showler smiles and moves away.
Kevin Showler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Condo Bone.

Showler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Showler would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

Bone escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Showler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showler working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bone looking for a sweep. Not yet Bone, not yet.
Bone is trying to control the position but Showler postures up.
Showler trying to control but Bone is working from the bottom.
Showler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Showler throwing strikes but missing.
Bone should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown by Showler or perhaps it was just good defense by Bone which made him look bad.
Showler looks to land a combination but Bone avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showler tries to close the distance and clinch but Bone swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Showler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a straight right hand.

Bone clinches.
Bone wants a takedown.
Showler lands a body shot in the clinch.
Showler tries to circle away but Bone has him pinned against the cage.

Bone pulls guard.
Showler throwing strikes from guard but Bone blocks nicely.
Bone looking to hit a scissor sweep but Showler is one step ahead there.
Showler looking to pass the guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Showler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Showler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Showler has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Showler lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Bone wants to sweep here but Showler controlling him for the moment.

Bone has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Showler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bone cracks a nice hook into Showler's ribs.
Showler swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Showler walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Condo Bone dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Showler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Condo Bone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bone lands a nice shot that snaps Showler's head back.
Showler is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A punch combination from Showler misses.
Bone misses with a series of wild punches.
Showler lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Showler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Showler throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Showler can't break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Showler can't break the clinch.
Showler wants to get back to striking at distance but Bone won't allow it.

Bone jumps guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Showler postures up in Bone's guard and throws a big left but Bone blocks it.

Showler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bone, up you get!
Jab, jab by Bone - just one landing.
Bone is looking to clinch but Showler is avoiding it.
Bone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bone throws a combination that misses

and Showler holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bone lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Showler wants to break free but Bone has control.
Bone goes for a takedown in the clinch but Showler prevents it.
Showler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bone is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Showler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A body shot lands from Bone.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Showler.
Bone jumps guard but Showler stands there with Bone around his waist. Bone gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kevin Showler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Condo Bone.
Bone tries for a takedown. No joy.

Showler breaks from the clinch.
Showler fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bone looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bone walks into a jab.
Bone darts in trying to clinch
and Showler counters with a series of strikes. Bone will be more careful next time no doubt.
Showler misses with a looping right.

Bone clinches with his opponent.
Showler wants to break free but Bone has control.
Showler wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bone stalling.
Bone prevents Showler from breaking the clinch.
Showler has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Showler is trying to force a seperation but Bone has the dominant position.
Showler is trying to break the clinch but Bone is controlling him.

Bone pulls Showler into guard.
Showler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Showler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Showler is looking to work some ground and pound but Bone has wrist control.
Showler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Showler got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bone has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Showler has managed to get both his arms back between Bone's legs - danger averted.
Showler throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Showler missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bone swats away the attempt to clinch by Showler.
Showler finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Showler falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bone counters with a one-two to the body.
Showler throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bone's waist but Bone gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Showler off to one side.

That's four 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.
Bone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Showler tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
A nice combination there by Bone.
Showler misses with a double jab.
Showler fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A slow jab from Showler misses its intended target.
Bone throws a series of punches but Showler avoids them all with ease.
Bone tries to clinch but Showler is having none of it.
Showler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bone doesn't manage to clinch there - Showler circles away.
A head kick misses from Showler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Showler closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Bone quickly recovers to half guard.
Ground and pound from Showler.
Showler is trying to control. Bone wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Showler dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Bone looks to land a combination. Showler sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

Showler darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Showler throwing shots but Bone is blocking nicely.
Bone preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Bone moves into full guard.
Showler throwing strikes from guard but Bone blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Showler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Showler trying to control the position from guard on top but Bone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Showler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bone is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Showler accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Showler working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bone's head.
Bone has Showler pulled in close to control his posture.
Showler throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Showler thows a body shot but no joy.
Showler tries to clinch but Bone is having none of it.
Showler fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bone misses with a combination

and Showler counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bone won't be happy with that.
Bone tries to buck Showler off but Showler is having none of it.
Showler working the body and head with strikes.
Showler wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bone keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Showler happy to just control the position for now.
An elbow from Showler crashes against the mat.
Bone is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Showler are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Showler working the ground and pound but Bone is defending the strikes.
Bone defending against the ground and pound.
Bone takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Showler looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bone leaves Showler with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bone avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Showler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bone tries to clinch up but Showler circles away and keeps his distance.
Kevin Showler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Showler works the jab nicely.
Bone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bone wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kevin Showler. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bone scores with a jab to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A combination from Showler does no damage.
Bone scores with a hook to the body. Showler takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Showler fails in his attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bone. Beautiful body shot.
Showler swinging wildly here.
Showler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bone lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Showler at a distance.
Showler misses with a hook to the body

and Bone counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bone.
Showler is trying to force a seperation but Bone has the dominant position.

Bone has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Showler uses from the top position.
Showler wants to control from the top but Bone keeps moving.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Showler showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Showler has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 29:28
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 29:28
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Showler!