PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beaumont McHale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Bowens
vs
McHale

200 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
27
215 lbs
31 - 11 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Solid chin

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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Bowens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Beaumont McHale!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Alan Glass and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowens doesn't succeed with the takedown

and McHale counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bowens won't be happy with that.
Bowens manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
McHale wants to control but Bowens is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bowens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bowens wants to take a breather but McHale is having none of it.
Bowens is thwarting McHale's attempts to control the position.
Bowens seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but McHale does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
McHale regains full guard. Nicely done.
Bowens lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McHale can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McHale manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bowens manages to get himself to full guard.
Bowens looking to hit a scissor sweep but McHale is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McHale throws a big right hand that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McHale wants to control from the top but Bowens keeps moving.
Bowens has momentary wrist control but McHale slips an elbow through the middle.
Bowens is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and McHale dives into side control.
McHale working the ground and pound.
McHale has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Bowens is wriggling around trying to escape.
McHale unloading with bombs!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McHale scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bowens?
McHale unloading with bombs!
McHale lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHale lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
McHale controlling from the full mount.
McHale landing strikes from the mount and Bowens is in trouble!
Bowens is in a horrible position here. McHale smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
McHale lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.

Bowens is rocked!
Bowens is breathing heavily.
McHale postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Bowens out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! McHale goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Beaumont McHale!
After winning the bout, Beaumont McHale thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.