PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charoen Thanasukolwit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Bowens
vs
Thanasukolwit

180 cm
24
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
19
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cody Bowens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charoen Thanasukolwit!
The judges for this bout are George Francis, Wesley Smith and Frank Dennis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowens tries to score a power double leg takedown but Thanasukolwit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bowens somewhat.
Thanasukolwit wants to clinch but Bowens slips to the side

and Bowens counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thanasukolwit wants to sweep here but Bowens controlling him for the moment.
Thanasukolwit can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bowens controls the pace.
Bowens trying to control but Thanasukolwit is working from the bottom.
Bowens wants to pass the guard but Thanasukolwit is keeping the position.
Bowens scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowens is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thanasukolwit wants to get back to his feet but Bowens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Thanasukolwit is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Bowens is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thanasukolwit wants to stand and escape but Bowens is having none of it.
Bowens is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bowens tries to free his leg and advance position but Thanasukolwit is retaining full guard.
Thanasukolwit wants to get back to his feet but Bowens is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thanasukolwit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowens wants to pass the guard but Thanasukolwit is keeping the position.
Thanasukolwit has momentary wrist control but Bowens slips an elbow through the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowens scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowens pushing down on Thanasukolwit's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bowens connects with a nice short shot to Thanasukolwit's temple.
Bowens scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bowens is nestled in close to Thanasukolwit, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowens misses with a head shot. Thanasukolwit uses the momentum to regain guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bowens is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bowens forces his way into half guard.
Bowens 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
BOOM! Bowens connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bowens landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bowens unloading with bombs!
Bowens punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bowens with good strikes from the mount here!
Bowens lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Thanasukolwit looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowens controlling the position easily from mount.
Bowens landing punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens controlling from the full mount.
Bowens lands a heavy elbow.
Thanasukolwit is working to get back to half guard.
Bowens controlling his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowens landing shots from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Bowens dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Bowens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thanasukolwit.
Thanasukolwit misses with a few strikes there.
Thanasukolwit throws a head kick that misses.
Thanasukolwit looks to clinch

so Bowens counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bowens slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Thanasukolwit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bowens pushes down on Thanasukolwit's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bowens trying to control the pace.
Bowens lands strikes from half guard.
Bowens stops Thanasukolwit from getting back to his feet.
Bowens lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukolwit trying to control but Bowens postures up.
Thanasukolwit is breathing heavily.
Bowens takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bowens frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Bowens with a couple of short strikes.
Bowens landing punches.
Bowens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Thanasukolwit can do to turn this around?
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowens content just to control the position here.
Thanasukolwit is bucking up trying to escape but Bowens cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Cody Bowens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowens controlling from the full mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Thanasukolwit's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Bowens scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bowens lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Bowens landing strikes from the mount.
Bowens controlling from mount.
Bowens working Thanasukolwit over with strikes here.
Bowens cracks Thanasukolwit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Bowens really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowens cracks Thanasukolwit with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bowens controlling from the full mount.
The referee warns Thanasukolwit that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowens looking to finish Thanasukolwit with some ground and pound. This is bad for Thanasukolwit!
Bowens takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Bowens dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Thanasukolwit tries to clinch but Bowens moves away

and Bowens counters with a takedown into side control.
Thanasukolwit struggling a bit here.
Bowens is putting a hurting on Thanasukolwit here, landing some big shots from side control.
Thanasukolwit takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Bowens grinds an elbow into Thanasukolwit's temple.
Bowens works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Thanasukolwit taking punishment in the form of punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowens controlling the position from side mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thanasukolwit to see if he's OK.
Thanasukolwit regains half guard.
Nice strikes from Bowens there.
Thanasukolwit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowens lands a nice short elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowens is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bowens takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bowens controlling the pace.
Bowens's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Thanasukolwit is looking to get back to full guard here but Bowens has managed to pass to side control instead.
Thanasukolwit is trying to buck Bowens off.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowens scores with punches from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thanasukolwit is being controlled here.
Bowens working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Thanasukolwit wants to control but Bowens postures up.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Bowens lands an elbow.
Bowens controls the position.
Bowens seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Thanasukolwit for as long as he can get away with.
Bowens lands a few punches from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens grinds an elbow into Thanasukolwit's temple.
Thanasukolwit is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Bowens scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Thanasukolwit to see if he's OK.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bowens controlling from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowens is chipping away with strikes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Bowens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowens, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 George Francis scores the fight for Cody Bowens!
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight for Cody Bowens!
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight for Cody Bowens!

Cody Bowens wins by unanimous decision!