PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cody Bowens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mega Boes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boes has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Cody Bowens has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bowens
vs
Boes

180 cm
25
135 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

163 cm
26
135 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

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 8 - 2 - 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 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mega Boes!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Wesley Smith and Cecil Peabody.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowens catches Boes with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bowens throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Boes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boes looks winded!

Bowens scores with a takedown into Boes's guard.
Bowens is working Boes over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bowens's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowens working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Boes's head.
Bowens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bowens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Boes can do anything to dispel that myth.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Boes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Cody Bowens has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Boes on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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.

Bowens bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee asks Bowens politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Bowens prefers to stall for the moment though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boes is not content to let Bowens control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cody Bowens.
Bowens throws a combination. Boes tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cody Bowens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowens lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bowens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Bowens.
You can see the frustration on Boes's face as Bowens controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowens in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bowens in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Bowens cracks Boes with a big right hand but Boes just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowens controlling the position from side mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowens misses with the ground and pound.
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 with a body punch. A glancing blow.

Bowens shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Boes is trying to defend but Bowens finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bowens thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Boes's head.
Bowens slips a nice elbow through Boes's hands, connecting with Boes's forehead.
Bowens slows the pace down in half guard.
Boes is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Cody Bowens wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Boes enables Bowens to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Boes manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowens working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bowens accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bowens loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bowens with a flurry of punches that miss.
Boes keeping moving, preventing Bowens from controlling successfully.
Bowens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bowens closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Boes did well to prevent Bowens getting side control.
Bowens winds up and cracks Boes with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bowens controlling the action here.
Bowens trying to mount his opponent but Boes defends it.
Cody Bowens overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bowens slips a nice elbow through Boes's hands, connecting with Boes's forehead.
Bowens sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bowens is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boes can do to turn this around?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Cody Bowens wasn't doing enough on the ground.

Bowens gets the takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cody Bowens dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Bowens throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Boes was covering up waiting for the punch and Bowens finishes the takedown easily into 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.
Bowens controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bowens seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Boes for as long as he can get away with.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Bowens dives in and scores a takedown into Boes's guard.
Boes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowens not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Bowens trying to control but Boes is working from the bottom.
Bowens showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cody Bowens.
Bowens fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Boes avoids it really well and circles away.
Mega Boes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bowens feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bowens trying to control the position from guard on top but Boes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowens will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bowens throws a big right hand that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowens is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bowens lands a lovely overhand right.

Bowens looking to score a takedown here. Boes is defending well but Bowens drives through and ends up in Boes's guard.
Bowens looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Boes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bowens. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Cody Bowens just wasn't active enough.
Bowens connects with a good right hand that stumbles Boes. Boes circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Bowens shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Boes's guard.
Boes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowens content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowens slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Bowens showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowens 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:24
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:24
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Bowens!