PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Bowden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young has chosen The Zoo as his entrance music. On his way into the ring it seems that Daniel Bowden has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Daniel Bowden seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Bowden
vs
Young

180 cm
20
170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

182 cm
18
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Daniel Bowden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Jake Young!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowden is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Young tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid leg kick lands there for Young.
Bowden lands a nice leg kick that just misses Young's sensitive parts.
Bowden avoids the head kick by Young.
Young throws a hook to the side of Bowden's head but Bowden sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bowden misses with a double jab.
Young buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowden fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Bowden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Young, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bowden wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Young misses with a body punch.

Bowden successfully pulls guard.
Bowden can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Young controls the pace.
Bowden is looking to stand up but Young isn't so interested in that idea.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Young wants to get up but he can't break Bowden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Young throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.

Bowden had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Young is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Bowden Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Young's back instead.
Young is trying to get back to his feet but Bowden has full control of the position and if anything, Young has just worked his way into a worse spot.

Bowden has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Young has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!

Young defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Bowden's arms.
Bowden is breathing heavily.

That's two 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.
Bowden doesn't have the hooks in and Young manages to turn into his guard.
Young is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.

Young decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Young looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowden is just out of range.
Bowden tries to clinch but Young moves out of range.
Bowden looks to land a combination but Young avoids it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowden tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Young paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Young scores with a shot to the body.
Bowden throws a right hand that Young ducks under and follows up with a left that Young also avoids with ease.
Young misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Young clinches with his opponent.
A knee to the head by Young.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowden misses with a knee strike.
Bowden takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowden misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowden is trying to stall.
Nice elbow from Young.
Bowden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young is leaning against Bowden and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Young lands a knee to the body.
Bowden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Young throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bowdens head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Young.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bowden drops down looking for an ankle pick but Young pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jake Young is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Young throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Young tries to clinch there but Bowden circles away.
Bowden has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowden looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jake Young dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Bowden closes the distance looking to clinch

and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bowden wants to stall.
A short right from Young on the inside.
Bowden tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bowden drops back down to his feet.
Young throws a head punch that misses.
Bowden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice elbow from Young.
Bowden tries to pull guard but Young holds him up against the ropes and eventually Bowden drops back down to his feet.
Young presses Bowden against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young tries a knee to the head but Bowden blocks it.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

Bowden breaks the clinch.
Young thows a leg kick but Bowden checks it
and Bowden counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Young finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowden tries for a takedown but Young circles away easily

and Young counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Young.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowden avoids the damage to the body.
Bowden avoiding damage as Young throws knees to the body.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bowden avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Bowden avoids a wild elbow strike from Young.
Young works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Young lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bowden goes for a takedown in the clinch but Young prevents it.
Young scores with a hook to the body.
Bowden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Young stops a takedown attempt from Bowden.
Young digs a right hand underneath Bowden's ribcage. Bowden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Bowden tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Young misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bowden.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young lands an elbow inside that Bowden shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Young.
Young lands an elbow inside that Bowden shrugs off.
Young tries to work over Bowden's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bowden gets a trip takedown into half guard.

Bowden stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Young takes one to the side of the head.
Daniel Bowden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowden misses with a few strikes there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Young.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young wants to clinch.
Daniel Bowden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A low kick from Young misses

and Bowden counters with a nice double leg into side control. Young won't be happy with that.
Bowden advances to full mount.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bowden tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.

Bowden get's back to his feet.
Bowden tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Young cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bowden doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Young counters with a one-two to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowden fails to land the takedown.
Bowden wants to clinch

and Young counters by clinching up.
Bowden tries to land knees in the clinch but Young avoids the damage to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Young.
Bowden is trying to break free.
Young lands a nice knee to the body.
Young using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Young doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young blocks an elbow strike from Bowden.
Bowden wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Young has him pressed against the ropes.
Young gets underhooks to prevent Bowden's takedown attempt.
Young landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bowden is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Young pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Bowden tries to pull guard but Young won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Bowden will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Bowden throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Bowden throws a head kick but Young moves out of range.
Bowden tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Young counters by moving into the clinch.
Bowden lands an elbow that stopped Young in his tracks for a moment.
Bowden wants a takedown.
Young comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Young lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Young fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowden takes a shot to the head.
Bowden's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Young landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bowden takes an elbow to the forehead.
Young lands a right hand.
Young unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bowden lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Young with a knee to the head.
Bowden is trying to break free.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowden blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Young is struggling to control the position.
Young lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowden backwards.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Young as Bowden tries to tie him up.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Bowden blocks with his arms.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but Bowden blocks with his arms.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bowden managing to block the knees to the body from Young.
Bowden dodges an elbow strike from Young.
Bowden landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Young gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Young fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Young with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Young tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowden avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Young.
Bowden blocks an elbow strike.
Young using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bowden has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Young lands a right hand.

Bowden has hold of one of Young's legs. Young is fighting the takedown attempt but Bowden gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Young is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowden trying to control but Young is working from the bottom.
Bowden tries to stand but Young is controlling from the bottom.
Bowden wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.

Young has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bowden can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Young not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowden wanted to stand there but Young had control of the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bowden throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Young is looking to clinch.
Young stuffs the takedown attempt from Bowden. Bowden gets slowly back to his feet.
Bowden looks to clinch

and Young holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

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.
Bowden trying to control the position but instead, Young has worked for underhooks and has pushed Bowden into the ropes.
Young digs a right hand underneath Bowden's ribcage. Bowden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Young lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowden backwards.
Young lands an elbow inside that Bowden shrugs off.
Young crunches a lovely knee into Bowden's ribcage.
Young lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowden backwards.
Young misses with a knee to the head.
Still in the clinch, Young scores with a nice short uppercut.
Young throws an elbow but it misses.
Young lands with a light punch inside.
Young lands a nice elbow.
Bowden tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Young tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Young is working Bowden over against the ropes.
Bowden goes for a takedown attempt but Young pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Bowden. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Young steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowden.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Young comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Young has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Young!