PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robert Kortig (ranked 5158 p4p, 637 weight class) and Milson Bow (ranked 5069 p4p, 628 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Milson Bow enters the cage!

Kortig
vs
Bow

183 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 1

188 cm
19
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good wrestler
Brawler
Powerful

Conviction
Urban Fighter

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 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Robert Kortig !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Milson Bow!
The judges for this bout are Cecil Peabody, Tiny Johnson and George Francis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bow throws a right hand that misses
and Kortig counters with a stiff right hand.
Bow throws a lazy uppercut
and Kortig counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kortig fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bow on the side of the head.

Kortig tries to keep at a distance but Bow has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow is working Kortig over against the cage.
Bow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Bow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kortig will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bow up against the cage.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Bow.
A right hook to the body lands for Bow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow lands a nice shot to the body.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow working aggressively here.
Kortig can't find room to land a body shot as Bow controls the action.
Bow prevents a body shot from Kortig .
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortig pushes Bow back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Kortig .
Bow misses with some punches.
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
Kortig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortig is trying to break the clinch but Bow has him pressed against the cage.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bow as Kortig tries to tie him up.
Kortig misses with some punches.
Bow misses with a body punch.
Kortig lands a shot to the body.
Bow works on Kortig 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kortig stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kortig misses with the head strike.
Kortig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bow takes a shot to the head.
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kortig lands with a light punch inside.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Bow lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Bow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Bow lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kortig backwards.
Bow struggles to land a body shot inside as Kortig controls his hands.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Kortig .
Bow blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Bow on the inside.
Kortig swings wildly with an uppercut but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow misses with a body punch.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bow lands with a left to the head.
Kortig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Kortig .
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Kortig takes a shot to the head.
Bow lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow misses with a punch on the inside.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kortig prevents a body shot from Bow.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kortig gets tackled into the cage by Bow. Bow maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bow.
Bow blocks a body shot from Kortig .
Kortig blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Bow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Bow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kortig throws a punch but it's blocked by Bow.
Bow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kortig 's elbow.
Bow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
Kortig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kortig looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow misses with some punches.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bow misses with a body punch.
Bow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kortig blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Bow.
Bow lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bow is leaning against Kortig and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bow stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kortig wants to break free but Bow has control.
Milson Bow seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kortig tries a body shot but Bow blocks it.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
A head punch on the inside from Bow fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Kortig .
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Kortig wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bow has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bow.
Bow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bow misses with the head strike.
Bow scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bow's coach down at Lovelair Muay Thai/MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Bow's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bow pushes Kortig back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kortig blocking some punches.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kortig swings wildly with an uppercut but Bow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bow working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Kortig blocks a body shot from Bow.
Bow misses with a punch to the body.
Bow misses with a punch to the body.
Bow throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kortig s head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bow.
Bow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kortig lands a shoulder strike.
Kortig doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bow has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bow has a couple of punches blocked by Kortig .
Kortig lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bow or not.
Kortig prevents a body shot from Bow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kortig blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Kortig .
Bow tries to throw a body punch but Kortig avoids it by throwing Bow back against the cage.
Kortig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Bow misses with a punch to the body.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
Kortig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kortig blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Milson Bow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Kortig cracks Bow with a right hand to the side of the head.

It looks like Milson Bow has been cut.

Bow closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bow.
A short right from Bow on the inside.
Kortig throws a head punch that misses.
Bow swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Bow misses with a punch on the inside.
Kortig misses with a punch on the inside.
Kortig gets through Bow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bow gets through Kortig 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Kortig lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kortig blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bow lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Kortig is working Bow over against the cage.
Kortig scores with a shoulder strike.
Bow throws a head punch that misses.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
A bit of stalling here from Kortig .
Still in the clinch, Bow scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bow fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Kortig .
A short uppercut from Bow.
Bow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Robert Kortig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kortig lands with a light punch inside.
Bow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kortig 's elbow.
Bow throws a punch but it's blocked by Kortig .
Bow misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Kortig .
Kortig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bow.
Bow works on Kortig 's body with a couple of short punches.
Kortig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kortig scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kortig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Kortig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kortig lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bow working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Kortig scores with a nice short uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bow.
Bow lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Kortig scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bow misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kortig scores with a shot to the side of Bow's head.
Kortig blocks an uppercut.
Bow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kortig makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kortig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Bow scores with a nice hook to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Bow fails to land.

Kortig manages to break the clinch.
We've been told by Kortig 's head coaches at Gym Beam that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.

Bow drives through and clinches with Kortig against the cage.
Bow misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Kortig fails to land.
Bow can't find room to land a body shot as Kortig controls the action.
Bow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bow misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Kortig lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bow backwards.
Bow lands with a right to the head.
Bow swings wildly with an uppercut but Kortig uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kortig .
Milson Bow is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bow blocking some punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Milson Bow.
I've got Bow winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:30
Judge George Francis scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Milson Bow!