PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Im Groot (ranked 5703 p4p, 5113 weight class) and Luke Bowy (ranked 573 p4p, 536 weight class). Im Groot has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Groot
vs
Bowy

202 cm
22
270
1 - 2 - 0

198 cm
20
243
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Im Groot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Luke Bowy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Groot misses with the combination.
Groot tries to land a leg kick but Bowy saw it coming and moves away.
Bowy lands a front kick.
Groot misses with a double jab.
Bowy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Groot looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowy avoids the body shot from Groot.
Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowy counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowy throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Bowy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Groot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bowy. That's going to slow Groot down.
Bowy connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Groot's hands.
Groot misses with a body kick.
Groot takes one to the chin there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Groot lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bowy backs up against the cage.

It looks like Luke Bowy has been cut.
Bowy lands with a kick to the temple. Groot shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

It looks like Im Groot has been cut.
Groot scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowy throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groot misses with a body shot.
Bowy connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Groot throws out a loose jab but Bowy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowy tests Groot's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowy counters with a good low kick that Groot was not able to check.
Groot takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Groot lands with a good body shot.
Groot misses with a body shot.
Bowy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Groot.
Groot misses with a hook. Bowy ducked under it nicely.
Groot is looking to wear down Bowy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Groot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowy throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bowy lands with a nice combination. Groot backs away looking to recover.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowy throws a body punch but Groot moves out of range.
Bowy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Groot moves away.
Groot throws a big counter combination but Bowy scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bowy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Groot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bowy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Groot looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowy is just out of range.
Groot gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowy.
Bowy slips a jab and a cross from Groot.
Bowy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bowy scores with a jab to the head.
Groot misses with a straight right.
Bowy scores with a nice head shot.
Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowy manages to avoid it.
Groot misses with a hook. Bowy ducked under it nicely.
Groot misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowy.
Bowy cracks Groot with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Groot shoots in looking for a takedown. Bowy tries to sprawl out of it but Groot keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bowy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowy looks to land a body kick but Groot moved away.
Luke Bowy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Groot keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowy.
Groot waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bowy.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowy! But no joy.
Groot dives in for a single leg takedown but Bowy sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bowy tries a body shot but Groot blocks it.
Groot prevents Bowy from breaking the clinch.
Groot misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Groot lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Groot throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Bowy as the two fighters clinch.
Bowy blocks an elbow strike.
Bowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowy swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Groot tries for a takedown but Bowy manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Im Groot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Groot's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Bowy.
Bowy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice elbow from Groot.
Bowy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowy misses with a body punch.
Groot doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bowy tries to throw a body punch but Groot avoids it by throwing Bowy back against the cage.
Bowy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Groot prevents a body shot from Bowy.
Groot misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Bowy fails to land.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Groot is trying to stall.
Groot tries to pull guard but Bowy holds him up against the cage and eventually Groot drops back down to his feet.
Groot wants to stall.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Bowy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.

Bowy scores with a head kick.
Bowy with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Im Groot is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Groot misses with a jab to the body
and Bowy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bowy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Groot. Bowy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Groot throws a body punch but Bowy moves out of range.
Bowy flicks out a counter leg kick but Groot steps away.
Luke Bowy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Bowy there.
Bowy throws a front kick that sends Groot stumbling back into the cage.
Bowy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Groot looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Groot takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Groot blocks a head kick by Bowy.
Bowy misses the jab.
Bowy looks to land a body kick but Groot moved away.
Bowy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Bowy counters with a nice body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Groot throws a right and a left that Bowy avoids nicely.
Bowy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Groot.
Groot throws a body punch but Bowy moves out of range.
Groot doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowy thuds his shin into the meat of Groot's side.
Bowy moves out of range as Groot strikes.
Groot wants to clinch.
Bowy misses the shot to the body.
Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Bowy moves out of range easily.
Groot tries to score with a low kick but Bowy moves his leg out of the way.
Groot moves out of range of the body kick from Bowy.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowy.
Bowy throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Groot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bowy connects with a single shot there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bowy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bowy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowy delivers a nice body kick.
Bowy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowy scores with a kick to the body.
Groot misses with the combination.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Groot takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Groot shoots in for a takedown but Bowy shows good takedown defense.
Groot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Groot's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bowy connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Groot scrambles back to his feet.
Bowy lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bowy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowy ducks under a wild hook from Groot.
Groot avoids the head kick by Bowy.
Bowy bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A punch combination from Groot misses.
Bowy tries a quick counter leg kick but Groot is wise to it.
Bowy with a nice calf kick.
Bowy fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Groot has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Groot takes a swing at Bowy's ribcage but misses.
Groot backing away here, and Bowy unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowy as he connects with a hook.
Crunch! Bowy slams his shin into Groot's torso.
Nice takedown defense from Bowy. No joy for Groot on that attempt.
Bowy with a jab.
Groot has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Groot there as he acknowledges the shot.
Nice jab there from Bowy.
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!
Bowy explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Groot misses with a wild combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Groot tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bowy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Groot somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Im Groot. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bowy looks for the body kick but Groot saw that one coming.
Groot is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bowy.
Groot scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Groot thuds his right hand into Bowy's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.

That has opened up Luke Bowy's cut even more.
Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bowy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bowy.
Bowy throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Groot.
Groot takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bowy scores with a push kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luke Bowy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Bowy listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bowy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Groot walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bowy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowy connects with an inside leg kick.
Bowy moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bowy scores with a jab to the body.
Bowy tries a head kick but it misses.
Groot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice jab there from Bowy.
Bowy goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bowy thumps Groot with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Groot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowy counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bowy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Groot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowy tries a head kick but it misses.
Groot closes the distance looking to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Groot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowy lands a nice leg kick that just misses Groot's sensitive parts.
A low kick from Groot misses
and Bowy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Groot tries to clinch there but Bowy circles away.
Bowy swats away the attempt to clinch by Groot.
Groot throws a right and a left that Bowy avoids nicely.
Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowy throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Groot throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowy.
Bowy misses with a few strikes there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bowy, as that shot connected.
Groot tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowy was well out of range. Poor timing from Groot.
Groot tries to clinch but Bowy moves away
and Bowy counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Groot.
Bowy buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bowy moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Bowy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Groot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Groot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bowy. Bowy obviously looking to wear him down.
Groot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bowy connects with a jab.
Bowy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Groot.
Bowy chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bowy throws a head kick that misses.
Groot takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Groot takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Luke Bowy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowy lands a nice shot to the body.
Groot walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bowy slips under a jab.
Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowy manages to avoid it.
Bowy now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A nice leg kick from Bowy, right into the meat of the thigh.
Groot tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowy counters with a leg kick.
Bowy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowy scores with a head kick. Groot tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Bowy avoids the body shot from Groot.
Groot fails with a takedown attempt.
Bowy throws a head kick that misses.
Bowy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bowy takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Groot shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bowy counters with a body kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Bowy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Groot takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowy uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Groot.
Groot on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Im Groot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Groot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Groot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowy scores with a jab to the head.
Groot on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bowy throws a head kick that misses
and Groot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bowy thinking.
Groot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowy manages to avoid it.
Bowy appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Groot scores with a nice right hand.
Bowy fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Groot closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Bowy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowy has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Bowy!
Our winner, Luke Bowy, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.