PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Mclean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower comes to the cage accompanied by Triple H Theme Song. John Mclean has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dave Bower's chin.

Bower
vs
Mclean

175 cm
19
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

180 cm
22
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Deadly Clothing
Deadly Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Bower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Mclean!
The judges for this bout are Alyssa Summers, Columbo Gatti and John Kavanagh.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mclean dodges the punch combination from Bower.
Mclean looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mclean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bower stuffs the takedown.
Bower misses with a wild combination.
Bower lands with an uppercut that bounces Mclean off the cage and back into rage.

It looks like John Mclean has been cut.
Mclean misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bower drops Mclean with a nice combination! Bower dives into Mclean's guard, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bower is in close to Mclean's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Mclean can't keep his opponent in guard - Bower advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bower throwing shots but Mclean is blocking nicely.
Bower works his way into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Bower tries for a kimura but Mclean is defending well.
Bower lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Mclean down.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bower is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mclean knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bower working the head and body with strikes.
Bower landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bower scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mclean to see if he's OK.
Bower works to advance to full mount. Mclean defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Bower is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mclean can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bower lands with some strikes.
Mclean is desperately trying to improve his position but Bower has a good base and remains in mount.
Bower working Mclean over with strikes here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower trying to control but Mclean is having none of it.
Bower has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mclean's face.
Bower postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mclean looks a forlorn figure.
Bower is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mclean is trying to escape the mount.
Bower breaks from Mclean's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Mclean in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.

Bower working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Bower looking for a guillotine from mount but Mclean is having none of it.
Mclean can't escape the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bower with shots to the head and body - Mclean looks very uncomfortable down there.

That has opened up John Mclean's cut even more.
Bower raining down shots from the mount!

John Mclean's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at John Mclean's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Bower!