PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Javon Reese (ranked 2209 p4p, 2235 weight class) and Art Bowers (ranked 309 p4p, 313 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Art Bowers enters the cage!

Reese
vs
Bowers

198 cm
25
260
7 - 8 - 0

191 cm
24
250
6 - 7 - 0

Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Javon Reese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Art Bowers!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Sam Margolis and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowers throws out the jab.
Bowers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bowers cracks Reese with a good jab.
Bowers pivots, looking for a leg kick but Reese is out of range and Bowers settles back down.
Bowers tests Reese's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Reese fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reese looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reese walks into a stiff left hand from Bowers.
Reese avoids the head kick by Bowers.
Bowers throws a jab but it's blocked by Reese.
Bowers ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reese moves away.

Reese moves into the clinch.
Bowers has had enough of the clinch but Reese keeps him there for the moment.
Reese tries a knee to the head but Bowers blocks it.
Reese missing with knees to the body.

Bowers manages to break the clinch.
Reese takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese tries to clinch but Bowers moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bowers.
Bowers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Reese tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bowers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Bowers moves out of range easily.
Reese tries to move into range but Bowers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bowers throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Bowers throws a series of punches but Reese avoids them all with ease.
Bowers throws a leg kick
and Reese counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bowers blocks a head kick by Reese.
Art Bowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowers blocks a head kick by Reese.
Bowers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bowers blocks a head kick by Reese.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowers! But no joy.
Bowers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Reese appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bowers scores with a decent looking hook.
Art Bowers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowers circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers thumps Reese with a low kick.
Bowers scores with a body shot.
Bowers misses with a looping left.
Reese appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bowers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bowers moves out of range of the leg kick from Reese.
Bowers lands the left hand.
Reese takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowers misses with a double jab.
A clash of legs there as Reese blocks the low kick.
Bowers throws a one two combo.

It looks like Javon Reese has been cut.
Bowers throws a low kick but Reese avoids it.
Bowers throws a jab when Reese was well out of range.
Bowers throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bowers takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowers! But no joy.
Reese throws a leg kick
and Bowers counters with a left and a right that stings Reese.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Reese moves into the clinch.
Bowers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reese tries a knee to the head but Bowers blocks it.
Bowers tries to circle away but Reese has him pinned against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bowers's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bowers avoiding damage as Reese throws knees to the body.
Reese with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bowers takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Art Bowers has been cut.
Reese with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowers is trying to force a seperation but Reese has the dominant position.
Reese tries to pull guard but Bowers forces him back to his feet, against the cage.

Bowers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowers has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Bowers.
Reese misses with a leg kick.
Bowers looks to throw the jab but Reese is out of range.
Bowers delivers a nice body kick.
Reese ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Reese takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bowers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reese was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowers.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Reese manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Bowers on his heels. He'll look to pass Bowers's guard now, I'm sure.
Reese looking to pass the guard.
Reese trying to control but Bowers is working from the bottom.
Bowers keeping full guard, as Reese tries to pass.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Art Bowers dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Reese's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bowers loads up on a big right hand but Reese slips the punch.
Bowers throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bowers misses with a head kick.
Bowers looks to throw the jab but Reese is out of range.
Reese tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bowers manages to circle out of the way.
Bowers throws a body shot but no joy.
Reese tried to counter with a leg kick but Bowers avoided it.
Bowers keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bowers throws out a counter right but Reese avoids it with no problem.
Reese slips a jab and a cross from Bowers.
Reese is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bowers.
Bowers throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Bowers backs away, Reese returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bowers explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Reese moves out of range of the leg kick from Bowers.
Bowers connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowers throws a big shot that misses.
Bowers swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reese lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Reese on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bowers looks to score with a jab to the body but Reese is just out of range.
Reese tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Bowers manages to circle out of the way.
Reese looks to clinch
and Bowers counters with a thumping low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers wants to slow Reese down by chopping away at his legs.
Bowers will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reese thinks about countering with a head kick.
Reese pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Reese takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Reese moves out of range of the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Bowers.
Bowers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reese.
Reese seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Bowers moves out of range easily.
Bowers lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bowers has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice shot lands for Reese.
Bowers throws a body kick that misses.
Reese attempts a counter takedown but Bowers avoids it well and moves away.
Bowers moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bowers tries a head kick but it misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowers misses with a looping left.
A head kick misses from Reese.
Bowers with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese wants to clinch up but Bowers keeps it at a distance.
Bowers misses with an uppercut. Reese saw that one coming.
Bowers lands a lovely overhand right.
Reese tries to clinch up.
Reese doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bowers cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bowers blocks a head kick by Reese.
Bowers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowers throws a body kick that misses.
Reese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowers misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bowers connects with a body shot that sends Reese's belly button to the back.
Reese plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice combination there by Bowers.
Bowers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reese avoids the head kick by Bowers.
Reese slips under a jab.
Bowers misses with an uppercut. Reese saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Bowers.
Bowers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A right-left combo lands from Bowers.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowers lands a jab to the nose.
A slow jab from Bowers misses its intended target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Reese closes the distance and clinches.
Reese looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Bowers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Bowers misses.
Reese tries to counter with a takedown but Bowers is quick to defend against it.
Reese tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Reese avoids a punch combination nicely.
As Bowers tries to get set, Reese tries to push him back and clinch up but Bowers manages to avoid the attempt.
Bowers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reese uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowers.
Reese gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reese doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowers circles away.
Bowers looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Reese throws a head kick but Bowers moves out of range.
Bowers unleashes a big counter combination but Reese bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bowers lands a jab to the head.
Reese ducks under a wild hook from Bowers.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Art Bowers 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.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Reese is looking to clinch.
Reese looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Bowers thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reese ducks under a wild hook from Bowers.
Reese avoids a kick to the body.
Bowers scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bowers connects with a nice looking jab.
Bowers jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reese steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowers.
Bowers misses with a wild body shot.
Reese thinks about countering with a head kick.

Reese closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reese with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bowers blocks an elbow strike from Reese.
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowers wants to get back to striking at distance but Reese won't allow it.
Bowers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Reese misses with a knee to the head.
Reese tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Reese tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bowers avoids it.
Reese misses with a knee strike.

Bowers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Bowers.
Bowers bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Reese's head backwards.
Reese tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bowers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowers throws a big shot that misses.
Reese fails to land the takedown.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reese takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice body punch from Bowers.
Reese keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reese tries to clinch up but Bowers circles away and keeps his distance.
Bowers lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reese ducks under a wild hook from Bowers.
Bowers scores with a punch to the head.
Reese is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bowers throws a lazy right hand but Reese sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reese throws a sloppy head kick and Bowers moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Reese.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Nice defenses there by Reese.
Reese tries a head kick but it misses.
Bowers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Reese throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bowers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowers blocks a head kick by Reese.
Javon Reese has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowers avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Art Bowers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Reese throws a chopping leg kick but Bowers manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Bowers fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Reese is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bowers.
Reese on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reese blocks a jab.

Bowers gets tackled into the cage by Reese. Reese maintains the clinch.
Reese tries to pull guard but Bowers holds him up against the cage and eventually Reese drops back down to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reese looking to throw knees to the head but Bowers is blocking nicely.
Reese throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reese looking to throw knees to the head but Bowers is blocking nicely.
Bowers on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Reese landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reese tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Reese looking to throw knees to the head but Bowers is blocking nicely.

Bowers escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowers thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Reese if he has to take too many more of those.
Donk. Bowers catches Reese right on the button with a cross.
Bowers works the jab nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
Art Bowers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bowers 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 Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Art Bowers!