PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Bowness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blue Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blue Sr has chosen I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bowness
vs
Blue Sr

181 cm
23
153 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

179 cm
25
150 lbs
5 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Bowness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Blue Sr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue Sr slaps away a takedown attempt from Bowness, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bowness walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Bowness decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Blue Sr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Blue Sr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Blue Sr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bowness tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blue Sr swivels and escapes.
Bowness takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Blue Sr scores with a jab to the head.
Blue Sr cracks Bowness with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.

Bowness feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blue Sr looking for a sweep. Not yet Blue Sr, not yet.
Bowness controlling from the top position.
Blue Sr is looking to stand up but Bowness isn't so interested in that idea.
Blue Sr keeping moving, preventing Bowness from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr is trying to keep Bowness in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Blue Sr is on top in guard.
Blue Sr tries to free his leg and advance position but Bowness is retaining full guard.
Blue Sr wanted to stand there but Bowness had control of the position.
Bowness on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bowness tries to get out of the position.
Blue Sr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blue Sr wants to control from the top but Bowness keeps moving.
Bowness looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowness bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blue Sr's guard.
Blue Sr looks gassed!

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.
Bowness wants to control from the top but Blue Sr keeps moving.
Bowness trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bowness slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bowness looking to pass the guard.
Blue Sr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Bowness lands a couple of digs.
Bowness trying to control the position from guard on top but Blue Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowness with a nice head shot there.
Bowness content to stall in guard here.
Bowness has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Bowness pushes down on Blue Sr's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bowness wants to take a breather but Blue Sr is having none of it.
Blue Sr tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Bowness has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Bowness with shots to the head and body - Blue Sr looks very uncomfortable down there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Bowness cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Bowness working Blue Sr over with strikes here.
Bowness sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Bowness with the ground and pound from mount.
Bowness fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bowness content just to control the position here.
Bowness is landing with some decent strikes but Blue Sr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowness postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Blue Sr looks a forlorn figure.
Bowness working Blue Sr over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Bowness dominated that round.
That's time! Bowness's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bowness closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Bowness lands in his opponent's guard.
Bowness throws a big right hand that misses.
Bowness working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Blue Sr's head.
Bowness controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bowness passes into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bowness lands a nice short elbow.
Bowness with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Blue Sr is in trouble now - Bowness has advanced to mount!
Bowness is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Blue Sr can't stay in a position like this for much longer.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowness lands a nice shot to the head.
Blue Sr is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Blue Sr is breathing heavily.
Bowness with the ground and pound from mount.
Blue Sr wants to control but Bowness is having none of it.
Bowness with good strikes from the mount here!
Blue Sr is in a horrible position here. Bowness smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Bowness controlling his opponent.
Bowness has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Blue Sr's face.
Bowness with the ground and pound from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowness controlling his opponent.
Bowness looking to control but Blue Sr is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
A nice elbow there by Bowness.
Bowness in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowness lands a heavy elbow.
A nice elbow there by Bowness.
Bowness in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bowness landing strikes from the mount and Blue Sr is in trouble!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowness controlling from the full mount.
Bowness lands a big elbow.
Bowness controlling from the full mount.
Bowness connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Bowness landing shots from mount.
Blue Sr is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bowness in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Bowness with a couple of short strikes.
Blue Sr is working to get back to half guard.
Bowness sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowness pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Bowness controlling his opponent.
Blue Sr is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bowness working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bowness is landing with some decent strikes but Blue Sr is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Bowness lands a big shot there that rocks Blue Sr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowness working Blue Sr over with strikes here.
Thomas Bowness overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bowness landing strikes from the mount and Blue Sr is in trouble!
Bowness lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Thomas Bowness dominated that second round.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Blue Sr swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowness.
No joy there for Blue Sr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowness works the jab nicely.
Bowness doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowness is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Blue Sr can do to turn this around?

Bowness drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bowness trying to control but Blue Sr is working from the bottom.
Blue Sr is trying to keep Bowness in close.
Bowness wants to control from the top but Blue Sr keeps moving.
Bowness postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blue Sr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowness scoring with some ground and pound.
Bowness with a nice head shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr has momentary wrist control but Bowness slips an elbow through the middle.
Bowness pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blue Sr is keeping the position for now.

Bowness is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bowness wants to pass the guard but Blue Sr is keeping the position.
Bowness passes Blue Sr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Bowness sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bowness wants to free his trapped foot but Blue Sr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bowness takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

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.
Bowness is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Bowness is controlling the pace.
Blue Sr wants to get back to full guard.
Thomas Bowness is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Bowness is trying to work for a kimura but Blue Sr is defending well.
Bowness trying to control the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowness's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Nice strikes from Bowness there.
Bowness content to control rather than advance.
John Blue Sr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

Blue Sr looking for submissions off his back.
Bowness stalling.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Thomas Bowness just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Bowness shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Bowness showed some decent athleticism there.
Bowness controlling the action here.

Blue Sr looking for subs from the bottom but Bowness mounts him!
Bowness sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Blue Sr is trying desperately to improve position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Bowness showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowness, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Bowness!