PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwight Ansalon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bower's entrance music is Triple H Theme Song. A fine choice. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Bower
vs
Ansalon

175 cm
23
192 lbs
9 - 5 - 0

172 cm
25
190 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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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 9 - 5 - 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 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dwight Ansalon!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Franklyn Lucas and Steve Montenegro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ansalon circles away.
Ansalon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bower.
Ansalon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bower has a takedown stuffed.
Ansalon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bower.
Ansalon tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bower is able to avoid easily.
Ansalon scores with a jab to the body.
Bower is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ansalon.
Bower feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ansalon's calf.
Bower misses with a body punch
letting Ansalon counter with a right hand.
Ansalon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bower checks a leg kick.
Ansalon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab from Ansalon.
Bower ducks under a wild hook from Ansalon.
Bower is looking to chop away at Ansalon's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ansalon.
Ansalon tries to score with a low kick but Bower moves his leg out of the way.
A combination from Bower does no damage.
Bower tries a head kick but it misses.

Bower fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ansalon sprawls well initially but Bower persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ansalon slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bower stopping the sweep attempt from Ansalon.
Ansalon looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bower puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bower throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ansalon is trying to get back to full guard.
Ansalon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Bower is working for a kimura but Ansalon is defending it quite comfortably.
Ansalon is looking for a sweep. Bower is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bower throwing shots but Ansalon is blocking nicely.
Bower lands with a punch from half guard.
Ansalon keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ansalon is looking to improve his position.
Bower works his way into side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ansalon gets full guard.
Ansalon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bower's guard.
Ansalon throwing strikes but missing.
Bower lands a decent punch to the body there.

Bower working for a triangle but Ansalon defends it easily.
Bower is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ansalon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bower takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ansalon wants to get back to full guard.
Bower working over Ansalon with some ground and pound. Ansalon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ansalon wants to improve his position but Bower is controlling well.
Bower with the ground and pound but Ansalon uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ansalon keeping moving, preventing Bower from controlling successfully.
Ansalon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bower's guard.

Bower is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ansalon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Dave Bower will probably get the nod.
That's time! Bower's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Ansalon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bower manages to avoid it.
Bower looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bower slaps away a takedown attempt from Ansalon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bower misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Bower.
Bower lands a slapping body shot.
Bower misses the body punch

and Ansalon moves into the clinch.
Bower lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ansalon backwards.
Ansalon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ansalon blocks the elbow strike.
Ansalon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ansalon drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dave Bower has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwight Ansalon.
Ansalon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ansalon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ansalon tries to work over Bower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower gets through Ansalon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bower can't find room to land a body shot as Ansalon controls the action.
Ansalon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ansalon takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ansalon struggles to land a body shot inside as Bower controls his hands.
Bower lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ansalon backwards.
Bower stops a takedown attempt from Ansalon.
A shot in the inside from Bower.
Good body shot from Bower.
Ansalon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Ansalon is breathing heavily.
Bower working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bower looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bower lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bower managing to block the knees to the body from Ansalon.

Bower breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ansalon is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.

It looks like Dwight Ansalon has been cut.
Bower dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ansalon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bower throws a leg kick but Ansalon moved away.
Bower just misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower punishes Ansalon's body with a nice straight punch.
Ansalon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bower.

Bower closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Ansalon did well to prevent Bower getting side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ground and pound from Bower.
Bower scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bower passes to side control.
Ansalon is looking to regain half guard here but Bower keeps moving and retains side control.

Bower has hold of Ansalon's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Ansalon seems comfortable defending it but Bower has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Ansalon is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Ansalon is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Bower couldn't care less - he's delighted!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Bower!