PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makebono Bowen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cain Velasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cain Velasquez will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Bowen
vs
Velasquez

225 cm
24
300 lbs
8 - 43 - 0

225 cm
28
300 lbs
10 - 14 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 43 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makebono Bowen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Cain Velasquez!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Gwen Towbar and Stewart Dunkirk.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Velasquez swinging wildly here.
Velasquez cracks a nice hook into Bowen's ribs.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Velasquez looks to land a combination but Bowen avoids it well.
Bowen tries a head kick but it misses.
Velasquez misses with a two punch combination.
Velasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Bowen. Velasquez shrugs it off though.
Velasquez looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Velasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bowen rushes Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Velasquez tries to break the clinch but Bowen is controlling the position.

Bowen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.

Bowen moves into the clinch.
Bowen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Velasquez on the inside.
Bowen has Velasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Velasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Velasquez working aggressively here.

Bowen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Bowen tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
Bowen throws a head kick but Velasquez moves out of range.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Bowen stuns Velasquez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Bowen rushes Velasquez and presses him up against the cage.

Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Velasquez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Some wild striking there from Bowen.
Bowen fails in his attempt to clinch.

Bowen closes the distance and clinches.

Bowen breaks the clinch.
Velasquez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Oooooh!!! Bowen has knocked Velasquez down with a huge combo! Bowen steps away and waves a wobbly Velasquez back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!

It looks like Cain Velasquez has been cut.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
Crunch! Bowen slams his shin into Velasquez's torso.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowen moves in looking to clinch but Velasquez pushes him off.
Bowen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Bowen gets a clinch.

Bowen breaks the clinch.
Bowen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

Bowen closes the distance and clinches.

Bowen breaks the clinch.

Bowen closes the distance and pushes Velasquez back into the cage.

Bowen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Velasquez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Velasquez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch but Velasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bowen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Bowen clinches up with Velasquez and pushes him back against the cage.
Bowen pressing his opponent against the cage.

Bowen breaks the clinch.
No joy there for Velasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Bowen closes the distance and clinches.

Bowen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bowen tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
Velasquez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Bowen fails with an attempt to clinch.

Bowen clinches with his opponent.

Bowen breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Velasquez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Velasquez lands an overhand right.
Velasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Velasquez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bowen tries to clinch up.
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Bowen lands a big head kick that sends Velasquez tumbling to the mat! Bowen takes a step backwards and waves Velasquez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.

Bowen pushes Velasquez up against the cage in a clinch.

Bowen breaks from the clinch.
Bowen tries to clinch there but Velasquez circles away.
Bowen is looking to clinch but Velasquez is avoiding it.
Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.
Velasquez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bowen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Velasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bowen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bowen tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
Bowen doesn't manage to clinch there - Velasquez circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makebono Bowen dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Velasquez swats away the attempt to clinch by Bowen.
Bowen throws a right and a left that Velasquez avoids nicely.
Bowen tries to clinch but Velasquez is having none of it.
Velasquez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makebono Bowen is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowen grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Velasquez takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bowen cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Makebono Bowen!