PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Obadiah Klinefelter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Bower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klinefelter's entrance music is Star Wars. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Bower's choice of entrance music: When I'm With You. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Klinefelter
vs
Bower

173 cm
31
184 lbs
18 - 6 - 0

175 cm
31
188 lbs
24 - 11 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
Granite chin

Olympic wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brute

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Obadiah Klinefelter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Dave Bower!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bower just misses with a punch to the body.
Klinefelter closes the distance but Bower moves to the side
and Bower counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Klinefelter thinking.
Klinefelter dodges the punch combination from Bower.
Bower lands with an overhand left.
Bower connects with a body shot.
Bower looks to throw the jab but Klinefelter is out of range.
Bower throws a looping overhand right but Klinefelter ducks down to avoid it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bower manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bower scores with a nice strike.
Bower wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Klinefelter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bower.
Bower throws a leg kick but Klinefelter sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bower scores with a body shot.
Dave Bower seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klinefelter doesn't manage to clinch there - Bower circles away.

Klinefelter rushes Bower and presses him up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bower.
Stalling in the clinch from Klinefelter.
Klinefelter is trying to maintain a safe position but Bower gets an underhook and turns Klinefelter into the cage.
Bower avoiding damage as Klinefelter throws knees to the body.
Klinefelter blocks a body shot from Bower.
Klinefelter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bower.
Bower lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.

It looks like Obadiah Klinefelter has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Klinefelter lands with a right to the head.
Bower tries to throw a body punch but Klinefelter avoids it by throwing Bower back against the cage.
Bower lands a left hand that snaps the head of Klinefelter backwards.
Bower has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Klinefelter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bower throws a head punch that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Good body shot from Klinefelter.
Klinefelter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bower blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bower.

Bower breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Klinefelter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bower.
Bower shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Klinefelter pinned against the cage. Klinefelter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bower throws a sloppy body shot

and Klinefelter counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Klinefelter.
Bower makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Klinefelter has Bower pressed against the cage, preventing Bower from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Klinefelter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bower can't find room to land a body shot as Klinefelter controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bower.
Klinefelter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bower.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Klinefelter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Klinefelter wants to stall.
Klinefelter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bower misses with a punch to the body.
Klinefelter'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.
Klinefelter takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Klinefelter lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bower.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bower misses with a punch to the body.
Klinefelter takes a shot to the head.
Bower tries to throw a body punch but Klinefelter avoids it by throwing Bower back against the cage.
Bower managing to block the knees to the body from Klinefelter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Bower dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Obadiah Klinefelter's cut.
That's time! Klinefelter's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Bower shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Klinefelter manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Bower postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bower postures up in Klinefelter's guard and throws a big left but Klinefelter blocks it.
Klinefelter controlling the position.
Klinefelter avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bower working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bower pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Klinefelter is keeping the position for now.
Bower in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Klinefelter not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bower trying to control but Klinefelter is working from the bottom.
Bower controlling from the top position.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bower digs a good hook to Klinefelter's body.
Klinefelter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klinefelter sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bower throws out the jab.
Klinefelter takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bower throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bower just misses with a punch to the body.
Klinefelter moves in looking to clinch but Bower pushes him off.
Klinefelter looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Bower swats away the attempt to clinch by Klinefelter.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bower bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Klinefelter's head.
Klinefelter defending well as Bower loads up on a big left hand.
Klinefelter tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bower swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Klinefelter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bower fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bower thuds a left hand into Klinefelter's body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bower digs a good body shot into Klinefelter's ribs.
Bower rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Klinefelter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bower wants to sweep here but Klinefelter controlling him for the moment.
Bower keeping moving, preventing Klinefelter from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Bower is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dave Bower showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Obadiah Klinefelter's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

A combination from Bower does no damage.
Dave Bower seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bower slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bower keeps the fight on the outside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bower throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Klinefelter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bower lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Klinefelter throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bower throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Klinefelter on the side of the head.
Klinefelter avoids the body shot from Bower.
Klinefelter walks into a straight right hand from Bower.
Klinefelter tries to clinch up
and Bower counters with a straight right hand.
A big left from Bower misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bower scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Klinefelter doesn't seem bothered though.
Bower throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bower scores with a jab to the body.
Klinefelter walks into a straight right hand from Bower.
Bower throws a sloppy head kick and Klinefelter moves out of range easily.
Bower throws a hook but Klinefelter blocks it.
Dave Bower is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter tries to close the distance and clinch but Bower swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Klinefelter gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bower wants to control from the top but Klinefelter keeps moving.
Bower throws a strike but Klinefelter rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Obadiah Klinefelter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Klinefelter trying to control but Bower is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Klinefelter throws a big right hand that misses.
Klinefelter controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bower trying to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Bower looking for a sweep. Not yet Bower, not yet.
Klinefelter postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Dave Bower was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Bower lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Klinefelter circles away quickly and effectively.
Klinefelter steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bower.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Bower comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bower has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Bower!
A victorious Dave Bower thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.