PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Alex Cowell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kings Of Leon - Sex on Fire kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Alex Cowell has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cowell
vs
Tom

150 cm
19
135 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

152 cm
19
131 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alex Cowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Tim Tom!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tom closes the distance but Cowell moves to the side
and Cowell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tom shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Cowell moves into the clinch.
Cowell pushes Tom back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tom is looking for a takedown.
Knees to the body from Cowell.
A short body shot lands from Cowell as the two fighters clinch.
The referee calls for Cowell to work.
Tom is trying to pull guard but Cowell turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Alex Cowell has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Tom.
Cowell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cowell obliges.
Tom looks winded!
Nice body punch from Cowell - that landed with a thud.
Tom fails to pull guard.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Cowell obliges.
Tom takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Cowell tightens his grip and picks Tom up, before dumping him to the ground. Tom manages to land in guard.
Cowell is working Tom over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Cowell stands up over Tom, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.

Cowell gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cowell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cowell really is a fat lump.
Tom shoots in but no luck this time.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Cowell!

Cowell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tom, pushing him back against the cage.
Come on Cowell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Cowell.
Cowell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tom backwards.
Cowell stops a takedown attempt from Tom.
Cowell with a knee to the head.

It looks like Tim Tom has been cut.
Cowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cowell gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cowell crunches a lovely knee into Tom's ribcage.
Cowell lands a shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cowell.
Cowell stalling the fight.
Cowell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cowell lands a nice shot to the body.
Tom changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Cowell fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Cowell cracks Tom with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cowell landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Cowell just leaning against Tom, taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Cowell.
Cowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cowell works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cowell unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tom lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A right hook to the body lands for Cowell.

Cowell has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Tom clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Cowell is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tom. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tom takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Cowell is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Tom. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Cowell connects with a big shot to the side of Tom's head.
Cowell is punishing Tom with strikes - can he finish him?!
Tom is in bad spot here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tom is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Cowell loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Tom hold on?
Cowell scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Tom is looking for a way out.
Cowell is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Cowell gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Cowell gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Cowell apologises and we restart here on the feet.

Cowell clinches.
Cowell lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Cowell.
A right hand to the body from Cowell.
Cowell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tom backwards.
Cowell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cowell crunches a lovely knee into Tom's ribcage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cowell.
Cowell scores with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alex Cowell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tim Tom's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Cowell moves into the clinch.
Cowell putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tom in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cowell lands a knee to the body.
Cowell unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Alex Cowell has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Cowell utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cowell landing knees to the body.
Cowell lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Cowell.
Cowell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Knees to the body from Cowell.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Cowell to work.
Tom is breathing heavily.
Cowell scores with a hook to the body.
Cowell is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cowell.
Cowell lands a nice shot to the body.
Cowell landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cowell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Cowell.
Cowell lands a good knee to the midsection. Tom won't want to take too many of those.
A hook to the body from Cowell.
A left hand lands to the body for Cowell.

Cowell has picked Tom up - he's going for a ride! Cowell dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Cowell knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tom on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice strikes from Cowell there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cowell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cowell takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cowell slows the pace down in half guard.
Cowell wants to take a breather but Tom is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cowell drops an elbow to the side of Tom's head.

Tom looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cowell drops an elbow to the side of Tom's head.
Tom is looking for a sweep. Cowell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tom is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cowell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Cowell drops an elbow to the side of Tom's head.
Ground and pound from Cowell.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cowell connects with a nice short shot to Tom's temple.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cowell lands a nice short elbow.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cowell content to control rather than advance.
Tom slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tom looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cowell is one step ahead there.
Cowell wants to control from the top but Tom keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Tom pushes a forearm under Cowell's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Cowell is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tim Tom!