PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daquan Bowman (ranked 2455 p4p, 241 weight class) and Banma Zhang (ranked 3605 p4p, 324 weight class). Zhang has chosen Keith Ape - Psycho as his entrance music. Daquan Bowman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bowman
vs
Zhang

172 cm
23
147 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

174 cm
22
152 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
Granite 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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Daquan Bowman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Banma Zhang!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, John Mangel and Ben Hemmingworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bowman misses.
Zhang lands a nice shot that snaps Bowman's head back.

Zhang moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bowman's brow.
Zhang pushes Bowman back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhang.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've been hearing reports that Bowman has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowman misses with the head strike.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhang lands an elbow inside.
Bowman misses with some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zhang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Zhang.
Zhang lands an elbow just above Bowman 's eye.
Zhang swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowman blocks an elbow strike from Zhang.
A head punch on the inside from Bowman fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zhang lands a hook that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Zhang pushes off an throws an elbow but Bowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bowman fails to land.
Still in the clinch, Bowman scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zhang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zhang lands an elbow that stopped Bowman in his tracks for a moment.
Zhang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowman.
Zhang misses with a body punch.
Zhang pushes off an throws an elbow but Bowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zhang.
Zhang lands an elbow inside that Bowman shrugs off.
Zhang lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bowman.
Zhang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bowman misses with the head strike.
Bowman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zhang throws an elbow but it misses.
Zhang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowman's defenses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lands a nice elbow.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Zhang lands a shoulder strike.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhang.
Bowman takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhang.
Bowman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bowman lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Zhang scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zhang gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Bowman blocks an elbow strike.
Zhang pushes off an throws an elbow but Bowman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Zhang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhang.
Zhang blocking some punches.
Bowman dodges an elbow strike from Zhang.
Zhang misses with some punches.
Bowman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowman misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhang lands a right hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowman.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Zhang.
Bowman blocking some punches.
Bowman throws a head punch that misses.
Bowman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bowman misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bowman.
Zhang misses with an elbow strike.
Zhang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zhang lands an elbow inside.
A short uppercut from Zhang.
Zhang has a couple of punches blocked by Bowman.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowman.
Bowman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
Zhang lands an elbow just above Bowman 's eye.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhang swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zhang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zhang.
Zhang tries a body shot but Bowman blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bowman misses with the head strike.
Bowman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowman misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhang blocking some punches.
Zhang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Zhang throws a head punch that misses.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Zhang has a couple of punches blocked by Bowman.
Bowman blocks an elbow strike.
Zhang has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bowman seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Zhang can turn it around.
Zhang throws an elbow that misses.
Zhang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bowmans head.
Zhang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bowman.
Zhang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zhang misses with a punch to the body.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Zhang.
Zhang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Zhang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Banma Zhang dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Bowman throws a hook to the side of Zhang's head but Zhang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Zhang fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bowman checks it well.
Zhang staying out of range there.
Zhang is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bowman with a body shot.
Bowman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Zhang.
Zhang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Zhang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Zhang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowman.
Zhang swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Zhang swings for the body but Bowman moves out of range.
Zhang lands with a right hand.
Zhang scores with a body shot.
Zhang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowman.
Zhang cracks Bowman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

Zhang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zhang misses with an elbow over the top.
Zhang has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bowman working aggressively here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zhang throws an elbow but misses.
Bowman has a couple of punches blocked by Zhang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A body shot lands from Zhang.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhang.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bowman's brow.
A short uppercut from Bowman.
Banma Zhang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Zhang blocks an uppercut.
Zhang misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman dodges an elbow strike from Zhang.
Bowman throws a punch but it's blocked by Zhang.
Bowman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bowman misses with some punches.
Zhang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Zhang lands an elbow inside that Bowman shrugs off.
Zhang throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zhang lands an elbow inside that Bowman shrugs off.
Bowman blocks the elbow strike.
A body shot lands from Zhang.
Zhang lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zhang blocking some punches.
Zhang lands a damaging elbow.
Bowman misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowman blocks the elbow strike.
Bowman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zhang backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowman.
Bowman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zhang just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bowman's brow.
Zhang misses with the head strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zhang.
Zhang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zhang lands with a right to the head.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhang swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Zhang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zhang throws an elbow that misses.
Zhang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bowman lands a nice uppercut.
Bowman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zhang.
Bowman takes an elbow to the forehead.

It looks like Daquan Bowman has been cut.
A nice left hand lands by Zhang.
Zhang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zhang blocking some punches.
Zhang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Zhang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowman's defenses.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowman blocks an elbow strike from Zhang.
Zhang throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zhang.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Zhang scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zhang lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Bowman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zhang creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zhang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Zhang throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bowman misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zhang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zhang struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowman controls his hands.
Bowman takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowman.
Bowman dodges an elbow strike from Zhang.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zhang.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Zhang throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bowman misses with the head strike.
Bowman swings wildly with an uppercut but Zhang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowman misses with a punch on the inside.
Zhang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bowmans head.
Bowman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zhang blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Zhang creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowman lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Bowman blocks an uppercut.
Bowman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bowman misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Banma Zhang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daquan Bowman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bowman throws a hook but Zhang blocks it.
Zhang connects with a nice looking jab.

Bowman tries to keep at a distance but Zhang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Zhang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhang blocks an uppercut.
Bowman avoids a wild elbow strike from Zhang.
Zhang lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bowman blocks an elbow strike from Zhang.
Bowman misses with the head strike.
Zhang looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zhang blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zhang goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zhang.
Zhang pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zhang.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Bowman scores with a nice hook to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowman avoids the elbow strike from Zhang, against the cage.
Bowman blocks an elbow strike.
Bowman working aggressively here.
Zhang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Zhang misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowman prevents a body shot from Zhang.
Bowman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zhang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bowman lands a left hand.
Zhang blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Zhang.
Zhang blocking some punches.
Zhang makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zhang working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Zhang lands an elbow that stopped Bowman in his tracks for a moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bowman.
Zhang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Bowman lands a left hand.
Zhang lands a body shot.
Zhang comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Bowman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowman blocks the elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Zhang.
Oh Bowman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zhang creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowman's defenses.
Zhang lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowman backwards.
Bowman misses with the head strike.
Zhang lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Zhang lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zhang has Bowman pressed against the cage. He pushes Bowman back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Zhang throws a beautiful elbow that sends Bowman crashing to the floor! Zhang piles on the pressure with more strikes! Bowman is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Banma Zhang!
Banma Zhang was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.