PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 3079 p4p, 23395 weight class) and Luis Sanchez (ranked 275 p4p, 425 weight class). Bowser comes to the ring accompanied by House Of Pain - Jump Around. Sanchez has chosen Kodak Black - Super Gremlin as his entrance music. Luis Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Bowser
vs
Sanchez

181 cm
27
145
13 - 7 - 0

173 cm
26
145
10 - 15 - 1

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Heavy handed

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 13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Luis Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Left hook, right uppercut from Sanchez.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bowser misses with a body shot.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice shot by Sanchez.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanchez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sanchez misses with a wild body shot.
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!
Bowser jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowser.
Bowser really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sloppy strikes from Sanchez. Those never looked like landing.
It looked like Bowser was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
Bowser lands the left hand.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Sanchez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sanchez misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowser circles away quickly and effectively.
Bowser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sanchez under the eye.
Bowser throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sanchez moves away.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser misses with a body shot.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws a combination. Bowser tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowser throws a hook to the side of Sanchez's head but Sanchez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bowser doesn't seem phased though.
Bowser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Bowser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowser takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice defenses there by Bowser.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Bowser ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowser also avoids with ease.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowser looks to land a left hand but Sanchez moved out of range nicely.
Sanchez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bowser lands a nice shot that snaps Sanchez's head back.
Bowser jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Bowser dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bowser throws a right hand that misses
and Sanchez counters with a left to the body.
Bowser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Bowser throws a looping overhand right but Sanchez ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bowser avoids them all with ease.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luis Sanchez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Sanchez tries to bum rush Bowser with a series of wild strikes but Bowser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sanchez slips a straight right by Bowser.
Sanchez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.
It looked like Bowser was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Sanchez.
Bowser throws the left hand but Sanchez avoids the punch easily.
As Bowser backs off Sanchez throws a huge counter combo but Bowser manages to avoid it all.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowser lands an overhand right.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bowser counters with a right hand to the body.
Bowser misses the jab.
Bowser defending well as Sanchez loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sanchez takes a swing at Bowser's ribcage but misses.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Bowser misses.
Sanchez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bowser cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sanchez misses with a double jab.
Sanchez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Sloppy strikes from Bowser. Those never looked like landing.
Nice jab there from Bowser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Bowser with a series of wild strikes but Bowser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowser uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Bowser lands with a hook. Sanchez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bowser scores with a jab. Sanchez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
A punch combination from Sanchez misses.
Sanchez swinging wildly here.
Bowser works Sanchez's body with a nice hook.
Luis Sanchez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sanchez misses with an uppercut.
It looked like Bowser wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Sanchez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bowser.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Sanchez's shoulder, as Sanchez tries to avoid the shot.
Bowser is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bowser avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bowser lands with an overhand left.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sanchez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowser jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser lands with an overhand left.
Sanchez defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser throws a good cross that connects.
Bowser pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Sanchez back to the ropes. Bowser follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowser. Sanchez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luis Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Bowser is out of range.
A big left from Bowser misses.
Sanchez scores with a three punch combo!
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Bowser throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Bowser.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanchez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Bowser lands with a shot to the body.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Bowser throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Bowser misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Bowser throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bowser backs up against the ropes.
Sanchez moves out of range of the strikes.
Sanchez drops his hands momentarily and Bowser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
No joy there for Bowser, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bowser misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Sanchez.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Bowser tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sanchez was well out of range. Poor timing from Bowser.
Nice jab there from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to bum rush Bowser with a series of wild strikes but Bowser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Bowser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bowser takes a swing at Sanchez's ribcage but misses.
Bowser throws a body punch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez slips under a jab from Bowser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowser drops his hands momentarily and Sanchez takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A swing and a miss from Bowser.
Bowser cracks a nice hook into Sanchez's ribs.
Sanchez displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser throws a hook but Sanchez avoids it easily.
Bowser lands with a right hand.
Sanchez staying out of range there.
Bowser scores with a hook.
Bowser moves out of range as Sanchez strikes.
Sanchez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez slips a straight right by Bowser.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.
Bowser scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Bowser looks to throw the jab but Sanchez is out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A slow jab from Bowser misses its intended target.
Bowser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bowser throws a shot from downtown. Sanchez moves away and avoids it.
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Bowser connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A slow jab from Bowser misses its intended target.
Sanchez ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Bowser loads up on a big right hand but Sanchez slips the punch.
Sanchez throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser missing with a left hand there. Sanchez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sanchez misses with a series of wild punches.
Bowser with a hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Leon Bowser.
Well Bowser has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Leon Bowser!
A relieved looking Leon Bowser thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.