PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 3547 p4p, 24539 weight class) and Arturo Hernandez (ranked 289 p4p, 410 weight class). Bowser comes to the ring accompanied by House Of Pain - Jump Around. Leon Bowser has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Bowser
vs
Hernandez

181 cm
27
152
15 - 7 - 0

172 cm
22
145
5 - 2 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 15 - 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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arturo Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Ren Mimura.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bowser works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bowser looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A punch lands to the side of Hernandez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hernandez finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Hernandez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A left and a right from Bowser both land. Nice combination.
Bowser seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bowser scores with a jab. Hernandez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowser cracks Hernandez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Hernandez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bowser.
Bowser is looking to counter punch.
Bowser lunges at Hernandez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hernandez's hand.
Bowser ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Hernandez now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bowser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bowser swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Hernandez to counter with a crisp jab.
Hernandez throws a jab when Bowser was well out of range.
Hernandez looks to land a left hand but Bowser moved out of range nicely.
Hernandez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice jab there from Bowser.
Bowser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hernandez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Hernandez swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser works the jab nicely.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowser lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Hernandez at a distance.
A big right from Bowser misses.
A nice side step and Hernandez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hernandez misses with an uppercut. Bowser saw that one coming.
The crowd cheers as Bowser lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hernandez doesn't seem phased though.
Hernandez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bowser finds it's way round the side to connect with Hernandez's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowser throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowser is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Hernandez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bowser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hernandez is looking to score with low kicks.
Bowser appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bowser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hernandez throws a looping overhand right but Bowser ducks down to avoid it.
Bowser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hernandez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Danga de danga de dang - Bowser scores with a four punch combination!
Bowser misses with a right hand

and Hernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice body punch from Bowser - that landed with a thud.
Hernandez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bowser misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hernandez working aggressively here.
Hernandez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowser.
Bowser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hernandez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hernandez blocks an uppercut.
Hernandez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hernandez stalling.
Bowser takes a shot to the head.
Bowser throws a punch but it's blocked by Hernandez.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Hernandez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot by Bowser.
Hernandez throws a hook but Bowser blocks it.
Hernandez moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hernandez moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Hernandez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowser throws an off balance right hand
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowser cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Bowser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hernandez under the eye.
Bowser swings away with a body shot that misses
and Hernandez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
Bowser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hernandez.
Hernandez moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Hernandez lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Hernandez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hernandez is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser cracks Hernandez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Hernandez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.
Nice shot by Bowser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez throws a body punch but Bowser moves out of range.
It looked like Bowser wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bowser throws out a loose jab but Hernandez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bowser catches Hernandez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hernandez moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bowser throws a jab but it's blocked by Hernandez.
Hernandez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowser throws a poor cross that misses
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bowser throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowser is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Bowser.
Bowser connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Hernandez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowser rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Hernandez counter with a right hand.
Bowser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hernandez lands a glancing blow to the side of Bowser's head.
Leon Bowser is winning the standup battle so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Hernandez's shoulder, as Hernandez tries to avoid the shot.
Bowser stuns Hernandez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hernandez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bowser works over Hernandez's head and body with a nice combination.
Hernandez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bowser misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Hernandez unleashes a big counter combination but Bowser bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Hernandez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hernandez.

Bowser is rocked!
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Oh Bowser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bowser misses with a hook.
Hernandez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowser seems to have got his legs back now.
Hernandez throws out a loose jab but Bowser uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser punishes Hernandez's body with a nice straight punch.
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hernandez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Hernandez motions for Bowser to come forward. Hernandez throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Hernandez misses its intended target.
Hernandez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hernandez throws out a counter right but Bowser avoids it with no problem.
Bowser moves out of range as Hernandez strikes.
Hernandez defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser throws a good cross that connects.
Bowser cracks Hernandez with an open hand slap.
Hernandez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
Bowser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hernandez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bowser scores with a punch to the head.
Hernandez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hernandez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowser misses with a lunging right hand
and Hernandez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Arturo Hernandez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Bowser misses.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A nice side step and Hernandez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hernandez ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Hernandez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowser with a hook.
Hernandez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Hernandez needs to keep his hands up - Bowser had a free shot at his head there.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hernandez manages to avoid it.
Hernandez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A punch combination from Bowser misses.
Bowser throws a big shot that misses.
Hernandez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bowser scores with a body shot.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hernandez.
Hernandez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A left lands for Bowser.
Bowser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hernandez can do to turn this around?
Bowser lands a head shot.
Bowser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Bowser does it's job there.
Hernandez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowser scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bowser misses with a double jab

and Hernandez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A shot in the inside from Bowser.
A short right from Hernandez.
Hernandez scores with a shoulder strike.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bowser uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hernandez throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bowser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hernandez lands with a right to the head.
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hernandez misses with some punches.
Bowser fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bowser, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bowser!
Our winner, Leon Bowser, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.