PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Cheyenne Little Dove (ranked 4494 p4p, 4275 weight class) and Leon Bowser (ranked 331 p4p, 317 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bowser's choice of entrance music: House Of Pain - Jump Around. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Little Dove
vs
Bowser

175 cm
25
140
16 - 0 - 0

181 cm
29
153
18 - 7 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Brooklyn Apothecary
Brooklyn Threads

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Cheyenne Little Dove!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Little Dove uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Little Dove connects with a body shot.
Little Dove changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser defending well as Little Dove loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Little Dove slips a jab from Bowser.
A swing and a miss from Little Dove.
Little Dove takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bowser misses with a lunging right hand
letting Little Dove counter with a right hand.
Little Dove scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowser in his tracks.
Little Dove swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowser lands with an uppercut that bounces Little Dove off the ropes and back into range.
Bowser just misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove slips a straight right by Bowser.
Little Dove has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
The fighters circling - Little Dove throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Little Dove there.
Bowser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowser misses with a looping left.
Little Dove throwing a counter right hand but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Bowser ducks under a wild hook from Little Dove.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Little Dove.
Bowser lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Little Dove tries to clinch there but Bowser circles away.
Bowser lands with a nice body punch.
Nice shot by Little Dove.
Little Dove throws a body shot but no joy.
Little Dove slips a jab from Bowser.
Little Dove pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Little Dove.
Bowser bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Little Dove's head.
Little Dove lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bowser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Little Dove.
Bowser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Little Dove gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Little Dove blocks a body shot from Bowser.
Little Dove misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bowser lands a body shot in the clinch.

Bowser breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Little Dove swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bowser.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a lazy uppercut
and Little Dove cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Little Dove moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Little Dove swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.

Little Dove clinches with his opponent.
Bowser missing with knees to the body.
Little Dove softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Little Dove blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bowser misses with a body punch.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Bowser takes a shot to the head.
Little Dove tries a body shot but Bowser blocks it.
Little Dove throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bowsers head.
Bowser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Little Dove misses with a hook to the ribs.
Little Dove fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
Bowser tries a body shot but Little Dove blocks it.
Bowser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little Dove is defending well for now.
Little Dove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowser's defenses.
Bowser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bowser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Little Dove fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bowser, pushing him back against the ropes.
Bowser misses with a punch to the body.
Little Dove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Little Dove tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowser's elbow.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowser.
Bowser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.

It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
Bowser is leaning against Little Dove and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Little Dove pushes Bowser back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bowser takes an elbow to the temple.
Bowser missing with knees to the body.
Little Dove lands with a short shot to the head.
Little Dove tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Little Dove working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser tries to break free but Little Dove pushes him back against the ropes.
Little Dove is trying to stall.
Little Dove struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowser controls his hands.
Bowser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Little Dove.
Bowser wants to break the clinch but can't.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser avoids the elbow strike from Little Dove, against the ropes.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Bowser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Little Dove lands a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Little Dove.
Little Dove creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowser tries a body shot but Little Dove blocks it.
Bowser dodges an elbow strike from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Bowser.
Bowser is looking to break free of the clinch but Little Dove has double underhooks.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Bowser 's eye.
Bowser missing with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Little Dove.
Bowser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little Dove avoids it.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
Bowser blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Little Dove lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Bowser.
Bowser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little Dove avoids it.
Little Dove works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove lands a shot to the body.
Bowser is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Little Dove creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bowser's defenses.
A short right from Little Dove.
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Bowser.
Little Dove pushes Bowser back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Bowser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little Dove is defending well for now.
Little Dove throws an elbow that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Little Dove lands a shoulder strike.
Little Dove makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Little Dove lands a hook to the side of the head.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Bowser 's eye.
Little Dove working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Good body shot from Little Dove.
Little Dove scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Little Dove digs a right hand underneath Bowser's ribcage. Bowser let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Bowser is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Little Dove is defending well for now.
Little Dove working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bowser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Little Dove's elbow.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Cheyenne Little Dove dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Little Dove clinches up against the ropes.
Little Dove managing to block the knees to the body from Bowser.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Bowser 's eye.
Bowser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little Dove.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Little Dove.
Little Dove is working Bowser over against the ropes.
Little Dove lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.
Little Dove taking a breather.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Little Dove scores with a nice hook to the head.
Little Dove working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Little Dove goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove prevents a body shot from Bowser.
Bowser misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bowser can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
Good body shot from Little Dove.
Bowser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bowser takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bowser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little Dove avoids it.
Bowser misses with a punch on the inside.
Bowser misses with a shot to the kidneys.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Little Dove.
Bowser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Little Dove.
Bowser misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Little Dove.
Little Dove lands a nice elbow.
Bowser can't find room to land a body shot as Little Dove controls the action.
Little Dove lands with a right to the head.
Little Dove presses Bowser against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bowser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little Dove avoids it.
Bowser working aggressively here.
Bowser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bowser trying to land knees to the body.
Bowser misses with a punch to the body.
Bowser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Little Dove lands an elbow inside that Bowser shrugs off.
Little Dove tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Little Dove lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.

Bowser is rocked!

That has opened up Leon Bowser's cut even more.
Bowser working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Little Dove lands an elbow just above Bowser 's eye.
Bowser is still on wobbly legs! Can Little Dove finish him?
Little Dove lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Little Dove lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Bowser trying to land knees to the body.
Little Dove gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Little Dove lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Little Dove lands with a left to the head.
Bowser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Little Dove stalling the fight.
Little Dove lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nice elbow from Little Dove.

The cut above Leon Bowser's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Little Dove is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowser can do to turn this around?
Bowser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowser can't break the clinch.
Bowser tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Little Dove avoids it.
Bowser tries a body shot but Little Dove blocks it.
Little Dove lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Little Dove cracks Bowser with a big uppercut, right up the middle and Bowser goes down! Oh, he's hurt! He's bigtime hurt! The referee is giving him a chance to get back to his feet - 4,5,6,7, no, he's called it off! Bowser wasn't going to make it and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Cheyenne Little Dove!
Cheyenne Little Dove retains his featherweight title!
Cheyenne Little Dove gave a mention to Brooklyn Apothecary in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).