PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between En Route (ranked 4467 p4p, 4518 weight class) and Leon Bowser (ranked 336 p4p, 341 weight class). Bowser is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: House Of Pain - Jump Around. En Route has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Route
vs
Bowser

170 cm
29
155
19 - 10 - 2

181 cm
29
153
18 - 8 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
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 19 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Amsterdam, En Route!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Mauricio Rocha and Edson Gomes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Route misses with an uppercut. Bowser saw that one coming.
Bowser jabs Route to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Route misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Route.
Bowser lands a head shot.
A big left from Route misses.
Bowser misses with a looping left.
Route takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bowser looks to score with a jab to the body but Route is just out of range.
Bowser misses with a jab to the body
and Route counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Route pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bowser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bowser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowser lands a nice hook to Route's body. Route takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Route was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bowser looks to throw the jab but Route is out of range.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser scores with a jab. Route acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bowser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Route is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bowser lands with a nice body punch.
Bowser lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Route circles away quickly and effectively.
Route swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

Route closes the distance and clinches.
Route pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Route lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bowser tries a body shot but Route blocks it.
Bowser tries to work over Route's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Route lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Route blocks a body shot from Bowser.
Route prevents a body shot from Bowser.
Bowser tries a body shot but Route blocks it.
Bowser has had enough of the clinch but Route keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Bowser scores with a nice short uppercut.
Good body shot from Route.
Bowser stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Route misses with a punch to the body.
Bowser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Route tries to work over Bowser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Bowser.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bowser.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Route.
Bowser misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bowser can't break the clinch.
Bowser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Route's elbow.
Bowser wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Route has him pressed against the ropes.
Bowser prevents a body shot from Route.
Route misses with a body punch.
Route blocks a body shot from Bowser.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.

Bowser lands a body shot.
Bowser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bowser throws a hook but Route blocks it.
Bowser pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Route back to the ropes. Bowser follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Route avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Route throws an overhand right that lands on Bowser's shoulder, as Bowser tries to avoid the shot.
As Route backs off Bowser throws a huge counter combo but Route manages to avoid it all.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Route moves away.
Route swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Bowser tests Route's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Route ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Route slips a straight right by Bowser.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Route doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bowser throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Route stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bowser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bowser is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Route rather than just go for the knockout.
Bowser jabs Route to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bowser misses with a hook. Route ducked under it nicely.
Route tries to counter by clinching up but Bowser breaks away and moves out of range.
Route throws a right hand that misses
and Route takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser catches Route with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bowser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Route throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowser.
Bowser appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Bowser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Route loads up on a big right hand but Bowser slips the punch.
Route is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Route keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Route is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bowser misses with a series of wild punches.
Route tried to counter with a leg kick but Bowser avoided it.
Route misses with a leg kick
and Bowser counters with a straight right hand.
Bowser lands with a nice body punch.
Route avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bowser darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Route on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bowser with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.
Route misses with a looping right.
Bowser now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big left from Bowser misses.
Bowser misses with an uppercut. Route saw that one coming.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Route fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowser manages to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Route 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Route misses with a hook.
A big left from Route misses.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Route looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A nice side step and Bowser releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
En Route has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bowser connects with a body shot that sends Route's belly button to the back.
Bowser misses with an uppercut. Route saw that one coming.
Route takes one on the button.
Route moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Bowser blocks a jab.
Bowser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bowser scores with a jab.
Bowser works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Route throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bowser let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser missing with a left hand there. Route was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowser misses with a hook. Route ducked under it nicely.
Bowser scores with a jab to the head.
Jab from Bowser.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser swings for the body but Route moves out of range.
Bowser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Route uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Bowser has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Route finds it's way round the side to connect with Bowser's head.
Bowser scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Route doesn't seem bothered though.
Route pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Route swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Bowser releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bowser stuns Route with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Route with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bowser jabs Route right on the nose. Route blinks but takes it well.
Bowser swings for the body but Route moves out of range.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser with a jab.
Route looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a looping overhand right but Route ducks down to avoid it.
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 throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Route counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Route's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Route struggles to land a body shot inside as Bowser controls his hands.
Route scores with a shot to the side of Bowser's head.
A short uppercut from Route.
Route lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bowser backwards.
Bowser tries to throw a body punch but Route avoids it by throwing Bowser back against the ropes.
A short right from Route.
Bowser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bowser misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Route pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Bowser goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bowser tries a body shot but Route blocks it.
Bowser blocks an uppercut.
Bowser tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Route's elbow.
Bowser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Route.
Bowser doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bowser tries a body shot but Route blocks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bowser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 27:30
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bowser!
During a confident post fight interview, Leon Bowser thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.