PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Vizcarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo's entrance music is another life - kano. A fine choice. Grover Dowiyogo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Norman Vizcarra's chin.

Dowiyogo
vs
Vizcarra

178 cm
29
212 lbs
19 - 10 - 1

193 cm
29
214 lbs
11 - 8 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Norman Vizcarra!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Vizcarra is avoiding it.
Vizcarra throws a shot from downtown. Dowiyogo moves away and avoids it.

Dowiyogo clinches up with Vizcarra and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Vizcarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Vizcarra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Vizcarra connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Vizcarra looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vizcarra prevents a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo avoids the elbow strike from Vizcarra, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Vizcarra's ribcage.
Dowiyogo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Vizcarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vizcarra managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vizcarra blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra tries to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling the position.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vizcarra.
Dowiyogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Vizcarra lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vizcarra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Vizcarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vizcarra is keeping busy.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vizcarra can't break the clinch.
Vizcarra pushes off an throws an elbow but Dowiyogo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Vizcarra controls the action.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vizcarra avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but Vizcarra is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vizcarra is defending well for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Vizcarra can't break the clinch.
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vizcarra.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Dowiyogo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Vizcarra misses with a right hand
and Dowiyogo counters with a thumping low kick.
Dowiyogo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vizcarra if he has to take too many more of those.
Dowiyogo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.

Dowiyogo has closed the distance and engaged Vizcarra in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.

It looks like Norman Vizcarra has been cut.
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vizcarra backwards.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vizcarra can do to turn this around?
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vizcarra avoids it.
Vizcarra is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Vizcarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Vizcarra misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vizcarra is defending well for now.
Vizcarra lands an elbow inside.
Vizcarra lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand into Vizcarra's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Vizcarra's gas tank.
Vizcarra using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vizcarra avoids it.
Dowiyogo stalling against the ropes.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Vizcarra shrugs off.
Dowiyogo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vizcarra's elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vizcarra managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vizcarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vizcarra managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra misses with an elbow over the top.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vizcarra.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo avoids the elbow strike from Vizcarra, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Vizcarra moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vizcarra throws out the jab.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch but Vizcarra is avoiding it.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but Vizcarra avoids it.
Dowiyogo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vizcarra avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Vizcarra circles away.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vizcarra moves out of range of the body kick.
Vizcarra lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dowiyogo doesn't manage to clinch there - Vizcarra circles away.
Dowiyogo throws a body shot but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dowiyogo misses with a series of wild punches.

Dowiyogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Vizcarra throws knees to the body.
Vizcarra blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Vizcarra avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A short right from Vizcarra on the inside.
Dowiyogo pushes Vizcarra back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dowiyogo throws an elbow but it misses.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Vizcarra missing with knees to the body.

Vizcarra breaks from the clinch.
Vizcarra's corner calls for a 1-2. Vizcarra obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vizcarra chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dowiyogo can pounce on him.
Vizcarra takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Vizcarra moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Vizcarra misses the target.
Dowiyogo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vizcarra tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vizcarra. That did some damage!
Dowiyogo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vizcarra tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dowiyogo is able to avoid easily.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vizcarra swats away the attempt to clinch by Dowiyogo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo slips under a jab from Vizcarra.
Vizcarra stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dowiyogo is looking to land body kicks.
Vizcarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vizcarra throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dowiyogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vizcarra throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vizcarra takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Vizcarra takes a kick to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo tries to score with a low kick but Vizcarra moves his leg out of the way.
Vizcarra misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vizcarra avoids a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vizcarra throws a lazy right hand but Dowiyogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Vizcarra has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Vizcarra's ribcage.
Vizcarra is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Vizcarra blocks it with crossed arms.
Vizcarra throws a punch but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra misses with an elbow over the top.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Vizcarra controls the action.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vizcarra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vizcarra avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Vizcarra.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vizcarra.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Vizcarra.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vizcarra avoids it.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vizcarra throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vizcarra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vizcarra is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Vizcarra controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo had his way with Norman Vizcarra in that round.
The cut man is working on Norman Vizcarra's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

A slapping body kick lands there for Vizcarra.
Norman Vizcarra has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo ducks under a wild hook from Vizcarra.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Vizcarra moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but Vizcarra avoids it.
Vizcarra avoids a kick to the body.
Vizcarra scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Vizcarra avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dowiyogo scores with a head kick. Vizcarra tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but Vizcarra keeps it at a distance.
Vizcarra checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Vizcarra avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A combination from Vizcarra does no damage.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Vizcarra moves out of range easily.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Vizcarra moves out of range.
Dowiyogo avoids the head kick by Vizcarra.
Vizcarra misses with a body kick.
Vizcarra jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

Vizcarra clinches.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Vizcarra controls his hands.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vizcarra tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vizcarra managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside.
Vizcarra utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Vizcarra on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vizcarra managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Vizcarra looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Dowiyogo taking a breather.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Vizcarra managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Vizcarra avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Vizcarra landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vizcarra prevents a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Vizcarra managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowiyogo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 50:45
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 50:45
Judge Taro Takaoka scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo 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.