PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ruud Van Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Hall's entrance music is Nico Vega - Beast. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying Dowiyogo's choice of entrance music: another life - kano. Ruud Van Hall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Van Hall
vs
Dowiyogo

189 cm
28
198 lbs
12 - 9 - 0

178 cm
31
212 lbs
22 - 11 - 1

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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 12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ruud Van Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Van Hall misses the target.
Van Hall throws an overhand right that lands on Dowiyogo's shoulder, as Dowiyogo tries to avoid the shot.
Van Hall fails to land with a series of punches.

Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Ruud Van Hall has been cut.
Dowiyogo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
I was talking to Van Hall's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Van Hall on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo works on Van Hall's body with a couple of short punches.
Van Hall is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Van Hall avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dowiyogo pushes Van Hall back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dowiyogo takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall takes a knee to the side of the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Van Hall can't break the clinch.
Dowiyogo is struggling to control the position.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo keeps control of Van Hall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo stalling against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Van Hall is trying to force a seperation but Dowiyogo has the dominant position.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
A bit of stalling here from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Van Hall takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo stalling against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside.
Van Hall tries to break free but Dowiyogo pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.

Ruud Van Hall's cut is getting worse.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Van Hall's ribcage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Van Hall seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dowiyogo can turn it around.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Hall letting Dowiyogo take a breather here.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking 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. Van Hall is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Van Hall has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Van Hall has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
A short body shot lands from Dowiyogo as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ruud Van Hall's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Van Hall crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dowiyogo - the referee stops the clock and Van Hall gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dowiyogo. Van Hall manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.

Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Van Hall is trying to break free.
Dowiyogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Van Hall.
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Van Hall backwards.

Ruud Van Hall's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Van Hall managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Van Hall avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Van Hall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Van Hall is trying to push Dowiyogo away but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Van Hall is defending well for now.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Dowiyogo.

Jeez, Ruud Van Hall's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Van Hall in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Van Hall blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dowiyogo lands a damaging elbow.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ruud Van Hall's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Grover Dowiyogo!
In his post fight interview, Grover Dowiyogo started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.