PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Byrne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dowiyogo
vs
Byrne

178 cm
35
212 lbs
31 - 15 - 1

184 cm
34
206 lbs
25 - 11 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Good gas tank

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 31 - 15 - 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 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, David Byrne!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Nard Betker and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's front leg with a kick but Dowiyogo checks it.
Dowiyogo avoids the body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Byrne keeps the fight on the outside.
Byrne throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Dowiyogo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Byrne takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dowiyogo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

Byrne moves into range and clinches up with Dowiyogo.
Byrne takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Byrne is working Dowiyogo over against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne tries to land knees in the clinch but Dowiyogo avoids the damage to the body.
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!
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from Byrne.
Byrne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Byrne as Dowiyogo tries to tie him up.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne lands a nice uppercut.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Byrne lands a body punch.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo slows down the pace here.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch but Byrne slips to the side
and Byrne counters with a nice leg kick.
Byrne pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo thinks about countering with a head kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Byrne. Dowiyogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dowiyogo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A lazy left from Byrne finds it's target.
Byrne takes a swing at Dowiyogo's ribcage but misses.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Byrne. Byrne obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circling - Byrne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Byrne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Byrne now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dowiyogo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Dowiyogo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot lands for Byrne.

Byrne has taken the fight to the clinch.
Byrne has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Byrne blocks it.
Byrne presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Byrne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo working aggressively here.
Byrne takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Byrne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
Byrne lands a body shot in the clinch.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne has thrown a lot of knees so far in this fight and we're lead to believe that's something he's been working on the gym prior to this fight.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Byrne lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dowiyogo or not.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the head.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Byrne is working Dowiyogo over against the ropes.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne lands a hook to the side of the head.
Byrne lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Byrne.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Dowiyogo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Byrne misses with a body kick.
Byrne lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Dowiyogo misses with a leg kick

and Byrne holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Byrne lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Byrne - that landed with a thud.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Byrne.
Dowiyogo can't find room to land a body shot as Byrne controls the action.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but Byrne improves position.
David Byrne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Byrne scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Byrne.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Byrne throws knees to the body.
Byrne blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Byrne.
Byrne lands a nice shot to the body.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne lands a knee to the body.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Byrne.
Byrne lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dowiyogo.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Byrne gets through Dowiyogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Byrne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Byrne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
Byrne lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Byrne lands a nice elbow.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the temple.
Byrne tries a knee to the head but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Byrne lands with a left to the head.
Byrne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Byrne struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A shot in the inside from Byrne.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Byrne avoids the damage to the body.
Byrne pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne misses with a punch to the body.
Dowiyogo prevents a body shot from Byrne.
A knee to the head by Byrne.

Dowiyogo is rocked!

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Dowiyogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dowiyogo pushes off an throws an elbow but Byrne leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Byrne can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

David Byrne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
That's time! Dowiyogo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Dowiyogo misses with a straight right.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Byrne avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Byrne swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to clinch.
David Byrne seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dowiyogo slips under a jab.
Byrne darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Byrne with a hook.
Byrne misses with a wild body shot.
Dowiyogo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

Dowiyogo tries to keep at a distance but Byrne has taken the fight into the clinch.
Byrne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Byrne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Byrne lands with a light punch inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Byrne up against the ropes.
Byrne lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Byrne throws an elbow but it misses.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Byrne tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Byrne lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Byrne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Byrne tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Byrne landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Byrne stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Byrne.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short right from Byrne.
Byrne scores with a hook to the body.
Byrne on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Byrne is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Byrne tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Byrne back against the ropes.
Byrne lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Byrne with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dowiyogo is trying to maintain a safe position but Byrne gets an underhook and turns Dowiyogo into the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Byrne connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dowiyogo momentarily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A low kick from Dowiyogo is predictable there
and Byrne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dowiyogo scores with a jab to the body.
Byrne throws a body punch but Dowiyogo moves out of range.

Byrne instigates a clinch.
Byrne softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Byrne is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Byrne backwards.
Byrne managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Byrne has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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.
Byrne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Byrne cracks Dowiyogo with a nice body shot.
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!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Byrne.
Byrne lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Byrne works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Byrne creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo misses with an elbow over the top.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Byrne is leaning against Dowiyogo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Byrne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Byrne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Byrne makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Byrne scores with a nice short uppercut.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Byrne scores with a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Byrne misses with a body punch.
Byrne connects with a knee to the head.
Byrne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Byrne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Byrne digs a right hand underneath Dowiyogo's ribcage. Dowiyogo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A nice right hand lands inside from Byrne.
Byrne unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Nice body punch from Byrne.
Byrne scores a nice knee to the body.
Byrne lands a left hand.
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
Byrne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Byrne avoids it.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but Byrne improves position.
Byrne lands a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Byrne.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Byrne lands with a short shot to the head.
Byrne pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Byrne as the two fighters clinch.

Byrne breaks the clinch momentarily and cracks Dowiyogo with a big right hook that drops him to the canvas! Dowiyogo looks like he might be in big trouble here! The referee has started the count straight away and we're up to 5 already. Dowiyogo get to one knee - can he make it back to his feet? Yes, he's struggled back up to his feet and seems OK to continue. The referee agrees so we're back to the action!

And that's the end of the fight!
David Byrne comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Byrne has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 43:50
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 43:50
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 43:50

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Byrne!
David Byrne seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.