PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Butcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Butcher comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Won't Back Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Dowiyogo
vs
Butcher

178 cm
36
212 lbs
32 - 16 - 1

188 cm
27
216 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 32 - 16 - 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 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Billy Butcher!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dowiyogo gets tackled into the ropes by Butcher. Butcher maintains the clinch.
Butcher told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Butcher blocks an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo cracks Butcher with a nice body shot.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dowiyogo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo - that landed with a thud.
Butcher misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Butcher lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Butcher looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee calls for Dowiyogo to work.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher taking a breather.
Dowiyogo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Butcher's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Butcher's face.
Butcher prevents a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Butcher stalling against the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Butcher swings wildly with an uppercut but Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Dowiyogo struggles to land a body shot inside as Butcher controls his hands.
Butcher fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Dowiyogo back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Butcher 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.
Butcher takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dowiyogo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Butcher if he has to take too many more of those.
Butcher misses with a looping left.
Butcher throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dowiyogo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Dowiyogo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Dowiyogo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Butcher.

Dowiyogo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Butcher is breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo is working Butcher over against the ropes.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Billy Butcher has been cut.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Butcher won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Dowiyogo has Butcher pressed against the ropes.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Grover Dowiyogo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dowiyogo looking to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Butcher avoids it.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo is looking to control Butcher's arms but Butcher gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dowiyogo has his back to the ropes.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Butcher wants to stall.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butcher struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Butcher won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Butcher misses with a punch on the inside.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Butcher trying to control the position but instead, Dowiyogo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Butcher into the ropes.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Butcher is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Butcher misses with the head strike.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
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 Billy Butcher's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Butcher moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Butcher blocks it.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butcher can do to turn this around?
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Butcher's ribcage.
Butcher misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dowiyogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Butcher is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo working Butcher over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is leaning against Butcher and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Butcher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Butcher cracks Dowiyogo with a nice body shot.
Butcher throws a head punch that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Butcher is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo trying to land 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. Butcher is defending well for now.
A short left from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dowiyogo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dowiyogo being controlled against the ropes.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch but Butcher improves position.
Butcher tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath Butcher's ribcage. Butcher let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Butcher avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to throw a body punch but Butcher avoids it by throwing Dowiyogo back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Butcher on the inside.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butcher on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Butcher managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Butcher.
Dowiyogo trying to stall but Butcher improves his position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butcher avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Butcher blocks it.
Butcher tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Billy Butcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Butcher is looking to control Dowiyogo's arms but Dowiyogo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Butcher has his back to the ropes.
Dowiyogo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Butcher pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow just above Butcher 's eye.
Dowiyogo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Butcher blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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.