PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Forged Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Dowiyogo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to another life - kano. Grover Dowiyogo could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Forged Steel 's chin.

Dowiyogo
vs
Steel

178 cm
40
212 lbs
36 - 22 - 1

200 cm
22
198 lbs
2 - 5 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 36 - 22 - 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 2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Forged Steel !
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Jeff Smith and Roger Salmon.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Dowiyogo pushes Steel up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Steel .
Steel has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands with a light punch inside.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
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.
Steel is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Dowiyogo lands a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

It looks like Forged Steel has been cut.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo digs a right hand underneath Steel 's ribcage. Steel let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Steel looks winded!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Steel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Our sources have told us that Dowiyogo has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo slows down the pace here.
Good body shot from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Steel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Steel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Steel takes an elbow to the forehead.

Steel is rocked!
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Steel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo is controlling Steel 's neck. Dowiyogo unleashes a big knee up the middle! And another! Steel goes down! Can he beat the count? 3,4,5,6... he's not going to make it! 9,10. It's all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.