PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Carson West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Dowiyogo's choice of entrance music: another life - kano. Grover Dowiyogo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

West
vs
Dowiyogo

186 cm
34
208 lbs
8 - 4 - 0

178 cm
40
212 lbs
37 - 22 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carson West!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 37 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Chris Saunders and Josh West.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
West working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
West misses with a punch to the body.
West lands a nice uppercut.
West pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
West missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike.
West avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
West misses with an elbow strike.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the ropes, West throws an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
West takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has West in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dowiyogo.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
West is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
West with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
West avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks an uppercut.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as West throws knees to the body.
West avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
West working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
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. West is defending well for now.
West tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
West tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
Dowiyogo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wests head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to West's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West trying to land knees to the body.
West blocks a body shot from Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. West obliges.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dowiyogo is defending well for now.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dowiyogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
West digs a right hand into Dowiyogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dowiyogo's gas tank.
West lands a body punch.
West lands a knee to the head.
West scores a nice knee to the body.
West scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from West.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Carson West will probably get the nod.
That's time! West's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

West pulls out of a head kick attempt.
West throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
No joy there for West, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
West throws a quick counter head kick but Dowiyogo was just out of range.
Carson West is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
West pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
West misses with a low kick.
Dowiyogo drops his hands momentarily and West takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
West throws a nice looking combination but Dowiyogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
West scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but West is having none of it.
Dowiyogo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and West counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo throws out a leg kick but West moves out of range and Dowiyogo only half commits.
An attempted straight right counter from West misses the target.
West avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
West was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by West. West obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but West is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

West moves into range and clinches up with Dowiyogo.
Carson West has scored more points in the clinch so far.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by West.
West trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West misses with a knee strike.
West lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
West tries to land knees in the clinch but Dowiyogo avoids the damage to the body.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt West or not.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
West lands a nice elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
West gets through Dowiyogo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo pushes West back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've been informed that Dowiyogo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo looking to slow down the pace here.
Dowiyogo working West over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to throw knees to the head but West is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
West tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
West on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Carson West dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Dowiyogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
West tries to land a leg kick but Dowiyogo saw it coming and moves away.
West tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dowiyogo wants to clinch up but West keeps it at a distance.
West swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dowiyogo scores with a head kick. West tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Dowiyogo lands with a kick to the temple. West shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

West moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from West.
West lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
West lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
West swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dowiyogo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
West scores with a shoulder strike.
West lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Dowiyogo is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Dowiyogo.
A shot in the inside from West.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
West throws an elbow that misses.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
West tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
West avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from West.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but West blocks with his arms.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike from West.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
West comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and West avoids it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is leaning against West and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
West using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dowiyogo has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
West looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
West throws an elbow but it misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
West misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a knee to the head but misses.
West looking to throw knees to the head but Dowiyogo is blocking nicely.
West managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. West is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but West avoids the damage to the body.
West lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
West putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dowiyogo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, West just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
West utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but West has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A shot in the inside from West.

And that's the end of the fight!
Carson West showed his dominance in that final round.
Well West 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 29:28
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson West!