PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Neymar Santos (ranked 4243 p4p, 95 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 5434 p4p, 117 weight class). Dowiyogo has chosen another life - kano as his entrance music. 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.

Santos
vs
Dowiyogo

175 cm
38
170 lbs
30 - 25 - 0

178 cm
45
212 lbs
43 - 32 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200)

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 30 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Neymar Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 32 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dowiyogo manages to avoid it.
Santos blocks the body kick.
Santos loads up on a big right hand but Dowiyogo slips the punch.

Santos has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.

It looks like Neymar Santos has been cut.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Santos avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Dowiyogo avoids a wild elbow strike from Santos.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Dowiyogo avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the ropes.
Santos lands an elbow just above Dowiyogo 's eye.

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Santos.
Santos lands with a right to the head.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Good body shot from Santos.
Santos with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo looks winded!
Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Nice elbow from Santos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Santos.
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!
Santos missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Santos just misses with a elbow thrown towards Dowiyogo's brow.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Dowiyogo blocks the elbow strike.
A short right from Santos.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Santos is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike.
Santos is working Dowiyogo over against the ropes.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos lands a nice elbow.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Santos.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos lands a right hand.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santos lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.

That has opened up Grover Dowiyogo's cut even more.
Dowiyogo has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Santos seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Dowiyogo can turn it around.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Santos.
Dowiyogo avoids the elbow strike from Santos, against the ropes.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dowiyogo or not.
Santos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Santos presses Dowiyogo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Santos lands an uppercut.
Santos lands a body shot.
Santos lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Neymar Santos dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!

Santos swings for the body but Dowiyogo moves out of range.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Santos moves out of range easily.
Dowiyogo throws a solid leg kick but Santos takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dowiyogo.

Dowiyogo pushes Santos up against the ropes in a clinch.
Santos throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo gets through Santos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Santos lands a nice elbow.

The cut above Grover Dowiyogo's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Santos connects with a knee to the head.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dowiyogo tries a body shot but Santos blocks it.
Neymar Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Santos avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Santos.
Santos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.
Santos working Dowiyogo over with knees to the body.
Santos on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Santos lands a damaging elbow.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.
Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dowiyogo can do to turn this around?

That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos lands an elbow inside.
Santos lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Dowiyogo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Santos landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo dodges an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos lands a shot to the body.
Santos misses with an elbow over the top.
Santos pushes Dowiyogo back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo blocks an elbow strike from Santos.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.

Grover Dowiyogo's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Santos lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.

Dowiyogo is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice right hand lands inside from Santos.
Dowiyogo is still on wobbly legs! Can Santos finish him?
Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dowiyogo wants to stall.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Santos.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo seems to have recovered his senses.
Dowiyogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Santos digs a right hand into Dowiyogo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dowiyogo's gas tank.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dowiyogo's defenses.
Still in the clinch, Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Neymar Santos!
Neymar Santos made sure to mention his sponsor, Zenith Nutrition (160q/$200) in his post fight interview.