PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 5572 p4p, 509 weight class) and Nate Baker Jr (ranked 3348 p4p, 387 weight class). Dowiyogo comes into the arena with another life - kano blaring out of the sound system. Grover Dowiyogo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dowiyogo
vs
Baker Jr

178 cm
49
212 lbs
48 - 42 - 1

190 cm
25
200 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Great elbows
Big right hand

Great elbows
Powerful

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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 48 - 42 - 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 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nate Baker Jr!
The judges for this bout are Felipe Paraventi, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Baker Jr avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Baker Jr 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.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.

Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Baker Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
A solid leg kick lands there for Baker Jr.
A combination from Baker Jr does no damage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Baker Jr moves out of range.
Baker Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Dowiyogo moves out of range easily.
Baker Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Dowiyogo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Baker Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Baker Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dowiyogo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice straight punches there by Baker Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baker Jr.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Baker Jr takes the fight into the clinch.

Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Baker Jr has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.

Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Baker Jr.

Baker Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Baker Jr blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Baker Jr throws an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo swings wildly with an uppercut but Baker Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.

Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Baker Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dowiyogo.
Baker Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo is looking to counter with a body kick.
Dowiyogo avoids the head kick by Baker Jr.
It appears Dowiyogo was looking to counter with a kick there.

Baker Jr clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Baker Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Knees in the clinch landing for Baker Jr.
Baker Jr stalling in the clinch.
Dowiyogo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Baker Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Baker Jr lands a good knee to the midsection. Dowiyogo won't want to take too many of those.
Baker Jr blocking some punches.
Baker Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Baker Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Baker Jr.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker Jr lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.
Dowiyogo on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baker Jr lands the left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Baker Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker Jr is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Baker Jr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nate Baker Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Baker Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo scores with a push kick.

Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
Baker Jr crunches a lovely knee into Dowiyogo's ribcage.
Dowiyogo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baker Jr is defending well for now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Baker Jr throws knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage as Baker Jr throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr avoiding damage.
Baker Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Baker Jr lands a left hand.
Baker Jr will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dowiyogo up against the ropes.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Dowiyogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Baker Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dowiyogo as Baker Jr tries to tie him up.
Baker Jr trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a shot to the body.
Baker Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the head but Baker Jr blocks with his arms.
Baker Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee to the head.

Baker Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Baker Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Baker Jr misses with a low kick.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Baker Jr lands an elbow that stopped Dowiyogo in his tracks for a moment.
Baker Jr scores a nice knee to the body.

Baker Jr breaks the clinch.
Baker Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dowiyogo's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nate Baker Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dowiyogo throws a wild body kick that Baker Jr sees coming a mile off.
Baker Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo feinted there with a counter leg kick.

Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Baker Jr.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baker Jr.
Baker Jr scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dowiyogo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.

Baker Jr has Dowiyogo up against the ropes in a clinch.

Baker Jr breaks the clinch.
Dowiyogo on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Baker Jr. Baker Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Dowiyogo pushes Baker Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Baker Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Baker Jr missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baker Jr controlling the action here for a moment.
Baker Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Baker Jr on the defensive, avoiding the 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. Baker Jr is defending well for now.
Baker Jr wants to stall.

Baker Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baker Jr with a hook.

Dowiyogo drives through and clinches with Baker Jr against the ropes.
Baker Jr tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.

Baker Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Baker Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Dowiyogo off the ropes and back into range.
Nate Baker Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Baker Jr slams his shin into Dowiyogo's torso.
Baker Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Dowiyogo at a distance.
Baker Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Dowiyogo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baker Jr 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 walks into a big right hand from Baker Jr and goes down! The referee sends Baker Jr to a neutral corner as Dowiyogo gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.

Dowiyogo is rocked!

Baker Jr catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Dowiyogo stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Dowiyogo walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baker Jr throws a right hand that Dowiyogo ducks under and follows up with a left that Dowiyogo also avoids with ease.

Baker Jr clinches up with Dowiyogo and pushes him back against the ropes.
Dowiyogo seems to have got his legs back now.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Baker Jr taking a breather.
Baker Jr has Dowiyogo pushed against the ropes.

Baker Jr manages to break the clinch.

Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
Grover Dowiyogo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baker Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baker Jr 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.
Baker Jr stalls.
Baker Jr scores a nice knee to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Baker Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Baker Jr 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 25:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 25:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Baker Jr!