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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between London Rowdy (ranked 6379 p4p, 5146 weight class) and Logan Paul (ranked 638 p4p, 587 weight class). Rowdy has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Decent elbows
Big right hand
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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 2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, London Rowdy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Logan Paul!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowdy keeps the fight on the outside.
Rowdy misses with a hook. Paul ducked under it nicely.
Paul uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rowdy.
Paul unleashes a big counter combination but Rowdy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rowdy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Paul tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Paul tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rowdy misses with a hook to the body
and Paul counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Paul takes the fight into the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rowdy as Paul tries to tie him up.
Rowdy manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul drives through and clinches with Rowdy against the ropes.
Rowdy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rowdy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
It looks like Logan Paul has been cut.
Rowdy dodges an elbow strike from Paul.
Rowdy swings wildly with an uppercut but Paul uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rowdy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A quick step to the side and Rowdy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul punishes Rowdy's body with a nice straight punch.
Paul wants to clinch up but Rowdy keeps it at a distance.
Paul takes one on the button.
Paul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rowdy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paul tries to clinch but Rowdy moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paul looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rowdy throwing a counter right hand but Paul manages to avoid it.
Rowdy misses with a looping right.
Paul tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rowdy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rowdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rowdy misses with an uppercut. Paul saw that one coming.
Rowdy is looking to wear down Paul with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rowdy takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowdy misses with a body shot.
Rowdy tries to keep at a distance but Paul has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rowdy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Paul's elbow.
Rowdy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rowdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
London Rowdy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paul staying out of range there.
Paul throws a combination. Rowdy tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paul throws a head kick but Rowdy moves out of range.
Rowdy looks to land a left hand but Paul moved out of range nicely.
Rowdy moves into range and clinches up with Paul.
Paul is trying to maintain a safe position but Rowdy gets an underhook and turns Paul into the ropes.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Rowdy has the dominant position.
Paul avoids the elbow strike from Rowdy, against the ropes.
Paul tries to stall but Rowdy uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that London Rowdy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Logan Paul's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Paul tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Rowdy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Paul.
Rowdy throws a body shot but no joy.
Paul misses with the combination.
Paul looks to land a combination but Rowdy avoids it well.
A nice combination there by Paul.
Paul avoids the body shot from Rowdy.
Rowdy has closed the distance and engaged Paul in a clinch.
Paul wants to break the clinch but can't.
Paul has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Rowdy seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Paul can turn it around.
Paul stalling in the clinch.
Rowdy lands a hook that snaps the head of Paul backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rowdy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rowdy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rowdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul is breathing heavily.
Rowdy clinches up with Paul and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy effectively controlling the action here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rowdy.
Rowdy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Paul's defenses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rowdy.
Rowdy lands a good knee to the midsection. Paul won't want to take too many of those.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rowdy.
Rowdy connects with a knee to the head.
Rowdy lands an elbow that stopped Paul in his tracks for a moment.
Paul is trying to force a seperation but Rowdy has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Rowdy.
Rowdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rowdy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowdy lands a body punch.
Rowdy is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowdy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rowdy throws a hook but Paul blocks it.
Paul displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rowdy throws out the jab.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Rowdy misses with a hook to the body
and Paul counters with a left and a right that stings Rowdy.
Rowdy closes the distance and clinches.
Rowdy taking a breather.
Rowdy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rowdy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rowdy swings for the body but Paul moves out of range.
Rowdy misses with a wild body shot.
Paul tries to counter by closing the distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
London Rowdy dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Logan Paul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Rowdy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rowdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Paul displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Paul avoids the body shot from Rowdy.
Rowdy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rowdy moves into the clinch.
Rowdy keeps control of Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rowdy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paul throws a right hand that Rowdy ducks under and follows up with a left that Rowdy also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paul is looking to clinch.
Rowdy avoids the head kick by Paul.
Rowdy throws the left hand but Paul avoids the punch easily.
Paul connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rowdy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paul can do to turn this around?
Rowdy clinches up with Paul and pushes him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy managing to block the knees to the body from Paul.
Rowdy prevents a body shot from Paul.
Rowdy lands a knee to the head.
Paul takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rowdy can't find room to land a body shot as Paul controls the action.
Rowdy manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Rowdy.
London Rowdy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rowdy has closed the distance and engaged Paul in a clinch.
Rowdy pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Paul does it's job there.
Rowdy scores with a nice right hand.
Paul bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Logan Paul seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Paul takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A jab from Rowdy misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul misses with a head kick.
Rowdy fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Paul, pushing him back against the ropes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowdy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rowdy.
Paul lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rowdy takes a swing at Paul's ribcage but misses.
Rowdy throws a body shot but no joy.
Paul steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rowdy.
Rowdy throws a jab but it's blocked by Paul.
Rowdy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Paul.
Paul looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Rowdy pushes Paul up against the ropes in a clinch.
Paul looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that's the end of the fight!
London Rowdy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rowdy, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... London Rowdy!
A victorious London Rowdy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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