PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Keizo Kasai (ranked 390 p4p, 4119 weight class) and Leon Bowser (ranked 47 p4p, 370 weight class). Bowser has chosen Tommy Cash - Racked as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kasai
vs
Bowser

175 cm
33
158
19 - 10 - 0

181 cm
24
145
7 - 7 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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KOMBAT KLOTHING

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of London, Keizo Kasai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Paul Tew and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasai swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bowser.
Bowser has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kasai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kasai throws a looping overhand right but Bowser ducks down to avoid it.
Bowser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowser pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bowser lands a head shot.
Kasai scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bowser in his tracks.
A swing and a miss from Kasai.
Bowser slips a straight right by Kasai.
Bowser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowser lands a jab to the head.
Kasai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
Kasai looks to throw the jab but Bowser is out of range.
Kasai looks to land a combination. Bowser sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bowser connects with a looping right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser slips a jab from Kasai.
Kasai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bowser makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kasai misses with a straight left.
Kasai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowser is just out of range.
Kasai walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Keizo Kasai seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kasai misses with a left hand
and Bowser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kasai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowser moves away.
Bowser looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowser lands a really nice looking cross but Kasai seems unphased.
Kasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Bowser. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowser as he connects with a hook.
Kasai throws a body shot but no joy.
Kasai throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bowser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bowser counters with a straight right hand.
Kasai throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bowser is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kasai throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bowser counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bowser ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kasai throws a sloppy body shot
and Kasai takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowser digs a good body shot into Kasai's ribs.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowser moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kasai throws a body punch but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice side step and Bowser releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kasai takes a swing at Bowser's ribcage but misses.
Bowser is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kasai had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Sloppy strikes from Kasai. Those never looked like landing.
Kasai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Bowser lands a slapping body shot.
Bowser walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kasai swinging wildly here.
Kasai connects with a nice looking jab.
Kasai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kasai.
Bowser avoids the body shot from Kasai.
Bowser bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kasai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowser is just out of range.
Kasai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Bowser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kasai changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasai is looking to wear down Bowser with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kasai!
Bowser lands a body shot.
Bowser connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasai. Kasai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kasai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kasai. Bowser does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bowser throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Kasai moves into the clinch.
Bowser blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Bowser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowser is just out of range.
Bowser swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Bowser works the jab nicely.
Kasai takes a swing at Bowser's ribcage but misses.
Kasai throws a sloppy body shot
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasai misses with a looping right.
Kasai fails to land with a series of punches.
Kasai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Bowser to counter with a crisp jab.
Kasai scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bowser moves out of range as Kasai strikes.
Bowser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kasai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowser was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasai.
Bowser looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bowser avoids a punch combination nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kasai throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bowser stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kasai throws a shot from downtown. Bowser moves away and avoids it.
Bowser stuns Kasai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Good exchange - Bowser coming out on top.
Kasai misses the body punch
and Bowser counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Kasai defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bowser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
A cross from Bowser lands.
A big left from Kasai misses.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Kasai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Kasai lands a nice uppercut.
Kasai lands a body shot in the clinch.

Bowser pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kasai moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bowser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowser moves out of range of the strikes.
Bowser now looks to counter with a shot at the body.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Bowser does no damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowser misses the target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kasai lands with a nice body punch.
Bowser takes one to the chin there.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowser misses the target.
Bowser throws a shot from downtown. Kasai moves away and avoids it.
Kasai comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bowser moves forwards but Kasai connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kasai throws a combination. Bowser tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Bowser is rocked!
Bowser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasai.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kasai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kasai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bowser was well out of range. Poor timing from Kasai.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Kasai throwing a counter right hand but Bowser manages to avoid it.
Kasai throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowser counters with a three punch combo that has Kasai backing up. Kasai nods at Bowser to acknowledge the strikes.
Bowser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Kasai scores with a sloppy right hand. Bowser should have avoided that one.
Kasai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasai throws a right and a left that Bowser avoids nicely.
Kasai throws a jab but it's blocked by Bowser.
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasai looks to throw the jab but Bowser is out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Keizo Kasai dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser'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.

Kasai uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Kasai drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bowser takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Kasai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kasai ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Keizo Kasai is winning the standup battle so far.
Kasai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bowser manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Kasai.
Kasai avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
Bowser throws a right hand that Kasai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasai also avoids with ease.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser throws a good cross that connects.
Bowser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasai.
A little jabbing left from Bowser on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kasai throws a combination that misses
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasai looks to land a combination but Bowser avoids it well.
Bowser lands with a straight right. Kasai didn't see that one coming.
Kasai ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bowser stuns Kasai with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bowser scores with a body shot.
Bowser connects with a jab.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
Kasai blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kasai takes a swing at Bowser's ribcage but misses.
Kasai stuns Bowser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasai misses the shot to the body.
Kasai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kasai misses the body punch
letting Bowser counter with a right hand.
Kasai shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bowser uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kasai.
Bowser is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A combination from Bowser does no damage.
Kasai misses with a two punch combination.
Kasai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a body punch but Kasai moves out of range.
Bowser lands a nice hook to Kasai's body. Kasai takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kasai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kasai swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser lands a jab to the nose.
Kasai throws a looping overhand right but Bowser ducks down to avoid it.
Bowser lands a nice shot to the body.
Kasai throws a looping overhand right but Bowser ducks down to avoid it.
Bowser misses with a hook. Kasai ducked under it nicely.
Kasai moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bowser moves out of range as Kasai strikes.
Kasai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kasai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bowser connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kasai. Kasai circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kasai misses with a series of wild punches.
Kasai moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Kasai scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bowser walks into a straight right hand from Kasai.
Kasai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Kasai lands a jab to the head.
Bowser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasai.
The fighters circling - Kasai throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bowser defending well as Kasai loads up on a big left hand.
Kasai walks into a left hand.
Kasai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bowser slips a straight right by Kasai.
A lazy left from Bowser finds it's target.
Bowser jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kasai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowser closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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!
Kasai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Bowser on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kasai takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bowser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bowser misses with a looping left.
Kasai takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bowser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

Kasai closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Bowser with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bowser trying to land knees to the body.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kasai is leaning against Bowser and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kasai swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kasai throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowser.
Bowser swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Bowser manages to break the clinch.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
A left lands for Bowser.
Kasai misses with a hook. Bowser ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Kasai misses.
A little jabbing left from Bowser on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kasai drops his hands momentarily and Bowser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bowser lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bowser steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kasai.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kasai connects with a right hand. Bowser shakes it off.
Kasai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bowser counters with a series of strikes. Kasai will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Kasai misses the target.
Kasai looks to score with a jab to the body but Bowser is just out of range.
Kasai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bowser lands with a shot to the body.
Bowser connects with a looping right hand.
Kasai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowser counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Bowser cracks Kasai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kasai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bowser moves away.
Kasai gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kasai moves out of range of the strikes.
Kasai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bowser counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kasai thinking.
Kasai swings widly with a right hand
and Bowser counters with a stiff right hand.
Bowser fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bowser connects with a nice looking jab.
Kasai takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kasai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sloppy strikes from Bowser. Those never looked like landing.
Bowser scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Bowser throws a looping overhand right but Kasai ducks down to avoid it.
Kasai swings for the body but Bowser moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowser! But no joy.
Kasai looks to land a right hand but Bowser moved out of range.
Kasai throws a hook but Bowser blocks it.
Bowser sizes up Kasai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kasai misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Kasai.
Bowser throws out a counter right but Kasai avoids it with no problem.
Kasai throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Bowser.
Kasai takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bowser slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Kasai misses.
Bowser lands with a straight right. Kasai didn't see that one coming.
Kasai throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bowser counters with a left to the body.
Kasai misses the body punch
and Bowser counters with a series of strikes. Kasai will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bowser connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kasai's hands.
Bowser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kasai misses with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Bowser. That snapped Kasai's head back.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kasai throws an off balance right hand
and Bowser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bowser ducks under a wild hook from Kasai.
Bowser looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kasai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bowser! But no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bowser lands a jab to Kasai's midsection.
Kasai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kasai misses with a looping left.

Kasai has managed to clinch.
Kasai avoiding damage as Bowser throws knees to the body.
Kasai lands an uppercut.

Bowser breaks the clinch.
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Kasai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kasai throws a big shot that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowser thuds his right hand into Kasai's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kasai misses with a double jab
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kasai moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Kasai's shoulder, as Kasai tries to avoid the shot.
Kasai seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Kasai connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bowser uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kasai dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kasai throws a right hand that Bowser ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowser also avoids with ease.
Bowser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasai digs a good body shot into Bowser's ribs.
Kasai ducks right into an uppercut from Bowser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kasai swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bowser counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kasai lands a nice looking body shot.
Kasai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kasai falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bowser counters with a three punch combo that has Kasai backing up. Kasai nods at Bowser to acknowledge the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Bowser throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kasai throws a sloppy body shot
and Bowser counters with a nice uppercut.
Kasai throws a lazy uppercut
and Bowser counters with a nice body shot.
Kasai misses the body punch
and Bowser counters with a nice uppercut.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kasai misses with a hook
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kasai.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Bowser slips a jab and a cross from Kasai.
Bowser doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kasai swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sloppy strikes from Kasai. Those never looked like landing.
Bowser cracks Kasai with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kasai just misses with a punch to the body.
Bowser misses with a shot to the body
and Kasai counters with a stiff right hand.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a right hand that Kasai ducks under and follows up with a left that Kasai also avoids with ease.
Kasai is looking to counter punch.
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Kasai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A quick step to the side and Kasai tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kasai sizes up Bowser with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kasai misses the jab.
A combination from Kasai does no damage.
Bowser throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser scores with a jab to the head.
Decent striking displayed by Kasai there.
Kasai throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bowser counters with a stiff right hand.
Kasai misses with a body shot
and Bowser counters with a two punch combo.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws a hook to the side of Kasai's head but Kasai sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kasai rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowser scores with a body shot.
Kasai uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Bowser moves out of range as Kasai strikes.
Kasai takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kasai will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Kasai gets a clinch.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Kasai working aggressively here.
Bowser blocks an uppercut.
Kasai is working Bowser over against the ropes.
Bowser misses with a body punch.
Kasai scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Bowser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kasai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.
Bowser lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Kasai walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kasai throws a looping overhand right but Bowser ducks down to avoid it.
Bowser is looking for the big counter here.
Good shot there by Bowser.
Kasai throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bowser.

Kasai forces Bowser back against the ropes and clinches.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kasai blocks an elbow strike from Bowser.
Kasai lands with a light punch inside.

Bowser breaks the clinch.
Bowser keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kasai throws a right hand that Bowser ducks under and follows up with a left that Bowser also avoids with ease.
Kasai throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bowser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kasai.
Kasai misses with a body shot
and Bowser counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab lands there for Bowser.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kasai misses with a body shot.
Kasai throws a series of punches but Bowser avoids them all with ease.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bowser has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Gold scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bowser!
Leon Bowser is the new featherweight champion!
Leon Bowser very nearly forgot to thank KOMBAT KLOTHING amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.