PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Leon Bowser (ranked 3737 p4p, 22082 weight class) and Carlton Adesanya (ranked 298 p4p, 420 weight class). Bowser's entrance music is House Of Pain - Jump Around. A fine choice. Leon Bowser has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Bowser
vs
Adesanya

181 cm
28
152
16 - 7 - 0

160 cm
34
147
22 - 24 - 3

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 24 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Adesanya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Adesanya misses with a jab to the body
and Bowser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adesanya staying out of range there.
Bowser throws a big shot that misses.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bowser throws a lazy right hand but Adesanya sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Adesanya lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bowser circles away quickly and effectively.
Adesanya gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Bowser counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bowser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bowser seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Bowser lands a jab to the nose.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bowser throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowser. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adesanya. Bowser does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Bowser throws a right and a left that Adesanya avoids nicely.
Bowser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Adesanya.
Adesanya uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bowser.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Bowser. Those never looked like landing.
Adesanya misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bowser fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bowser scores with a crisp jab that stopped Adesanya in his tracks.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Bowser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A lazy left from Bowser finds it's target.
Bowser scores with a punch to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya walks into a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adesanya throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Bowser to counter with a crisp jab.
Adesanya darts in trying to clinch
letting Bowser counter with a right hand.
Bowser is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bowser.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Adesanya misses with a low kick.
Adesanya slips a straight right by Bowser.
Bowser throws an overhand right that lands on Adesanya's shoulder, as Adesanya tries to avoid the shot.
Bowser thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bowser lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bowser throws a nice looking combination but Adesanya bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Adesanya takes one on the button.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya tries to close the distance and clinch but Bowser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bowser looks to land a combination but Adesanya avoids it well.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Bowser avoids them all with ease.
Bowser misses the shot to the body.
A combination from Adesanya does no damage.
Adesanya moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bowser misses with a hook. Adesanya ducked under it nicely.
Bowser keeps the fight on the outside.
Jab by Bowser.
Bowser scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Bowser misses with a looping left.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowser jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bowser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Adesanya slips under a jab from Bowser.
Bowser lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bowser getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bowser misses with a wild combination.
Adesanya staying out of range there.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bowser connects with a body shot that sends Adesanya's belly button to the back.
Bowser bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Bowser is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Bowser pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Adesanya back to the ropes. Bowser follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Adesanya tries to clinch but Bowser moves out of range.
Bowser scores with a body shot.
Adesanya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bowser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Leon Bowser is winning the standup battle so far.
Bowser looks to score with a jab to the body but Adesanya is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser fails to land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Adesanya on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Bowser missing with a left hand there. Adesanya was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bowser connects with a looping right hand.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Leon Bowser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya misses with a double jab.
Adesanya has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bowser tests Adesanya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bowser scores with a decent looking hook.
Bowser tests Adesanya's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adesanya dodges the punch combination from Bowser.
Adesanya wants to counter with a clinch but Bowser pushes him away.
Bowser connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bowser misses with an uppercut.
Adesanya now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bowser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Adesanya connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bowser avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Adesanya gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bowser.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya defending well as Bowser loads up on a big left hand.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bowser lands a glancing blow to the side of Adesanya's head.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Bowser avoids them all with ease.
Adesanya gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a good jab.
Bowser jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bowser looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Adesanya lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Bowser pushes him off.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bowser misses with a combination

and Adesanya counters by clinching up.

Bowser breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bowser throws a jab when Adesanya was well out of range.
Adesanya throws a right and a left that both miss.
A little feinted left hand from Bowser on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bowser throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Bowser paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Adesanya misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Adesanya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adesanya looks to land a left hand but Bowser moved out of range nicely.
Bowser avoids the head kick by Adesanya.
Bowser lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bowser is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Adesanya can do to turn this around?
Bowser takes a swing at Adesanya's ribcage but misses.
Bowser throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Bowser throws a jab but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Bowser changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bowser connects with a body shot.
Bowser lands a jab.
Adesanya tries to land a body kick
and Bowser counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Adesanya takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adesanya tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bowser manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bowser throws an off balance right hand
and Adesanya counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bowser scores with the left hand. Adesanya knows he should have avoided that one.
Bowser throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Adesanya fails with an attempt to clinch.
Adesanya misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bowser counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adesanya steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bowser.
Bowser tries to bum rush Adesanya with a series of wild strikes but Adesanya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left lands for Bowser.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
Adesanya wants to clinch
letting Bowser counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Adesanya lands a nice shot to the body.
Bowser misses with the combination.

Adesanya gets in close and instigates a clinch.

Adesanya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bowser waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adesanya.
Adesanya looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Adesanya moves out of range as Bowser strikes.
Adesanya tries a head kick but it misses.
Adesanya drops his hands momentarily and Bowser takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Adesanya closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bowser connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left and a right from Bowser both land. Nice combination.
Bowser throws a jab but it's blocked by Adesanya.
Adesanya takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!

Adesanya takes the fight into the clinch.
Bowser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bowser takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bowser has a couple of punches blocked by Adesanya.
Bowser swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bowser throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Adesanyas head.
Adesanya throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bowser lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bowser tries to throw a body punch but Adesanya avoids it by throwing Bowser back against the ropes.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bowser swings wildly with an uppercut but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bowser.
Adesanya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bowser's elbow.
Bowser lands a right hand that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.

Bowser breaks from the clinch.
Bowser fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Adesanya manages to avoid it.
A cross from Bowser lands.
Adesanya attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bowser moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bowser lands with a cross.
Bowser slips a jab and a cross from Adesanya.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with an open hand slap.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowser lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bowser. Adesanya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bowser connects with a body shot.
Bowser throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bowser connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
Adesanya takes one to the side of the head.
Bowser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowser lands a slapping body shot.
Adesanya tries to bum rush Bowser with a series of wild strikes but Bowser uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bowser throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bowser connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bowser 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Leon Bowser!
Leon Bowser decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.