PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Carlton Adesanya (ranked 21691 p4p, 4081 weight class) and Leon Bowser (ranked 404 p4p, 325 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Bowser's choice of entrance music: House Of Pain - Jump Around. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Adesanya
vs
Bowser

160 cm
35
147
22 - 25 - 3

181 cm
28
153
17 - 7 - 0

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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 22 - 25 - 3, fighting out of Las Vegas, Carlton Adesanya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Leon Bowser!
The judges for this bout are Alexandre Firmino, Seu Braga and Matheus Silva.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Bowser misses.
Bowser ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Adesanya moves away.
Adesanya moves forwards but Bowser connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Bowser throws a big shot that misses.
Adesanya throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bowser dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bowser with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Adesanya jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Bowser showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adesanya.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adesanya.
Adesanya keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adesanya seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Adesanya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bowser has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Adesanya is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Adesanya walks into a straight right hand from Bowser.
Adesanya takes one on the chin but seems OK.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Adesanya sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Adesanya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bowser throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adesanya counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Bowser is lucky that one didn't land flush.
A jab from Bowser misses.
Bowser misses with a straight right.
Bowser misses with a looping left.
Bowser smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bowser throws a hook but Adesanya avoids it easily.
Bowser throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Good exchange - Bowser coming out on top.
Adesanya displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bowser throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Adesanya misses with a looping right.
A combination from Adesanya does no damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Adesanya takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya throws a series of punches but Bowser avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Adesanya misses.
Adesanya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bowser, as that shot connected.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with an open hand slap.
Adesanya slips under a jab from Bowser.
Adesanya moves in looking to clinch but Bowser pushes him off.
Bowser lands a slapping body shot.
Bowser lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bowser is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bowser misses with a hook.
Adesanya takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser misses with a hook.
Bowser misses with a looping right.
Adesanya moves out of range of the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Bowser dominated that round.
That's time! Adesanya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

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.
Adesanya slips a jab from Bowser.
A quick step to the side and Adesanya tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Adesanya closes the distance and clinches.
Bowser lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bowser.
Bowser working some nice short punches in the clinch.

Adesanya's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bowser moves into range and connects with a jab.
Leon Bowser seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bowser takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowser misses with a body punch

and Adesanya counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Bowser to the mat! Adesanya runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Bowser is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!

Bowser is rocked!

It looks like Leon Bowser has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bowser misses with a left hand
and Adesanya counters with a low kick, right behind Bowser 's knee.
Adesanya walks into a left hand.
Adesanya takes one on the button.
Adesanya misses with a wild combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Bowser as he connects with a hook.
Bowser connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Adesanya momentarily.
Bowser throws out a loose jab but Adesanya uses good head movement to avoid it.

Adesanya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bowser lands a hook that snaps the head of Adesanya backwards.
Bowser lands a right hand.
Bowser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

Bowser escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Adesanya doesn't manage to clinch there - Bowser circles away.
Bowser is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Bowser uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Adesanya has time to react.
Leon Bowser is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice defenses there by Adesanya.
A counter left hand to the body from Adesanya misses its target.
Adesanya takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bowser misses with a wild body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Adesanya gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Bowser.
Adesanya tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowser avoids the damage to the body.
Bowser scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bowser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bowser softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Bowser scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bowser lands a hook to the side of the head.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Adesanya takes a shot to the head.
Bowser lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leon Bowser seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bowser takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bowser scores with a shoulder strike.
Bowser lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bowser creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Carlton Adesanya will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Leon Bowser's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Bowser digs a good body shot into Adesanya's ribs.
Adesanya takes one on the button.
Adesanya misses with a series of wild punches.
Adesanya ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bowser swings for the body but Adesanya moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Adesanya misses the target.
Bowser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Adesanya is looking to counter the offense by Bowser and move into the clinch.
Adesanya takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adesanya looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Adesanya looks to land a combination but Bowser avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Bowser misses the target.
Bowser connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowser scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bowser keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bowser has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bowser cracks Adesanya with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bowser scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bowser's jab looks to have found its range, popping Adesanya under the eye.
A head kick misses from Adesanya.
Adesanya slips under a jab from Bowser.
Bowser lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bowser looks to land a right hand but Adesanya moved out of range.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Bowser stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Adesanya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bowser sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bowser keeps the fight on the outside.
Bowser throws out a counter right but Adesanya avoids it with no problem.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adesanya displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bowser throws out the jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Adesanya will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bowser swats away the attempt to clinch by Adesanya.
Adesanya ducks under a wild hook from Bowser.
Adesanya appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bowser lands a jab to Adesanya's midsection.
Adesanya walks into a stiff left hand from Bowser.
Carlton Adesanya is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Adesanya drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A punch lands to the side of Adesanya 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bowser tries to bum rush Adesanya with a series of wild strikes but Adesanya uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Adesanya slips a straight right by Bowser.
Carlton Adesanya has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leon Bowser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bowser misses with a straight left.
Adesanya throws a big counter combination but Bowser scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Leon Bowser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bowser 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 Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 28:28
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:28
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!