PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Gaston De Oca (ranked 8925 p4p, 833 weight class) and Louis Bowen (ranked 8340 p4p, 811 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

De Oca
vs
Bowen

192 cm
19
169 lbs
0 - 4 - 0

166 cm
19
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Dangerous knees
Big heart

Excellent MT
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaston De Oca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louis Bowen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

De Oca has taken the fight to the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bowen.
A bit of stalling here from Bowen.
Stalling in the clinch from Bowen.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Bowen has him pressed against the ropes.
De Oca definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Oca throws a punch but it's blocked by Bowen.
De Oca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bowen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bowen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bowen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oca misses with an elbow strike.
De Oca stalling in the clinch but Bowen improves position.
Stalling in the clinch from Bowen.
Bowen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Oca is trying to stall.
De Oca throws a head punch that misses.
De Oca misses with a body punch.
Bowen has De Oca pressed against the ropes.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
The crowd are getting on Bowen's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Louis Bowen.
Sloppy strikes from De Oca. Those never looked like landing.
Bowen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

Bowen tries to keep at a distance but De Oca has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bowen has De Oca pressed against the ropes, preventing De Oca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bowen keeps control of De Oca as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De Oca working aggressively here.
De Oca throws an elbow that misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Oca working hard to break the clinch.
Bowen stalling the fight.
De Oca wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaston De Oca dominated that round.
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.

Bowen slips a jab and a cross from De Oca.

De Oca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bowen has De Oca pushed against the ropes.
De Oca is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Bowen blocks a body shot from De Oca.
De Oca unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bowen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bowen holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
De Oca is trying to break the clinch but Bowen is controlling him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
De Oca trying to land knees to the body.
De Oca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Oca wants to stall.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bowen just leaning against De Oca, taking a breather.
De Oca is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bowen can do to turn this around?
De Oca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
De Oca looking to throw knees to the head but Bowen is blocking nicely.
A bit of stalling here from Bowen.
De Oca wants to break free but Bowen has control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bowen stalling in the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Bowen.
Bowen receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Louis Bowen.

De Oca closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bowen stalling the fight.
De Oca tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

De Oca escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

De Oca closes the distance and clinches.
De Oca has a couple of punches blocked by Bowen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Oca is trying to break free.
Stalling in the clinch from Bowen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gaston De Oca dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

De Oca misses with a low kick.
Bowen flicks out a counter leg kick but De Oca steps away.
Louis Bowen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

De Oca has closed the distance and engaged Bowen in a clinch.
De Oca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
De Oca tries to stall but Bowen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
De Oca throws a head punch that misses.
Bowen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Oca's efforts to push away.
De Oca misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Oca is trying to break free.
De Oca taking a breather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bowen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
De Oca misses with an elbow over the top.
Bowen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite De Oca's efforts to push away.
De Oca wants to get back to striking at distance but Bowen won't allow it.
De Oca wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
De Oca wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Oca tries to land knees in the clinch but Bowen avoids the damage to the body.
De Oca cracks Bowen with a nice body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
De Oca throws a head punch that misses.
De Oca is trying to push Bowen away but Bowen has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bowen has De Oca pressed against the ropes, preventing De Oca from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Come on Bowen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bowen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bowen blocks a body shot from De Oca.
Bowen blocking some punches.
De Oca effectively controlling the action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
De Oca can't find room to land a body shot as Bowen controls the action.
Gaston De Oca is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Oca is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Gaston De Oca showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Oca 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gaston De Oca!