PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between JD Lakay Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erick Rowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lakay Ii might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name - Fort Minor. 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.

Lakay Ii
vs
Rowan

186 cm
19
195 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

181 cm
19
145 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent MT
Self confident

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, JD Lakay Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Erick Rowan!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Paulsen Ambrosius and Albert Achterberg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rowan sizes up Lakay Ii with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rowan avoids the head kick by Lakay Ii.
A telegraphed right hand from Rowan misses the target.
Lakay Ii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rowan avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

Lakay Ii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Lakay Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowan's elbow.
Rowan blocks a body shot from Lakay Ii.
I was talking to Lakay Ii's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch on the inside from Lakay Ii fails to land.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but Lakay Ii is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Lakay Ii fails to land.
Lakay Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rowan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rowan is looking to break free of the clinch but Lakay Ii has double underhooks.
Rowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakay Ii misses with an elbow over the top.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan working aggressively here.
Lakay Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lakay Ii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lakay Ii throws an elbow that misses.
Lakay Ii has Rowan pressed against the ropes, preventing Rowan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Rowan prevents a body shot from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii tries to work over Rowan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rowan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lakay Ii effectively controlling the action here.
Rowan throws a punch but it's blocked by Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Come on Lakay Ii - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.

Rowan manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rowan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Rowan misses.
Lakay Ii is looking to slow Rowan down with leg kicks.
Lakay Ii throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lakay Ii looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rowan misses with the combination.
Rowan cracks Lakay Ii with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lakay Ii defending well as Rowan loads up on a big left hand.
Lakay Ii plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lakay Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lakay Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rowan.
Lakay Ii tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lakay Ii misses with a low kick.
Rowan thuds a left hand into Lakay Ii's body.
Rowan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lakay Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Rowan.
Lakay Ii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Rowan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that JD Lakay Ii will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lakay Ii avoids the body shot from Rowan.
Rowan misses with a double jab
and Lakay Ii makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Rowan really felt that one!
Lakay Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rowan.
Lakay Ii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rowan with a nice cross.
JD Lakay Ii is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lakay Ii misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rowan.
Lakay Ii avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lakay Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
Lakay Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rowan throws out the jab.
Rowan misses with a left hand

and Lakay Ii counters by clinching up.
Lakay Ii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rowan working hard to break the clinch.
Lakay Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lakay Ii working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lakay Ii misses with the head strike.
Lakay Ii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii tries to throw a body punch but Rowan avoids it by throwing Lakay Ii back against the ropes.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch but Lakay Ii keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Lakay Ii to work.
Lakay Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lakay Ii misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rowan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lakay Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rowan blocks an elbow strike from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii keeps control of Rowan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lakay Ii stalling.
Lakay Ii misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakay Ii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowan's elbow.
JD Lakay Ii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rowan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Rowan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lakay Ii won't allow it.
Rowan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lakay Ii tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right hook to the body lands for Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii tries a body shot but Rowan blocks it.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lakay Ii fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lakay Ii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rowan or not.
Lakay Ii lands a hook to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Rowan's face as he tries to break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rowan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lakay Ii lands a body punch in the clinch.
Rowan tries to circle away but Lakay Ii has him pinned against the ropes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lakay Ii blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Lakay Ii dominated that second round.
That's time! Lakay Ii's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Rowan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rowan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lakay Ii's head.

Lakay Ii clinches up against the ropes.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan scores with a shoulder strike.
Lakay Ii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lakay Ii throws a head punch that misses.
Lakay Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Rowan controls the action.
Rowan wants to get back to striking at distance but Lakay Ii won't allow it.
Lakay Ii works on Rowan's body with a couple of short punches.
Rowan is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Lakay Ii misses with an elbow over the top.
Lakay Ii taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch to the body.
Rowan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Good body shot from Lakay Ii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lakay Ii.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lakay Ii has Rowan pressed against the ropes, preventing Rowan from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan wants to break free but Lakay Ii has control.
Rowan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lakay Ii as Rowan tries to tie him up.
Lakay Ii throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rowans head.
Lakay Ii prevents Rowan from breaking the clinch.
Rowan wants to break free but Lakay Ii has control.
Lakay Ii misses with a body punch.
Lakay Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Lakay Ii has a couple of punches blocked by Rowan.
Lakay Ii prevents Rowan from breaking the clinch.
Lakay Ii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Rowan is trying to break the clinch but Lakay Ii is controlling him.
Lakay Ii gets through Rowan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lakay Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Rowan controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lakay Ii.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lakay Ii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short left from Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii can't find room to land a body shot as Rowan controls the action.
Lakay Ii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lakay Ii - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lakay Ii misses with an elbow strike.
Lakay Ii lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rowan backwards.
Rowan is trying to push Lakay Ii away but Lakay Ii has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lakay Ii takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rowan tries to break free but Lakay Ii pushes him back against the ropes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lakay Ii lands a body shot.
Lakay Ii misses with a punch on the inside.
Lakay Ii is looking to control Rowan's arms but Rowan gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lakay Ii has his back to the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

JD Lakay Ii clearly takes that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Rowan fails to land with a series of punches.
Rowan lands with a good body shot.
Lakay Ii misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lakay Ii scores with a push kick.
Rowan throws a one two combo.
Lakay Ii misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Lakay Ii, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lakay Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Good leg kick by Lakay Ii there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nice defenses there by Lakay Ii.
Rowan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rowan 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Rowan misses.
Some wild striking there from Rowan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lakay Ii.
Lakay Ii misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowan moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

Lakay Ii is rocked!
Lakay Ii moves out of range of the strikes.
Oh Lakay Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rowan connects with a quick right hand that sends Lakay Ii tumbling backwards onto the canvas! As his head bounces into the ropes, it doesn't look good for him beating the count! 3,4,5,6,7 and he's up! No, he's back down again! This one is all over - the referee has called off the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Erick Rowan!
JD Lakay Ii was interviewed post fight and said 'I want a re-match!'.