PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arvo Laar (ranked 5158 p4p, 635 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 6840 p4p, 723 weight class). Laar's entrance music is some random 90's estonia dance song i found on youtube. A fine choice. Dowiyogo has chosen another life - kano as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Laar
vs
Dowiyogo

182 cm
44
213 lbs
34 - 31 - 0

178 cm
46
212 lbs
44 - 33 - 1

BJJ Brown Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 34 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Arvo Laar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 44 - 33 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laar finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Laar throws a leg kick but Dowiyogo checks it.
Laar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Laar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dowiyogo. Dowiyogo obviously looking to wear him down.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Dowiyogo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Laar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dowiyogo was well out of range. Poor timing from Laar.
Laar misses with a low kick as Dowiyogo jumps back.
Laar throws a leg kick
and Dowiyogo counters with an outside leg kick.
Laar misses with a low kick.
Dowiyogo checks a low kick from Laar.

Dowiyogo instigates a clinch.
Dowiyogo controlling the action here for a moment.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Laar taking a breather.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Laar tries to circle away but Dowiyogo has him pinned against the cage.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Laar avoids it.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Laar.
Laar is trying to push Dowiyogo away but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.

It looks like Arvo Laar has been cut.
Laar tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laar.
Laar is breathing heavily.
Laar misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Laar tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is struggling to control the position.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Dowiyogo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo lands with a light punch inside.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Laar shrugs off.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
A hook to the body from Dowiyogo.
We've been informed that Dowiyogo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo presses Laar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dowiyogo with a knee to the head.
Laar looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Nice elbow from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo stalling in the clinch.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is working Laar over against the cage.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Dowiyogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Laar wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Laar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Laar.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo just leaning against Laar, taking a breather.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Laar shrugs off.
Dowiyogo lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a hook to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a right hand.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laar being controlled against the cage.
Laar is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo is stalling here.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Laar's defenses.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands with a right to the head.
Dowiyogo blocking some punches.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Laar looking to slow down the pace here.
Dowiyogo is working Laar over against the cage.
Dowiyogo pushes Laar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
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!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo scores with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Laar or not.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Laar tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo is leaning against Laar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Arvo Laar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dowiyogo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nice body kick from Dowiyogo.
Crunch! Dowiyogo slams his shin into Laar's torso.
Laar lands a jab-cross combination.
Good work by Dowiyogo as he checks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Dowiyogo lands a high kick!
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Laar looks to score with a jab to the body but Dowiyogo is just out of range.
Dowiyogo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dowiyogo rushes Laar and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laar has had enough of the clinch but Dowiyogo keeps him there for the moment.
Laar is trying to break free.
Laar avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Laar missing with knees to the body.
Laar misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Laar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laar looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dowiyogo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Laar backwards.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Laar's efforts to push away.
Dowiyogo avoiding damage.
Dowiyogo effectively controlling the action here.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Laar avoids the damage to the body.
Laar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Laar managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Laar stalling.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo is controlling him.
Laar throws a head punch that misses.
Laar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laar blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Laar working hard to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo is working Laar over against the cage.
Dowiyogo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right hook to the body lands for Dowiyogo.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Dowiyogo lands with a light punch inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo works on Laar's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowiyogo working Laar over with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo stalls.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Laar.
Dowiyogo stalling the fight.
Laar is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Laar's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Laar has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Laar lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Laar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Laar takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Laar in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Laar's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Laar won't want to take too many of those.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Arvo Laar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Laar takes a knee right on the jaw!

And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dowiyogo 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 25:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 24:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
Grover Dowiyogo decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.