PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Stefan Pantovic (ranked 4182 p4p, 24724 weight class) and London Rowdy (ranked 491 p4p, 634 weight class). The key to victory for Stefan Pantovic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.

Pantovic
vs
Rowdy

189 cm
26
199
10 - 4 - 0

194 cm
27
212
4 - 5 - 1

Excellent MT
Experienced

Good elbows
Heavy handed

The Dirty Needle Project

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 10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Stefan Pantovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, London Rowdy!
The judges for this bout are Seu Braga, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Rowdy misses its intended target.
Stefan Pantovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pantovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Rowdy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pantovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Rowdy on the wrong end of a nice hook.

It looks like London Rowdy has been cut.
Pantovic looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.

Rowdy clinches.
Pantovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pantovic tries to work over Rowdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pantovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Rowdy prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a nice shot to the body.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Rowdy controls the action.
Pantovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Rowdy throws an elbow but misses.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
Pantovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rowdy or not.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rowdy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Rowdy controls the action.
Rowdy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pantovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rowdy.
Pantovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rowdy backwards.
Rowdy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pantovic is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rowdy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pantovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rowdy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rowdy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pantovic pushes Rowdy back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Rowdy looks winded!
A right hand to the body from Pantovic.
Nice body punch from Pantovic - that landed with a thud.
Pantovic lands a left hand.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pantovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pantovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pantovic lands with a light punch inside.
Pantovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rowdy or not.
Pantovic tries to throw a body punch but Rowdy avoids it by throwing Pantovic back against the ropes.
Pantovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Rowdy.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pantovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pantovic tries a body shot but Rowdy blocks it.
Pantovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rowdy or not.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic scores with a hook to the body.
Pantovic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pantovic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Pantovic - that landed with a thud.
A body shot lands from Pantovic.
Pantovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rowdy controls his hands.
Pantovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pantovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pantovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pantovic.
Pantovic misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pantovic.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowdy's elbow.
Pantovic misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rowdy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rowdy blocks a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic prevents Rowdy from breaking the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic tries a body shot but Rowdy blocks it.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowdy's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Pantovic as the two fighters clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Pantovic.
Rowdy is trying to push Pantovic away but Pantovic has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic can't find room to land a body shot as Rowdy controls the action.
Pantovic works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pantovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Pantovic.
Pantovic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Pantovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pantovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Pantovic.
A body shot lands from Pantovic.
A short body shot lands from Pantovic as the two fighters clinch.
Pantovic tries to throw a body punch but Rowdy avoids it by throwing Pantovic back against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Pantovic.
Pantovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pantovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pantovic tries a body shot but Rowdy blocks it.
Pantovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pantovic pushes Rowdy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pantovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rowdy prevents a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowdy's elbow.
Rowdy blocks a body shot from Pantovic.
Pantovic pushes Rowdy back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rowdy is trying to break the clinch but Pantovic has him pressed against the ropes.
Pantovic scores with a hook to the body.
Pantovic misses with a punch to the body.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowdy's elbow.
Pantovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Rowdy controls his hands.
Pantovic tries to work over Rowdy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pantovic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rowdy's elbow.
Pantovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Pantovic.
Pantovic presses Rowdy against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Stefan Pantovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on London Rowdy's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Pantovic scores with a jab. Rowdy acknowledges it with a nod of the head.

Pantovic connects with a beautiful left hand that drops Rowdy onto his butt! Rowdy bounces straight back up though - he's OK. After the ref checks him out, we're back to the action.

Rowdy is rocked!
Rowdy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rowdy is still on wobbly legs! Can Pantovic finish him?
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Pantovic engages and cracks Rowdy with a massive lead left hook - Rowdy tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Pantovic is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stefan Pantovic!
A very excited looking Stefan Pantovic made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.