PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Hadi Ozturk (ranked 5662 p4p, 638 weight class) and Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 10303 p4p, 786 weight class). Dowiyogo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by another life - kano. On his way into the ring it seems that Hadi Ozturk has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Hadi Ozturk seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Ozturk
vs
Dowiyogo

186 cm
34
206 lbs
22 - 13 - 2

178 cm
44
212 lbs
41 - 30 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Zenith Nutrition (160q/225$)

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 22 - 13 - 2, fighting out of London, Hadi Ozturk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 30 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
Ozturk quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ozturk scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ozturk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ozturk swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Dowiyogo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Dowiyogo takes a swing at Ozturk's ribcage but misses.
Dowiyogo avoids a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ozturk is looking to land body kicks.
Ozturk has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Lucky Liam's MMA Academy in the buildup to the fight.
Ozturk keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dowiyogo. Ozturk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ozturk throws a big counter combination but Dowiyogo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Ozturk avoids the head kick by Dowiyogo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ozturk avoids a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo throws the kick towards the body but Ozturk avoids it.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick
and Ozturk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dowiyogo throws a leg kick
letting Ozturk counter with a right hand.

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Ozturk is looking to counter with head kicks.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Ozturk circles away and keeps his distance.
Ozturk tried to counter with a leg kick but Dowiyogo avoided it.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick

and whilst Dowiyogo still has his hands down, Ozturk counters with a perfectly aimed head kick that sends Dowiyogo crashing to the mat! Will he recover? 3,4,5,6,7 - he's back up! The referee looks into his eyes and asks him to walk forwards. He's going to allow this one to continue but will Dowiyogo be able to survive another onslaught?

Dowiyogo is rocked!
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ozturk.
Dowiyogo is still on wobbly legs! Can Ozturk finish him?
A low kick from Dowiyogo misses
and Ozturk counters with a low kick, right behind Dowiyogo 's knee.
Dowiyogo seems to have recovered his senses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses
and Ozturk counters with a low kick, right behind Dowiyogo 's knee.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick
and Ozturk counters with a nice body shot.
Dowiyogo looks winded!
Ozturk scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Ozturk misses with a low kick.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Ozturk manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dowiyogo gets a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ozturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ozturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice left hand lands by Ozturk.
Ozturk working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ozturk is stalling here.
A body shot lands from Ozturk.
Ozturk works on Dowiyogo's body with a couple of short punches.
Come on Ozturk - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ozturk lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Ozturk.
Nice body punch from Ozturk.
Ozturk avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Ozturk.
Ozturk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ozturk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dowiyogo or not.
Ozturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ozturk lands a hook that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Ozturk cracks Dowiyogo with a nice body shot.
Ozturk lands an elbow inside that Dowiyogo shrugs off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hadi Ozturk should take that round, based on the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dowiyogo throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ozturk lands with a shot to the body.
Dowiyogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Look low, kick high! Ozturk uses the oldest trick in the book to send Dowiyogo tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Ozturk is absolutely delighted - when Dowiyogo wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hadi Ozturk!
Hadi Ozturk bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.