PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 9928 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Bryan (ranked 6879 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the cage accompanied by another life - kano. Bryan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Never Gonna Give you up. Jacob Bryan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dowiyogo
vs
Bryan

178 cm
44
212 lbs
41 - 31 - 1

189 cm
25
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
World class MT
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

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 41 - 31 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jacob Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Gwen Towbar and Robert Twigg.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bryan's head.
Bryan stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dowiyogo.
Bryan avoids a kick to the body.

Dowiyogo moves into range and clinches up with Bryan.
Bryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryan is defending well for now.
Bryan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Bryan breaks from the clinch.

Dowiyogo has Bryan up against the cage in a clinch.
Bryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryan is defending well for now.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Bryan wants to get back to striking at distance but Dowiyogo won't allow it.
Bryan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dowiyogo backwards.
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees 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!
Bryan tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Bryan can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Bryan avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores with a shoulder strike.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Bryan breaks the clinch.
Bryan misses with a few strikes there.
Bryan connects with a single shot there.
Dowiyogo fails to land with a series of punches.
Bryan throws a series of punches but Dowiyogo avoids them all with ease.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
Jacob Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo digs a good hook to Bryan's body.
Sloppy strikes from Bryan. Those never looked like landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Bryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dowiyogo throws a nice head kick!
Dowiyogo dodges the punch combination from Bryan.

Dowiyogo closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bryan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryan is defending well for now.
Bryan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Bryan's ribcage.
Bryan looks winded!
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Bryan managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries a knee to the head but Bryan blocks it.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryan.
Bryan tries to work over Dowiyogo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.

Bryan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dowiyogo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Bryan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dowiyogo misses with a head kick.
Bryan doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
A leg kick checked by Bryan.
A punch lands to the side of Bryan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan. Dowiyogo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bryan misses the shot to the body.
Dowiyogo avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan swats away the attempt to clinch by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

Dowiyogo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Dowiyogo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dowiyogo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Bryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Bryan.
A hook to the body from Bryan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A hook to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryan's efforts to push away.

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Bryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that Bryan semi-blocks.
Dowiyogo tries a head kick but it misses.
Bryan loads up on a big right hand but Dowiyogo slips the punch.
Dowiyogo throws a sloppy head kick and Bryan moves out of range easily.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Dowiyogo.
Bryan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bryan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dowiyogo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dowiyogo connects with a solid leg kick.

Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
Bryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bryan in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Bryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dowiyogo stalling against the cage.
Dowiyogo lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice shot to the body.
Bryan is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a left hand.
Bryan takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dowiyogo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo lands a nice uppercut.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bryan lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dowiyogo misses with a hook to the ribs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dowiyogo obliges.
Dowiyogo lands a body punch.
Dowiyogo crunches a lovely knee into Bryan's ribcage.
Dowiyogo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bryan can do to turn this around?
Bryan managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A body shot lands from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bryan managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Bryan is trying to break the clinch but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo connects with a nasty looking knee right to Bryan's face.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Bryan managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryan avoids the damage to the body.
Bryan throws a head punch that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dowiyogo.
A right hook to the body lands for Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo working Bryan over with knees to the body.
Bryan taking a breather.
Bryan takes an elbow to the temple.
Dowiyogo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bryan blocks it with crossed arms.
Dowiyogo lands an elbow inside that Bryan shrugs off.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the body.
Dowiyogo slows down the pace here.
Bryan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo working Bryan over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo lands a nice knee to the body.
Dowiyogo utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bryan takes an elbow to the temple.
A short body shot lands from Dowiyogo as the two fighters clinch.
Dowiyogo misses with a knee strike.

Bryan breaks from the clinch.
Bryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dowiyogo. That one must have hurt.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan misses with an uppercut. Dowiyogo saw that one coming.
Bryan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dowiyogo. That one must have hurt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dowiyogo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bryan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Bryan misses.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo moves out of range as Bryan strikes.
Bryan throws a series of punches but Dowiyogo avoids them all with ease.
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bryan throws an overhand right that lands on Dowiyogo's shoulder, as Dowiyogo tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Grover Dowiyogo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bryan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dowiyogo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dowiyogo connects with a high kick.
Dowiyogo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bryan throws out the jab.
Dowiyogo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bryan.
Bryan lands a right hook to the body.
Bryan throws a lazy right hand but Dowiyogo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.

Dowiyogo moves into the clinch successfully.
Bryan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bryan looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryan.
Dowiyogo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bryan's efforts to push away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bryan avoids it.
Bryan takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dowiyogo tries to throw a body punch but Bryan avoids it by throwing Dowiyogo back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dowiyogo works on Bryan's body with a couple of short punches.
Dowiyogo is working Bryan over against the cage.
Dowiyogo leaning his opponent against the cage.
Dowiyogo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bryan's defenses.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryan avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryan.

Bryan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Dowiyogo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bryan taking a breather.
Bryan tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Bryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryan avoids the damage to the body.
Jacob Bryan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo working Bryan over with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Bryan avoids the damage to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dowiyogo just leaning against Bryan, taking a breather.
Bryan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bryan can't find room to land a body shot as Dowiyogo controls the action.
Dowiyogo stalling.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dowiyogo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Dowiyogo using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bryan fails to land.
Dowiyogo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bryan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Bryan won't want to take too many of those.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo connects with a knee to the head.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bryan is defending well for now.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bryan.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo working Bryan over with knees to the body.
Bryan tries to circle away but Dowiyogo has him pinned against the cage.
Bryan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dowiyogo's elbow.
Dowiyogo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bryan.
Bryan lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bryan misses with a punch on the inside.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bryan avoids it.

Bryan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bryan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Some wild striking there from Bryan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan looks to score with a jab to the body but Dowiyogo is just out of range.

Dowiyogo rushes Bryan and presses him up against the cage.
Dowiyogo landing knees to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Bryan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Dowiyogo has him pressed against the cage.
Bryan managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo looking to stall.
Bryan misses with a body punch.

Bryan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Dowiyogo scores with a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Bryan moves out of range.
No joy there for Dowiyogo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bryan misses with the combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Grover Dowiyogo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dowiyogo 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grover Dowiyogo!
After the fight, Grover Dowiyogo was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
The defeated Jacob Bryan had this to say: 'I don't know.'.