A disposable pant-type absorbent article such as a pant diaper, a sanitary pant or incontinence pant specially adapted for a male user, said disposable pant-type absorbent article comprises: a chassis having a front section and a back section, each comprising a waist edge, a pair of side edges and a pair of leg edges, wherein the front and back sections are joined to each other by means of a pair of side connections, each side connection extending along two opposite side edges to at least partly define a waist-opening and a pair of leg-openings, an absorbent core provided in a central portion of the absorbent article, a front region configured for receiving the genitals of a male user, a longitudinal direction (y) and a transverse direction (x), in which the front section at least partly is made of an elastic material comprising at least one elastic element (9, 10), wherein a first portion of the elastic material comprises a plurality of elastic elements extending in the transverse direction over the central portion and on both sides therefrom and is provided for pressing a front portion of the absorbent core towards a user during use of the absorbent article, the first portion of the elastic material providing a gathering effect of the chassis and the absorbent core along a side facing the waist edge, wherein a second portion of the elastic material is located more towards the back than the first portion and includes elongated side elastic elements extending in the transverse direction on the transverse sides of at least part of the front region but not completely over the front region, such that a central portion of the front section overlapping the absorbent core is free from any tensioned elastic feature, wherein the absorbent article further comprises at least one elongated side elastic element attached in a substantially longitudinal direction on each transverse side (7a, 7b) of the front region for providing a side gathering effect along the transverse sides (7a, 7b) of the front region, such that the absorbent core within the front region, under the influence of the elongated side elastic elements and the first and second portions (45, 46) of the elastic material, is adapted to bulge outwardly during use of the article to form a bowl shaped portion for receiving the genitals of a male user. a chassis having a front section and a back section, each comprising a waist edge, a pair of side edges and a pair of leg edges, wherein the front and back sections are joined to each other by means of a pair of side connections, each side connection extending along two opposite side edges to at least partly define a waist-opening and a pair of leg-openings, an absorbent core provided in a central portion of the absorbent article, a front region configured for receiving the genitals of a male user, a longitudinal direction (y) and a transverse direction (x), in which the front section at least partly is made of an elastic material comprising at least one elastic element (9, 10), wherein a first portion of the elastic material comprises a plurality of elastic elements extending in the transverse direction over the central portion and on both sides therefrom and is provided for pressing a front portion of the absorbent core towards a user during use of the absorbent article, the first portion of the elastic material providing a gathering effect of the chassis and the absorbent core along a side facing the waist edge, wherein a second portion of the elastic material is located more towards the back than the first portion and includes elongated side elastic elements extending in the transverse direction on the transverse sides of at least part of the front region but not completely over the front region, such that a central portion of the front section overlapping the absorbent core is free from any tensioned elastic feature, wherein the absorbent article further comprises at least one elongated side elastic element attached in a substantially longitudinal direction on each transverse side (7a, 7b) of the front region for providing a side gathering effect along the transverse sides (7a, 7b) of the front region, such that the absorbent core within the front region, under the influence of the elongated side elastic elements and the first and second portions (45, 46) of the elastic material, is adapted to bulge outwardly during use of the article to form a bowl shaped portion for receiving the genitals of a male user.