PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Andres Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dre Lorenzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Dre
vs
Lorenzo

187 cm
22
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
22
155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Andres Dre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Dre Lorenzo!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Andrew Berry and Phil Schofield.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzo tries to clinch but Dre is having none of it.

Dre gets tackled into the cage by Lorenzo. Lorenzo maintains the clinch.
Dre softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lorenzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Dre has double underhooks.
Dre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lorenzo stalls.
Dre takes a shot to the head.

Lorenzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lorenzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorenzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorenzo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dre circles away quickly and effectively.
Dre swats away the attempt to clinch by Lorenzo.
Lorenzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dre circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre wants to clinch up but Lorenzo keeps it at a distance.
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorenzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Dre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lorenzo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dre.
Lorenzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dre.
Lorenzo doesn't manage to clinch there - Dre circles away.
Dre tries to clinch up.
Lorenzo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lorenzo is looking to clinch but Dre is avoiding it.
Lorenzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lorenzo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lorenzo throws a head kick that misses.
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorenzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lorenzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dre.
Lorenzo throws a head kick that Dre semi-blocks.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorenzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lorenzo throws a sloppy head kick and Dre moves out of range easily.
Lorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lorenzo counters with a right hand to the body.
Lorenzo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lorenzo lands with a hook. Dre tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lorenzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lorenzo thuds his right hand into Dre's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lorenzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dre wants to clinch

and Lorenzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorenzo.
Dre throws an elbow that misses.

Lorenzo breaks the clinch.
Lorenzo slips a jab from Dre.
Dre doesn't manage to clinch there - Lorenzo circles away.

Dre instigates a clinch.
Lorenzo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lorenzo misses with some punches.

Lorenzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lorenzo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Dre manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.

Dre has managed to clinch.

Lorenzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dre wants to clinch up but Lorenzo keeps it at a distance.
Andres Dre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dre counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dre wants to clinch up but Lorenzo keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lorenzo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dre.

Dre clinches up with Lorenzo and pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dre putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lorenzo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dre looks to throw an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Dre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lorenzo throws a sloppy head kick and Dre moves out of range easily.

Dre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Dre Lorenzo will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Dre tries to clinch up.
Dre Lorenzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lorenzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorenzo tries to clinch there but Dre circles away.
Lorenzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dre throws out the jab.
Dre wants to clinch.
Dre tries to clinch but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Dre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lorenzo instigates a clinch.
Dre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.

Dre pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dre looks to clinch
and Lorenzo counters with a series of strikes. Dre will be more careful next time no doubt.
Dre misses with the combination.
Lorenzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dre swats away the attempt to clinch by Lorenzo.
Dre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lorenzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch but Lorenzo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Lorenzo instigates a clinch.

Dre manages to break the clinch.

Lorenzo closes the distance and clinches.
Lorenzo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lorenzo misses with a knee to the head.
Dre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo is looking to break free of the clinch but Dre has double underhooks.
Lorenzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Lorenzo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Dre content to slow the pace in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dre pushes off an throws an elbow but Lorenzo leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lorenzo tries to break the clinch but Dre is controlling the position.

Dre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dre moves in looking to clinch but Lorenzo pushes him off.
Lorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lorenzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lorenzo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dre's calf.
Lorenzo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lorenzo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dre is looking to clinch.
Dre tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Lorenzo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Lorenzo.

Dre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dre tries to clinch there but Lorenzo circles away.
Dre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lorenzo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Lorenzo. Beautiful body shot.
Lorenzo throws a body kick that misses.
Dre tries to clinch but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Dre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dre wants to clinch up but Lorenzo keeps it at a distance.
Dre bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dre tries to clinch but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Lorenzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Lorenzo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dre.
A jab from Lorenzo misses.
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorenzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Lorenzo rushes Dre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Dre breaks from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lorenzo throws a head kick that misses.
Dre tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lorenzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Dre Lorenzo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dre gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lorenzo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

Dre breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dre throws a poor cross that misses
and Lorenzo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lorenzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dre blocks a head kick by Lorenzo.
Dre throws a hook to the side of Lorenzo's head but Lorenzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lorenzo throws a series of strikes that have Dre backpedaling.
Lorenzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Dre rushes Lorenzo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dre keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lorenzo's efforts to push away.

Dre breaks from the clinch.

Dre moves into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenzo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lorenzo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Lorenzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dre tries to clinch but Lorenzo is having none of it.
Dre is looking to clinch but Lorenzo is avoiding it.
A head kick misses from Lorenzo.
Dre tries to clinch but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Dre is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorenzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorenzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lorenzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dre lands a front kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Dre avoids the body shot from Lorenzo.
Lorenzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lorenzo tries to close the distance and clinch but Dre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lorenzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dre tries to clinch but Lorenzo moves out of range.
Dre tries to clinch up.
Dre tries to clinch there but Lorenzo circles away.
Dre tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Dre gets tackled into the cage by Lorenzo. Lorenzo maintains the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dre tries to break free but Lorenzo pushes him back against the cage.

Lorenzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dre wants to clinch up but Lorenzo keeps it at a distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzo dodges the punch combination from Dre.
Dre keeps the fight on the outside.
Dre tries to clinch there but Lorenzo circles away.
Dre moves to clinch but Lorenzo breaks away

and Lorenzo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dre Lorenzo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.

Lorenzo breaks from the clinch.
Dre takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Andres Dre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lorenzo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lorenzo wants to clinch up but Dre keeps it at a distance.
Dre fails with an attempt to clinch.

Dre has closed the distance and engaged Lorenzo in a clinch.

Dre breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Dre takes the fight into the clinch.
Lorenzo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dre stalls.

Dre breaks from the clinch.
Lorenzo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

Lorenzo gets a clinch.
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!

Dre escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lorenzo counters with a one-two to the body.
Lorenzo circles away from the clinch attempt

and Lorenzo counters by clinching up.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andres Dre.
I think Lorenzo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Atkins scores the fight 28:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:29
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dre Lorenzo!