PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Toshi Matoshin (ranked 3040 p4p, 299 weight class) and Kabu Loso (ranked 13684 p4p, 626 weight class). Matoshin's entrance music is Mortal Kombat theme. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Matoshin
vs
Loso

180 cm
42
158 lbs
50 - 29 - 3

171 cm
36
156 lbs
25 - 13 - 1

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

Sully's Bar & Grill
Conviction

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 50 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A combination from Matoshin does no damage.
Loso misses with a body kick.
Matoshin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Matoshin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Loso has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Loso scores with a jab to the jaw.
Matoshin moves out of range as Loso strikes.
No joy there for Matoshin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matoshin has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loso.
Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Matoshin off balance momentarily.
Loso missing with a left hand there. Matoshin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Matoshin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loso waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matoshin.
Loso swings for the body but Matoshin moves out of range.
Matoshin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matoshin takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loso 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.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Loso. That's going to slow Matoshin down.
Loso misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Matoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Matoshin misses with a looping right.
Loso misses with an uppercut. Matoshin saw that one coming.
Matoshin takes a swing at Loso's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin throws a body shot but no joy.
Loso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matoshin.
Loso takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut
and Loso connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loso lands with an uppercut that bounces Matoshin off the ropes and back into range.
Loso looks to land a left hand but Matoshin moved out of range nicely.
Matoshin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Loso feints a counter leg kick.
Matoshin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A shot to the liver by Loso. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Matoshin missing with a left hand there. Loso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loso misses with a body punch
and Matoshin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loso misses with a low kick as Matoshin jumps back.
Loso throws a leg kick
and Matoshin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Loso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matoshin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loso scrambles back to his feet.
Loso misses with a lunging right hand
and Matoshin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Loso throws out a loose jab but Matoshin uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Matoshin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Loso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matoshin.
Matoshin is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Loso tries to clinch up but Matoshin circles away and keeps his distance.
Matoshin misses with a hook
and Loso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Matoshin misses with a kick to the body.
Loso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matoshin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loso.
Loso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loso walks into a stiff left hand from Matoshin.
Matoshin throws an off balance right hand
and Loso counters with a nice uppercut.
Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Matoshin off balance momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Loso throws a leg kick that misses.
Loso tries to clinch up but Matoshin circles away and keeps his distance.
Matoshin throws a hook but Loso avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Loso blocks a head kick by Matoshin.
Loso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matoshin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice defenses there by Matoshin.
Matoshin loads up on a big right hand but Loso slips the punch.
Loso with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Matoshin throws a looping overhand right but Loso ducks down to avoid it.
Loso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loso tries to land a leg kick but Matoshin saw it coming and moves away.
Loso tried to score with a low kick but Matoshin checks it.
Matoshin misses the jab.
Loso tries a quick counter leg kick but Matoshin is wise to it.
Loso fails with an attempt to clinch.
Good work by Matoshin as he checks the leg kick.
Matoshin takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Matoshin digs a good body shot into Loso's ribs.
Matoshin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Matoshin throws a low kick but Loso moves out of range easily.
Loso feints a counter leg kick.
Matoshin misses with a jab to the body
and Loso counters with an inside leg kick.
Matoshin moves out of range of the body kick from Loso.
Nice uppercut there from Matoshin.
Matoshin takes one to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Matoshin.
Loso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Matoshin is out of range and Loso settles back down.
Matoshin misses with a hook.
Loso takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Toshi Matoshin is winning the standup battle so far.
Matoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Loso is looking to slow Matoshin down with leg kicks.
Loso jabs at Matoshin's body.
Matoshin throws a hook but Loso avoids it easily.
Loso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Matoshin.
Loso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice cross by Matoshin.
Matoshin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loso.
Matoshin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Matoshin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Matoshin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loso shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.

Loso darts in and clinches Matoshin up against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a punch but it's blocked by Loso.
Matoshin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loso digs a right hand underneath Matoshin's ribcage. Matoshin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loso swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matoshin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Matoshin is trying to force a seperation but Loso has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Matoshin.
Matoshin can't find room to land a body shot as Loso controls the action.

Matoshin manages to break the clinch.
Jab from Matoshin.
Matoshin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loso can pounce on him.
Matoshin throws a leg kick but Loso moved away.
Loso scoring well with a low kick there.
Loso connects with a body shot.
Matoshin takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loso lands with a good body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Loso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Matoshin thumps Loso with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Toshi Matoshin will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Matoshin checks a low kick from Loso.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loso has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Matoshin.
Matoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Loso slips under a jab from Matoshin.
Loso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Matoshin.
Matoshin misses with a hook.
Matoshin backing away here, and Loso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Matoshin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loso.
Matoshin swings widly with a right hand
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Loso lands a really nice looking cross but Matoshin seems unphased.
Matoshin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Matoshin lands with a hook. Loso tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Good shot there by Matoshin.
Loso throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
Loso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A right-left combo lands from Matoshin.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Loso lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Matoshin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matoshin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A little feinted left hand from Matoshin on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Matoshin throws a chopping leg kick but Loso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Matoshin tries to score with a low kick but Loso moves his leg out of the way.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loso.
Loso looks for the body kick but Matoshin saw that one coming.
Loso blocks a jab.
Matoshin throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Loso tries to work over Matoshin's front leg with a kick but Matoshin checks it.
Matoshin lands a nice shot to the body.
Loso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Matoshin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

Loso clinches.
Loso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loso is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Matoshin managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Matoshin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Matoshin working aggressively here.
Matoshin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Matoshin has a couple of punches blocked by Loso.
Loso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Matoshin misses with some punches.
Loso blocks a body shot from Matoshin.

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

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso misses with a straight right.
Matoshin misses with an uppercut.
Loso was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Loso tries a low kick but Matoshin avoids it.
Loso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loso throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Matoshin counters with a nice uppercut.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Matoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loso moves away.
Matoshin misses with a hook
and Loso cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Matoshin moves away.
Loso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Matoshin.
Matoshin 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.
Matoshin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A swing and a miss from Matoshin.
Matoshin lands a nice looking body shot.
Loso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Loso lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Matoshin is rocked!

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 Toshi Matoshin.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Matoshin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
Toshi Matoshin very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.