PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 12817 p4p, 620 weight class) and Derek Harris (ranked 2748 p4p, 291 weight class). Harris has chosen Not again - You all ready dropped? as his entrance music. Derek Harris told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Loso
vs
Harris

171 cm
40
156 lbs
31 - 17 - 1

173 cm
31
156 lbs
21 - 17 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

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 31 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Derek Harris!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Phil Schofield and James Atkins.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris connects with an inside leg kick.
Harris 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.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loso blocks a leg kick.
Harris takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loso misses with an uppercut
and Harris counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loso throws a chopping leg kick but Harris manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Harris sizes up Loso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harris avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Harris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Loso throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Loso is wise to it.

Loso rushes Harris and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Harris lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
Harris lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Harris scores with a shot to the side of Loso's head.
Loso avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
Loso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loso tries to throw a body punch but Harris avoids it by throwing Loso back against the ropes.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Our sources have told us that Loso has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso looking to throw knees to the head but Harris is blocking nicely.
Harris pushes Loso back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Knees to the body from Loso.
Loso creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Loso tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Loso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loso.
Loso tries to land a knee to the head but Harris blocks with his arms.
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Loso blocking some punches.
Loso working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harris working aggressively here.
Loso tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loso digs a right hand into Harris's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harris's gas tank.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Loso avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Harris blocking some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
A short uppercut from Loso.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso tries a body shot but Harris blocks it.
Harris swings wildly with an uppercut but Loso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loso avoiding damage as Harris throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harris.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Still in the clinch, Loso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Loso throws an elbow that misses.
Loso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Loso.
Harris scores with a shoulder strike.
Loso lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Harris working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Derek Harris will probably get the nod.
That's time! Loso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Harris stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loso.
Loso staying out of range there.
Harris avoids the head kick by Loso.
Loso walks into a stiff left hand from Harris.
Harris misses with an uppercut.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harris moves away.
Loso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Harris misses with a body kick.
Loso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harris tries a quick counter leg kick but Loso is wise to it.
Loso moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harris swats away the attempt to clinch by Loso.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Harris connects with a jab.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Loso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harris.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Loso lands a left hand.
A knee to the head by Loso.
Loso pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Loso fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Loso lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Harris.
Harris misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Loso.
Loso is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Loso lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands a hook that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
Loso lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Loso lands an elbow inside that Harris shrugs off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Harris throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Loso.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loso.
Loso lands with a left to the head.
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Loso.
Harris lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Harris tries to throw a body punch but Loso avoids it by throwing Harris back against the ropes.
Harris managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Harris gets through Loso's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harris blocks an elbow strike from Loso.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.
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 Kabu Loso will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

A looping hook to the body misses from Loso. Harris does a little dance to reset his feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harris! But no joy.
Decent striking displayed by Loso there.
Harris checks a leg kick nicely.
Harris throws a quick inside leg kick.
Loso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
An inside leg kick from Harris misses.
A shot to the liver by Harris. Beautiful body shot.
Harris misses the body punch
and Loso counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Loso tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Harris is able to avoid easily.
Harris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loso wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loso tries to clinch up.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
Harris was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Loso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
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 Harris has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Harris and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Loso takes a swing at Harris's ribcage but misses.
Loso blocks a head kick by Harris.
Harris throws a low kick, looking for Loso's leg but Loso calmly moves out of range.
Harris avoids the body shot from Loso.
Harris throws a jab when Loso was well out of range.
It looked like Loso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loso misses with a looping right.
Harris lands a glancing blow to the side of Loso's head.
Loso blocks the body kick.

Loso has closed the distance and engaged Harris in a clinch.
Harris lands a right hand that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
Loso blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harris blocks an uppercut.
Loso lands a nice knee to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loso.
Harris doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Kabu Loso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harris misses with a hook from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loso prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Loso working Harris over with knees to the body.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Loso controls his hands.
Harris lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loso lands with a short shot to the head.
Loso lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Loso misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loso tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
Harris missing with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris throws a punch but it's blocked by Loso.
Loso scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Derek Harris.
I think Harris 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 Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 28:29
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Derek Harris!
After winning the bout, Derek Harris thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.