PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Kyle Kovingten (ranked 23380 p4p, 23370 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 732 p4p, 701 weight class). Kovingten's entrance music is Tool - Schism. A fine choice. Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Kovingten
vs
Lowell

181 cm
27
174
19 - 7 - 2

183 cm
27
168
14 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Granite chin

Hardcore Alchemy
Ma Balls Is Hot Clothing

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 19 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Sydney, Kyle Kovingten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Alyssa Summers and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kovingten swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kovingten sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kovingten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lowell just manages to avoid it.
Lowell checks the leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kovingten.
Kovingten lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lowell thumps Kovingten with a low kick.
Kovingten scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lowell throws a head kick that misses.
Lowell misses with a kick to the body.
Lowell looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The crowd cheers as Lowell lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kovingten doesn't seem phased though.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but Lowell sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lowell moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kovingten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lowell is able to avoid easily.
Lowell walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kovingten checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kovingten appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Kovingten connects with a single shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch lands to the side of Lowell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kovingten showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowell.
Kovingten takes a kick to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kovingten throws a hook but Lowell avoids it easily.
Lowell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowell tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kovingten throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice body kick there by Lowell.
Lowell staying out of range there.
Lowell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lowell lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lowell throws a leg kick but Kovingten sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kovingten connects with a solid leg kick.
Kovingten tries to score with a low kick but Lowell moves his leg out of the way.
Lowell takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kovingten takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowell misses with a kick to the body
and Kovingten counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kovingten crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Lowell - the referee stops the clock and Kovingten gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Lowell. Kovingten manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Lowell throws an overhand right that lands on Kovingten's shoulder, as Kovingten tries to avoid the shot.
Kovingten connects with a right hand. Lowell shakes it off.
Nice straight punches there by Lowell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lowell.
Lowell pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kovingten back to the ropes. Lowell follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Kovingten lands with an overhand left.
Kovingten lands with a nice combination. Lowell backs away looking to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kovingten defending well as Lowell loads up on a big left hand.
Lowell throws a head kick that Kovingten semi-blocks.
Lowell moves out of range as Kovingten strikes.
Kovingten uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lowell.
Kovingten fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lowell just manages to avoid it.
Lowell moves in looking to clinch but Kovingten pushes him off.
Kovingten is looking for a counter combo.
Kovingten tries to work over Lowell's front leg with a kick but Lowell checks it.
Kovingten throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kovingten throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kovingten has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kovingten there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kovingten looks to land a combination but Lowell avoids it well.
Lowell misses with a low kick.
It looks like Kovingten has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Lowell tries to land a leg kick but Kovingten saw it coming and moves away.
Kovingten tries to land a leg kick but Lowell saw it coming and moves away.
Lowell follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lowell takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lowell bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kovingten's head backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kovingten with the inside leg kick.
Lowell throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kovingten cracks Lowell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lowell throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Lowell.
Kovingten takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Aaron Lowell will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

A bone on bone clash there as Lowell blocks the leg kick.
Lowell throws out a loose jab but Kovingten uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kovingten throws a big counter combination but Lowell scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Lowell keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kovingten.
Kovingten lands with a slapping head kick.
Kovingten ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Lowell. Kovingten shrugs it off though.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kovingten scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lowell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowell misses with a looping right.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Kovingten misses the target.

Lowell moves into range and clinches up with Kovingten.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kovingten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kovingten blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kovingten working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lowell tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kovingten avoids it.
Lowell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!

Kovingten breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kovingten attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Kovingten waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kovingten moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lowell tries to work over Kovingten's front leg with a kick but Kovingten checks it.
A swing and a miss from Kovingten.
Lowell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kovingten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kovingten misses with a looping right.
Kovingten tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kovingten throws a jab when Lowell was well out of range.
Lowell motions for Kovingten to come forward. Lowell throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kovingten appears to be looking for a big counter.
A punch combination from Kovingten misses.
Kovingten is looking to chop away at Lowell's legs.
Kovingten lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lowell takes a step back to recover.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Lowell looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lowell throws a right and a left that Kovingten avoids nicely.
Kovingten misses the jab.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Kovingten.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Lowell 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 Kovingten has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kovingten and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kovingten, as that shot connected.
Lowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses.
Kovingten defending well as Lowell loads up on a big left hand.
Lowell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lowell takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lowell chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lowell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lowell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A shot to the liver by Kovingten. Beautiful body shot.
Lowell throws a sloppy head kick and Kovingten moves out of range easily.
Lowell throws out a leg kick but Kovingten moves out of range and Lowell only half commits.
Lowell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Lowell throws a looping overhand right but Kovingten ducks down to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Lowell blocks the leg kick.
Lowell connects with an inside leg kick.
Lowell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kovingten under the eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kovingten. Lowell shrugs it off though.
Kovingten lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell slips a jab and a cross from Kovingten.
Kovingten swings for the body but Lowell moves out of range.
Kovingten swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Kovingten dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Lowell scores with a nice head shot.
Kovingten shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Lowell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kovingten scores with a nice right hand.
Lowell throws a sloppy head kick and Kovingten moves out of range easily.
Lowell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lowell misses with a looping right.
Kovingten slips a straight right by Lowell.
Kyle Kovingten is winning the standup battle so far.
Kovingten with the inside leg kick.
Kovingten throws a big shot that misses.
Kovingten scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lowell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kovingten dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lowell. That did some damage!
A jab from Lowell misses.
Lowell swings for the body but Kovingten moves out of range.
Kovingten throws a right hand that misses
and Lowell counters with a nice body kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kovingten lands with a cross.
Kovingten throws a low kick but Lowell moves out of range easily.
A nice leg kick from Lowell, right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Kovingten checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Lowell moves away from the strike by Kovingten.
Lowell moves away from the strike by Kovingten.
Lowell ducks right into an uppercut from Kovingten.
Kovingten fakes the leg kick and cracks Lowell in the body.
Aaron Lowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kovingten.
Kovingten misses with a straight left.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowell.
Kovingten goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kovingten throws out a leg kick but Lowell moves out of range and Kovingten only half commits.
Kovingten doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lowell scores with a hook.
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Lowell moved out of range nicely.
Lowell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Kovingten misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A low kick from Kovingten is predictable there
and Lowell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kovingten's knee momentarily.
Lowell looks to land a right hand but Kovingten moved out of range.
Lowell throws the left hand but Kovingten avoids the punch easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Kovingten misses the target.
Kovingten slips a jab from Lowell.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell slips under a jab.
Kovingten throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Kovingten looks to land a left hand but Lowell moved out of range nicely.
Kovingten is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kovingten lands a nice shot that snaps Lowell's head back.
Lowell misses with an attempted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Lowell finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
Lowell throws a jab when Kovingten was well out of range.
A big right from Kovingten misses.
Lowell sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kovingten avoids the body shot from Lowell.
As Lowell looks to move away, Kovingten throws a big counter combo but Lowell just gets out of the way.
Kovingten misses with a hook.
Lowell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell throws a lazy right hand but Kovingten sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kovingten ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Kovingten is looking to score with low kicks.
Lowell throws out a powerful jab.
Lowell scores with a nice right hand.
Kovingten tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lowell is able to avoid easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aaron Lowell.
I think Lowell 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight for Kyle Kovingten!

Kyle Kovingten wins by split decision!
Kyle Kovingten bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.