PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Randy Miller (ranked 5234 p4p, 23475 weight class) and Aaron Lowell (ranked 622 p4p, 797 weight class). Lowell has chosen Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Miller
vs
Lowell

185 cm
36
202
21 - 22 - 1

183 cm
28
168
14 - 11 - 0

World class boxer
Very quick

World class MT
Granite chin

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 21 - 22 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Randy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws out a loose jab but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miller waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Lowell lands a glancing blow to the side of Miller's head.
Lowell throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lowell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Miller seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lowell scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lowell defending well as Miller loads up on a big left hand.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Lowell jabs Miller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Miller. Lowell does a little dance to reset his feet.
Miller misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lowell.
Lowell fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lowell 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.
Lowell loads up on a big right hand but Miller slips the punch.
Miller throws a front kick aimed at Lowell's knee but Lowell avoids it well.
Miller throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Lowell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Miller on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lowell. Lowell obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowell was well out of range. Poor timing from Miller.
Miller throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lowell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller cracks Lowell with a right hand to the side of the head.
Miller misses with a straight left.
Miller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lowell checks a leg kick nicely.
Lowell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Miller.
Lowell misses with an uppercut.
Lowell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Miller. Miller obviously looking to wear him down.
Miller blocks a head kick by Lowell.
Miller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Lowell scores with a jab to the body.
Lowell misses the jab.
Miller dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowell just misses with a punch to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Miller, as that shot connected.
Miller misses with a hook. Lowell ducked under it nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowell scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Lowell there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Lowell ducks down to avoid it.
Lowell slips under a jab.
Lowell misses with a low kick.
Lowell takes one on the button.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Lowell ducks down to avoid it.
Good shot there by Miller.
Lowell misses the shot to the body.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Lowell had a free shot at his head there.
Miller throws a hook but Lowell blocks it.
Lowell jabs Miller right on the nose. Miller blinks but takes it well.
Miller looks to land a left hand but Lowell moved out of range nicely.
A shot to the liver by Lowell. Beautiful body shot.
Miller moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell thows a body kick. Miller tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Lowell scores with a sloppy right hand. Miller should have avoided that one.
Lowell looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lowell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lowell dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Miller throws a one two combo.
A left lands for Lowell.
Nice defenses there by Lowell.
Lowell moves out of range as Miller strikes.
Miller lands a head shot.
Miller throws a big shot that misses.
Lowell lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lowell clobbers Miller with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lowell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lowell cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lowell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Miller to score with a decent uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowell looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A lazy left from Lowell finds it's target.
Lowell misses with a low kick.
Miller is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A big right from Miller misses.
Miller moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromLowell.
Aaron Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowell scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miller misses with a hook. Lowell ducked under it nicely.
Lowell throws a hook but Miller avoids it easily.
It looked like Miller wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Miller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Lowell makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell lands a jab to Miller's midsection.
Lowell throws an overhand right that lands on Miller's shoulder, as Miller tries to avoid the shot.
Miller throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lowell sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An inside leg kick lands from Lowell.
Miller throws a looping overhand right but Lowell ducks down to avoid it.
Lowell appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Lowell staying out of range there.
Lowell thinks about the counter body kick.
Lowell steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Miller.
Lowell throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowell checks a leg kick.
Lowell lands a jab.
Miller misses the shot to the body.
Aaron Lowell seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lowell to score with a decent uppercut.
Miller jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lowell lands a nice looking kick to the body. Miller takes a step back to recover.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Miller feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lowells jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Lowell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Lowell misses
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Miller looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowell is just out of range.
Lowell throws a leg kick which misses Miller's front leg but catches the back leg as Miller tries to avoid it.
Lowell throws a jab when Miller was well out of range.
Miller misses with a hook.
A slow jab from Miller misses its intended target.
Lowell throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller catches Lowell with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lowell thuds his right hand into Miller's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lowell getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lowell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Miller gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Miller throws out the jab.
Miller throws an overhand right that lands on Lowell's shoulder, as Lowell tries to avoid the shot.
Miller throws the left hand but Lowell avoids the punch easily.
Miller misses with a double jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Aaron Lowell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. And we move into the final round!

Miller swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowell feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A swing and a miss from Miller.
Miller moves out of range as Lowell strikes.
Miller misses with a wild body shot.
Lowell with a jab.
Lowell moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowell throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Miller misses with a low kick.
Lowell throws a quick inside leg kick.
Miller misses with a hook. Lowell ducked under it nicely.
Lowell flicks out a counter leg kick but Miller steps away.
Lowell lands with a cross.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller swings for the body but Lowell moves out of range.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Miller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lowell can pounce on him.
Miller pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Miller loads up on a big right hand but Lowell slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Miller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowell avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Miller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Miller throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowell lands with a right hand.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Lowell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Miller with a body shot.
Miller throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Lowell cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Randy Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lowell is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Miller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lowell.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aaron Lowell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Miller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowell with a nice cross.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Lowell tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowell cracks Miller with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lowell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
Lowell lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lowell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
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!
Lowell slips a straight right by Miller.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab when Lowell was well out of range.
Miller throws a jab when Lowell was well out of range.
Lowell lands with a good body shot.
Miller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lowell tests Miller's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lowell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller misses with a hook.
Decent striking displayed by Lowell there.
Miller fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Lowell checks it well.
A low kick lands for Lowell.
Miller takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lowell blocks a low kick nicely.
Lowell shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Miller misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Lowell misses.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Lowell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lowell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lowell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!

Aaron Lowell wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Aaron Lowell, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.