PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master has chosen Shaolin Monastic chanting as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Loso
vs
Fu Master

171 cm
31
156 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

179 cm
33
164 lbs
26 - 11 - 1

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Master misses with a kick to the body.
Master throws the kick towards the body but Loso avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Master.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loso tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Loso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Master uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loso.
Master takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Master wants to land a leg kick but Loso is out of range.
A head kick misses from Master.
Loso tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Loso moves out of range of the body kick from Master.
Loso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Master has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Master there as he acknowledges the shot.
Master is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loso.
A jab from Loso does it's job there.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master walks into a stiff left hand from Loso.
Master 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.
Master throws a nice looking combination but Loso bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
It looked like Loso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loso avoids the head kick by Master.
Loso fails with an attempt to clinch.

Loso has taken the fight to the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Master breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Master tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Master throws a lazy right hand but Loso sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loso half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice body punch from Master.
Loso throws a body shot but no joy.
Master throws a chopping leg kick but Loso manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Master avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Loso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Master misses.
Loso throws a front kick aimed at Master's knee but Master avoids it well.
Master takes one to the side of the head.
Master lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Master's corner calls for a 1-2. Master obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Master gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
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!
Loso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Master misses.
A cross from Loso lands.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Master fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Loso.
Master throws a combination. Loso tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Loso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Loso is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Master.
Loso misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Loso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Loso thuds a left hand into Master's body.
Loso moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Master cracks the inside of Loso's front leg.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Master is just out of range.

Master tries to keep at a distance but Loso has taken the fight into the clinch.

Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Master scores with a jab to the body.
Loso feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Masters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Master thuds his shin into the meat of Loso's side.
Loso lands a body shot.
Master connects with a high kick.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master avoids the body shot from Loso.
Master lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loso checks a leg kick.
Master looks for the body kick but Loso saw that one coming.
Loso is looking to counter the offense by Master and move into the clinch.

Loso moves into the clinch successfully.
A short left from Loso.
Loso keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Master breaks the clinch.
Loso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Loso lands a jab-cross combination.
Master throws a push kick but Loso slaps the foot to one side.
Loso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Master.

Loso moves into range and clinches up with Master.

Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Loso will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Master.
Loso throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Master on the side of the head.
Loso looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Master buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Loso down.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Master on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loso lands a nice leg kick that just misses Master's sensitive parts.
Loso is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Master shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Master blocks the body kick.
Master lands the left hand.
Master scores with a head kick.
Loso slips a straight right by Master.
Nice body punch from Loso.
Loso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
Master throws a leg kick but Loso sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Master throws a leg kick but Loso checks it.
Loso misses with a body kick.
Loso looks to land a left hand but Master moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kung Fu Master 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.

Master scores with a jab to the body.
Loso lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from Loso misses.
Master misses with a low kick as Loso jumps back.
Master tries to work over Loso's front leg with a kick but Loso checks it.
Loso misses with a body shot.
Master with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Master feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Loso's calf.
Loso takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Master takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loso is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
Loso is looking to clinch but Master is avoiding it.
Nice shot lands for Loso.
Loso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso walks into a left hand.
Loso wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Master on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Loso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Master was well out of range. Poor timing from Loso.
Kung Fu Master seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loso checks the leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master throws a body kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Master.
Loso is looking to chop away at Master's legs.
Master is looking to land body kicks.
Loso tries to move into range but Master moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Loso has closed the distance and engaged Master in a clinch.
Master wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loso has him pressed against the ropes.
Good body shot from Loso.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Master misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Loso.
Master wants to break the clinch but can't.
Master unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Loso goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Master escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Loso down.
Master scores with a jab to the jaw.
Loso throws the left hand but Master avoids the punch easily.
Master throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Loso to counter with a crisp jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master connects with a single shot there.
Nice shot by Master.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Master throws a half hearted mid kick.
Master staying out of range there.
Loso throws a jab but it's blocked by Master.
Loso takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Loso fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Master has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Master misses with a looping right.
It looked like Loso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Loso tries to close the distance and clinch but Master swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Master slips under a jab.
Loso wants to land a leg kick but Master is out of range.
Loso on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Master uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loso.
Master misses with a hook. Loso ducked under it nicely.
Loso misses with a low kick.
Nice shot lands for Loso.
Master sizes up Loso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master takes one to the chin there.

It looks like Kung Fu Master has been cut.
Master thows a body kick. Loso tries to catch it but that hurt him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Loso.
Loso moves away from the strike by Master.
Master throws a leg kick that misses.
Master uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice straight punches there by Master. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Master.
Master lands a really nice looking cross but Loso seems unphased.
A shot to the liver by Master. Beautiful body shot.
Good exchange - Loso coming out on top.
Master throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
Loso was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loso is looking for a counter combo.
Loso looks to throw the jab but Master is out of range.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
A left lands for Loso.
Master misses with a looping left.

Loso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Master, pushing him back against the ropes.
Master tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loso can't find room to land a body shot as Master controls the action.
Master tries to work over Loso's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Loso misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loso avoiding damage as Master throws knees to the body.
Loso comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Master misses with some punches.
A right hand to the body from Loso.

Master breaks from the clinch.
Master throws a leg kick
and Master takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Loso connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Loso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Master to score with a decent uppercut.
Loso connects with a body shot.
Master throws a front kick aimed at Loso's knee but Loso avoids it well.
Master misses with a low kick as Loso jumps back.
Master cracks Loso with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kung Fu Master's cut.
That's time! Loso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

A jab from Loso misses.
Loso throws a leg kick but Master checks it.
Master shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Loso eats them both and turns towards Master to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Master lands a nice looking kick to the body. Loso takes a step back to recover.
Master throws the left hand but Loso avoids the punch easily.
Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
Master has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loso.
Loso is looking to clinch.
Loso backing away here, and Master unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Master lands the left hand.
Master misses with a double jab.
Master has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Master. That's going to slow Loso down.
Loso keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Master ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Loso avoids the body shot from Master.
Loso throws a right hand that misses
and Master counters with a good low kick that Loso was not able to check.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master wants to slow Loso down by chopping away at his legs.
Loso lands with a cross.
Master throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Loso cracks Master with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Master misses.
Loso tried to counter with a leg kick but Master avoided it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Loso.
Nice jab there from Master.
Master on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Loso throws a shot to the body.
Loso lands a body shot.
Loso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loso.
A slow jab from Loso misses its intended target.
Loso will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A jab from Loso finds it's way through Master's defenses.
Master lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Loso pushes Master up against the ropes in a clinch.
Loso works on Master's body with a couple of short punches.

Master manages to break the 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!
Master throws a leg kick but Loso sees it coming and moves out of range.
Loso thows a left - swing and a miss!
Master fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loso checks it well.
Loso tries to clinch but Master is having none of it.
Master looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Loso finds it's target.
Loso scores with a jab.
Master misses with a body shot.
Master has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A shot to the liver by Loso. Beautiful body shot.
Loso lands a nice shot that snaps Master's head back.
Loso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Master.
Loso throws a lazy right hand but Master sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Master bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Loso misses with a hook.
Master avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Loso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Master throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loso moves in looking to clinch but Master pushes him off.
Master only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Loso avoids the body shot from Master.
Loso tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Master manages to circle out of the way.
Loso takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Loso misses with a straight left.
Master misses the shot to the body.
Master buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Master swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Master swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Master connects with a leg kick. Loso looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loso throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Master takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loso wants to clinch up but Master keeps it at a distance.
Master attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Loso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Loso misses with a series of wild punches.
Master lands a nice looking body shot.
Loso slips under a jab.
Loso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Master is looking to slow Loso down with leg kicks.
Loso scoring well with a low kick there.
Loso connects with the punch.
A jab from Master misses.
Master moves out of range of the strikes.
Kung Fu Master is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loso tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Master manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Loso connects with a solid leg kick.
Master throws a head kick that misses.
Master blocks a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Loso. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Loso.
Master misses with a wild body shot.
Loso is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Master.
Loso connects with a body shot.
Loso slips a jab from Master.
Master lands a leg kick that knocks Loso off balance momentarily.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Master's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Master duly obliges.

Master tries to keep at a distance but Loso has taken the fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso keeps control of Master as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice elbow from Loso.
Loso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

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 Kabu Loso.
I think Master 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
Post fight, an emotional Kung Fu Master said 'Its nice to get that loss back. Siko, Bird, I want one of you two next. We have unfinished business!'.