PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 12996 p4p, 717 weight class) and Oglek Tomar (ranked 20224 p4p, 714 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Loso
vs
Tomar

171 cm
39
156 lbs
29 - 15 - 1

187 cm
26
170 lbs
17 - 5 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class boxer
Good gas tank

Conviction
Sully's Bar & Grill

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 4 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 15 - 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 17 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oglek Tomar!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Colin Fotheringham and Sam Margolis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomar checks a leg kick.
Loso definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loso is looking to land body kicks.

Loso moves into range and clinches up with Tomar.
Loso has a couple of punches blocked by Tomar.

Tomar breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Loso misses the target.

Loso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tomar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Loso throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Loso missing with knees to the body.
Tomar misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Tomar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tomar scores with the left hand. Loso knows he should have avoided that one.
Loso scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Oglek Tomar has been cut.
Loso is looking to chop away at Tomar's legs.
Tomar feints a counter leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tomar with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomar staying out of range there.
Jab by Loso.
A left lands for Loso.
Loso checks a leg kick.
Loso misses with a lunging right hand
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Loso throws a lazy right hand but Tomar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Loso throws a leg kick but Tomar checks it.
Tomar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Tomar.
Loso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tomar throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loso lands a jab to the nose.
Tomar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Loso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tomar just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Loso swings for the body but Tomar moves out of range.
Tomar doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tomar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tomar, right into the meat.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Loso misses.
A big right from Tomar misses.
Loso loads up on a big right hand but Tomar slips the punch.
Tomar throws a good cross that connects.
A punch combination from Loso misses.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomar looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
Tomar misses with a hook.
Tomar rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Loso to counter with a crisp jab.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomar is just out of range.
Loso throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tomar counter with a right hand.
Loso throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loso needs to keep his hands up - Tomar had a free shot at his head there.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
Tomar has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Loso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tomar manages to avoid it.
Loso misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tomar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tomar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Loso is out of range and Tomar settles back down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kabu Loso dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Tomar's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Loso connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tomar scrambles back to his feet.
Tomar has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Tomar works the jab nicely.
Tomar blocks a low kick nicely.
Tomar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Tomar.
As Tomar backs away, Loso returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Loso scores with a hook to the body. Tomar takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kabu Loso is winning the standup battle so far.
Tomar tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Loso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tomar connects with a looping right hand.
Loso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Tomar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Loso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Loso feints and then cracks Tomar's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tomar down.
Tomar uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Loso.

Loso moves into the clinch successfully.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso working aggressively here.
Loso looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tomar misses with a punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso has a couple of punches blocked by Tomar.

Tomar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tomar misses with a hook. Loso ducked under it nicely.
A quick step to the side and Loso tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Tomar takes one to the side of the head.
Tomar cracks Loso with a good jab.
A big left from Tomar misses.
Tomar throws a shot to the body.
Tomar throws a big shot that misses.
Loso missing with a left hand there. Tomar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomar wants to land a leg kick but Loso is out of range.
Tomar is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Loso throws a chopping leg kick but Tomar manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Loso missing with a left hand there. Tomar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loso cracks a nice hook into Tomar's ribs.
Tomar throws a body punch but Loso moves out of range.
Loso throws a lazy right hand but Tomar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tomar lands a jab to Loso's midsection.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tomar.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso scores with a decent looking hook.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tomar.
Tomar fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Loso looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Tomar avoids a kick to the body.
Tomar looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tomar misses with a hook. Loso ducked under it nicely.
Loso checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tomar connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That kick from Loso tenderised Tomar's leg. Tomar is trying to keep his angry face on.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Loso.

Loso has managed to clinch.
Tomar has had enough of the clinch but Loso keeps him there for the moment.
Loso tries to land knees in the clinch but Tomar avoids the damage to the body.
Loso trying to land knees to the body.

Tomar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
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.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Tomar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loso.
Loso throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tomar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loso.
Loso throws a series of punches but Tomar avoids them all with ease.
A jab from Loso misses.
Loso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loso throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loso throws a leg kick but Tomar sees it coming and moves out of range.
Tomar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loso.
Loso lands with a kick to the ribs.
Tomar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tomar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Tomar.
Tomar with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Loso misses with a body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso slips a straight right by Tomar.
Loso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loso wants to clinch.
Loso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loso throws a head kick but Tomar moves out of range.
Tomar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loso.
Tomar connects with an inside leg kick.
Tomar cracks Loso with a right hand to the side of the head.
Loso misses with a low kick.
A jab from Tomar does it's job there.
Loso moves away from the strike by Tomar.
Tomar's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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 Tomar has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Tomar and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loso swings away with a leg kick that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Loso moves out of range as Tomar strikes.
Loso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Tomar chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loso can pounce on him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tomar missing with a left hand there. Loso was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tomar misses with a body shot.
Loso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tomar can pounce on him.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.

Loso has managed to clinch.
Loso gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tomar pushes Loso back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loso tries a body shot but Tomar blocks it.
Tomar avoids a wild elbow strike from Loso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kabu Loso did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Oglek Tomar's cut.
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!

Loso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loso throws a lazy uppercut
and Tomar counters with a nice leg kick.
Tomar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Loso slips under a jab from Tomar.
Tomar fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tomar cracks Loso with an open hand slap.
Tomar fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Tomar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tomar.
Loso is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Loso tries to clinch up.
Tomar stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Loso.
Loso lands a head shot.
Tomar lands with a good body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loso throws a solid leg kick but Tomar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loso.
Loso moves out of range as Tomar strikes.
Loso slips a straight right by Tomar.
Loso misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomar.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomar will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tomar 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 Loso has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Loso and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Loso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loso swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Loso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tomar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tomar looks to land a left hand but Loso moved out of range nicely.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loso.
Tomar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Loso.
Tomar looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Loso wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tomar slips a straight right by Loso.
Tomar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loso's head backwards.
Loso motions for Tomar to come forward. Loso throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tomar ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Loso checks a low kick from Tomar.
Tomar is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Loso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Loso is looking to clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tomar moves out of range as Loso strikes.
Tomar feints a counter leg kick.
Tomar with a nice cross.
Loso bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Tomar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loso.
Tomar on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Loso. Loso obviously looking to wear him down.
Loso throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Tomar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Loso throws out a leg kick but Tomar moves out of range and Loso only half commits.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Tomar is just out of range.
Loso misses with a looping right.
Tomar feints a counter leg kick.
Loso misses with a low kick.
Loso closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tomar counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Oglek Tomar.
Well Loso has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 39:37
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 39:37
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 40:36

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kabu Loso!
Kabu Loso thanked the fans post fight for their support.