PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Geebro Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Lozano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lozano comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne ft Eminem - Drop The World kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Johnson
vs
Lozano

194 cm
19
182 lbs
1 - 2 - 1

178 cm
19
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of London, Geebro Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Hector Lozano!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lozano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Lozano looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Johnson punishes Lozano's body with a nice straight punch.
Lozano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Johnson.
Lozano looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson slips under a jab from Lozano.
Johnson moves away from the strike by Lozano.

Lozano gets tackled into the ropes by Johnson. Johnson maintains the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson stalling the fight.
Lozano prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands a left hand.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lozano lands a body shot.
Lozano misses with a body shot.

Johnson closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Lozano avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Lozano lands an overhand right.
Nice uppercut there from Johnson.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Lozano circles away and keeps his distance.
Johnson wants to clinch.
Johnson lands a head shot.
Johnson slips a jab from Lozano.
Johnson slips a jab and a cross from Lozano.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lozano.
Johnson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Johnson throws the left hand but Lozano avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Lozano misses its intended target.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Johnson scores with a jab. Lozano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice jab there from Johnson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson blocks a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Johnson moves into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.

Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lozano keeps the fight on the outside.
Lozano throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Johnson. Lozano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson slips under a jab from Lozano.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lozano moves away.
Lozano misses with a straight right.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lozano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson throws a right hand that Lozano ducks under and follows up with a left that Lozano also avoids with ease.
Johnson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lozano.
Lozano blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lozano throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Lozano throws the left hand but Johnson avoids the punch easily.
Lozano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.

Johnson gets a clinch.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lozano blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson tries to work over Lozano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lozano is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Lozano working hard to break the clinch.
Johnson looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lozano's elbow.
Lozano blocking some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Johnson manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Lozano throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Johnson takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Johnson misses with a hook. Lozano ducked under it nicely.
Lozano throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Lozano ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lozano jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a looping right.

Lozano clips Johnson with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Johnson a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Johnson is rocked!

It looks like Geebro Johnson has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Oh Johnson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lozano throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Johnson seems to have got his legs back now.
Lozano misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Lozano drops a shoulder and throws a biiiig uppercut that drops Johnson onto his butt! Johnson pops straight back to his feet to convince the referee that he's OK to continue.
Lozano throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Johnson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lozano misses with a looping right.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Lozano will get the nod in that round, having scored multiple knockdowns.
The cut man is working on Geebro Johnson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lozano throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Lozano is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lozano lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnson's head.
Lozano scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Hector Lozano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Johnson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Lozano misses with a hook. Johnson ducked under it nicely.
A slow jab from Lozano misses its intended target.
Lozano throws a combination that misses
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson lands with a straight right. Lozano didn't see that one coming.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Lozano.
Lozano works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Johnson connects with a nice looking jab.
Johnson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lozano.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Lozano catches his opponent with a big hook that sends him to the canvas! Johnson stumbles back to his feet but will the referee allow it to continue? Johnson walks forwards and this one will be allowed to continue! Come on!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Lozano throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Lozano throws a looping overhand right but Johnson ducks down to avoid it.
Lozano swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lozano shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Johnson throws an off balance right hand

and Lozano counters with a beautiful hook that drops Johnson to the mat! Will Johnson be able to recover his senses? The referee starts the count at 3 having sent Lozano to a neutral corner. 4,5,6 and Johnson is up. He looks OK to continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lozano slips under a jab from Johnson.
A big left from Johnson misses.
A swing and a miss from Johnson.
Lozano misses with a straight left.
Lozano throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lozano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lozano throws an overhand right that lands on Johnson's shoulder, as Johnson tries to avoid the shot.
Johnson slips a straight right by Lozano.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a lazy right hand but Lozano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A swing and a miss from Lozano.
Lozano throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lozano.
Lozano digs a good hook to Johnson's body.
Lozano throws a right hand that misses
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lozano swings widly with a right hand
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson with a nice cross.
Johnson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lozano to score with a decent uppercut.
Lozano throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Lozano throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.
Lozano tries to move into range but Johnson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lozano connects with a single shot there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lozano just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lozano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lozano throws a shot from downtown. Johnson moves away and avoids it.

Lozano tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lozano blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

Johnson breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lozano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnson looks to land a combination. Lozano sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson takes one to the chin there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lozano keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lozano slips under a jab from Johnson.
Nice defenses there by Lozano.
Lozano throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Lozano bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lozano jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Lozano.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lozano circles away.

Johnson clinches up with Lozano and pushes him back against the ropes.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Lozano tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Lozano lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Johnson breaks the clinch.
Johnson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Johnson dips to his left and cracks Lozano with an uppercut!
Johnson misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hector Lozano will take that one after putting his opponent down more than once in the round.
The cut man is working on Geebro Johnson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lozano throws a left and a right that both miss
and Johnson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lozano slips a straight right by Johnson.
Lozano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

Johnson rushes Lozano and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lozano blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lozano.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lozano.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Johnson.
Lozano blocking some punches.
Lozano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lozano looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lozano wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Lozano blocks a body shot from Johnson.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Lozano prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lozano lands a shot to the body.
Geebro Johnson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lozano controls his hands.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Lozano.
Lozano blocking some punches.
Lozano tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lozano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Lozano lands a nice uppercut.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lozano uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries to work over Lozano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.

Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Hector Lozano is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Lozano blocking some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to work over Lozano's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Lozano uses good head movement to avoid it.
The referee is keeping an eye on Johnson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Lozano.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson tries a body shot but Lozano blocks it.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lozano blocking some punches.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Geebro Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson lands with a light punch inside.
Lozano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Johnson can't find room to land a body shot as Lozano controls the action.
Johnson has Lozano pushed against the ropes.
Johnson pushes Lozano back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson struggles to land a body shot inside as Lozano controls his hands.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Geebro Johnson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Lozano 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 24:29
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 24:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 24:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hector Lozano!
Hector Lozano managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, The Nutritionists (O.R.G) »Q155 only $49!«, into his post fight interview.