PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kung Fu Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kabu Loso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the ring accompanied by Shaolin Monastic chanting. This should be fireworks!

Fu Master
vs
Loso

179 cm
34
164 lbs
28 - 11 - 1

171 cm
31
156 lbs
12 - 5 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

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 28 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kung Fu Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Kabu Loso!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Paulsen Ambrosius and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso throws a nice looking combination but Master bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Loso misses with a straight left.
Loso 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 pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Some bone on bone action there as Loso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Jab, jab by Master - just one landing.
Master throws a low kick but Loso avoids it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loso cracks Master with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Master goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loso works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Master is looking to land body kicks.
Loso stuns Master with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Master digs a good hook to Loso's body.
Nice shot lands for Loso.
Master looks to land a right hand but Loso moved out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Master bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Master throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kung Fu Master seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Master off balance momentarily.
Loso lands with a shot to the body.
Loso lands with a right hand.
Master throws the kick towards the body but Loso avoids it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master throws a front kick aimed at Loso's knee but Loso avoids it well.
Loso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Master has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Master misses with a leg kick.
Master showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Loso.
Loso throws a leg kick but Master sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Master was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Master ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Loso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loso throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Master misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loso.
Loso fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Master manages to avoid it.
Master avoids the body shot from Loso.
Master scores with a hook to the body. Loso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Master looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
An inside leg kick from Master misses.
Loso blocks the body kick.
Master scores with a nice head shot.
Loso throws a looping overhand right but Master ducks down to avoid it.
That kick from Loso tenderised Master's leg. Master is trying to keep his angry face on.
Master scores with a head kick. Loso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master drops his hands momentarily and Loso takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Master paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Master lands an overhand right.
Loso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Master.
Loso takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Master lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loso shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Master throws a jab when Loso was well out of range.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Master. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
Loso connects with a single shot there.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Loso ducks right into an uppercut from Master.
Loso misses with a leg kick.
Master lands a jab.
Loso fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loso lands a two punch combo.
Loso lands with a good body shot.
Master with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loso scores with a body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master cracks Loso with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Master throws a leg kick which misses Loso's front leg but catches the back leg as Loso tries to avoid it.
Master throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Master fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sloppy strikes from Loso. Those never looked like landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Master.
Master throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
Master looks to land a left hand but Loso moved out of range nicely.
Master misses the shot to the body.
Loso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loso scores with a shot to the body.
Master throws a body kick that misses.
Master is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Master misses with a head kick.
Loso now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Master goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loso appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Loso swings for the body but Master moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Master uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loso.
Loso throws a shot to the body.
Crunch! Master slams his shin into Loso's torso.
Master is looking to wear down Loso with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Loso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Loso has managed to clinch.
Master creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Loso avoids a wild elbow strike from Master.
Master taking a breather.

Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A good leg kick by Loso.
Master ducks right into an uppercut from Loso.
Loso swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Master is looking to counter punch.
Master pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
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.
Loso cracks the inside of Master's front leg.
A good leg kick by Master.
Loso cracks Master with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso throws a leg kick but Master sees it coming and moves out of range.
Loso scores with a kick to the body.
Master misses with a double jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Loso blocks the leg kick.
Loso blocks a low kick nicely.
Loso throws out a counter right but Master avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Kabu Loso will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Master takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Some bone on bone action there as Loso checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Loso moves out of range easily.
Loso is looking to score with low kicks.
Master scores with a kick to the body.
Master jabs at Loso's body.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Master closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Loso swings for the body but Master moves out of range.
Loso misses with a hook.
Loso paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Loso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Loso chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That kick from Loso tenderised Master's leg. Master is trying to keep his angry face on.
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 connects with a right hand. Master shakes it off.
Master tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Master.
Master backing away here, and Loso unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Master throws a nice outside leg kick.
Loso is looking to clinch.
Master is looking to counter the offense by Loso and move into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Master scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Master uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loso.
Loso scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
An inside leg kick from Master misses.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Master tests Loso's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Loso throws a nice inside leg kick.

Loso gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Master tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Loso's elbow.
Master is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loso is defending well for now.
A nice left hand lands by Loso.
Master misses with a knee strike.

Master breaks the clinch.
Master is looking to land body kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A solid body kick from Master.
Jab, jab by Master - just one landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Master connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loso scores with a sloppy right hand. Master should have avoided that one.
Master lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loso's sensitive parts.
Master bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Master swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Loso throws a leg kick which misses Master's front leg but catches the back leg as Master tries to avoid it.
Master misses with a hook to the body
and Loso counters with a straight right hand.
Master lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loso defending well as Master loads up on a big left hand.
Master takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Master throws the kick towards the body but Loso avoids it.
Master throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Master throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Master throws a shot to the body.
Master throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Loso connects with a good right hand that stumbles Master. Master circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Loso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Master misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Loso lands with a right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Master. Master obviously looking to wear him down.
Master throws a wild body kick that Loso sees coming a mile off.
Loso throws a series of punches but Master avoids them all with ease.
Good shot there by Loso.
Loso throws a good cross that connects.
Loso's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loso takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
Master throwing a counter right hand but Loso manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Master lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loso doesn't seem phased though.
Master throws a body punch but Loso moves out of range.
Master throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Master with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Loso uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Master has time to react.
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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Master connects with a solid leg kick.
Loso throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Master sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Loso tries to land a leg kick but Master saw it coming and moves away.
Master lands a leg kick that knocks Loso off balance momentarily.
Master moves into range and connects with a jab.
Loso with a jab.
Kung Fu Master is winning the standup battle so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Master misses.
Loso swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Loso takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Master scores with a hook to the body. Loso takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Master throws a low kick, looking for Loso's leg but Loso calmly moves out of range.
Loso throws a hook but Master avoids it easily.
Master looks to land a right hand but Loso moved out of range.
Master avoids the body shot from Loso.
Master lands a jab-cross combination.
Loso tries to clinch but Master moves out of range.
Master falls off balance throwing a combination
and Loso counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A big left from Loso misses.
Master swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Master takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Master works Loso's body with a nice hook.
Loso throws a body punch but Master moves out of range.
Master seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Loso scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Master dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loso closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
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 Kung Fu Master will probably get the nod.
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!

Master misses with a shot to the body
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Master connects with a good right hand that stumbles Loso. Loso circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Master thows a leg kick but Loso checks it
and Loso counters with a thumping low kick.
Loso slips a jab from Master.
Loso lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Master walks into a stiff left hand from Loso.
Loso wants to clinch.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Master.
Master looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loso blocks the body kick.
Loso tries a quick counter leg kick but Master is wise to it.
Master blocks a leg kick.
Master shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Loso looks to land a left hand but Master moved out of range nicely.
Master is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Loso.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Master checks a leg kick.
Loso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Master.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Master tries to score with a low kick but Loso moves his leg out of the way.
Loso throws a half hearted mid kick.
Loso punishes Master's body with a nice straight punch.
Master misses with a body shot.
Master takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Loso on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Master. Master obviously looking to wear him down.
Loso pivots, looking for a leg kick but Master is out of range and Loso settles back down.
Nice uppercut lands for Loso. That snapped Master's head back.
Master throws a head kick but Loso moves out of range.
Master misses the shot to the body.
Loso throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Loso stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Master.
Master throws a sloppy head kick and Loso moves out of range easily.
Loso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Master pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Master on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loso scores with a jab to the body.
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 connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Master lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso takes one to the chin there.
Loso throws a shot from downtown. Master moves away and avoids it.
Master misses with a few strikes there.
Master tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Loso looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loso thuds his right hand into Master's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Master looks to land a right hand but Loso moved out of range.
Master on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Master misses with a hook.
Loso feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Master's calf.
A slow jab from Master misses its intended target.
Master looks to score with a jab to the body but Loso is just out of range.
Master takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Loso comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good shot there by Loso.
Jab, jab by Loso - just one landing.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Master 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.
Master just misses with a punch to the body.
Loso steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Master.
Loso throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Master wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Master misses with a hook to the body
and Loso counters with a low kick, right behind Master 's knee.
Master takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Master tries a head kick but it misses.
Loso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Master pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice defenses there by Master.
Master scores with a head kick. Loso tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Master throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loso stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Loso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Loso throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Loso throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Master takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Master takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Loso has closed the distance and engaged Master in a clinch.
Master misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Loso.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Master breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Master.
Loso throws out a counter right but Master avoids it with no problem.

Loso gets a clinch.

Master's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Loso gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Master goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Master looking to throw knees to the head but Loso is blocking nicely.
Loso lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Master makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loso has a couple of punches blocked by Master.
Master lands a nice shot to the body.
Master is trying to push Loso away but Loso has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso tries to work over Master's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Loso scores with a nice short uppercut.
Loso lands a shoulder strike.
Master is trying to force a seperation but Loso has the dominant position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kabu Loso comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loso 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 29:28
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 29:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kung Fu Master!
As Kung Fu Master got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Siko, Fighter, I want one of you two next. We have unfinished business!'.