PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 14019 p4p, 601 weight class) and Toshi Matoshin (ranked 2829 p4p, 265 weight class). Matoshin comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Mortal Kombat theme kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Toshi Matoshin told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Loso
vs
Matoshin

171 cm
36
156 lbs
25 - 11 - 1

180 cm
42
158 lbs
48 - 29 - 3

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
Conviction

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 25 - 11 - 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 48 - 29 - 3, fighting out of Amsterdam, Toshi Matoshin!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Yukihiro Shimada and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso misses with a looping right.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Matoshin with a nice cross.
Matoshin is looking to slow Loso down with leg kicks.
Loso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Loso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Loso swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Loso tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Matoshin was well out of range. Poor timing from Loso.
Nice uppercut there from Matoshin.
Loso steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matoshin.
Loso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Matoshin misses with a two punch combination.
Matoshin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Matoshin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loso doesn't seem phased though.
Matoshin throws a head kick but Loso moves out of range.
Matoshin tries to move into range but Loso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Matoshin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loso.

Loso moves into range and clinches up with Matoshin.
Loso lands an elbow just above Matoshin 's eye.

It looks like Toshi Matoshin has been cut.
Loso blocks an uppercut.
Loso lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Loso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Matoshin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Matoshin throws out a loose jab but Loso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matoshin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Matoshin takes a swing at Loso's ribcage but misses.
Matoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Loso's jab looks to have found its range, popping Matoshin under the eye.
Loso on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loso moves away from the strike by Matoshin.
Matoshin scores with a nice right hand.
Loso dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Loso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Loso on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Loso turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Loso gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loso misses with a low kick as Matoshin jumps back.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso thumps Matoshin with a low kick.
Loso takes one on the button.
A big left from Loso misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matoshin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Loso.
Loso lands a really nice looking cross but Matoshin seems unphased.
Loso fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matoshin checks it well.
Matoshin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loso was well out of range. Poor timing from Matoshin.
Loso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Matoshin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loso scrambles back to his feet.
Matoshin attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

Loso fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Matoshin, pushing him back against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Loso.
Loso scores with a shoulder strike.
Loso throws a punch but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Matoshin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Matoshin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A nice left hand lands by Matoshin.
Matoshin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Matoshin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loso using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Loso lands a body punch.
Matoshin tries a body shot but Loso blocks it.
Matoshin digs a right hand underneath Loso's ribcage. Loso let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Loso working aggressively here.
Matoshin lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshi Matoshin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Matoshin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loso.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loso keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Matoshin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Matoshin throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Matoshin checks a leg kick.
Matoshin lands a leg kick that knocks Loso off balance momentarily.
Matoshin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice leg kick lands there from Loso.
Some bone on bone action there as Matoshin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Matoshin throws a hook to the side of Loso's head but Loso sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loso scores with a leg kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matoshin checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Loso. Matoshin does a little dance to reset his feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Matoshin.
Matoshin turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Matoshin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matoshin lands the left hand.
Matoshin lands with an overhand left.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin connects with a right hand. Loso shakes it off.
Loso takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loso tries to score with a low kick but Matoshin moves his leg out of the way.
Matoshin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Loso lands with a right hand.
Good exchange - Loso coming out on top.
A looping hook to the body misses from Matoshin. Loso does a little dance to reset his feet.
A slapping leg kick lands for Matoshin.
Matoshin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Matoshin ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Nice body punch from Matoshin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matoshin checks a leg kick.
Matoshin throws a low kick, looking for Loso's leg but Loso calmly moves out of range.
Matoshin lands a jab.
Matoshin blocks a low kick nicely.
Loso misses with a body kick.
Nice shot lands for Loso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Matoshin blocks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Matoshin misses the target.
Loso doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso throws a low kick but Matoshin avoids it.
Matoshin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matoshin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loso moves away.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Matoshin.
Loso throws a jab but it's blocked by Matoshin.
Matoshin tries a head kick but it misses.
Loso fires out a quick counter leg kick but Matoshin just manages to avoid it.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
Matoshin tries a quick counter leg kick but Loso is wise to it.
Good work by Matoshin as he checks the leg kick.
Loso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matoshin throws out a counter right but Loso avoids it with no problem.
Matoshin does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Matoshin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Matoshin misses with a left hand
and Loso counters with a low kick, right behind Matoshin 's knee.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matoshin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Matoshin lands a lovely overhand right.
Loso takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Loso throws a low kick but it's checked well by Matoshin.
Loso throws a leg kick which misses Matoshin's front leg but catches the back leg as Matoshin tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Toshi Matoshin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Toshi Matoshin's cut.
That's time! Loso's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Matoshin connects with a single shot there.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Loso checks a leg kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Loso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Matoshin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loso to score with a decent uppercut.
Loso throws a low kick but Matoshin avoids it.
Matoshin looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Nice cross by Loso.
No joy there for Matoshin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Matoshin lands a jab to Loso's midsection.
Matoshin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loso takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Matoshin checks a leg kick.
Loso avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Loso wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loso misses with a few strikes there.
Matoshin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loso manages to avoid it.
Matoshin cracks Loso with an open hand slap.
Loso looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matoshin avoids a kick to the body.
Matoshin moves away from the strike by Loso.
Loso connects with an inside leg kick.
Matoshin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matoshin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Loso's hands.
Matoshin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Loso. That did some damage!
Matoshin scores with a nice right hand.
Loso throws a low kick but Matoshin avoids it.
Loso misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Matoshin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Loso looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Loso walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Matoshin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Matoshin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

Loso pushes Matoshin up against the ropes in a clinch.
Matoshin scores with a shot to the side of Loso's head.
Loso blocks an uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Matoshin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Loso.

Matoshin breaks from the clinch.
Loso thuds a left hand into Matoshin's body.
Toshi Matoshin seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Matoshin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Matoshin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Loso misses with a few strikes there.
Matoshin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loso scores with a kick to the body.

Loso closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Matoshin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A frustrated look appears on Matoshin's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Matoshin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matoshin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Matoshin avoids a kick to the body.
A nice side step and Matoshin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Loso throws a front kick aimed at Matoshin's knee but Matoshin avoids it well.
Matoshin blocks a leg kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matoshin! But no joy.
Matoshin lands a really nice looking cross but Loso seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A jab from Matoshin finds it's way through Loso's defenses.
A big right from Matoshin misses.
Matoshin misses with a hook. Loso ducked under it nicely.
Loso displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Matoshin throws out the jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Toshi Matoshin.
I've got Matoshin winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Toshi Matoshin!
Toshi Matoshin made sure to mention his sponsor, Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview.