PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 13861 p4p, 690 weight class) and DJ Thunda (ranked 3044 p4p, 321 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Loso
vs
Thunda

171 cm
38
156 lbs
27 - 14 - 1

181 cm
27
164 lbs
12 - 7 - 1

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition

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 27 - 14 - 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 12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of New York, DJ Thunda!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Sosuke Kotani and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thunda throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunda scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Loso moves out of range as Thunda strikes.
Thunda is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loso.
Loso pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Loso misses with a leg kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Thunda.
Thunda 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.
Loso's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thunda connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Loso scrambles back to his feet.
Thunda jabs at Loso's body.
Some bone on bone action there as Thunda checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Loso walks into a stiff left hand from Thunda.
A lazy left from Thunda finds it's target.
Thunda tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A big left from Thunda misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thunda slips a jab from Loso.
Thunda was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Loso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Thunda blocks a jab.
Thunda scores with a jab. Loso acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Thunda has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Loso bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thunda tries to bum rush Loso with a series of wild strikes but Loso uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Thunda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kabu Loso seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso lands with a straight right. Thunda didn't see that one coming.
Loso on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Loso misses the jab.
Loso misses with a head kick.
Thunda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Loso on the side of the head.
Loso slips under a jab from Thunda.
Thunda 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.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Thunda checks a leg kick.
Thunda slips under a jab from Loso.
Loso scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Loso instigates a 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!
Loso misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Thunda.
Thunda misses with a punch on the inside.
Thunda lands a hook that snaps the head of Loso backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunda.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda presses Loso against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Thunda lands with a left to the head.
Thunda misses with a body punch.
Thunda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Thunda managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Thunda swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thunda misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Loso fails to land.
Loso blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunda misses with a punch on the inside.
Loso blocks an uppercut.
Loso lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thunda blocks a punch to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Thunda creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loso misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Thunda fails to land.
Loso lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

DJ Thunda dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Nice defenses there by Thunda.
Thunda lands with a right hand.
Nice cross by Thunda.
Thunda swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Loso half committed to a counter leg kick.
Thunda might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Loso lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Loso thumps Thunda with a low kick.
Thunda throws a big shot that misses.
Loso tries to score with a low kick but Thunda moves his leg out of the way.
Thunda cracks the inside of Loso's front leg.
Thunda with a jab.
Thunda blocks a jab.
Loso is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loso lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An inside leg kick lands from Thunda.
Thunda defending well as Loso loads up on a big left hand.
Loso connects with a solid leg kick.
Thunda throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Loso is looking to counter with a body kick.
Thunda moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Thunda counters with a stiff right hand.
Thunda avoids the body shot from Loso.
Both fighters circling a little - Thunda finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thunda misses with a body kick.
Loso scores with the left hand. Thunda knows he should have avoided that one.
Loso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Thunda looks to land a combination. Loso sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Loso digs a good body shot into Thunda's ribs.
Thunda takes a jab right on the kisser.
Loso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Thunda looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The fighters circling - Thunda throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thunda chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Loso can pounce on him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thunda throws an overhand right that lands on Loso's shoulder, as Loso tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Loso throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda sizes up Loso with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Loso doesn't manage to clinch there - Thunda circles away.
Loso attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Loso connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thunda momentarily.
Loso lands with a thumping leg kick.
Thunda throws a shot from downtown. Loso moves away and avoids it.
Thunda cracks a nice hook into Loso's ribs.
Thunda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Loso throws a body kick that misses.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Loso is looking to clinch.
Thunda changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso misses with a hook
and Thunda cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Loso avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Loso moves into range and connects with a jab.

Loso clinches up with Thunda and pushes him back against the ropes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but DJ Thunda will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Thunda throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fighters circle momentarily. Loso darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Loso scores with a punch to the head.
Loso throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thunda blocks a leg kick.
Loso on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Loso slips under a jab.
Thunda connects with a jab.
Thunda scores with the left hand. Loso knows he should have avoided that one.
Loso avoids the head kick by Thunda.
Thunda lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Thunda throws out a powerful jab.
Thunda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Loso closes the distance and pushes Thunda back into the ropes.
DJ Thunda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Loso using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thunda has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Loso tries to throw a body punch but Thunda avoids it by throwing Loso back against the ropes.
Loso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loso misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunda.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loso.
A head punch on the inside from Thunda fails to land.

Thunda escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thunda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loso.
It seemed like Thunda was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Loso dodges the punch combination from Thunda.
Thunda checks a low kick from Loso.
Loso misses with a low kick as Thunda jumps back.
Loso misses the shot to the body.
Thunda lands an overhand right.
Loso misses with a wild body shot.
Thunda avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunda throws a right and a left that both miss.
Loso was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Loso throws the kick towards the body but Thunda avoids it.
Thunda plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunda misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Thunda lands.
DJ Thunda seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loso slips a jab from Thunda.
Thunda throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunda throws a body kick that misses.
Loso swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Thunda.
Loso smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Loso ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thunda moves away.
Thunda scores with a leg kick.
Loso throws a hook to the side of Thunda's head but Thunda sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loso misses with a combination
and Thunda counters with a straight right hand.
Thunda looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loso.

And that's the end of the fight!
DJ Thunda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thunda 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Thunda!
A victorious DJ Thunda thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.