PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 13088 p4p, 696 weight class) and Hamish Darrow (ranked 3928 p4p, 425 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Loso
vs
Darrow

171 cm
38
156 lbs
28 - 15 - 1

176 cm
34
160 lbs
14 - 4 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
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 - 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 14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Hamish Darrow!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Darrow off balance momentarily.
Darrow scores with a nice right hand.
Loso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Loso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Darrow.
Loso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Loso.
Darrow misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loso.
Darrow connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Loso throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loso lands a glancing blow to the side of Darrow's head.
Darrow lands a nice leg kick that just misses Loso's sensitive parts.
Darrow swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a low kick.
Darrow 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 cracks Darrow with a good jab.

It looks like Hamish Darrow has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Darrow slips a straight right by Loso.
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Loso moved out of range.
Darrow throws a jab but it's blocked by Loso.
Loso throws a body punch but Darrow moves out of range.
Darrow throws out a counter right but Loso avoids it with no problem.
Darrow lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Loso does it's job there.
Darrow connects with a looping right hand.
Darrow's jab looks to have found its range, popping Loso under the eye.
Darrow keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loso.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso misses with a right hand
and Darrow counters with a right hand to the body.
Darrow lands a jab to the nose.
Darrow checks the leg kick.
Darrow swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Darrow throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Loso to counter with a crisp jab.
Loso misses with a looping right.
A countering left hand to the body from Darrow misses.
Darrow scores with a nice head shot.
Loso fails to land with a series of punches.
Loso connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loso.
A chopping leg kick lands by Loso.
Darrow swings away with a body shot that misses
and Loso counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso checks a low kick from Darrow.
A good leg kick by Darrow.
Darrow scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Darrow connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loso momentarily.
Loso moves out of range of the strikes.
Loso needs to keep his hands up - Darrow had a free shot at his head there.
Darrow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loso looks to score with a jab to the body but Darrow is just out of range.
Loso avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Loso throws a hook but Darrow avoids it easily.
Darrow dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Loso misses the target.
Darrow scores with a shot to the body.
Darrow swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Darrow steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loso.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Darrow! But no joy.
Darrow throws a low kick but Loso moves out of range easily.
Loso takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Darrow is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Loso had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Loso throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Darrow looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Darrow throws a nice inside leg kick.
Loso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Darrow.
Loso buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Darrow finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Loso throws out a loose jab but Darrow uses good head movement to avoid it.
Darrow swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Loso throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Darrow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hamish Darrow's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Loso thows a body kick. Darrow tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Darrow connects with a crisp jab.
Darrow throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Darrow scores with a leg kick.
Loso takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Darrow takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nice straight punches there by Darrow. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darrow.
Darrow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loso.
Darrow has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Loso avoids the body shot from Darrow.
Darrow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loso uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Darrow.
Loso thumps Darrow with a low kick.
Loso takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Darrow swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Darrow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Loso.
Darrow now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Loso slips a jab from Darrow.
Darrow is looking to chop away at Loso's legs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Darrow lands a jab to the nose.
Darrow takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Loso misses with a looping left.
Darrow is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Loso with a body shot.
Darrow scores with a jab to the body.
Loso thumps Darrow with a low kick.
Loso swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Darrow.
Loso moves in looking to clinch but Darrow pushes him off.
Darrow moves away from the strike by Loso.
Loso moves out of range of the leg kick from Darrow.
Loso fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big left from Darrow misses.
Loso misses with a double jab
and Darrow cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Darrow swings for the body but Loso moves out of range.
Darrow misses with a straight left.
Loso appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Darrow swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Loso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso works Darrow's body with a nice hook.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hamish Darrow seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Crunch! Loso slams his shin into Darrow's torso.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darrow moves out of range of the leg kick from Loso.
A swing and a miss from Darrow.
Loso seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Darrow cracks the inside of Loso's front leg.
The fighters circling - Darrow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Darrow feints and then cracks Loso's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Loso down.
Loso uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Darrow.
Loso throws a solid leg kick but Darrow takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Loso.
The crowd cheers as Darrow lands an impressive looking overhand right. Loso doesn't seem phased though.
Darrow moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loso throws a hook to the side of Darrow's head but Darrow sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Darrow throws a low kick, looking for Loso's leg but Loso calmly moves out of range.
Darrow wants to slow Loso down by chopping away at his legs.

Loso moves into range and clinches up with Darrow.
Darrow blocking some punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Darrow takes an elbow to the forehead.
Darrow blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Darrow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Loso.
Darrow dodges an elbow strike from Loso.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hamish Darrow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hamish Darrow's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Loso lands a leg kick that knocks Darrow off balance momentarily.
Kabu Loso has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Loso is looking to score with low kicks.
Darrow wants to land a leg kick but Loso is out of range.
Darrow jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Darrow throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darrow misses with a body punch
and Loso counters with a two punch combo.
Darrow blocks a low kick nicely.
Darrow misses with a shot to the body
and Loso counters with a nice uppercut.
Darrow tries to move into range but Loso moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.

Darrow is rocked!
Darrow looks to land a right hand but Loso moved out of range.
Darrow is still on wobbly legs! Can Loso finish him?
Loso cracks Darrow with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kabu Loso!
A very excited looking Kabu Loso made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.