PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Kabu Loso (ranked 13002 p4p, 700 weight class) and Chris Deal (ranked 19293 p4p, 715 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Loso
vs
Deal

171 cm
39
156 lbs
30 - 15 - 1

178 cm
28
155 lbs
13 - 8 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

Conviction
Sully's Bar & Grill

Freebok (85% Laundry)

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 30 - 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 13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chris Deal!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, James Glass and Chris Edwards.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loso connects with a leg kick. Deal looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Loso slips a straight right by Deal.
Loso has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Deal throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Deal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Deal connects with a solid leg kick.
Deal misses with a low kick.
Deal throws a big shot that misses.
Deal paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Loso is looking to clinch.
Deal jabs Loso right on the nose. Loso blinks but takes it well.
Loso uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Deal.
Chris Deal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loso lands a jab.
Loso slips a jab and a cross from Deal.
Deal fails to land with a series of punches.
Loso tried to counter with a leg kick but Deal avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Deal misses with a body shot.
Loso tries to close the distance and clinch but Deal swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Deal is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Loso.
Deal throws a poor cross that misses
and Loso counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Loso darts in and clinches Deal up against the ropes.
Deal wants to get back to striking at distance but Loso won't allow it.
Loso lands an uppercut.
Deal is trying to break free.
Loso prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
Loso has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Loso lands a nice uppercut.
Loso misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Loso.
Loso presses Deal against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Deal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Loso keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Deal's efforts to push away.
Deal is looking to break free of the clinch but Loso has double underhooks.
Loso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Deal misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loso lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Loso with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Loso tries a body shot but Deal blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deal wants to get back to striking at distance but Loso won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Loso.
Loso prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.
Deal tries to circle away but Loso has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deal swings wildly with an uppercut but Loso uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loso lands a nice knee to the body.
Loso has Deal pressed against the ropes, preventing Deal from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Deal is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Deal managing to block the knees to the body from Loso.
Still in the clinch, Deal scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!

Deal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deal listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Loso tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deal loads up on a big right hand but Loso slips the punch.
Deal fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Loso on the side of the head.
Loso moves out of range of the strikes.
Deal ducks under a wild hook from Loso.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Loso slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deal can pounce on him.
Nice cross by Loso.
Deal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Deal scores with a jab to the head.
Deal scoring well with a low kick there.
A low kick from Deal is predictable there
and Loso counters with a body kick that stops Deal in his tracks momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Chris Deal will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Deal misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Deal misses.
Donk. Deal catches Loso right on the button with a cross.
Deal walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

It looks like Chris Deal has been cut.
Loso keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Deal.
Deal avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Deal throws a right and a left that Loso avoids nicely.
Loso loads up on a big right hand but Deal slips the punch.
Loso scores with a jab.
Loso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Chris Deal seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A good leg kick by Loso.
Loso misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deal is trying to counter with his kicks.
Loso tries to clinch up.
Deal swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Loso takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Deal misses with an uppercut. Loso saw that one coming.
Loso avoids a punch combination nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Loso misses the target.
Deal clobbers Loso with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Deal tried to score with a low kick but Loso checks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso digs a good body shot into Deal's ribs.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Deal.
Loso connects with a body shot that sends Deal's belly button to the back.
Deal lands a jab to the head.
Jab from Deal.
That kick from Loso tenderised Deal's leg. Deal is trying to keep his angry face on.
Deal 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.
Deal connects with a solid leg kick.
Loso ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Deal throws the left hand but Loso avoids the punch easily.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Deal.
Loso misses with a body kick.
Deal walks into a straight right hand from Loso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loso lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Loso wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A slapping leg kick lands for Loso.
Deal lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nice straight punches there by Deal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Deal.
Loso takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Loso checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Deal misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Loso.
Deal is looking to slow Loso down with leg kicks.
Jab, jab by Deal - just one landing.
Deal 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.
Loso darts in and out, connecting with a jab.

Loso instigates a clinch.

Deal's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Deal's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Deal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Loso sees it coming and avoids it easily.

Loso clinches up against the ropes.
Loso lands a right hand.
Deal working hard to break the clinch.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loso has him pressed against the ropes.
Kabu Loso has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Deal is looking to break free of the clinch but Loso has double underhooks.
A right handed body shot lands from Loso.
A shot in the inside from Loso.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Deal misses with the head strike.
Loso throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Loso.
Deal takes a shot to the head.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loso has him pressed against the ropes.
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 Kabu Loso will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Chris Deal's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Loso tries a low kick but Deal avoids it.
The fighters circling - Deal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Loso, right into the meat.
Jab from Deal.
Loso takes one to the side of the head.
Loso fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

Loso closes the distance and pushes Deal back into the ropes.
Loso lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Loso working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Loso.
Deal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Deal on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Deal wants to break the clinch but can't.
Loso lands an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loso lands with a right to the head.
Deal tries to circle away but Loso has him pinned against the ropes.
Loso lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Deal tries to circle away but Loso has him pinned against the ropes.
A frustrated look appears on Deal's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Deal is looking to break free of the clinch but Loso has double underhooks.
Loso blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Loso prevents Deal from breaking the clinch.

Deal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Deal pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loso ducks under a wild hook from Deal.
Loso chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Deal can pounce on him.
A jab from Deal misses.
Deal checks a leg kick.
Loso walks into a stiff left hand from Deal.
Loso lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Deal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Loso to score with a decent uppercut.
Deal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Losos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Loso misses with a head kick.
Loso fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.

Loso gets a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Loso lands a hook to the side of the head.
Deal is trying to push Loso away but Loso has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Loso lands an elbow that stopped Deal in his tracks for a moment.
A short right from Loso.
Loso lands a damaging elbow.
Deal tries to break free but Loso pushes him back against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Deal manages to break the clinch.
Loso jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Loso takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Deal dips to his left and cracks Loso with an uppercut!

Loso has closed the distance and engaged Deal in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Loso.
Deal is trying to break free.
Deal is trying to push Loso away but Loso has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Deal wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Loso has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loso.
Deal is looking to break free of the clinch but Loso has double underhooks.
Loso lands a nice knee to the body.
Loso landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Deal takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Deal looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Loso lands a nice elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice left hand lands by Loso.
A short right from Loso on the inside.
Loso misses with a knee strike.
Deal is trying to break free.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kabu Loso showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Loso has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... 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.