PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shi Fu Tu (ranked 719 p4p, 81 weight class) and Mike Lowe (ranked 1592 p4p, 172 weight class). Fu Tu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Klendathu drop. Shi Fu Tu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Fu Tu
vs
Lowe

172 cm
36
150 lbs
27 - 14 - 3

172 cm
32
156 lbs
21 - 12 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

KOMBAT KLOTHING
Urban Fighter

Voodoo Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 27 - 14 - 3, fighting out of London, Shi Fu Tu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Mike Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowe takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A head kick misses from Lowe.
Fu Tu looks to land a right hand but Lowe moved out of range.
Lowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fu Tu circles away quickly and effectively.
Lowe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fu Tu throws the kick towards the body but Lowe avoids it.
Lowe swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Lowe takes a swing at Fu Tu's ribcage but misses.
Lowe lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fu Tu at a distance.
Fu Tu takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick
and Lowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fu Tu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lowe was well out of range. Poor timing from Fu Tu.
An inside leg kick lands from Lowe.
Fu Tu lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fu Tu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu Tu blocks a jab.
We've been told by Fu Tu's head coaches at Scotty's Yard that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lowe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fu Tu thuds a left hand into Lowe's body.

Lowe darts in and clinches Fu Tu up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Fu Tu misses with some punches.
Lowe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lowe.
Fu Tu avoiding damage as Lowe throws knees to the body.
Lowe prevents a body shot from Fu Tu.

Fu Tu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fu Tu jabs Lowe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lowe scores with a three punch combo!
Lowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lowe there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Mike Lowe has been cut.
Lowe takes a swing at Fu Tu's ribcage but misses.
Fu Tu throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu Tu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowe has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lowe there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu Tu lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lowe's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fu Tu fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lowe.
Lowe steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fu Tu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe misses with a body kick.
Lowe works over Fu Tu's head and body with a nice combination.
Lowe tries to land a front kick but Fu Tu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lowe throws a head kick but Fu Tu moves out of range.
Lowe throws out a loose jab but Fu Tu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fu Tu throws out a loose jab but Lowe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lowe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Lowe there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu Tu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowe.
Fu Tu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lowe.
Fu Tu takes a swing at Lowe's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Lowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowe swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu is looking to score with low kicks.
Fu Tu scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lowe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Fu Tu throws a body punch but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe connects with a solid leg kick.
Lowe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu Tu misses with a wild combination.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut
and Lowe counters with a stiff right hand.
Fu Tu throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lowe.
Lowe scores with a head kick. Fu Tu tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Lowe throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu Tu misses with a kick to the body.
Lowe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu misses with a double jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fu Tu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lowe. That one must have hurt.
Fu Tu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lowe throws a combination that misses

and Fu Tu holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lowe takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Fu Tu on the inside.
Lowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fu Tu.
Lowe throws a punch but it's blocked by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fu Tu misses with the head strike.
Lowe throws a head punch that misses.
Lowe tries to circle away but Fu Tu has him pinned against the cage.
Lowe works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fu Tu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Fu Tu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lowe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fu Tu backwards.
Lowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mike Lowe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Lowe darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lowe walks into a straight right hand from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe punishes Fu Tu's body with a nice straight punch.
Fu Tu scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lowe digs a good hook to Fu Tu's body.
Nice straight punches there by Lowe. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lowe.
Lowe lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lowe throws a front kick that sends Fu Tu stumbling back into the cage.
Fu Tu misses the jab.
Fu Tu lands a jab to the nose.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lowe avoids the body shot from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu throws a big shot that misses.
Fu Tu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lowe swings for the body but Fu Tu moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu blocks a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big right from Fu Tu misses.
Lowe slips a jab from Fu Tu.
Lowe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fu Tu scores with a decent looking hook.
Lowe lands a body shot.
Fu Tu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fu Tu backing away here, and Lowe unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Lowe tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fu Tu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lowe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fu Tu moves into range and connects with a jab.

Lowe is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu Tu attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Lowe is still on wobbly legs! Can Fu Tu finish him?
Fu Tu lands a glancing blow to the side of Lowe's head.
Fu Tu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fu Tu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lowe.
Fu Tu seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lowe scores with a hook.
Fu Tu throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lowe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lowe scores with a sloppy right hand. Fu Tu should have avoided that one.
Fu Tu throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with a thumping low kick.
Lowe seems to have recovered his senses.
Jab, jab by Fu Tu - just one landing.
Lowe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fu Tu misses with an uppercut. Lowe saw that one coming.
Mike Lowe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lowe slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Lowe misses with a straight left.
Lowe connects with a looping right hand.
Lowe misses with a looping left.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fu Tu feints and then cracks Lowe's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Lowe down.
Lowe throws a sloppy head kick and Fu Tu moves out of range easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe cracks Fu Tu with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fu Tu scores with the left hand. Lowe knows he should have avoided that one.
Fu Tu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fu Tu misses with a two punch combination.
Lowe lands a right hook to the body.
Lowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lowe slips a straight right by Fu Tu.
Lowe slips under a jab from Fu Tu.
Lowe ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Lowe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Fu Tu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fu Tu scores with a leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fu Tu avoids the body shot from Lowe.
Fu Tu is looking to counter the offense by Lowe and move into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Fu Tu misses.
Fu Tu is looking to land body kicks.

Fu Tu lands a left and a right that sends Lowe crashing to the canvas! Fu Tu dives into mount looking to finish!
Lowe is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lowe can't escape the position.
Fu Tu unloads with some shots from mount but Lowe bucks and avoids them well.
Lowe tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Fu Tu looking to control but Lowe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fu Tu is really struggling to control Lowe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Lowe is bucking up trying to escape but Fu Tu cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowe manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fu Tu is trying to control the action in half guard but Lowe is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shi Fu Tu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lowe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Lowe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fu Tu was well out of range. Poor timing from Lowe.
Fu Tu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Lowe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fu Tu circles away quickly and effectively.
Fu Tu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lowe's head backwards.
Lowe moves out of range as Fu Tu throws a body kick.
Fu Tu loads up on a big right hand but Lowe slips the punch.
Fu Tu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fu Tu throws a jab when Lowe was well out of range.
Fu Tu looks to land a left hand but Lowe moved out of range nicely.
Fu Tu misses with a left hand
and Lowe counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A left lands for Lowe.
Fu Tu misses with a looping right.
Despite the aggression on Lowe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowe with a jab.
Lowe feints a jab promting Fu Tu to slip. Lowe then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fu Tu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fu Tu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lowe moves away.
Lowe's corner calls for a 1-2. Lowe obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Fu Tu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fu Tu under the eye.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fu Tu walks into a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fu Tu.
Fu Tu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowe is just out of range.
Nice cross by Fu Tu.
Lowe keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fu Tu misses with a hook. Lowe ducked under it nicely.
A leg kick checked by Fu Tu.
Mike Lowe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fu Tu slips a jab and a cross from Lowe.
Fu Tu is looking to chop away at Lowe's legs.
Fu Tu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lowe.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fu Tu.
Lowe throws a body kick that misses.
Lowe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fu Tu staying out of range there.
Lowe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good leg kick by Fu Tu there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fu Tu looks to land a combination but Lowe avoids it well.
Fu Tu takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lowe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A shot to the body from Fu Tu misses
and Lowe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lowe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fu Tu's calf.
Lowe connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fu Tu's hands.
Fu Tu rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowe lands a nice looking body shot.
Fu Tu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fu Tu on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Fu Tu throws a nice looking combination but Lowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A swing and a miss from Lowe.
Lowe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fu Tu misses with a wild body shot.
Fu Tu throws a leg kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fu Tu.
Lowe with a hook.
Fu Tu wants to land a leg kick but Lowe is out of range.
Lowe throws a counter combo.
Lowe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Lowe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lowe doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fu Tu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lowe. Lowe obviously looking to wear him down.
Fu Tu throws a right hand that misses
and Lowe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fu Tu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
Lowe throws a body shot but no joy.
Fu Tu misses with a straight left.
Fu Tu throws a body shot but no joy.
Lowe misses with a looping right.
Fu Tu throws a good cross that connects.
A telegraphed right hand from Fu Tu misses the target.
Lowe scores with a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fu Tu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Fu Tu misses the target.
Jab by Lowe.
Fu Tu throws a jab when Lowe was well out of range.
Lowe throws a leg kick which misses Fu Tu's front leg but catches the back leg as Fu Tu tries to avoid it.
Lowe looks to land a right hand but Fu Tu moved out of range.
Fu Tu just misses with a punch to the body.
Fu Tu swings for the body but Lowe moves out of range.
Lowe takes a kick to the side of the head.
Lowe ducks under a wild hook from Fu Tu.
Fu Tu has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lowe finds it's way round the side to connect with Fu Tu's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fu Tu throws a nice looking combination but Lowe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lowe feints a counter leg kick.
Fu Tu misses with a wild body shot.
Lowe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Lowe.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Lowe.
I think Lowe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lowe!
Our winner, Mike Lowe, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.