PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight kickboxing rules bout between Aaron Lowell (ranked 23076 p4p, 6155 weight class) and Asa Sharp (ranked 608 p4p, 639 weight class). Lowell comes to the ring accompanied by Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline . Sharp has chosen Moneybagg Yo - Federal Fed Ft. Future as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!

Lowell
vs
Sharp

183 cm
30
168
18 - 13 - 0

183 cm
39
180
36 - 19 - 1

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Aaron Lowell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Asa Sharp!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Sam Margolis and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharp takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lowell darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lowell misses with a hook. Sharp ducked under it nicely.
Sharp uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lowell has time to react.
Aaron Lowell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lowell misses with a hook. Sharp ducked under it nicely.
Lowell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Lowell throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lowell looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Sharp darts in and clinches Lowell up against the ropes.
Lowell tries to land knees in the clinch but Sharp avoids the damage to the body.
Sharp tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lowell's elbow.
Lowell missing with knees to the body.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowell using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lowell scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sharp swings wildly with an uppercut but Lowell uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
Lowell tries to work over Sharp's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sharp is stalling here.
Sharp misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lowell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lowell tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Lowell misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lowell fails to land.
A short uppercut from Lowell.
Lowell throws a punch but it's blocked by Sharp.
Lowell working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sharp.
Lowell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lowell has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lowell presses Sharp against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Sharp is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lowell is defending well for now.
Lowell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharps head.
Sharp fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Lowell blocks an uppercut.
Lowell tries to land a knee to the head but Sharp blocks with his arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowell lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sharp lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lowell taking a breather.
Sharp blocking some punches.
Sharp looking to stall.
Sharp tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lowell tries a knee to the head but Sharp blocks it.
Lowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sharp's elbow.
Sharp blocks an uppercut.
Sharp blocking some punches.
Sharp lands with a light punch inside.
Sharp scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sharp lands a shoulder strike.
Sharp lands a right hand.
Sharp throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lowells head.
Sharp has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Lowell seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Sharp can turn it around.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell avoiding damage as Sharp throws knees to the body.
Sharp tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lowell avoids it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Asa Sharp will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Sharp fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sharp misses with a hook.
Sharp with a nice cross.
Lowell blocks a jab.
Lowell connects with a jab.
Sharp throws a body punch but Lowell moves out of range.
Lowell misses with a head kick.
Sharp lands a jab to the nose.
Sharp swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A slow jab from Sharp misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Lowell misses the target.
Lowell gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Sharp counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lowell scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lowell ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lowell throws a lazy right hand but Sharp sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sharp tests Lowell's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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!
Lowell fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sharp is out of range.
Aaron Lowell is winning the standup battle so far.
Lowell defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Lowell staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lowell slips under a jab from Sharp.
Lowell lands an overhand right.
Sharp throws a head kick but Lowell moves out of range.
Lowell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sharp connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Lowell's hands.
Sharp is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lowell defending well as Sharp loads up on a big left hand.
Lowell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sharp counters with a stiff right hand.
Lowell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sharp avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Lowell. That snapped Sharp's head back.
Lowell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sharp misses with a body shot.
Lowell ducks under a wild hook from Sharp.
Sharp swings for the body but Lowell moves out of range.
Lowell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sharp.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lowell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Sharp catches Lowell right on the button with a cross.
Sharp tries to clinch but Lowell is having none of it.
Lowell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Sharp.
Sharp ducks under a wild hook from Lowell.
Sharp getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Lowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lowell blocks a head kick by Sharp.
Lowell looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Sharp is looking to clinch but Lowell is avoiding it.
Lowell tried to counter with a leg kick but Sharp avoided it.
Lowell circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lowell counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lowell connects with a leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sharp looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sharp's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lowell under the eye.
A big left from Lowell misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Asa Sharp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Lowell throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sharp.
Sharp throws a hook but Lowell blocks it.
Lowell tests Sharp's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sharp 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.
Sharp tries to clinch but Lowell is having none of it.
Lowell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sharp lands a head kick. Lowell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lowell scores with a leg kick.
Sharp throws a sloppy body shot
and Lowell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharp's knee momentarily.
Lowell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Sharp throws a sloppy head kick and Lowell moves out of range easily.
Sharp blocks a head kick by Lowell.
Lowell fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sharp has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sharp connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lowell staying out of range there.
Nice jab there from Lowell.
Sharp wants to clinch up but Lowell keeps it at a distance.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharp moves in looking to clinch but Lowell pushes him off.
Lowell throws a counter high kick but Sharp was just alert enough to avoid it.
Lowell lands a head kick. Sharp smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sharp throws a sloppy body shot
and Lowell counters with a nice body kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lowell.
Sharp looks to throw the jab but Lowell is out of range.
Sharp tries to close the distance and clinch but Lowell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lowell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sharp moves away.
Sharp avoids the head kick by Lowell.
Lowell throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lowell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sharp.
Sharp throws a head kick that misses
and Lowell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sharp's knee momentarily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lowell.
Sharp takes a swing at Lowell's ribcage but misses.
Lowell throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Sharp swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.

Sharp moves into the clinch.
Sharp tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sharp fails to land.
Lowell looking to throw knees to the head but Sharp is blocking nicely.
Sharp lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Lowell.
Lowell working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lowell is working Sharp over against the ropes.
Sharp tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sharp takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sharp scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lowell misses with a punch on the inside.
Sharp working aggressively here.
Asa Sharp seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lowell swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sharp throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowell throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sharp blocks it with crossed arms.
Sharp has a couple of punches blocked by Lowell.
Lowell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lowell connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sharp's face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sharp misses with the head strike.
Lowell misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Lowell showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sharp 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight as a draw!
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight for Aaron Lowell!

Aaron Lowell wins by majority decision!
Aaron Lowell thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Asa Sharp spoke after the fight, saying 'HOW?? BERTO KIN??'.