PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight kickboxing rules bout between Aaron Lowell (ranked 22974 p4p, 21995 weight class) and Maung Maung Thu (ranked 626 p4p, 611 weight class). Lowell comes to the ring accompanied by Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline . Aaron Lowell is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Lowell
vs
Thu

183 cm
30
168
19 - 13 - 0

166 cm
28
135
16 - 15 - 0

World class MT
Granite chin

World class MT
Good gas tank

FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

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 19 - 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 16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Maung Maung Thu!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Franklyn Lucas and Anthony Taglia.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lowell moves out of range of the strikes.
Thu misses with a wild body shot.
Lowell takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lowell lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Lowell is looking to chop away at Thu's legs.
Lowell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thu throws a leg kick which misses Lowell's front leg but catches the back leg as Lowell tries to avoid it.
Lowell throws a looping overhand right but Thu ducks down to avoid it.
Thu wants to counter with a clinch but Lowell pushes him away.
Thu tries to clinch but Lowell moves out of range.
Lowell misses with a hook. Thu ducked under it nicely.
Thu misses the shot to the body.
Thu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lowell.
Thu takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Thu throws a push kick but Lowell slaps the foot to one side.
Thu fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lowell looks to land a body kick but Thu moved away.
Lowell fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Thu checks it well.
Thu on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thu checks a leg kick nicely.
Thu misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Thu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lowell, as that shot connected.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu slips a straight right by Lowell.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowell takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Thu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lowell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thu.
Thu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thu avoids a kick to the body.
Thu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lowell misses with a hook.
Thu tries to counter with a clinch but Lowell shakes him off and moves away.
Thu takes one on the button.
Lowell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lowell throws a looping overhand right but Thu ducks down to avoid it.
Thu looks to score with a jab to the body but Lowell is just out of range.
Thu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Lowell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thu throws out the jab.
Lowell just misses with a punch to the body.
Thu moves out of range of the strikes.
Thu wants to counter the offense by Lowell and move into the clinch position.
Lowell looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Thu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowell throws a leg kick but Thu sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lowell's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Thu pushes Lowell up against the ropes in a clinch.
Thu landing knees to the body.
Lowell avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Lowell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu misses with an elbow over the top.
Lowell tries to stall but Thu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lowell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Lowell misses with a punch on the inside.
Lowell has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Lowell avoiding damage as Thu throws knees to the body.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thu creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thu connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lowell's face.
Thu pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu lands an elbow just above Lowell 's eye.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Thu lands an elbow just above Lowell 's eye.
Lowell is looking to control Thu's arms but Thu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lowell has his back to the ropes.
Lowell tries to throw a body punch but Thu avoids it by throwing Lowell back against the ropes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maung Maung Thu will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Thu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lowell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thu wants to clinch.
Aaron Lowell is winning the standup battle so far.
Thu goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It looked like Lowell wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Thu lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Thu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowell looks to throw the jab but Thu is out of range.
Thu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Thu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lowell will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Thu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thu throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick by Thu misses
and Lowell counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thu's knee momentarily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Lowell!
Thu misses the shot to the body.
Lowell throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lowell thumps Thu with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lowell tries to land a leg kick but Thu saw it coming and moves away.
Lowell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thu manages to avoid it.
Thu moves out of range as Lowell throws a body kick.
Thu tries to counter with a clinch but Lowell shakes him off and moves away.
Thu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thu throws a push kick but Lowell slaps the foot to one side.
Lowell pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Thu rushes Lowell and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Thu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thu gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thu misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lowell.
Lowell takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thu trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lowell fails to land.
Thu blocking some punches.
Thu throws an elbow that misses.
Lowell lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lowell has a couple of punches blocked by Thu.
Thu pushes off an throws an elbow but Lowell leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thu's elbow.
Thu throws an elbow but it misses.
Thu throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Thu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lowell wants to stall.
Lowell misses with a punch on the inside.
Thu unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lowell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maung Maung Thu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thu.
Thu lands a nice knee to the body.
Lowell avoids the elbow strike from Thu, against the ropes.
Thu looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Lowell dodges an elbow strike from Thu.
Thu utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thu comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lowell tries a body shot but Thu blocks it.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Thu throws an elbow but misses.
Thu throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Maung Maung Thu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A jab from Thu misses.
Aaron Lowell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Well,Lowell is on his way to losing a decision here. Can he use his experience to pull something off in the closing minutes?
Lowell throws a series of punches but Thu moves out of range.
Thu throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thu tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lowell staying out of range there.
Thu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Thu tries to counter by closing the distance.
Lowell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thu.
Lowell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lowell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut there from Lowell.
Thu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lowell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thu.
Thu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lowell is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Thu keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Thu moves out of range of the leg kick from Lowell.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Thu. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Thu throws a leg kick which misses Lowell's front leg but catches the back leg as Lowell tries to avoid it.
Lowell fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thu fakes the leg kick and cracks Lowell in the body.
Lowell takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lowell throws a hook but Thu blocks it.
Thu tries a head kick but it misses.
Lowell feints and then cracks Thu's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thu down.
Lowell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lowell misses with a straight left.
Lowell avoids the head kick by Thu.
Lowell was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lowell moves out of range of the strikes.
Lowell swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lowell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Thu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lowell.
Lowell is looking to counter punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lowell.
Thu blocks a jab.
Thu looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lowell swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Thu checks a leg kick nicely.
Thu misses with a head kick.
Thu blocks a low kick nicely.
A jab from Lowell does it's job there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thu sizes up Lowell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Thu throws a body shot but no joy.
Thu lands with a nice body punch.
Thu tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Lowell manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Thu just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLowell.
Thu throws a head kick that misses.
Thu scores with a nice head shot.
Thu misses with a kick to the body.
Thu checks a low kick from Lowell.
Lowell connects with a looping right hand.
Thu throws a jab but it's blocked by Lowell.
Lowell keeps the fight on the outside.
Thu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Lowell on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Thu getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thu bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thu tries to clinch up.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maung Maung Thu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Thu 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 Steve Montenegro scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight for Maung Maung Thu!

Maung Maung Thu wins by unanimous decision!