PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kylius Lonavo (ranked 4524 p4p, 5092 weight class) and JoRen Dar (ranked 450 p4p, 480 weight class). JoRen Dar has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Lonavo
vs
Dar

180 cm
18
175
0 - 1 - 0

190 cm
18
210
0 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Excellent boxer
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kylius Lonavo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, JoRen Dar!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and David Schapiro.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lonavo cracks Dar with an open hand slap.

It looks like JoRen Dar has been cut.
Dar jabs Lonavo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lonavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
It looked like Lonavo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lonavo missing with a left hand there. Dar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dar swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lonavo throws a poor cross that misses
and Dar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lonavo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dar throws out the jab.
An attempted straight right counter from Lonavo misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lonavo slips a jab from Dar.
Lonavo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Lonavo throws a jab but it's blocked by Dar.
Dar looks like he wants to counter punch here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dar slips a jab from Lonavo.
A swing and a miss from Lonavo.
Dar connects with a nice looking jab.
Dar lands a jab.
Lonavo throws the left hand but Dar avoids the punch easily.
Dar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lonavo.
Dar throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lonavo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo misses with a right hand
enabling Dar to counter with a crisp jab.
Lonavo misses with a left hand
and Dar counters with a right hand to the body.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Dar misses with a few strikes there.
Lonavo is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Lonavo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dar.
An attempted straight right counter from Lonavo misses the target.
Lonavo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dars jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lonavo misses with a straight left.
Dar looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dar listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

JoRen Dar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JoRen Dar's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Dar swings for the body but Lonavo moves out of range.
It looked like Lonavo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lonavo slips under a jab from Dar.
Dar slips under a jab from Lonavo.
Dar misses with a right hand
and Lonavo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lonavo throws an overhand right that lands on Dar's shoulder, as Dar tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dar moves out of range as Lonavo strikes.
Dar moves out of range as Lonavo strikes.
Lonavo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonavo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dar ducks under a wild hook from Lonavo.
Lonavo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lonavo staying out of range there.
Lonavo is looking to counter punch.
Lonavo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dar now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Dar misses with a wild body shot.
Dar lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lonavo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lonavo misses the shot to the body.
Dar misses the jab.
Dar swings for the body but Lonavo moves out of range.
Dar looks to land a right hand but Lonavo moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Lonavo misses the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dar misses with a right hand
and Lonavo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dar connects with the punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Kylius Lonavo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on JoRen Dar's cut.
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!

Lonavo throws the left hand but Dar avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Dar was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lonavo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dar cracks Lonavo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dar throws a poor cross that misses
and Lonavo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lonavo throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from Lonavo misses the target.
A countering left hand to the body from Dar misses.
Dar misses with a right hand
and Lonavo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lonavo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dar.
Dar looks to throw the jab but Lonavo is out of range.
Lonavo loads up on a big right hand but Dar slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dar! But no joy.
Lonavo jabs Dar to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dar ducks under a wild hook from Lonavo.
Dar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A little jabbing left from Dar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kylius Lonavo is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice defenses there by Dar.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dar takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Dar slips a jab from Lonavo.
Lonavo misses with the combination.
Dar throws a right hand that misses
and Lonavo counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dar throws a body shot but no joy.
Lonavo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kylius Lonavo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lonavo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kylius Lonavo!
An out of breath Kylius Lonavo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.