PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Hassan Lovelair (ranked 22984 p4p, 581 weight class) and John Johnston (ranked 4601 p4p, 380 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Lovelair
vs
Johnston

182 cm
19
145 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent boxer
Solid chin

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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hassan Lovelair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Johnston!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yuuki Gou and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lovelair rushes Johnston and presses him up against the ropes.
Johnston tries to break free but Lovelair pushes him back against the ropes.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lovelair trying to land knees to the body.
Lovelair definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lovelair misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnston.
Lovelair misses with a knee to the head.
Johnston on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnston avoiding damage as Lovelair throws knees to the body.
Lovelair throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnston blocks it with crossed arms.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Johnston looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Johnston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnston managing to block the knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair prevents Johnston from breaking the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Johnston looks winded!
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Lovelair really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Lovelair lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnston is looking to break free of the clinch but Lovelair has double underhooks.
Lovelair lands with a light punch inside.
Lovelair tries to land a knee to the head but Johnston blocks with his arms.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Lovelair tries a knee to the head but Johnston blocks it.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair lands with a right to the head.
Lovelair lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Lovelair dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Johnston's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lovelair connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnston scrambles back to his feet.
Johnston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lovelair.

Lovelair forces Johnston back against the ropes and clinches.
Lovelair softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Lovelair connects with a knee to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnston takes a knee right on the jaw!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovelair lands a right hand.
Lovelair working Johnston over with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Johnstons head.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lovelair putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Johnston in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair working Johnston over with knees to the body.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the head.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Lovelair using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lovelair scores with a knee to the head.
Lovelair with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hassan Lovelair dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Lovelair closes the distance and clinches.
Lovelair is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Johnston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair connects with a nasty looking knee right to Johnston's face.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Lovelair lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Lovelair.
Johnston takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lovelair is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnston can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Johnston takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lovelair landing knees to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Lovelair landing knees to the body.
Lovelair lands a knee to the body.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lovelair unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnston lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Johnston takes a knee to the side of the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lovelair crunches a lovely knee into Johnston's ribcage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lovelair with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lovelair lands a nice knee to the body.
Lovelair lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnston won't want to take too many of those.
Hassan Lovelair has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lovelair utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Johnston takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lovelair.
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lovelair obliges.
Lovelair scores a nice knee to the body.
John Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lovelair lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lovelair landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Hassan Lovelair showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lovelair 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 Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:24
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:24
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hassan Lovelair!