PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Talib Kweli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Mayweather
vs
Kweli

170 cm
23
140 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

176 cm
26
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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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 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manny Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Talib Kweli!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather throws a sloppy body shot
and Kweli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Manny Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kweli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kweli moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kweli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mayweather counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayweather showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kweli.
Kweli misses with a body punch
enabling Mayweather to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayweather goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.

It looks like Talib Kweli has been cut.
A jab from Mayweather misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mayweather getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kweli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kweli ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mayweather moves away.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kweli counters with a slapping leg kick.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss

and Kweli moves into the clinch.
Mayweather is trying to break the clinch but Kweli is controlling him.
Mayweather tries to circle away but Kweli has him pinned against the cage.
Mayweather tries to break free but Kweli pushes him back against the cage.
Kweli prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Kweli keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kweli struggles to land a body shot inside as Mayweather controls his hands.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right hand to the body from Kweli.
Good body shot from Kweli.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch but Kweli keeps him there for the moment.
Kweli keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather scores with a nice right hand.
Kweli finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Good leg kick by Kweli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kweli counters with a low kick, right behind Mayweather 's knee.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A right-left combo lands from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Kweli counters with a one-two to the body.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kweli counters with a nice leg kick.
Mayweather keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kweli connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mayweather. Mayweather circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Kweli counters with a left to the body.
Kweli thuds his right hand into Mayweather's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kweli scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kweli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kweli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kweli scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kweli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kweli changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mayweather takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kweli counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Kweli holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Talib Kweli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Talib Kweli's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Kweli counters with a straight right hand.
Kweli wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kweli.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kweli. Mayweather does a little dance to reset his feet.

Kweli clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Mayweather's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mayweather tries to break free but Kweli pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Kweli has double underhooks.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayweather blocks a body shot from Kweli.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to break the clinch but Kweli is controlling the position.
Kweli keeps control of Mayweather as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kweli takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Kweli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mayweather is trying to break free.

Kweli breaks from the clinch.
Kweli swinging wildly here.
Kweli tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Kweli counters with a straight right hand.
Mayweather throws a nice looking combination but Kweli bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Kweli rushes Mayweather and presses him up against the cage.
Mayweather wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mayweather has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kweli presses Mayweather against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mayweather wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Mayweather looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kweli creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kweli prevents Mayweather from breaking the clinch.
Kweli leaning against his opponent.
Mayweather is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

Mayweather breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kweli counters with a nice uppercut.
Kweli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mayweather.
Kweli swings for the body but Mayweather moves out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a shot to the body
and Kweli counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Kweli counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather looks to land a combination but Kweli avoids it well.
Mayweather misses with a combination
and Kweli counters with a good low kick that Mayweather was not able to check.
Mayweather on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Kweli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mayweather throws a poor cross that misses
and Kweli counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayweather misses with a combination
and Kweli counters with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather slips under a jab from Kweli.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Kweli.
A jab lands there for Kweli.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kweli counters with a nice uppercut.
Mayweather misses with a combination
and Kweli counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mayweather ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kweli just misses with a punch to the body.
Mayweather throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Talib Kweli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Talib Kweli's cut.
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!

Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kweli counters with a right hand to the body.
Kweli lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kweli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayweather on the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Mayweather. Those never looked like landing.
Mayweather uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kweli.
Kweli lands with a nice body punch.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kweli counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayweather swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kweli connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Kweli.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Kweli counters with a thumping low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kweli is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Mayweather throws a sloppy body shot
and Kweli makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Kweli misses with a wild body shot.
Kweli tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kweli misses with an uppercut. Mayweather saw that one coming.
Kweli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayweather misses with a double jab
and Kweli counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayweather throws a combination that misses
and Kweli counters with a good low kick that Mayweather was not able to check.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kweli counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Kweli there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kweli comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mayweather misses with a jab to the body
and Kweli counters with a body kick that stops Mayweather in his tracks momentarily.
Kweli throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Kweli misses with a wild body shot.
Kweli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mayweather throws a right and a left that Kweli avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Kweli.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kweli.
Manny Mayweather has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kweli dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Mayweather. That did some damage!
Kweli scores with a nice right hand.
Kweli tries to clinch up but Mayweather circles away and keeps his distance.
Mayweather falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kweli counters with a good low kick that Mayweather was not able to check.
Kweli scores with a jab. Mayweather acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Talib Kweli is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Kweli has Mayweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Kweli pushes Mayweather back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Kweli.

Kweli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kweli looks to score with a jab to the body but Mayweather is just out of range.
Jab from Kweli.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Kweli.
Mayweather checks the leg kick nicely there.
Mayweather checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kweli throws a head kick but Mayweather moves out of range.
Kweli is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Talib Kweli comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kweli has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 26:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Talib Kweli!