PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight kickboxing rules bout between Baz Big (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmed Liva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Big
vs
Liva

175 cm
20
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

181 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Excellent MT
Very strong

Excellent MT
Prefers standup

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Baz Big!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmed Liva!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Steven Brown and Colin Fotheringham.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Big misses with a low kick.
Big fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Big throws the left hand but Liva avoids the punch easily.
Baz Big seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Big tries to clinch up
and Liva counters with a nice uppercut.
Big walks forward, straight into a front kick from Liva.
Big misses with a low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liva.
Big takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut there from Liva.
Liva lands a leg kick that knocks Big off balance momentarily.
Liva moves into range and connects with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liva scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Liva.
Big throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Liva.
Big has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Liva finds it's way round the side to connect with Big's head.
Big tries to clinch up but Liva circles away and keeps his distance.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Liva, as that shot connected.
Liva has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Good standup being displayed there by Liva as he connects with a hook.
Big wants to clinch but Liva slips to the side
and Liva counters with a good low kick that Big was not able to check.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Liva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Big misses with the combination.
Big throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Big tries to clinch
and Liva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Big throws a leg kick but Liva moved away.

Big clinches up against the ropes.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but Liva blocks with his arms.
Liva is struggling to control the position.
Big misses with a knee to the head.
A hook to the body from Liva.
Big throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liva blocks it with crossed arms.

Liva manages to break the clinch.
Liva connects with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Big closes the distance looking to clinch
and Liva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Big really felt that one!
Big is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liva throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Baz Big has been cut.

Liva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Big with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Liva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Liva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Liva avoiding damage as Big throws knees to the body.
Liva lands a shoulder strike.
Liva is looking to control Big's arms but Big gets an underhook and turns him. Now Liva has his back to the ropes.
Liva blocks an uppercut.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but Liva blocks with his arms.
Good body shot from Liva.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Big just misses with a elbow thrown towards Liva's brow.
Big misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Liva.

Liva breaks from the clinch.

Liva fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Big, pushing him back against the ropes.
Liva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Big throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liva blocks an uppercut.
Liva lands a body shot in the clinch.
Big looking to throw knees to the head but Liva is blocking nicely.
Liva lands with a right to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liva.
Big throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liva blocks it with crossed arms.
Liva lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Big throws an elbow but it misses.
Liva dodges an elbow strike from Big.
Big misses with an elbow strike.

Liva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nice body punch from Liva - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Liva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Big tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liva avoids it.
A right hand to the body from Liva.
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!
Big lands a hook that snaps the head of Liva backwards.
Big with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Big using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Liva presses Big against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Liva lands a nice uppercut.
Liva lands a body shot.
Liva leaning his opponent against the ropes.
A right hand to the body from Liva.

Liva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Big has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Liva.
Liva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Liva fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Liva dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Baz Big's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Big tries to clinch up but Liva circles away and keeps his distance.
Liva lands a slapping body shot.
Big misses with a series of wild punches.
Liva connects with a solid leg kick.
Big tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liva counters with a stiff right hand.
Big is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Big takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Big misses with a double jab
and Liva makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Big tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Liva paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ahmed Liva seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Liva dodges the punch combination from Big.
Decent striking displayed by Liva there.
That kick from Liva tenderised Big's leg. Big is trying to keep his angry face on.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Big moves forwards but Liva connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Big tries to close the distance and clinch but Liva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Big takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big tries to clinch but Liva moves away
and Liva counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Big darts in trying to clinch
and Liva counters with a good low kick that Big was not able to check.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Big wants to clinch but Liva slips to the side
and Liva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Liva fakes the leg kick and cracks Big in the body.
Liva keeps the fight on the outside.
Liva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Liva scores with a head kick.
Liva thuds his right hand into Big's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Liva throws out a head kick that Big doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Big crashing to the mat face first! He's bounced up to his knees and is scrambling to get back to his feet and beat the count. He's up on 5 but still looks a bit groggy; will the referee allow it to continue??? He's taking a good look into Big's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

Big is rocked!
Liva circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Liva - that will leave a mark!
Big tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Liva.
Liva cracks Big with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.

Liva closes the distance and clinches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Liva breaks from the clinch.
Liva works Big's body with a nice hook.
Big tries to clinch up
and Big takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Liva connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Big momentarily.
Liva with a hook.
Nice cross by Liva.
Baz Big is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Big throws a nice looking combination but Liva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Big tries to clinch up
and Liva counters with a low kick, right behind Big 's knee.
Big attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Liva instigates a clinch.
Liva digs a right hand into Big's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Big's gas tank.
Big with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Big misses with a knee strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Liva.

Liva pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Big finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Liva throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Liva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Big takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Liva. Big shrugs it off though.
Liva bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Big's head backwards.
Liva has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liva lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Liva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A nice leg kick lands there from Liva.

Liva rushes Big and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Liva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Big backwards.
Liva stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Liva scores with a shot to the side of Big's head.
Liva lands a body punch in the clinch.
Liva works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Liva breaks the clinch.
Liva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Big's calf.
Liva throws a nice head kick!
Big wants to clinch but Liva slips to the side
and Liva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liva lands a nice shot to the body.
Liva lands the left hand.
Big will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Big steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liva. That one must have hurt.
Big gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Liva.

Liva clinches up against the ropes.
Big looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liva lands a nice shot to the body.
Liva digs a right hand underneath Big's ribcage. Big let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Liva lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Liva.

Liva breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Big closes the distance but Liva moves to the side
and Liva counters with a good, hard body kick but Big shrugs it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ahmed Liva takes that one, thanks to the knockdown.
The cut man is working on Baz Big's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Liva explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Big tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Liva darts in and clinches Big up against the ropes.
Big is trying to stall.
Liva works on Big's body with a couple of short punches.
Liva lands with a light punch inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Liva.
The referee is keeping an eye on Liva - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.

Liva manages to break the clinch.
Liva lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Big drops his hands momentarily and Liva takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Big is looking to clinch but Liva is avoiding it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liva fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liva thows a body kick. Big tries to catch it but that hurt him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Big tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Liva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Big really felt that one!
Big looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Big throws a lazy uppercut
and Liva counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Liva keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Liva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Big looks to clinch
and Liva finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice shot by Liva.
Liva scores with a kick to the body.
Liva feints and then cracks Big's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Big down.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Big on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Liva scores with a shot to the body.
Liva cracks a nice hook into Big's ribs.
A jab from Liva does it's job there.
Liva lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liva lands the left hand.
Big tries to clinch but Liva moves away
and Liva counters with a nice leg kick.

Liva moves into the clinch.
Big's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Liva presses Big against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Big throws a punch but it's blocked by Liva.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but Liva blocks with his arms.
Ahmed Liva seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Liva.
Liva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Liva on the inside.
Big is looking to control Liva's arms but Liva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Big has his back to the ropes.
Ahmed Liva is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nice body punch from Liva.
Liva blocks an elbow strike from Big.
Big tries to land knees in the clinch but Liva avoids the damage to the body.
Big with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liva pushes Big back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liva presses Big against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Liva - that landed with a thud.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Big with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Liva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Big looking to slow down the pace here.
Liva avoiding damage as Big throws knees to the body.
Liva leaning against his opponent.
Big tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Big throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Liva blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Liva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Big fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Liva.
Liva lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Big stalling in the clinch but Liva improves position.
Big tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Big trying to control the position but instead, Liva has worked for underhooks and has pushed Big into the ropes.
Liva lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Big using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baz Big has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Big is looking to control Liva's arms but Liva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Big has his back to the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Ahmed Liva comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Liva 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 William Gold scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 26:30
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmed Liva!
A very excited looking Ahmed Liva made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.