PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ahmed Liva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abreham Killyousovizh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abreham Killyousovizh is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Liva
vs
Abreham Killyousovizh

181 cm
19
185 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

198 cm
41
280 lbs
34 - 19 - 0

World class MT
Very strong

World class boxer
Knockout power

KAISER Nutrition (160!/220$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ahmed Liva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 34 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Abreham Killyousovizh!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Emerson Jorge and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killyousovizh works over Liva's head and body with a nice combination.
Good shot there by Killyousovizh.
Killyousovizh throws a big shot that misses.
Killyousovizh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liva cracks Killyousovizh with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liva throws out a loose jab but Killyousovizh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Killyousovizh takes a swing at Liva's ribcage but misses.
Killyousovizh rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Killyousovizh throws a head kick but Liva moves out of range.
Abreham Killyousovizh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liva wants to land a leg kick but Killyousovizh is out of range.
Killyousovizh throws an overhand right that lands on Liva's shoulder, as Liva tries to avoid the shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Killyousovizh throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Killyousovizh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liva dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liva connects with an inside leg kick.

Killyousovizh instigates a clinch.
Liva lands a shoulder strike.
Liva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Killyousovizh's elbow.
Killyousovizh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Liva has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A head punch on the inside from Liva fails to land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh is working Liva over against the ropes.
Killyousovizh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Killyousovizh throws a head punch that misses.
Liva tries to work over Killyousovizh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Killyousovizh slowing the pace effectively.
Liva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Killyousovizh leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Killyousovizh lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Killyousovizh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Liva avoids it.
A nice left hand lands by Killyousovizh.

Killyousovizh breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Killyousovizh is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Killyousovizh.
Liva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Killyousovizh.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Killyousovizh just misses with a punch to the body.
Liva tests Killyousovizh's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Killyousovizh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killyousovizh misses with a series of wild punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Killyousovizh crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Liva - the referee stops the clock and Killyousovizh gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Liva. Killyousovizh manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Killyousovizh staying out of range there.
Liva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killyousovizh.
Liva misses with an uppercut. Killyousovizh saw that one coming.
Liva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Liva lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killyousovizh's sensitive parts.
Liva connects with a leg kick. Killyousovizh looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Liva dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Killyousovizh. That did some damage!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liva does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Liva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Liva uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Killyousovizh.
Liva thumps Killyousovizh with a low kick.
Liva throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Abreham Killyousovizh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Liva looks for the body kick but Killyousovizh saw that one coming.
Killyousovizh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Liva.
Liva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Killyousovizh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Killyousovizh throws a sloppy head kick and Liva moves out of range easily.
Liva paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Killyousovizh falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liva counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Killyousovizh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Liva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Killyousovizh. That snapped Liva's head back.
Killyousovizh throws a hook but Liva blocks it.
Killyousovizh misses with a hook. Liva ducked under it nicely.
Liva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Killyousovizh stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Liva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Liva is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killyousovizh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Killyousovizh misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Killyousovizh misses with a wild body shot.
Liva walks into a jab.
Killyousovizh moves into range and connects with a jab.
Liva swings for the body but Killyousovizh moves out of range.
Liva misses with a body shot.
Killyousovizh cracks a nice hook into Liva's ribs.
Liva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Killyousovizh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Liva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Liva blocks the body kick.

Killyousovizh darts in and clinches Liva up against the ropes.
Killyousovizh blocks a body shot from Liva.
Killyousovizh works on Liva's body with a couple of short punches.
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!
Killyousovizh is stalling here.

Killyousovizh manages to break the clinch.
Killyousovizh checks the leg kick nicely there.
Killyousovizh lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh looks for the body kick but Liva saw that one coming.
Killyousovizh throws a sloppy head kick and Liva moves out of range easily.
Liva misses with a low kick.
Killyousovizh cracks Liva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Liva throws a shot from downtown. Killyousovizh moves away and avoids it.
Liva lands with a shot to the body.
Liva uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Killyousovizh.
Liva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Killyousovizh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Liva misses with a low kick.
Liva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Liva moves out of range of the strikes.
Liva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ahmed Liva is winning the standup battle so far.
Killyousovizh lands with a straight right. Liva didn't see that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liva needs to keep his hands up - Killyousovizh had a free shot at his head there.
Killyousovizh ducks under a wild hook from Liva.
Killyousovizh takes one to the chin there.
Killyousovizh misses with a series of wild punches.
Liva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Killyousovizh's calf.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Ahmed Liva will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Liva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liva throws a low kick, looking for Killyousovizh's leg but Killyousovizh calmly moves out of range.
A leg kick checked by Liva.
Killyousovizh scores with a one two! Liva had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Liva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Killyousovizh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Liva throws a head kick that misses.
Liva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Killyousovizh moves in looking to clinch but Liva pushes him off.
Killyousovizh steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Liva. That one must have hurt.
A punch lands to the side of Killyousovizh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Killyousovizh moves out of range of the body kick from Liva.
Liva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Killyousovizh lands a nice leg kick that just misses Liva's sensitive parts.
Jab by Liva.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Killyousovizh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Liva wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Liva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Liva throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Liva misses.
Killyousovizh takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Killyousovizh lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Liva misses.
Liva changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Killyousovizh walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Killyousovizh throws a nice head kick!
Liva lands a leg kick that knocks Killyousovizh off balance momentarily.
Liva takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Liva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liva misses with a head kick.
Killyousovizh lands with a kick to the temple. Liva shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Killyousovizh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Liva.
The fighters circling - Liva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Killyousovizh has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Liva.
Killyousovizh swings widly with a right hand
and Liva counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killyousovizh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Killyousovizh swats away the attempt to clinch by Liva.
Killyousovizh throws a shot from downtown. Liva moves away and avoids it.
Killyousovizh connects with a nice looking jab.
Liva with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Killyousovizh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Killyousovizh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Liva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Liva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Killyousovizh blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Killyousovizh throws a punch but it's blocked by Liva.
Liva misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Killyousovizh prevents a body shot from Liva.
Liva avoiding damage as Killyousovizh throws knees to the body.
Killyousovizh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Livas head.
Liva has a couple of punches blocked by Killyousovizh.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ahmed Liva.
I think Liva has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:28
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:28
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ahmed Liva!
Our winner, Ahmed Liva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.