PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Grover Dowiyogo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dowiyogo comes to the ring accompanied by another life - kano. Abe Lievin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Dowiyogo
vs
Lievin

178 cm
37
212 lbs
33 - 17 - 1

192 cm
27
208 lbs
7 - 5 - 1

World class MT
Cardio machine

World class MT
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill
Arcticus University: London

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 33 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Grover Dowiyogo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dowiyogo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dowiyogo digs a good body shot into Lievin 's ribs.
Dowiyogo throws a nice outside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Lievin .
We've been informed that Lievin has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.

Dowiyogo moves into the clinch.
Lievin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lievin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dowiyogo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lievin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lievin takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lievin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
I was talking to Dowiyogo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Lievin .
Lievin misses with a body punch.
Lievin avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Lievin looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lievin avoids it.
Dowiyogo lands a good knee to the midsection. Lievin won't want to take too many of those.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lievin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Lievin managing to block the knees to the body from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo trying to land knees to the body.
Dowiyogo managing to block the knees to the body from Lievin .
Lievin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dowiyogo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievin tries to throw a body punch but Dowiyogo avoids it by throwing Lievin back against the ropes.
Lievin avoiding damage as Dowiyogo throws knees to the body.
Lievin tries a body shot but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Dowiyogo cracks Lievin with a nice body shot.
Dowiyogo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lievin avoids it.
Lievin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lievin misses with an elbow strike.
Lievin struggles to land a body shot inside as Dowiyogo controls his hands.
Lievin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dowiyogo blocks a body shot from Lievin .
Lievin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lievin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lievin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lievin is defending well for now.
Lievin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dowiyogo avoids it.
Dowiyogo tries to land knees in the clinch but Lievin avoids the damage to the body.
Dowiyogo missing with knees to the body.
Dowiyogo misses with a body punch.
Dowiyogo stalling the fight.

Lievin breaks from the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lievin throws a shot from downtown. Dowiyogo moves away and avoids it.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lievin throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Dowiyogo's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lievin thuds his right hand into Dowiyogo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Dowiyogo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lievin manages to avoid it.
Lievin missing with a left hand there. Dowiyogo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick that misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dowiyogo.
A head kick misses from Dowiyogo.
Dowiyogo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lievin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lievin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lievin misses with a body shot.
Lievin slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lievin avoids a kick to the body.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lievin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Lievin .
Lievin lands a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dowiyogo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lievin ! But no joy.
Lievin uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dowiyogo has time to react.
Lievin clobbers Dowiyogo with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lievin has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dowiyogo moves away from the strike by Lievin .
Lievin cracks Dowiyogo with an open hand slap.
Lievin delivers a nice body kick.
Dowiyogo lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lievin will feel that in the morning.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dowiyogo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lievin .
A slapping leg kick lands for Dowiyogo.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dowiyogo. That's going to slow Lievin down.
That kick from Dowiyogo tenderised Lievin 's leg. Lievin is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nice body punch from Dowiyogo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch there but Lievin circles away.
Grover Dowiyogo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dowiyogo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dowiyogo fails in his attempt to clinch.
It seemed like Lievin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lievin lands a really nice looking cross but Dowiyogo seems unphased.
Lievin looks to land a left hand but Dowiyogo moved out of range nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lievin lands a nice shot to the body.
Dowiyogo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Lievin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dowiyogo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Lievin circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick misses from Lievin .
Dowiyogo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Dowiyogo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

Lievin lands a head kick that bluckles Dowiyogo and drops him to the canvas. He's still conscious but it looks like it's going to take him the full 10 seconds to get back his senses! He's up on 9 and seems to be just about OK to continue.... the referee agrees and we're back to the action with Lievin no doubt looking to push for a finish!

It looks like Grover Dowiyogo has been cut.
Lievin throws a jab but it's blocked by Dowiyogo.
Lievin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lievin connects with a leg kick. Dowiyogo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Lievin moves out of range.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch but Lievin moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dowiyogo lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Lievin .
Lievin connects with a body shot.
Dowiyogo misses with an attempted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Having scored a knockdown, Abe Lievin should take round 1, putting pressure on his opponene back strong in round 2.
The cut man is working on Grover Dowiyogo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Lievin takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Abe Lievin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Lievin .

Lievin clips Dowiyogo with a right and a left that makes him do the chicken dance for a couple of seconds. He touched his left hand down on the canvas so the referee steps between the fighters to give Dowiyogo a standing 8 count before we can continue the bout.

Dowiyogo rushes Lievin and presses him up against the ropes.

Lievin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dowiyogo darts in trying to clinch
and Lievin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Decent striking displayed by Lievin there.
Lievin is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dowiyogo tries to clinch up but Lievin circles away and keeps his distance.
Grover Dowiyogo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab from Lievin .
Dowiyogo throws a head kick but Lievin moves out of range.
A head kick from Dowiyogo lands but Lievin takes it in his stride.
Dowiyogo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dowiyogo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lievin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Lievin dips to his left and cracks Dowiyogo with an uppercut!
Dowiyogo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lievin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lievin connects with a right hand. Dowiyogo shakes it off.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievin lands a jab to the head.
Lievin misses with a body shot.
Lievin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dowiyogo.

Lievin cracks Dowiyogo with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Dowiyogo is sitting up but I can't see if he's OK from my position. The referee's count has reached 5,6,7 and Dowiyogo is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9, he's up! Wow, he cut that one a bit fine!
Lievin throws a nice looking combination but Dowiyogo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lievin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dowiyogo looks to throw a body kick
and Dowiyogo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

Dowiyogo is rocked!
Lievin misses with a hook. Dowiyogo ducked under it nicely.
Oh Dowiyogo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dowiyogo blocks the body kick.
Dowiyogo seems to have got his legs back now.
An inside leg kick lands from Dowiyogo.
Lievin throws a hook but Dowiyogo blocks it.
Dowiyogo lands with a kick to the ribs.

Lievin throws out a head kick that Dowiyogo doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Dowiyogo 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 Dowiyogo's eyes and has decided to let it go on!
Dowiyogo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lievin has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Lievin throws a looping overhand right but Dowiyogo ducks down to avoid it.
Dowiyogo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lievin swats away the attempt to clinch by Dowiyogo.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
OH! Dowiyogo has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Lievin smells blood and charges in for the finish! Lievin unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Dowiyogo sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abe Lievin !
During a confident post fight interview, Abe Lievin thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.