PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Mayweather (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!

Lievin
vs
Mayweather

192 cm
29
208 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

189 cm
30
202 lbs
15 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Albert Achterberg and Paul Aken.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayweather ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lievin throws a front kick that sends Mayweather stumbling back into the ropes.
Mayweather throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lievin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Breakdown Club in the buildup to the fight.
Mayweather connects with the punch.
Mayweather will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lievin avoids the head kick by Mayweather.
Lievin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mayweather misses with a straight right.
Lievin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little jabbing left from Mayweather on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lievin looks to land a right hand but Mayweather moved out of range.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mayweather.
Mayweather throws the kick towards the body but Lievin avoids it.
Lievin misses with a body shot.
Lievin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayweather tries to land a front kick but Lievin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lievin moves out of range as Mayweather strikes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Lievin on the side of the head.

Lievin closes the distance and pushes Mayweather back into the ropes.
Mayweather scores with a shoulder strike.
Lievin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Lievin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lievin misses with a body punch.
Mayweather managing to block the knees to the body from Lievin .

Mayweather's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lievin scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That kick from Lievin tenderised Mayweather's leg. Mayweather is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lievin throws a half hearted mid kick.
Lievin scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good leg kick by Lievin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lievin misses with a body kick.
Mayweather looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mayweather throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mayweather looks to land a left hand but Lievin moved out of range nicely.
Lievin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayweather swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mayweather throws a head kick but Lievin moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lievin lands with a nice body kick.
Mayweather looks winded!
A good leg kick by Lievin .
Lievin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mayweather.
Mayweather is looking to land body kicks.
Mayweather goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayweather throws a big shot that misses.
It appears Lievin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Lievin lands a nice hook to Mayweather's body. Mayweather takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

Lievin has closed the distance and engaged Mayweather in a clinch.
Mayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Lievin .
Mayweather works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lievin trying to land knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lievin obliges.
Lievin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.
Lievin trying to land knees to the body.

Lievin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice shot by Lievin .

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

It looks like Kevin Mayweather has been cut.
Mayweather missing with a left hand there. Lievin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lievin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lievin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather.
Lievin moves out of range of the body kick.
Lievin tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lievin throws a body punch but Mayweather moves out of range.
Lievin scores with a hook to the body. Mayweather takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mayweather looks to land a body kick but Lievin moved away.
Lievin half committed to a counter leg kick.
Nice shot lands for Lievin .
Lievin avoids a kick to the body.
Lievin scores with a jab to the head.
Mayweather throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lievin counters with a right hand to the body.
Lievin moves out of range of the body kick from Mayweather.
Lievin scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lievin lands a jab to Mayweather's midsection.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with a low kick.
Lievin swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mayweather.
Mayweather slips a straight right by Lievin .
Lievin cracks Mayweather with a perfect right hand that drops him to the mat! Mayweather 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 Mayweather is still not up. Can he make it? 8,9,10! He's out! Mayweather could not beat the count!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch). Abe Lievin !
Abe Lievin retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Abe Lievin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.