PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Kevin Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oliver Buddington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Mayweather
vs
Buddington

189 cm
32
202 lbs
20 - 13 - 0

188 cm
29
182 lbs
17 - 16 - 1

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 20 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Kevin Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Oliver Buddington!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Colin Fray.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayweather throws a hook to the side of Buddington's head but Buddington sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A swing and a miss from Buddington.
Mayweather throws a lazy body kick
and Buddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayweather misses with a body kick.
Buddington takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Buddington on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Buddington throws a right and a left that Mayweather avoids nicely.
Buddington wants to land a leg kick but Mayweather is out of range.
Mayweather moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Buddington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mayweather.
Mayweather takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
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!
Buddington throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Mayweather works the jab nicely.
Mayweather misses with a right hand

and Buddington counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Buddington.
A short right from Mayweather.
We've been informed that Buddington 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.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mayweather throws an off balance right hand
and Buddington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayweather throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Buddington counters with a good low kick that Mayweather was not able to check.
Mayweather throws the kick towards the body but Buddington avoids it.
Buddington steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Mayweather.
Mayweather finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Buddington steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mayweather connects with the punch.
Mayweather misses with a wild body shot.

Buddington clinches up against the ropes.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Mayweather is trying to push Buddington away but Buddington has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.

Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather keeps Buddington at a distance using the push kick.
Danga de danga de dang - Mayweather scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mayweather lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mayweather avoids the head kick by Buddington.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws an overhand right that lands on Buddington's shoulder, as Buddington tries to avoid the shot.
Mayweather keeps Buddington at a distance using the push kick.
Mayweather throws an off balance right hand
and Buddington counters with a leg kick.
Mayweather throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Buddington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Buddington moves out of range of the body kick.
Mayweather rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Buddington counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buddington wants to clinch up but Mayweather keeps it at a distance.
Mayweather lands a nice leg kick that just misses Buddington's sensitive parts.
Buddington misses with an attempted mid kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buddington looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mayweather fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Buddington manages to avoid it.
Buddington keeps Mayweather at a distance using the push kick.
Buddington walks into a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Mayweather dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Buddington thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mayweather throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Mayweather throws a low kick, looking for Buddington's leg but Buddington calmly moves out of range.
A nice side step and Buddington releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Mayweather throws a leg kick that is checked

and Buddington counters by clinching up.
Mayweather doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mayweather is trying to force a seperation but Buddington has the dominant position.
Buddington lands an uppercut.
Mayweather swings wildly with an uppercut but Buddington uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buddington gets through Mayweather's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather is looking to break free of the clinch but Buddington has double underhooks.
A short left from Buddington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington tries to throw a body punch but Mayweather avoids it by throwing Buddington back against the ropes.
Buddington looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Mayweather misses with the head strike.
Mayweather wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Buddington doesn't land with the attempted body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Buddington blocks an uppercut.
Buddington is trying to stall.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mayweather.
Buddington lands with a left to the head.
Mayweather taking a breather.
Mayweather tries a body shot but Buddington blocks it.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the head but Mayweather blocks with his arms.
Mayweather on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buddington blocks the elbow strike.
Mayweather throws a punch but it's blocked by Buddington.
Mayweather goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mayweather is leaning against Buddington and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Buddington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Buddington tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buddington misses with the head strike.
Mayweather working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buddington lands a right hand.
Mayweather misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to work over Buddington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Buddington misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Buddington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Buddington missing with knees to the body.
Buddington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mayweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mayweather can't break the clinch.

Mayweather escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Buddington takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Buddington blocks a jab.
Mayweather throws a hook but Buddington blocks it.
Buddington lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Mayweather lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Buddington is breathing heavily.
Mayweather throws out a loose jab but Buddington uses good head movement to avoid it.

Mayweather throws out a head kick that Buddington doesn't see coming - it connects and sends Buddington 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 Buddington's eyes and has decided to let it go on!

It looks like Oliver Buddington has been cut.
Mayweather pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kevin Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather tests Buddington's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Buddington has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mayweather.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mayweather throws a left and a right that both miss
and Buddington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kevin Mayweather will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Buddington's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mayweather checks a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mayweather.
Mayweather throws an ugly left hook that misses

and Buddington counters by clinching up.
Mayweather throws a head punch that misses.
Buddington presses Mayweather against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Buddington misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Mayweather creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mayweather is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buddington can do to turn this around?
Buddington trying to land knees to the body.
Buddington blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mayweather lands with a light punch inside.

Mayweather breaks from the clinch.
Buddington scores with a head kick.
Mayweather throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mayweather throws a body shot but no joy.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mayweather pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Buddington wants to counter the offense by Mayweather and move into the clinch position.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut. Buddington saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather scores with a nice strike.
Buddington defending well as Mayweather loads up on a big left hand.
Mayweather moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mayweather throws a lazy right hand but Buddington sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mayweather lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Buddington lands a jab-cross combination.
Buddington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mayweather tries to work over Buddington's front leg with a kick but Buddington checks it.
A swing and a miss from Mayweather.
Mayweather misses the jab.
Mayweather misses with a body kick.
Mayweather scores with a push kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Buddington takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Buddington throws a wild body kick that Mayweather sees coming a mile off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Mayweather misses.
Buddington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mayweather throws a body kick despite being completely out of range

and Buddington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buddington tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mayweather avoids it.
Mayweather struggles to land a body shot inside as Buddington controls his hands.
Buddington putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mayweather in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mayweather blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mayweather makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Buddington - that landed with a thud.
Buddington is leaning against Mayweather and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mayweather misses with a short punch on the inside.
Buddington misses with the head strike.
Buddington creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mayweather's defenses.
A short uppercut from Mayweather.
A right hook to the body lands for Mayweather.
Mayweather wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Buddington has him pressed against the ropes.
Mayweather working hard to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Buddington - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but Kevin Mayweather did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Oliver Buddington's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Mayweather bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mayweather. Buddington does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kevin Mayweather is winning the standup battle so far.
Buddington moves out of range as Mayweather throws a body kick.
A head kick by Mayweather misses
and Buddington counters with a left to the body.
Mayweather tries to land a front kick but Buddington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Buddington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Mayweather misses.
Mayweather is looking to chop away at Buddington's legs.
Mayweather misses with a lunging right hand
and Buddington counters with a body kick that stops Mayweather in his tracks momentarily.
Mayweather looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Buddington.
Buddington misses with a wild combination.
Mayweather is looking to counter punch.
Mayweather tries a head kick but it misses.
Buddington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buddington misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut.
Mayweather throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Buddington counter with a right hand.
Buddington connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mayweather misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Buddington uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mayweather.
Buddington throws a body shot but no joy.
Mayweather misses with an uppercut. Buddington saw that one coming.
Buddington feints a counter leg kick.
Mayweather throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Buddington now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Buddington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mayweather on the side of the head.
Buddington throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mayweather swings widly with a right hand
and Buddington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mayweather lands a nice looking kick to the body. Buddington takes a step back to recover.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buddington throws a body shot but no joy.
Buddington lands with an overhand left.
Mayweather misses the jab.
Buddington jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mayweather misses with a straight left.
Mayweather throws a lazy body kick
and Buddington counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayweather looks to land a body kick but Buddington moved away.
Buddington wants to counter with a clinch but Mayweather pushes him away.
Mayweather throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mayweather attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A leg kick checked by Mayweather.
Mayweather swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Buddington moves out of range of the strikes.
A head kick by Mayweather misses

and Buddington holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Buddington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Oliver Buddington dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Oliver Buddington's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Nice body kick from Buddington.
Mayweather looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mayweather misses with a leg kick

and Buddington counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Buddington.
Mayweather misses with a knee strike.
Mayweather scores with an uppercut up the middle.

Buddington breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Buddington lands a nice shot that snaps Mayweather's head back.
Mayweather throws a leg kick but Buddington sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mayweather misses with a left hand
and Buddington counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Buddington momentarily.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Buddington.
Buddington is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Mayweather.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather motions for Buddington to come forward. Mayweather throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Buddington, as that shot connected.
Mayweather fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Buddington.

Buddington has Mayweather up against the ropes in a clinch.
Mayweather scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mayweather is trying to maintain a safe position but Buddington gets an underhook and turns Mayweather into the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mayweather.

Mayweather pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A good leg kick by Mayweather.
Buddington scores with a leg kick.
Mayweather attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Buddington misses with a kick to the body.
Mayweather takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather tries to land a front kick but Buddington steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Buddington is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Buddington staying out of range there.
Buddington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Mayweather on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Buddington will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mayweather lands a nice shot to the body.
Oliver Buddington has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mayweather misses with a head kick.
Mayweather pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Buddington let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Buddington throws a sloppy head kick and Mayweather moves out of range easily.
Buddington lands with a shot to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Mayweather finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

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 Kevin Mayweather.
I think Mayweather 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 49:45
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 49:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kevin Mayweather!
Kevin Mayweather thanked the fans post fight for their support.