PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Abidemi Kwame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Balmon Le Beau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kwame's entrance music is Ca fait mal. A fine choice. 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.

Kwame
vs
Le Beau

195 cm
25
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 1

209 cm
25
200 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Heavy handed

Vikai Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Abidemi Kwame!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Balmon Le Beau!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kwame tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Le Beau avoids the body shot from Kwame.
Kwame misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kwame moves out of range of the body kick.
Le Beau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Le Beau finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Le Beau gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kwame counters with a slapping leg kick.
Le Beau looks for the body kick but Kwame saw that one coming.
Le Beau scores with a hook to the body. Kwame takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A head kick misses from Kwame.
Kwame ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Beau moves away.
Le Beau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Beau is looking to land body kicks.
Le Beau has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Le Beau - that will leave a mark!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Le Beau - that will leave a mark!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kwame misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Le Beau tries to land a front kick but Kwame steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kwame looks to land a left hand but Le Beau moved out of range nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Beau throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Le Beau lands with a nice body kick.
Le Beau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Le Beau throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Le Beau throws a jab but it's blocked by Kwame.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Le Beau - that will leave a mark!
Kwame lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Le Beau checks a leg kick.
Kwame will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kwame throws a body kick that misses.
Kwame cracks Le Beau with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Kwame lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Le Beau has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Le Beau and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Le Beau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Beau scores with a spinning back kick!
Nice body kick from Kwame.
Kwame scores with a hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Le Beau looks for the body kick but Kwame saw that one coming.
Le Beau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kwame is looking to land body kicks.
Kwame loads up on a big right hand but Le Beau slips the punch.
Le Beau throws a front kick that sends Kwame stumbling back into the cage.
Le Beau looks to score with a jab to the body but Kwame is just out of range.
Kwame misses the shot to the body.
Le Beau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kwame. That one must have hurt.
Le Beau fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kwame bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Le Beau throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Le Beau
and Kwame counters with a good, hard body kick but Le Beau shrugs it off.
Kwame walks into a jab.
Balmon Le Beau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Beau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Beau throws the kick towards the body but Kwame avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kwame walks into a straight right hand from Le Beau.
Le Beau looks to land a combination but Kwame avoids it well.
Le Beau gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Le Beau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kwame takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Le Beau sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kwame looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kwame throws out a powerful jab.
Kwame fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Le Beau looks winded!
Le Beau blocks a leg kick.
Le Beau looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kwame uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Le Beau.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kwame.
Le Beau gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kwame counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick by Kwame misses
and Le Beau counters with a solid body kick.
Le Beau steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kwame.
Kwame misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Kwame as he connects with a hook.
Le Beau uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kwame.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Le Beau.
A good leg kick by Kwame.
Kwame gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Le Beau counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Le Beau throws a half hearted mid kick.
Le Beau misses the shot to the body.
Le Beau avoids the head kick by Kwame.
Le Beau scores with a nice body kick.
Kwame moves out of range of the body kick from Le Beau.
Le Beau misses with a body kick.
Le Beau digs a good body shot into Kwame's ribs.
Le Beau throws a good cross that connects.
Le Beau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kwame stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Le Beau tries to land a front kick but Kwame steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Le Beau misses with a kick to the body
and Kwame counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Le Beau is looking to land body kicks.
Le Beau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwame.
Le Beau looks to throw a body kick
and Kwame counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Le Beau misses the jab.
Le Beau misses with an uppercut. Kwame saw that one coming.
Kwame tries a head kick but it misses.
Le Beau throws a hook but Kwame blocks it.
Le Beau lands a head shot.
Le Beau throws a push kick but Kwame slaps the foot to one side.
Le Beau avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kwame moves out of range of the body kick.
A punch combination from Le Beau misses.
Kwame finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kwame throws a body kick that misses.
Le Beau misses with a body kick.
Le Beau throws a push kick but Kwame slaps the foot to one side.
Kwame works Le Beau's body with a nice hook.
Le Beau misses with a kick to the body.
Le Beau misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kwame fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Beau manages to avoid it.
Le Beau throws a series of punches but Kwame moves out of range.
Kwame tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kwame blocks the body kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Kwame as he connects with a hook.
Le Beau throws a shot from downtown. Kwame moves away and avoids it.
Le Beau misses with a body shot.
Le Beau is looking to land body kicks.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Le Beau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kwame.
Le Beau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwame moves away.
Le Beau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Kwame misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Le Beau.
Kwame moves away from the strike by Le Beau.
Le Beau throws a right hand that Kwame ducks under and follows up with a left that Kwame also avoids with ease.
Le Beau avoids the head kick by Kwame.
Le Beau takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kwame pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kwame takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Kwame rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Le Beau counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kwame cracks the inside of Le Beau's front leg.
Le Beau swings for the body but Kwame moves out of range.
Le Beau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kwame.
Le Beau lands a right hook to the body.
Kwame swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Le Beau looks for the body kick but Kwame saw that one coming.
Le Beau fakes the leg kick and cracks Kwame in the body.
Kwame throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Le Beau takes a swing at Kwame's ribcage but misses.
A lazy body kick from Kwame
and Le Beau counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kwame looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le Beau connects with a nice looking jab.
Le Beau throws a front kick that sends Kwame stumbling back into the cage.
Le Beau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Beau throws a push kick but Kwame slaps the foot to one side.
Le Beau looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kwame throws a hook but Le Beau blocks it.
Kwame feints a jab promting Le Beau to slip. Kwame then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Le Beau slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Le Beau takes a swing at Kwame's ribcage but misses.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Le Beau goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Le Beau feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kwames jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Kwame moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Le Beau pushes Kwame away with a front kick.
Kwame throws a jab but it's blocked by Le Beau.
Le Beau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kwame moves away.
Kwame with a nice cross.
Kwame throws a series of punches but Le Beau moves out of range.
Le Beau misses with a left hand
enabling Kwame to counter with a crisp jab.
Kwame lands with a shot to the body.
Le Beau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

Le Beau is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Beau looks for the body kick but Kwame saw that one coming.
Le Beau lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Balmon Le Beau 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Le Beau steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kwame. That one must have hurt.
Le Beau misses with an attempted mid kick.
Le Beau misses with a looping left.
Kwame throws a shot from downtown. Le Beau moves away and avoids it.
Kwame looks to land a body kick but Le Beau moved away.
Le Beau takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Le Beau throws a lazy body kick
and Kwame counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kwame lands a jab to the head.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kwame checks a leg kick.
Kwame throws a head kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Le Beau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Le Beau swings for the body but Kwame moves out of range.
Le Beau takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kwame ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Le Beau is breathing heavily.
Kwame fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Le Beau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Beau misses with a looping right.
Le Beau on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Le Beau throws a body kick that misses.
Le Beau's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Le Beau throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Kwame counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kwame scores with a punch to the head.
Balmon Le Beau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice jab there from Kwame.
Le Beau is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwame finish him?
Le Beau takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kwame moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kwame.
Abidemi Kwame is winning the standup battle so far.
Kwame tests Le Beau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Le Beau throws a lazy uppercut
and Kwame counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Le Beau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kwame connects with a stiff jab that staggers Le Beau - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Abidemi Kwame!
Abidemi Kwame thanked the fans post fight for their support.