PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Temppa Turkulainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abe Lievin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turkulainen comes to the ring accompanied by Indivision & Wreckage Machinery - Coals & Diamonds. Abe Lievin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Turkulainen
vs
Lievin

190 cm
35
225 lbs
10 - 12 - 0

192 cm
22
240 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

World class boxer
Granite chin

DC Unrivaled

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Temppa Turkulainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abe Lievin !
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Wagner Zegers and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turkulainen throws a hook to the side of Lievin 's head but Lievin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

Turkulainen has managed to clinch.
Turkulainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turkulainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lievin tries a body shot but Turkulainen blocks it.
Lievin is leaning against Turkulainen and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Turkulainen struggles to land a body shot inside as Lievin controls his hands.
Turkulainen takes a shot to the head.
Lievin is trying to stall.
Lievin 's coach down at Breakdown Club was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lievin 's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turkulainen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turkulainen prevents Lievin from breaking the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievin looking to slow down the pace here.

Turkulainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turkulainen takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lievin moves out of range as Turkulainen strikes.
Turkulainen has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Pahuyuth Muay Thai 12 elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Turkulainen takes a swing at Lievin 's ribcage but misses.
Lievin throws an overhand right that lands on Turkulainen's shoulder, as Turkulainen tries to avoid the shot.
Turkulainen moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turkulainen scores with a jab to the jaw.
Turkulainen jabs Lievin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Turkulainen checks a low kick from Lievin .
Lievin catches Turkulainen with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Turkulainen 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.
Turkulainen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lievin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lievin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Turkulainen.
Turkulainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Turkulainen gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lievin misses with a punch on the inside.
Turkulainen misses with a body punch.
Turkulainen tries to circle away but Lievin has him pinned against the ropes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turkulainen avoids the elbow strike from Lievin , against the ropes.
A short left from Turkulainen.

It looks like Abe Lievin has been cut.
Turkulainen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lievin avoiding damage.
Lievin swings wildly with an uppercut but Turkulainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lievin tries to work over Turkulainen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lievin cracks Turkulainen with a nice body shot.
Turkulainen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turkulainen doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lievin pushes Turkulainen back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turkulainen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lievin avoids it.
Lievin lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Turkulainen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temppa Turkulainen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abe Lievin 's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Lievin moves out of range of the strikes.
Lievin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turkulainen fires out a quick counter leg kick but Lievin just manages to avoid it.
Turkulainen takes a swing at Lievin 's ribcage but misses.
Turkulainen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lievin was well out of range. Poor timing from Turkulainen.
Turkulainen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lievin can do to turn this around?

Turkulainen has managed to clinch.
Lievin misses with an elbow over the top.
Turkulainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Turkulainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lievin .

Turkulainen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Turkulainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Turkulainen misses with a looping right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turkulainen misses with a wild body shot.
Lievin follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Lievin moves out of range as Turkulainen throws a body kick.
Lievin throws a lazy right hand but Turkulainen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lievin swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turkulainen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turkulainen looks to land a combination but Lievin avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turkulainen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.

Turkulainen clinches up against the ropes.
Turkulainen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Turkulainen lands a hook that snaps the head of Lievin backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Lievin .
Lievin misses with the head strike.
Lievin misses with the head strike.
Lievin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lievin tries to land a knee to the head but Turkulainen blocks with his arms.
Turkulainen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Turkulainen takes a shot to the head.
Lievin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Turkulainen breaks from the clinch.
Turkulainen tries to clinch up.
Lievin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lievin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turkulainen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lievin doesn't seem bothered though.
Lievin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turkulainen.
Lievin swats away the attempt to clinch by Turkulainen.
Temppa Turkulainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turkulainen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turkulainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turkulainen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lievin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Turkulainen avoids a kick to the body.
Lievin scores with a decent looking hook.

Turkulainen is rocked!
BAM! Lievin delivers a spinning backfist that drops Turkulainen like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Abe Lievin !
Abe Lievin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.