PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Weimin Liaw (ranked 4175 p4p, 424 weight class) and Krit Leekpai (ranked 3928 p4p, 412 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Liaw
vs
Leekpai

187 cm
28
187 lbs
3 - 3 - 1

192 cm
25
205 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Excellent boxer
Very quick

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

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 3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Weimin Liaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Krit Leekpai!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Leandro Rodrigues.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liaw lands with a straight right. Leekpai didn't see that one coming.
Leekpai throws a body shot but no joy.
Leekpai just misses with a punch to the body.
Leekpai takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Liaw seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Liaw tries to clinch but Leekpai is having none of it.
Liaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Leekpai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Liaw avoids the body shot from Leekpai.
A little feinted left hand from Liaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liaw wants to clinch.

Liaw has closed the distance and engaged Leekpai in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leekpai struggles to land a body shot inside as Liaw controls his hands.

Liaw breaks the clinch.
Liaw tries to clinch up.
Liaw connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Leekpai scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Liaw doesn't seem bothered though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liaw lands an overhand right.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Liaw on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Liaw looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leekpai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Liaw throwing a counter right hand but Leekpai manages to avoid it.
Liaw is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Leekpai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Liaw manages to avoid it.
Leekpai throws out a powerful jab.
Leekpai bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Liaw pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Liaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Leekpai.
Leekpai scores with a nice strike.
Leekpai misses with a wild body shot.
Leekpai moves out of range as Liaw throws a body kick.
Leekpai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Liaw takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liaw takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Leekpai swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Leekpai throws out a counter right but Liaw avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leekpai keeps the fight on the outside.
Leekpai scores with a jab to the body.
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Liaw fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Liaw lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Liaw misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Leekpai.

Leekpai has Liaw up against the ropes in a clinch.
Liaw is trying to push Leekpai away but Leekpai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leekpai lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Liaw backwards.
Liaw wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Liaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Leekpai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Leekpai looks to land a left hand but Liaw moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Leekpai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Leekpai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Liaw on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Liaw is looking to clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Leekpai, right into the meat.
Leekpai has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Liaw uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Leekpai.
Leekpai misses with an uppercut.
Leekpai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Leekpai rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leekpai getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Leekpai connects with a single shot there.
Liaw wants to clinch but Leekpai slips to the side
and Leekpai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Liaw uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Leekpai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liaw throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Leekpai misses with a body shot.
Liaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Leekpai does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Liaw throws a right hand that Leekpai ducks under and follows up with a left that Leekpai also avoids with ease.
A nice inside leg kick there by Leekpai. That's going to slow Liaw down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leekpai feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Liaw's calf.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Leekpai throws an overhand right that lands on Liaw's shoulder, as Liaw tries to avoid the shot.
Liaw was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Krit Leekpai seems to be getting the better of the standup.

Liaw closes the distance and pushes Leekpai back into the ropes.
Liaw is trying to break free.
Leekpai working aggressively here.
Liaw misses with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Leekpai.
Liaw tries to break free but Leekpai pushes him back against the ropes.
Leekpai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Liaw breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Leekpai lands a nice hook to Liaw's body. Liaw takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Liaw tries to clinch up
and Leekpai counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Liaw looks to land a body kick but Leekpai moved away.
Leekpai swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Leekpai throws a hook to the side of Liaw's head but Liaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Leekpai throws out a loose jab but Liaw uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai throws a hook but Liaw blocks it.
Leekpai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Leekpai scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Leekpai does it's job there.
Liaw throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Krit Leekpai has been cut.
Leekpai ducks under a wild hook from Liaw.
Liaw throws a lazy right hand but Leekpai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Leekpai swats away the attempt to clinch by Liaw.
Liaw looks to throw the jab but Leekpai is out of range.
Leekpai keeps the fight on the outside.
Leekpai lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Liaw tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Leekpai manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Liaw wants to clinch
and Leekpai counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Liaw wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Krit Leekpai showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Krit Leekpai's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Leekpai blocks the body kick.
Leekpai cracks a nice hook into Liaw's ribs.
Liaw lands a really nice looking cross but Leekpai seems unphased.
Leekpai lands with a right hand.
Leekpai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Leekpai there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Liaw throws a body shot but no joy.
Weimin Liaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leekpai connects with a right hand. Liaw shakes it off.
Leekpai connects with a single shot there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Leekpai.
Liaw moves in looking to clinch but Leekpai pushes him off.

Liaw moves into the clinch.
Liaw is trying to push Leekpai away but Leekpai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leekpai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Liaw breaks from the clinch.
Liaw takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Liaw misses with an uppercut.
Liaw gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Leekpai.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Liaw looks to clinch
and Leekpai counters with a stiff right hand.
A good leg kick by Leekpai.
Leekpai looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Liaw throws an overhand right that lands on Leekpai's shoulder, as Leekpai tries to avoid the shot.
Leekpai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Liaw is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Liaw throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

Liaw rushes Leekpai and presses him up against the ropes.
Leekpai pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Leekpai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Leekpai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liaw's efforts to push away.

Liaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Krit Leekpai is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Liaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leekpai steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Liaw.
Leekpai takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Liaw doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Liaw takes one to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice uppercut there from Leekpai.

Liaw is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leekpai keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Oh Liaw is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

Leekpai rushes Liaw and presses him up against the ropes.
Leekpai lands with a left to the head.
Leekpai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Liaw's efforts to push away.
Liaw is trying to push Leekpai away but Leekpai has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Leekpai lands an uppercut.
Liaw is looking to break free of the clinch but Leekpai has double underhooks.
Liaw wants to break free but Leekpai has control.
Liaw blocking some punches.
Leekpai throws an elbow but it misses.
Liaw looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Liaw is trying to force a seperation but Leekpai has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Leekpai fails to land.
Liaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leekpai.
Liaw seems to have got his legs back now.
Liaw trying to land knees to the body.
Liaw blocks an elbow strike from Leekpai.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leekpai pushes Liaw back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Liaw blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leekpai scores with a hook to the body.
Leekpai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Liaw misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Leekpai.

And that's the end of the fight!
Krit Leekpai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Leekpai has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 27:30
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Krit Leekpai!
Krit Leekpai bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.