PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Vinko Pintaric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Pintaric
vs
Makatua

194 cm
22
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
239 lbs
6 - 9 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vinko Pintaric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Paul Aken and Radbod Blank.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pintaric lands a jab to the head.
Makatua is looking to chop away at Pintaric's legs.
A big left from Makatua misses.
Makatua is looking to score with low kicks.
Pintaric ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makatua takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pintaric throws a body kick that misses.
Makatua throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makatua throws a sloppy head kick and Pintaric moves out of range easily.
Makatua misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pintaric avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pintaric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pintaric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makatua ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pintaric throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makatua cracks the inside of Pintaric's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makatua lands a body shot.
Pintaric connects with a leg kick. Makatua looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makatua throws a leg kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makatua swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Makatua ducks under a wild hook from Pintaric.
Makatua jabs at Pintaric's body.
Pintaric misses with a body punch
and Makatua counters with a nice body shot.
Pintaric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makatua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pintaric slips under a jab.
Pintaric lands a nice hook to Makatua's body. Makatua takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makatua tests Pintaric's chin there with a solid looking shot.

It looks like Vinko Pintaric has been cut.
Makatua uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pintaric.
Pintaric throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Makatua stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.

Pintaric moves into the clinch.
Pintaric can't find room to land a body shot as Makatua controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Pintaric.
Pintaric keeps control of Makatua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Pintaric tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Makatua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pintaric tries to throw a body punch but Makatua avoids it by throwing Pintaric back against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pintaric taking a breather.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makatua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makatua avoiding damage as Pintaric throws knees to the body.
Pintaric lands an elbow inside.

It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Pintaric throws an elbow that misses.
Pintaric creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Makatua's defenses.
Pintaric misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makatua prevents a body shot from Pintaric.
Pintaric throws an elbow that misses.
Makatua working hard to break the clinch.
Makatua blocks a body shot from Pintaric.
Pintaric stalling the fight.
Pintaric throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pintaric.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pintaric.
Makatua tries to circle away but Pintaric has him pinned against the ropes.
Pintaric lands a body shot in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Vinko Pintaric dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Danga de danga de dang - Pintaric scores with a four punch combination!
Pintaric is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makatua can do to turn this around?
Pintaric throws the kick towards the body but Makatua avoids it.
Sloppy strikes from Pintaric. Those never looked like landing.
Makatua keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pintaric.
Pintaric thows a body kick. Makatua tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Pintaric on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Makatua tries to land a leg kick but Pintaric saw it coming and moves away.
A leg kick checked by Pintaric.
Makatua pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pintaric is out of range and Makatua settles back down.
Pintaric bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Makatua throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pintaric tries to clinch up.
Pintaric stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Makatua.
Makatua looks to land a combination. Pintaric sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Pintaric throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Pintaric buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Makatua throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pintaric wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Pintaric ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makatua moves away.
Makatua was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makatua looks to score with a jab to the body but Pintaric is just out of range.
Pintaric is looking to counter the offense by Makatua and move into the clinch.
Pintaric is looking to wear down Makatua with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Makatua on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makatua throws a sloppy head kick and Pintaric moves out of range easily.
Makatua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pintaric.
Makatua throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pintaric sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pintaric wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pintaric.
Pintaric throws a solid leg kick but Makatua takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pintaric.
Jab from Pintaric.
Makatua keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Makatua misses the shot to the body.
Pintaric lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Makatua throws a half hearted mid kick.
Pintaric chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makatua buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pintaric throws a body punch but Makatua moves out of range.
Makatua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makatua circles away from the clinch attempt.
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!
Pintaric fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makatua cracks the inside of Pintaric's front leg.
Pintaric looks to land a left hand but Makatua moved out of range nicely.
Makatua only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pintaric fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makatua has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makatua, right into the meat.
Pintaric throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vinko Pintaric is winning the standup battle so far.
Pintaric throws a nice head kick!
Pintaric tries to land a front kick but Makatua steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pintaric throws a push kick but Makatua slaps the foot to one side.
Makatua flicks out a counter leg kick but Pintaric steps away.
Sam Makatua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pintaric throws a leg kick but Makatua checks it.
Pintaric avoids the head kick by Makatua.
Pintaric lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makatua's sensitive parts.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pintaric scores with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Makatua. Beautiful body shot.
Jab by Makatua.
A chopping leg kick lands by Makatua.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Vinko Pintaric will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Makatua with a hook.
Makatua scores with a jab to the body.
Pintaric jabs at Makatua's body.
Makatua throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pintaric swings and misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pintaric rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makatua moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pintaric misses the shot to the body.
Pintaric misses with a double jab.
Makatua needs to keep his hands up - Pintaric had a free shot at his head there.
Makatua lands a jab to Pintaric's midsection.
Makatua takes a swing at Pintaric's ribcage but misses.
Pintaric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Pintaric.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pintaric throws a sloppy body shot
and Makatua counters with a right hand to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makatua.
A swing and a miss from Makatua.
Vinko Pintaric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makatua lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pintaric takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pintaric dodges the punch combination from Makatua.
Pintaric doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makatua connects with a high kick.

Vinko Pintaric's cut is getting worse.
A big left from Makatua misses.
Pintaric is looking to counter the offense by Makatua and move into the clinch.
Makatua throws a solid leg kick but Pintaric takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makatua.
Pintaric is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Makatua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pintaric throws a head kick but Makatua moves out of range.
Makatua blocks the body kick.
Pintaric tries to work over Makatua's front leg with a kick but Makatua checks it.
Makatua jabs Pintaric right on the nose. Pintaric blinks but takes it well.

Vinko Pintaric's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Makatua throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Pintaric crumples to the floor and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Makatua!