PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Coulson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko comes to the cage accompanied by Sweater Weather. Andriy Pavlyuchenko had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Pavlyuchenko
vs
Coulson

190 cm
19
224 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

184 cm
19
203 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Heavy handed

Cyclone Nutrition Company

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 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Phil Coulson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Nard Betker and Saam Ante.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch but Coulson is having none of it.
Coulson misses with a straight right.
Pavlyuchenko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Coulson pinned against the cage. Coulson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pavlyuchenko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coulson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Coulson scores with a jab to the body.
Coulson misses with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch up but Coulson circles away and keeps his distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch up but Coulson circles away and keeps his distance.
Coulson throws out a counter right but Pavlyuchenko avoids it with no problem.
A swing and a miss from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coulson.
Coulson stuns Pavlyuchenko with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pavlyuchenko slips a straight right by Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut. Coulson saw that one coming.
Coulson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

Pavlyuchenko gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Coulson misses with the head strike.
Coulson gets through Pavlyuchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coulson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coulson blocking some punches.
Coulson misses with a body punch.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a left to the head.
Coulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlyuchenkos head.
Pavlyuchenko trying to stall but Coulson improves his position.
A short left from Coulson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Pavlyuchenko scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coulson tries to throw a body punch but Pavlyuchenko avoids it by throwing Coulson back against the cage.
Coulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlyuchenkos head.
Coulson avoids the elbow strike from Pavlyuchenko, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Coulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlyuchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coulson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Coulson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko tries a body shot but Coulson blocks it.
Coulson pushes Pavlyuchenko back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Coulson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Coulson throws a head punch that misses.
Coulson is leaning against Pavlyuchenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Coulson.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pavlyuchenko.
Coulson blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coulson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
Coulson lands an uppercut.
A short left from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a knee to the head but Coulson blocks with his arms.
Pavlyuchenko has been working on his balance at Lock and Roll Grappling Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Coulson.
Nice body punch from Coulson - that landed with a thud.
Coulson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coulson scores with a hook to the body.
Coulson lands a body shot.
Pavlyuchenko is breathing heavily.
Coulson lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Coulson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Coulson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coulson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Coulson lands with a right to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
Coulson gets through Pavlyuchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlyuchenkos head.
Coulson lands a hook to the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coulson is keeping busy.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coulson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coulson scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson misses with a body punch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coulson as Pavlyuchenko tries to tie him up.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Coulson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Coulson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coulson swings wildly with an uppercut but Pavlyuchenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pavlyuchenko misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coulson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Pavlyuchenko misses with a takedown attempt - Coulson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Coulson throws out a counter right but Pavlyuchenko avoids it with no problem.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body punch
and Coulson counters with a three punch combo that has Pavlyuchenko backing up. Pavlyuchenko nods at Coulson to acknowledge the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Coulson. Pavlyuchenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coulson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlyuchenko with a lazy takedown attempt
and Coulson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pavlyuchenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andriy Pavlyuchenko. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Coulson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coulson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavlyuchenko misses with an uppercut
and Coulson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

Pavlyuchenko closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Coulson as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pavlyuchenko looking to stall.
Coulson is leaning against Pavlyuchenko and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coulson.
A head punch on the inside from Pavlyuchenko fails to land.
Coulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coulson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Coulson.
Coulson blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coulson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Coulson gets an underhook and turns Pavlyuchenko into the cage.
Coulson lands a left hand.
Phil Coulson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pavlyuchenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coulson lands with a right to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Coulson fails to land.
Coulson lands a right hand.
Coulson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Coulson controls his hands.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coulson scores with a shoulder strike.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to maintain a safe position but Coulson gets an underhook and turns Pavlyuchenko into the cage.
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Coulson.
Coulson managing to block the knees to the body from Pavlyuchenko.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.
Coulson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coulson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Coulson scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Coulson - that landed with a thud.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short left from Coulson.
A short body shot lands from Coulson as the two fighters clinch.
Coulson scores with a shoulder strike.
Coulson lands with a right to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
Coulson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coulson.
A right handed body shot lands from Coulson.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Coulson presses Pavlyuchenko against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coulson lands a hook that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coulson is working Pavlyuchenko over against the cage.
Coulson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coulson lands with a short head shot on the inside.

Pavlyuchenko is rocked!
Coulson lands a left hand.
Oh Pavlyuchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Coulson lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson scores with a shot to the side of Pavlyuchenko's head.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
A right hook to the body lands for Coulson.
Coulson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Coulson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Coulson is working Pavlyuchenko over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson lands a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Coulson cracks Pavlyuchenko with a nice body shot.
Coulson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Coulson lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Phil Coulson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Pavlyuchenko rushes Coulson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Pavlyuchenko seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Coulson.
Coulson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coulson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coulson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlyuchenko missing with knees to the body.
Coulson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
Pavlyuchenko with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
A short body shot lands from Coulson as the two fighters clinch.
Coulson lands a left hand.
Coulson gets through Pavlyuchenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Coulson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coulson lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Coulson digs a right hand into Pavlyuchenko's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pavlyuchenko's gas tank.
A short left from Coulson.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coulson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coulson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Coulson lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Coulson as Pavlyuchenko tries to tie him up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coulson.
A hook to the body from Coulson.
Coulson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Coulson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pavlyuchenko or not.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to control Coulson's arms but Coulson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pavlyuchenko has his back to the cage.
Coulson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pavlyuchenko's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A shot in the inside from Coulson.
Coulson lands a left hand.
Coulson lands a body shot.
Coulson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Coulson.
A left hand lands to the body for Coulson.
Coulson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Coulson lands with a light punch inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Coulson.
A body shot lands from Coulson.
A nice left hand lands by Coulson.
Coulson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pavlyuchenko backwards.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.
Coulson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coulson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coulson pushes Pavlyuchenko against the cage. Coulson is working some dirty boxing. Coulson pushes off with a quick right hook! Pavlyuchenko goes down! Pavlyuchenko tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Coulson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Phil Coulson!
Phil Coulson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.