PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hector Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Makarenko
vs
Hernandez

194 cm
25
242 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

200 cm
24
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Conviction
DC Unrivaled

Spartan Nutrition
GREEN!160

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Hector Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko swings for the body but Hernandez moves out of range.
Hernandez wants to counter the offense by Makarenko and move into the clinch position.
Hernandez 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.
Makarenko defending well as Hernandez loads up on a big left hand.
Nice body kick there by Makarenko.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with an uppercut. Hernandez saw that one coming.
Makarenko throws a leg kick but Hernandez sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hernandez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hernandez checks a low kick from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hernandez's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez moves in looking to clinch but Makarenko pushes him off.
Hernandez throws a jab but it's blocked by Makarenko.
A right-left combo lands from Makarenko.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko throws a hook but Hernandez blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hernandez blocks a leg kick.
Hernandez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hernandez slips under a jab from Makarenko.
Hernandez blocks a jab.
Hernandez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Makarenko.
Makarenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernandez blocks a head kick by Makarenko.

Hernandez closes the distance and clinches.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hernandez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hernandez.
Hernandez swings wildly with an uppercut but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.

Makarenko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hernandez walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makarenko cracks Hernandez with an open hand slap.
Makarenko walks into a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hernandez's calf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarenko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hernandez steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Makarenko.
Hernandez walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makarenko.
Makarenko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Hernandez avoids the body shot from Makarenko.
Hernandez has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Hernandez cracks Makarenko with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makarenko misses the jab.
Hernandez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

It looks like Hector Hernandez has been cut.
Donk. Hernandez catches Makarenko right on the button with a cross.

Makarenko cracks Hernandez with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Makarenko has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Hernandez to stand back up!

Hernandez is rocked!
Hernandez switches off momentarily and Makarenko cracks him with a monster right hand! Hernandez topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Makarenko dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Makarenko!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cyril Makarenko!
Cyril Makarenko managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, DC Unrivaled, into his post fight interview.