PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Scott Columbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donal Maciver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Columbus's entrance music is Hail and Kill. A fine choice. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Donal Maciver enters the ring!

Columbus
vs
Maciver

200 cm
22
275 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

210 cm
20
265 lbs
8 - 1 - 0

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Arcticus University: London

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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Patrick Alders and Paulsen Ambrosius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.

Maciver rushes Columbus and presses him up against the ropes.
Maciver blocks a body shot from Columbus.
Maciver lands an uppercut.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver lands with a right to the head.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Maciver escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Columbus has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Maciver finds it's way round the side to connect with Columbus's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Maciver misses its intended target.
Maciver misses with a shot to the body
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maciver feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Columbuss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Columbus scores with a hook to the body. Maciver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Maciver misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver looks to land a left hand but Columbus moved out of range nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Columbus misses the target.
Columbus stuns Maciver with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Columbus delivers a nice body kick.
Maciver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Columbus.
Columbus thinks about countering with a body kick.
Columbus ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Maciver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maciver wants to clinch up but Columbus keeps it at a distance.
Columbus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maciver.
Maciver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maciver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Maciver swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Columbus counters with a straight right hand.
Donal Maciver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maciver connects with a right hand. Columbus shakes it off.
Columbus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Columbus misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver throws a right hand that misses
and Columbus counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Maciver might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.

Maciver has Columbus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Columbus.
Columbus is trying to break the clinch but Maciver is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Columbus.
Columbus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.

Maciver breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Columbus looks to land a combination but Maciver avoids it well.
No joy there for Maciver, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick from Columbus.
Maciver throws the left hand but Columbus avoids the punch easily.
Columbus throws a quick counter head kick but Maciver was just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciver falls off balance throwing a combination
and Columbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maciver catches Columbus with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Columbus lands a jab to the head.
Maciver lands with an overhand left.
Maciver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus moves away from the strike by Maciver.
Columbus is looking to counter with a body kick.
Maciver connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Columbus's hands.
Maciver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Columbus throws out a loose jab but Maciver uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Maciver misses
and Columbus counters with a three punch combo that has Maciver backing up. Maciver nods at Columbus to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
Columbus connects with an inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Maciver doesn't manage to clinch there - Columbus circles away.
Columbus appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Maciver throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Columbus stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Maciver checks a leg kick nicely.
Maciver let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Maciver just misses with a punch to the body.
Columbus throws a lazy body kick
and Maciver counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Maciver swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
Columbus seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Columbus steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Columbus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maciver tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Columbus paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus throws the kick towards the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Maciver keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Maciver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Donal Maciver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
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.

Maciver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Columbus in his tracks.
Maciver showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Columbus.
Maciver looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Maciver swings widly with a right hand
and Columbus counters with a left to the body.
Columbus misses with a low kick.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Maciver lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Columbus circles away quickly and effectively.
Maciver fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Columbus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maciver misses with a two punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Columbus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Maciver under the eye.
Maciver misses with a lunging right hand
and Columbus counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Columbus slips under a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Maciver has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Maciver connects with a crisp jab.
Columbus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Maciver now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That kick from Columbus tenderised Maciver's leg. Maciver is trying to keep his angry face on.
Columbus just misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Good shot there by Maciver.
Columbus throws a wild body kick that Maciver sees coming a mile off.
Maciver scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Maciver moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Maciver avoids a kick to the body.
Columbus throws a body kick that misses.
Nice defenses there by Columbus.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Columbus counter with a right hand.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver misses with a straight left.
Maciver cracks Columbus with a good jab.
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Columbus throws a big counter combination but Maciver scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Maciver on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Columbus on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Maciver throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Maciver misses.
Columbus lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Columbus keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maciver lands a lovely overhand right.
Maciver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciver misses with the combination.
Columbus throws a half hearted mid kick.
Columbus takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Maciver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maciver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Columbus.
Columbus moves out of range as Maciver strikes.
Maciver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Maciver cracks Columbus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Maciver connects with a crisp jab.
Columbus lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A low kick from Columbus misses

and Maciver counters by moving into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciver lands a right hand.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Columbus gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus lands with a right to the head.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Columbus fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Columbus scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maciver lands an uppercut.
Columbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Good body shot from Columbus.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Columbus creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Donal Maciver will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Maciver throws a right hand that Columbus ducks under and follows up with a left that Columbus also avoids with ease.
Columbus looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Columbus defending well as Maciver loads up on a big left hand.
Columbus scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Columbus changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Columbus sizes up Maciver with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Columbus misses the shot to the body.
Maciver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Columbus scores with a hook to the body. Maciver takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Columbus throws a body kick that misses.
A combination from Columbus does no damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Maciver's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Columbus.
Columbus takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Columbus bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Maciver's head.
Maciver takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus looks to land a body kick but Maciver moved away.
Maciver misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maciver wants to clinch
and Columbus counters with a nice kick to the body.
Maciver walks forward, straight into a front kick from Columbus.
A chopping leg kick lands by Columbus.
Columbus connects with a crisp jab.
Columbus fails to land with a series of punches.
Columbus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Columbus scores with the left hand. Maciver knows he should have avoided that one.
Columbus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Maciver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
Columbus swings and misses with a hook to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Columbus counters with a low kick, right behind Maciver 's knee.
A decent looking cross lands there for Columbus.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Maciver.
Maciver blocks a leg kick.
Nice body punch from Maciver.
Nice body kick there by Columbus.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Columbus swings for the body but Maciver moves out of range.
Columbus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Maciver misses with a wild combination.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Columbus.
Maciver cracks Columbus with a right hand to the side of the head.
Columbus slips a jab from Maciver.
Columbus throwing a counter right hand but Maciver manages to avoid it.
Columbus throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maciver.
Maciver is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Columbus.
Maciver fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Maciver listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Columbus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Maciver throws out a powerful jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus looks to throw the jab but Maciver is out of range.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nice uppercut lands for Columbus. That snapped Maciver's head back.
Columbus throws a quick inside leg kick.

Maciver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciver.
Maciver lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Donal Maciver seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Columbus lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Maciver has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Donal Maciver!