PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zoro Fortisimo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Darkness Within. Andriy Pavlyuchenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pavlyuchenko
vs
Fortisimo

190 cm
26
217 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

199 cm
30
212 lbs
16 - 7 - 0

Excellent MT
Granite chin

Dangerous knees
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Zoro Fortisimo!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Josh West and Jeff Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Pavlyuchenko misses.

Fortisimo drives through and clinches with Pavlyuchenko against the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko trying to stall but Fortisimo improves his position.
Fortisimo misses with a knee strike.
Fortisimo pushes Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Fortisimo.
Nice body punch from Pavlyuchenko - that landed with a thud.

Pavlyuchenko breaks the clinch.
Fortisimo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Fortisimo lands a front kick.
Sloppy strikes from Pavlyuchenko. Those never looked like landing.
Fortisimo is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Fortisimo is looking to slow Pavlyuchenko down with leg kicks.
Fortisimo avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Fortisimo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Pavlyuchenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fortisimo manages to avoid it.
Jab by Pavlyuchenko.
Fortisimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortisimo tries a head kick but it misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortisimo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pavlyuchenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Fortisimo - the referee stops the clock and Pavlyuchenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Fortisimo. Pavlyuchenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Fortisimo tried to score with a low kick but Pavlyuchenko checks it.

Fortisimo rushes Pavlyuchenko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Pavlyuchenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortisimo.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pavlyuchenko misses with some punches.
Fortisimo looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fortisimo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fortisimo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pavlyuchenko presses Fortisimo against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortisimo's elbow.
Fortisimo missing with knees to the body.
Pavlyuchenko tries to throw a body punch but Fortisimo avoids it by throwing Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes.
Fortisimo takes a shot to the head.
Fortisimo landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fortisimo pushes Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Pavlyuchenko is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortisimo unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pavlyuchenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortisimo lands a left hand.
Fortisimo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fortisimo throws an elbow but it misses.
Fortisimo works on Pavlyuchenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Fortisimo unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Fortisimo breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the body from Pavlyuchenko misses

and Fortisimo counters by clinching up.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fortisimo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko wants to stall.
Pavlyuchenko tries to throw a body punch but Fortisimo avoids it by throwing Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes.
Fortisimo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fortisimo controlling the action here for a moment.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zoro Fortisimo dominated that round.
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.

Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortisimo moves away.
Pavlyuchenko sets himself, and Fortisimo steps forward looking for the clinch! Pavlyuchenko avoids it this time.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Fortisimo moves out of range.
Fortisimo throws a solid leg kick but Pavlyuchenko takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fortisimo.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the head kick by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo throws a head kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to wear down Fortisimo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pavlyuchenko throws a push kick but Fortisimo slaps the foot to one side.
Fortisimo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a jab to the body
and Fortisimo counters with a head kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Pavlyuchenko checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Fortisimo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pavlyuchenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pavlyuchenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Zoro Fortisimo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortisimo lands with a slapping head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fortisimo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko is out of range.
Fortisimo throws a leg kick
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a straight right hand.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a hook to the body. Fortisimo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pavlyuchenko keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Fortisimo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko blocks a head kick by Fortisimo.
Pavlyuchenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fortisimo is breathing heavily.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook but Fortisimo blocks it.
Fortisimo throws a head kick but Pavlyuchenko moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fortisimo at a distance.
Pavlyuchenko takes a swing at Fortisimo's ribcage but misses.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Fortisimo with an open hand slap.

It looks like Zoro Fortisimo has been cut.
Fortisimo tries to clinch up but Pavlyuchenko circles away and keeps his distance.
Fortisimo avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Fortisimo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot

and Fortisimo counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fortisimo.
Pavlyuchenko misses with some punches.
Pavlyuchenko can't find room to land a body shot as Fortisimo controls the action.
Pavlyuchenko takes a shot to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pavlyuchenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko has had enough of the clinch but Fortisimo keeps him there for the moment.
A shot in the inside from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo blocks a body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Fortisimo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pavlyuchenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pavlyuchenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fortisimo's elbow.
Pavlyuchenko tries to work over Fortisimo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from Pavlyuchenko on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pavlyuchenko working aggressively here.
Pavlyuchenko avoids the elbow strike from Fortisimo, against the ropes.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

It looks like Andriy Pavlyuchenko has been cut.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fortisimo obliges.
Fortisimo looking to throw knees to the head but Pavlyuchenko is blocking nicely.
Fortisimo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pavlyuchenko.
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 Andriy Pavlyuchenko will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Fortisimo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fortisimo ducks under a wild hook from Pavlyuchenko.
Fortisimo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook but Fortisimo avoids it easily.
Pavlyuchenko takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Fortisimo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A little feinted left hand from Pavlyuchenko on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pavlyuchenko has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pavlyuchenko there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a looping left.
Fortisimo throws a front kick aimed at Pavlyuchenko's knee but Pavlyuchenko avoids it well.
Pavlyuchenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Fortisimo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pavlyuchenko. That did some damage!
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortisimo.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
Zoro Fortisimo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fortisimo doesn't seem bothered though.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Fortisimo.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fortisimo.
Fortisimo throws a push kick but Pavlyuchenko slaps the foot to one side.
Both fighters circling a little - Fortisimo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body shot but no joy.
A good leg kick by Fortisimo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlyuchenko. Fortisimo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both fighters circling a little - Fortisimo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Fortisimo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pavlyuchenko.
Fortisimo avoids the body shot from Pavlyuchenko.
Fortisimo appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a right hand. Fortisimo shakes it off.

Fortisimo clinches with his opponent.
Fortisimo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo swings away with an uppercut that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with some punches.
Fortisimo tries a body shot but Pavlyuchenko blocks it.

Fortisimo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A cross from Fortisimo lands.
A low kick from Fortisimo misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a nice body shot.
Fortisimo tries to clinch up.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fortisimo moves away.
Fortisimo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fortisimo was well out of range. Poor timing from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.

Fortisimo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pavlyuchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Fortisimo.
Fortisimo lands a knee to the head.
Fortisimo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pavlyuchenko scores with an uppercut up the middle.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zoro Fortisimo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Fortisimo 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoro Fortisimo!