PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Donal Maciver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Columbus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Columbus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Hail and Kill. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Maciver
vs
Columbus

210 cm
21
265 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

200 cm
23
275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

World class MT
Granite chin

NUTROID

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Donal Maciver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Paul Aken and Wagner Zegers.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Columbus throws a front kick that sends Maciver stumbling back into the ropes.
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Columbus is out of range.
Columbus looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Columbus wants to clinch.
Maciver was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Maciver throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Columbus throws a hook to the side of Maciver's head but Maciver sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Maciver misses with a straight right.
Nice cross by Maciver.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.

Maciver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Columbus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Maciver with a knee to the head.
Columbus lands a left hand.
Columbus lands a body shot in the clinch.
Columbus lands with a left to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus digs a right hand underneath Maciver's ribcage. Maciver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A body shot lands from Columbus.
Maciver throws a head punch that misses.
Columbus pushes Maciver back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Maciver misses with a knee strike.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Columbus tries to throw a body punch but Maciver avoids it by throwing Columbus back against the ropes.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver scores with a nice hook to the head.
Columbus can't break the clinch.
Maciver blocks an uppercut.
Maciver tries to throw a body punch but Columbus avoids it by throwing Maciver back against the ropes.
Maciver connects with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Maciver lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Columbus.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver blocking some punches.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.
I was talking to Maciver's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Columbus lands a nice shot to the body.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Columbus is blocking nicely.
Maciver lands a knee to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Columbus.
Maciver is trying to stall.
Columbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Columbus can't find room to land a body shot as Maciver controls the action.
Columbus has a couple of punches blocked by Maciver.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Columbus blocking some punches.
Maciver lands a left hand.
Maciver tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maciver prevents a body shot from Columbus.
Still in the clinch, Maciver scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver lands an uppercut.
Columbus blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Maciver missing with knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maciver.
Columbus takes a shot to the head.
A short uppercut from Maciver.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Columbus is blocking nicely.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver lands a nice uppercut.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Columbus blocks an uppercut.
Maciver misses with some punches.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Maciver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Columbus lands a shot to the body.
Maciver is breathing heavily.
Maciver misses with a hook from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver 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.

Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maciver.
Maciver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Columbus moves away.
Maciver backing away here, and Columbus unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Columbus looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Maciver appears to be looking for a big counter.
Maciver misses with a straight right.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick.
Good exchange - Maciver coming out on top.
Maciver scores with a hook to the body. Columbus takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maciver with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Maciver avoids the head kick by Columbus.
Nice body punch from Columbus.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver connects with the punch.
Columbus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donal Maciver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Maciver gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Columbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Columbus is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Maciver gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Columbus letting Maciver take a breather here.
Columbus can't break the clinch.
Maciver throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver misses with the head strike.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Columbus tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Columbus can do to turn this around?
Columbus misses with a body punch.
Columbus is trying to push Maciver away but Maciver has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Columbus tries to work over Maciver's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Maciver misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Columbus.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Maciver lands a right hand.
Columbus lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Maciver backwards.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Maciver on the inside.
Maciver lands a right hand that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Donal Maciver has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Columbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Columbus prevents a body shot from Maciver.
Columbus misses with a hook from the clinch.

Columbus breaks from the clinch.
Columbus tries to clinch but Maciver is having none of it.
It looked like Maciver wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Columbus's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Columbus duly obliges.

It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Columbus.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The fighters circling - Maciver throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Maciver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maciver. Columbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Maciver takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maciver jabs at Columbus's body.
Maciver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maciver was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Maciver throws out a loose jab but Columbus uses good head movement to avoid it.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Columbus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Columbus lands a slapping body shot.
Columbus cracks the inside of Maciver's front leg.
Maciver smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Columbus moves out of range as Maciver strikes.
Columbus follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Columbus scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Columbus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Columbus throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Columbus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Columbus connects with a body shot.
Maciver keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Donal Maciver will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
That's time! Maciver's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!

Maciver waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Columbus.
Columbus wants to counter with a clinch but Maciver pushes him away.
Maciver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Columbus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maciver.
Columbus throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Columbus is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Maciver rather than just go for the knockout.
Maciver throws a looping overhand right but Columbus ducks down to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Columbus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Maciver throws a big shot that misses.
Maciver bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maciver misses with a jab, cross combination.
A lazy left from Columbus finds it's target.
Scott Columbus seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Maciver has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Columbus.

Columbus looks low and kicks high, catching Maciver right on the side of the head, sending him crashing to the canvas! Will he be able to beat the count? 3,4,5 - he's already back to his feet and ready to go! Let's see if he's still with it!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Maciver misses.
Maciver fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maciver on the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maciver looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Maciver throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Columbus thuds his shin into the meat of Maciver's side.
A big left from Columbus misses.
Columbus tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Columbus throws a nice inside leg kick.
Maciver misses with a right hand
and Columbus counters with a head kick.
Maciver takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Columbus slips under a jab.
Columbus connects with a leg kick. Maciver looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice body kick there by Columbus.
Maciver uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Columbus.
Maciver throwing a counter right hand but Columbus manages to avoid it.
Columbus fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Columbus keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maciver.
Maciver throws a body punch but Columbus moves out of range.
A big right from Columbus misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Maciver misses.
Columbus fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick from Columbus misses.
Columbus throws a shot from downtown. Maciver moves away and avoids it.
Maciver throws a nice looking combination but Columbus bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Columbus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Maciver.
Columbus throws an overhand right that lands on Maciver's shoulder, as Maciver tries to avoid the shot.
Maciver is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Columbus.
Columbus ducks under a wild hook from Maciver.
Columbus wants to clinch up but Maciver keeps it at a distance.
Columbus lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Donal Maciver's cut is getting worse.
Maciver moves in looking to clinch but Columbus pushes him off.

Maciver moves into the clinch successfully.
Maciver lands with a light punch inside.
Columbus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Maciver.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver tries a knee to the head but Columbus blocks it.
Columbus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver has a couple of punches blocked by Columbus.
Maciver's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Maciver with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maciver.
Columbus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Scott Columbus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Maciver working aggressively here.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
Columbus lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Columbus makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Columbus avoiding damage as Maciver throws knees to the body.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Maciver misses with a punch on the inside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Columbus scores with a shoulder strike.
Maciver working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Columbus.
Columbus misses with a punch on the inside.
Columbus tries to throw a body punch but Maciver avoids it by throwing Columbus back against the ropes.
Columbus misses with a punch to the body.
Maciver softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
Maciver gets through Columbus's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
Maciver lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
Columbus lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Columbus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maciver is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Columbus struggles to land a body shot inside as Maciver controls his hands.
Maciver blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Scott Columbus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Maciver has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 28:28
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 28:28
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 28:28

The fight is ruled a draw!