PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maurice Vontavious Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vontavious Payne has chosen Hope as his entrance music. Maurice Vontavious Payne has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Makarenko
vs
Vontavious Payne

194 cm
31
250 lbs
29 - 11 - 0

194 cm
28
283 lbs
15 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

Sully's Bar & Grill
Conviction

King of Fists
Humanoid Nutrition (160Q for 160$)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 11 - 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 15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Maurice Vontavious Payne!
The judges for this bout are Sam Margolis, James Ackerman and Paul Tew.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko misses with a combination
and Makarenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vontavious Payne takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vontavious Payne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vontavious Payne fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makarenko manages to avoid it.
Makarenko tries to clinch but Vontavious Payne is having none of it.
Vontavious Payne lets loose with a powerful body kick. Makarenko will feel that in the morning.
Vontavious Payne misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makarenko swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne tries to land a leg kick but Makarenko saw it coming and moves away.
Vontavious Payne delivers a nice body kick.
Makarenko rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vontavious Payne moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makarenko.

Vontavious Payne feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Makarenko sprawling to the canvas! Makarenko rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Vontavious Payne finish him?!
Nice jab there from Makarenko.
Vontavious Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.

Makarenko is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vontavious Payne closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vontavious Payne misses with a low kick.
Makarenko quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Vontavious Payne keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarenko lands a nice looking body kick.
Vontavious Payne throws a sloppy head kick
letting Makarenko counter with a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne takes one on the button.
Makarenko fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Vontavious Payne has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makarenko darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makarenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Vontavious Payne takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Makarenko scores with a sloppy right hand. Vontavious Payne should have avoided that one.

It looks like Maurice Vontavious Payne has been cut.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makarenko.
Vontavious Payne throws a body kick that misses

and Makarenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Vontavious Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makarenko swings widly with a right hand
and Vontavious Payne counters with a nice body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne swings for the body but Makarenko moves out of range.
Vontavious Payne slips under a jab from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a leg kick but Vontavious Payne checks it.
Cyril Makarenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Makarenko has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vontavious Payne tries a body shot but Makarenko blocks it.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Vontavious Payne.

Vontavious Payne's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makarenko misses with a wild body shot.
Makarenko wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vontavious Payne 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 Makarenko has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makarenko and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne avoids the body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Vontavious Payne lands with a right hand.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body
and Vontavious Payne counters with a nice uppercut.
Vontavious Payne on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Vontavious Payne misses with a looping right.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Makarenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Maurice Vontavious Payne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vontavious Payne's cut.
That's time! Makarenko's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Vontavious Payne with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makarenko to score with a decent uppercut.
Vontavious Payne bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makarenko's head backwards.
Makarenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jab from Vontavious Payne.
Makarenko misses with a body shot.
Crunch! Makarenko slams his shin into Vontavious Payne's torso.
Makarenko swings for the body but Vontavious Payne moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makarenko throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vontavious Payne drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Makarenko checks a leg kick.
Makarenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Vontavious Payne avoided it.
A solid body kick from Makarenko.
Makarenko scores with a head kick.
A lazy body kick from Makarenko
and Vontavious Payne makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Makarenko misses with a body shot.
Makarenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Vontavious Paynes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makarenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne tries to land a body kick
and Makarenko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makarenko lands with a good body shot.
Vontavious Payne throws a combination that misses
and Makarenko counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Vontavious Payne thinking.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko misses with a body kick.
Vontavious Payne appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Vontavious Payne thows a leg kick but Makarenko checks it

and Makarenko counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Makarenko tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vontavious Payne avoids it.
I was talking to Makarenko's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Makarenko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makarenko ducks under a wild hook from Vontavious Payne.
Makarenko lands a leg kick that knocks Vontavious Payne off balance momentarily.
Makarenko throws out a leg kick but Vontavious Payne moves out of range and Makarenko only half commits.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko throws out a leg kick but Vontavious Payne moves out of range and Makarenko only half commits.
Makarenko lands with a nice combination. Vontavious Payne backs away looking to recover.
Makarenko avoids the head kick by Vontavious Payne.
A low kick from Makarenko misses
and Vontavious Payne counters with an outside leg kick.
Vontavious Payne lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makarenko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makarenko is looking to land body kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vontavious Payne.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarenko is just out of range.
Vontavious Payne misses with a body kick.
Makarenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vontavious Payne avoids it.
Makarenko tries to clinch but Vontavious Payne moves away
and Vontavious Payne counters with a slapping leg kick.
Makarenko looks to land a right hand but Vontavious Payne moved out of range.
Makarenko lands an overhand right.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makarenko misses with a low kick.
Makarenko jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A little jabbing left from Vontavious Payne on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Makarenko misses with a body shot.
Vontavious Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Makarenko dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vontavious Payne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Makarenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Makarenko lands a jab to the head.
Makarenko throws a push kick but Vontavious Payne slaps the foot to one side.
Makarenko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vontavious Payne misses with a looping left.
Vontavious Payne throws a lazy right hand but Makarenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vontavious Payne is looking to chop away at Makarenko's legs.
It looked like Makarenko was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch lands to the side of Makarenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne thows a leg kick but Makarenko checks it

and Makarenko counters by clinching up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne is working Makarenko over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vontavious Payne works on Makarenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Vontavious Payne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vontavious Payne pushes Makarenko back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vontavious Payne works on Makarenko's body with a couple of short punches.
Vontavious Payne lands a right hand.

Vontavious Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cyril Makarenko is winning the standup battle so far.
Vontavious Payne dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makarenko. That did some damage!
Vontavious Payne listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Oh Makarenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vontavious Payne slips under a jab from Makarenko.
Makarenko takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makarenko seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Vontavious Payne cracks Makarenko with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Makarenko looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Vontavious Payne finish him?
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!
Makarenko throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vontavious Payne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makarenko throws out the jab.
Vontavious Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
An inside leg kick lands from Makarenko.
Vontavious Payne shoots in looking for a takedown. Makarenko tries to sprawl out of it but Vontavious Payne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makarenko manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A quick step to the side and Makarenko tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vontavious Payne has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vontavious Payne.
Makarenko looks for the body kick but Vontavious Payne saw that one coming.
Vontavious Payne lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Makarenko misses with a double jab.
Makarenko tries to land a body kick
and Vontavious Payne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makarenko thinking.
Vontavious Payne checks a leg kick.
Vontavious Payne feints the counter takedown.
Makarenko lets loose with a powerful body kick. Vontavious Payne will feel that in the morning.
Makarenko wants to clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne checks a low kick from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a leg kick which misses Vontavious Payne's front leg but catches the back leg as Vontavious Payne tries to avoid it.
Vontavious Payne avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vontavious Payne tries a quick counter leg kick but Makarenko is wise to it.
Makarenko misses with a lunging right hand
and Vontavious Payne counters with an inside leg kick.
Makarenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Vontavious Payne connects with a crisp jab.
Makarenko misses with the body kick
and Vontavious Payne counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vontavious Payne avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maurice Vontavious Payne really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vontavious Payne'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.

Vontavious Payne misses with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Makarenko checks a leg kick.
Makarenko tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Vontavious Payne manages to circle out of the way.
Vontavious Payne tries to land a front kick but Makarenko steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Vontavious Payne misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makarenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Makarenko scores with a decent looking hook.
Vontavious Payne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As Vontavious Payne looks to move away, Makarenko throws a big counter combo but Vontavious Payne just gets out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vontavious Payne is looking to score with low kicks.
Makarenko lands with a kick to the temple. Vontavious Payne shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Makarenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Vontavious Payne swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko throws out a powerful jab.
Makarenko throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vontavious Payne takes a swing at Makarenko's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Vontavious Payne slams his shin into Makarenko's torso.
A head kick misses from Vontavious Payne.
Makarenko tests Vontavious Payne's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vontavious Payne swings widly with a right hand
and Makarenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Makarenko misses the shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vontavious Payne tries a quick counter leg kick but Makarenko is wise to it.
Makarenko throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Vontavious Payne counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Makarenko.
Vontavious Payne's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.

Makarenko rushes Vontavious Payne and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vontavious Payne fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vontavious Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
A nice left hand lands by Makarenko.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vontavious Payne.
Makarenko misses with some punches.
Makarenko pushes Vontavious Payne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vontavious Payne is trying to push Makarenko away but Makarenko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Makarenko trying to land knees to the body.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko lands a left hand.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vontavious Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makarenko's elbow.
Vontavious Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makarenko's elbow.

Vontavious Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makarenko with a hook.
Makarenko scores with a body shot.
Makarenko scores with a spinning back kick!
Vontavious Payne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Makarenko throws a head kick but Vontavious Payne moves out of range.
Makarenko throws a wild body kick that Vontavious Payne sees coming a mile off.
Makarenko misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throws a body kick that misses.
Makarenko tried to counter with a leg kick but Vontavious Payne avoided it.
Makarenko scores with a nice right hand.
Makarenko lands a jab to Vontavious Payne's midsection.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Makarenko. Vontavious Payne shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makarenko misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vontavious Payne let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makarenko lands the left hand.
Vontavious Payne steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makarenko.
No joy there for Makarenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vontavious Payne tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Makarenko had his way with Maurice Vontavious Payne in that round.
The cut man is working on Maurice Vontavious Payne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Makarenko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Vontavious Payne looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Vontavious Payne keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Vontavious Payne misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vontavious Payne on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vontavious Payne avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vontavious Payne! But no joy.
Makarenko lands with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makarenko, right into the meat.
A shot to the body from Vontavious Payne misses
and Vontavious Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makarenko connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a head kick that Vontavious Payne semi-blocks.

Vontavious Payne is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Vontavious Payne misses the target.
Makarenko moves out of range as Vontavious Payne strikes.
Vontavious Payne takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Makarenko misses with a lunging right hand
letting Vontavious Payne counter with a right hand.
Vontavious Payne throws a leg kick which misses Makarenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Makarenko tries to avoid it.
Vontavious Payne has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makarenko looks to land a right hand but Vontavious Payne moved out of range.
Vontavious Payne tries a quick counter leg kick but Makarenko is wise to it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko darts in trying to clinch
and Vontavious Payne counters with a stiff right hand.
Makarenko blocks a head kick by Vontavious Payne.
Makarenko throws a quick counter kick to the body but Vontavious Payne avoids it.
Good standup being displayed there by Makarenko as he connects with a hook.
Makarenko dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Makarenko lands a left and a right that send Vontavious Payne crashing to the mat, dazed. Makarenko thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Vontavious Payne is still on wobbly legs! Can Makarenko finish him?
Makarenko gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne seems to have recovered his senses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko moves in looking to clinch but Vontavious Payne pushes him off.
Makarenko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Vontavious Payne's sensitive parts.
You can see that Vontavious Payne has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Vontavious Payne swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Makarenko counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Makarenko.

Vontavious Payne has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Makarenko is trying to keep an underhook but Vontavious Payne manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Makarenko is looking to escape.
Makarenko wants to control but Vontavious Payne is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Vontavious Payne sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Makarenko defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vontavious Payne takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Vontavious Payne working the head and body with strikes.
Vontavious Payne looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Makarenko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vontavious Payne throwing shots but Makarenko is blocking nicely.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Vontavious Payne lands with a punch from half guard.
Makarenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Vontavious Payne.
Vontavious Payne lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Vontavious Payne with the ground and pound but Makarenko uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Makarenko keeping moving, preventing Vontavious Payne from controlling successfully.
Vontavious Payne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makarenko is keeping the position for now.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Makarenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Makarenko 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 48:47
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 48:47
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyril Makarenko!
An out of breath Cyril Makarenko thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.