PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pavlyuchenko comes to the ring accompanied by Darkness Within. Andriy Pavlyuchenko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pavlyuchenko
vs
Thompson

190 cm
28
217 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

179 cm
43
195 lbs
19 - 6 - 2

Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

World class MT
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 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 19 - 6 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Hunter Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pavlyuchenko's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Thompson connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Pavlyuchenko scrambles back to his feet.
Pavlyuchenko lunges at Thompson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Thompson's hand.
Pavlyuchenko has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Pavlyuchenko misses the jab.
Thompson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Thompson.
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!
Thompson ducks right into an uppercut from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild combination.
Nice body punch from Thompson.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Pavlyuchenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson throws a hook but Pavlyuchenko avoids it easily.
Hunter Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson throws a sloppy body shot
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a left and a right that stings Thompson.
Thompson looks to land a right hand but Pavlyuchenko moved out of range.

Thompson tries to keep at a distance but Pavlyuchenko has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson blocks an uppercut.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thompson looking to slow down the pace here.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Thompson controls his hands.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Pavlyuchenko tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson lands an uppercut.
Thompson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Pavlyuchenko stalling in the clinch but Thompson improves position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Thompson is keeping busy.
Thompson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko looking to stall.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pavlyuchenkos head.
Pavlyuchenko looking to stall.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pavlyuchenko's elbow.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Thompson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko has a couple of punches blocked by Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hunter Thompson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Pavlyuchenko slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson throws an off balance right hand
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a one-two to the body.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlyuchenko drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A leg kick checked by Thompson.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Hunter Thompson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thompson.
Pavlyuchenko lands a glancing blow to the side of Thompson's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bone on bone clash there as Thompson blocks the leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Hunter Thompson has been cut.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson misses the shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a jab.
Pavlyuchenko takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Thompson misses with a wild body shot.
Thompson misses with a head kick.
Pavlyuchenko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A punch lands to the side of Pavlyuchenko 's head but he takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.

Pavlyuchenko is rocked!
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Oh Pavlyuchenko is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pavlyuchenko is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pavlyuchenko seems to have got his legs back now.
Pavlyuchenko bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Thompson's head.
Thompson feints and then cracks Pavlyuchenko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pavlyuchenko down.
Pavlyuchenko chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Thompson can pounce on him.
Thompson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thompson misses with a hook. Pavlyuchenko ducked under it nicely.
Thompson misses with a straight right.
Thompson misses with a hook
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pavlyuchenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a solid leg kick.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Pavlyuchenko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavlyuchenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pavlyuchenko ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Pavlyuchenko slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Pavlyuchenko ducks down to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot.
Thompson feints a jab promting Pavlyuchenko to slip. Thompson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Pavlyuchenko slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Thompson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thompson needs to keep his hands up - Pavlyuchenko had a free shot at his head there.
Thompson throws a lazy uppercut
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thompson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pavlyuchenko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Pavlyuchenko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot.
Thompson lands an overhand right.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson lands with a right hand.
Thompson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice inside leg kick there by Thompson. That's going to slow Pavlyuchenko down.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a right hand to the body.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from 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.
The cut man is working on Hunter Thompson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Pavlyuchenko connects with an inside leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko moves out of range of the body kick.
Pavlyuchenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pavlyuchenko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Thompson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Nice body punch from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko jabs at Thompson's body.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Thompson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Pavlyuchenko throws a head kick but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pavlyuchenko tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thompson throws a leg kick but Pavlyuchenko moved away.
Thompson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pavlyuchenko digs a good hook to Thompson's body.
Thompson tries to clinch but Pavlyuchenko moves away
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a left to the body.
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 ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
A jab from Pavlyuchenko misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson connects with a body shot that sends Pavlyuchenko's belly button to the back.
Thompson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.

It looks like Andriy Pavlyuchenko has been cut.
Thompson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Thompson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pavlyuchenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pavlyuchenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
Thompson misses with a hook. Pavlyuchenko ducked under it nicely.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a looping right hand.
Pavlyuchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Pavlyuchenko throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
Thompson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thompson looks to clinch
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook but Thompson avoids it easily.
A right-left combo lands from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.

Thompson is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with a low kick.
Thompson is still on wobbly legs! Can Pavlyuchenko finish him?
Thompson lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Thompson does no damage.
Thompson seems to have recovered his senses.
Pavlyuchenko misses the jab.
Pavlyuchenko tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Thompson backs away, Pavlyuchenko returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Pavlyuchenko is out of range.
Thompson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Thompson throws a chopping leg kick but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thompson tries to bum rush Pavlyuchenko with a series of wild strikes but Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a few strikes there.
It seemed like Thompson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Thompson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Pavlyuchenko has time to react.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pavlyuchenko moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Thompson throws a body shot but no joy.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch up.
Pavlyuchenko digs a good body shot into Thompson's ribs.

And that's the end of the fight!
Andriy Pavlyuchenko showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Pavlyuchenko 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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 29:29
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28

The fight is ruled a draw!