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 comes to the ring accompanied by Blood Of The Kings. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Donal Maciver was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Columbus
vs
Maciver

200 cm
25
274 lbs
14 - 8 - 1

210 cm
24
265 lbs
9 - 4 - 1

World class MT
Insanely flexible

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of London, Scott Columbus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Donal Maciver!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Hirohito Nitta and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciver misses with an uppercut.
Columbus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Columbus.
A jab from Maciver misses.
Maciver looks to throw the jab but Columbus is out of range.
Maciver's coach down at Dynasty K-1 Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Maciver's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Columbus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

It looks like Donal Maciver has been cut.
Columbus throws the left hand but Maciver avoids the punch easily.
Maciver throws out a counter right but Columbus avoids it with no problem.
Maciver avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, jab by Maciver - just one landing.
Maciver is looking to clinch.
Columbus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maciver lands a body shot.
Columbus swats away the attempt to clinch by Maciver.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Maciver. Columbus does a little dance to reset his feet.
Columbus cracks Maciver with a right hand to the side of the head.
Columbus throws an off balance right hand
and Columbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Donal Maciver seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Columbus lunges at Maciver with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Maciver's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

Maciver closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Maciver can't find room to land a body shot as Columbus controls the action.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver trying to land 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.
A short right from Maciver.
Maciver looking to throw knees to the head but Columbus is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Columbus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus lands a nice uppercut.
Columbus is looking to break free of the clinch but Maciver has double underhooks.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Columbus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Maciver fails to land.
Columbus takes a knee to the side of the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus scores with a hook to the body.
Maciver throws a punch but it's blocked by Columbus.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Maciver scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver lands a hook that snaps the head of Columbus backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
Maciver tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short left from Maciver.
Columbus throws a punch but it's blocked by Maciver.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Columbus avoids it.
Maciver misses with a knee to the head.
Maciver swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Columbus throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Macivers head.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Columbus pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maciver's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Columbus connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Maciver scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Donal Maciver dominated that round.
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.

Maciver throws a right hand that misses
and Columbus connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maciver checks a leg kick nicely.
Columbus tries to land a front kick but Maciver steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Maciver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maciver takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Columbus is looking to slow Maciver down with leg kicks.
Maciver throws an off balance right hand
and Columbus counters with a nice low kick that buckles Maciver's knee momentarily.
Maciver swings for the body but Columbus moves out of range.
Maciver loads up on a big right hand but Columbus slips the punch.
Columbus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maciver throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Columbus sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maciver misses with a looping left.
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.
Columbus slips a jab from Maciver.
Columbus is looking to counter punch.
Columbus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maciver with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Columbus to score with a decent uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Columbus jabs Maciver right on the nose. Maciver blinks but takes it well.

Maciver pushes Columbus up against the ropes in a clinch.
Maciver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Columbus working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Columbus fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Columbus.
Columbus misses with a short punch on the inside.
Columbus lands with a left to the head.
Columbus lands a right hand.
Columbus blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Columbus gets through Maciver's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Maciver using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Columbus has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maciver lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maciver throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Columbus blocks it with crossed arms.
Maciver landing knees to the body.

Columbus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maciver takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Maciver scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maciver scores with a crisp jab that stopped Columbus in his tracks.
Maciver fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Maciver moves out of range of the body kick from Columbus.
The fighters circling - Columbus throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Scott Columbus is winning the standup battle so far.
Maciver comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Columbus avoids the head kick by Maciver.
Columbus takes one on the button.
Maciver throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Columbus counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maciver has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Columbus finds it's way round the side to connect with Maciver's head.
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 Scott Columbus will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Donal Maciver's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Maciver, as that shot connected.
Maciver lands a jab to the nose.
Columbus misses with a hook. Maciver ducked under it nicely.
A chopping leg kick lands by Columbus.
Maciver wants to clinch but Columbus slips to the side
and Columbus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maciver tries to clinch up but Columbus circles away and keeps his distance.
Columbus throws a quick counter kick to the body but Maciver avoids it.
Columbus tries to bum rush Maciver with a series of wild strikes but Maciver uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Maciver dodges the punch combination from Columbus.
Maciver thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Columbus.
Maciver misses with a few strikes there.
Columbus quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Columbus throws a leg kick
and Columbus takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maciver throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Columbus throws a half hearted mid kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Maciver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Columbus moves out of range of the strikes.
Maciver misses the body punch
and Maciver takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Columbus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Columbus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Maciver moves out of range as Columbus strikes.
Columbus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Good shot there by Maciver.
Columbus scores with a shot to the body.
Maciver missing with a left hand there. Columbus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maciver tries to close the distance and clinch but Columbus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Maciver throws a shot to the body.
Maciver misses with a left hand
and Columbus counters with a one-two to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maciver connects with the punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Columbus throws the kick towards the body but Maciver avoids it.
Maciver wants to clinch.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Good body shot from Maciver.
Columbus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maciver has Columbus pressed against the ropes, preventing Columbus from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Columbus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maciver tries to land a knee to the head but Columbus blocks with his arms.
Maciver with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Scott Columbus.
I think Columbus 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:30

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