PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ugor Makinwa (ranked 2639 p4p, 391 weight class) and Andriy Pavlyuchenko (ranked 18351 p4p, 915 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Makinwa might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beast - Tech N9ne. Pavlyuchenko has chosen Mushroomhead-Soltaire Unraveling as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Makinwa
vs
Pavlyuchenko

195 cm
40
210 lbs
44 - 19 - 1

190 cm
29
217 lbs
10 - 4 - 1

World class boxer
Cardio machine

Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Sully's Bar & Grill

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 44 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Ugor Makinwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
The judges for this bout are Sosuke Kotani, Yuuki Gou and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pavlyuchenko lands a really nice looking cross but Makinwa seems unphased.
Makinwa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pavlyuchenko throws out a counter right but Makinwa avoids it with no problem.
Makinwa pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko tried to score with a low kick but Makinwa checks it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pavlyuchenko. Makinwa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makinwa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko moves away from the strike by Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makinwa moves away.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick but Makinwa sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Makinwa throws a poor cross that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a left to the body.
Makinwa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pavlyuchenko tries to clinch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Pavlyuchenko uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makinwa.
Makinwa lands with a hook. Pavlyuchenko tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook to the side of Makinwa's head but Makinwa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pavlyuchenko avoids the head kick by Makinwa.

Pavlyuchenko rushes Makinwa and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makinwa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Makinwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ugor Makinwa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pavlyuchenko slips under a jab from Makinwa.
Makinwa scores with a nice head shot.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Makinwa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makinwa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pavlyuchenko throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Makinwa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makinwa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pavlyuchenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makinwa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Makinwa lands with a good body shot.
Makinwa misses with a series of wild punches.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pavlyuchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pavlyuchenko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body kick.
Crunch! Makinwa slams his shin into Pavlyuchenko's torso.
Pavlyuchenko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pavlyuchenko fakes the leg kick and cracks Makinwa in the body.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a thumping low kick.
Pavlyuchenko fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makinwa misses with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Makinwa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pavlyuchenko swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a good body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pavlyuchenko.
Pavlyuchenko with a hook.
Pavlyuchenko dips to his left and cracks Makinwa with an uppercut!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Pavlyuchenko dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Makinwa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Pavlyuchenko throws a body punch but Makinwa moves out of range.
Makinwa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makinwa scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makinwa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pavlyuchenko moves away.
Pavlyuchenko walks into a left hand.
Pavlyuchenko jabs Makinwa to the body, keeping him at a distance.

Makinwa forces Pavlyuchenko back against the ropes and clinches.
Makinwa lands a right hand.
Makinwa struggles to land a body shot inside as Pavlyuchenko controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.

Makinwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pavlyuchenko ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice leg kick lands there from Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pavlyuchenko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Pavlyuchenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pavlyuchenko buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a nice body punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick which misses Makinwa's front leg but catches the back leg as Makinwa tries to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body kick.
Makinwa is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makinwa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pavlyuchenko loads up on a big right hand but Makinwa slips the punch.
Makinwa throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a wild body shot.
Makinwa lands a really nice looking cross but Pavlyuchenko seems unphased.
Makinwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.
Makinwa goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pavlyuchenko connects with a crisp jab.
Makinwa misses with a looping left.
Pavlyuchenko unleashes a big counter combination but Makinwa bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Makinwa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlyuchenko lunges at Makinwa with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makinwa's hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinwa lands a nice shot that snaps Pavlyuchenko's head back.
Pavlyuchenko is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a straight right.
Pavlyuchenko just misses with a punch to the body.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pavlyuchenko throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makinwa scores with a decent looking hook.
Makinwa swinging wildly here.
Pavlyuchenko looks to land a body kick but Makinwa moved away.
Pavlyuchenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makinwa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pavlyuchenko throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
Makinwa throwing a counter right hand but Pavlyuchenko manages to avoid it.
Pavlyuchenko feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makinwas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pavlyuchenko works the jab nicely.
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 Ugor Makinwa will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. 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.

Pavlyuchenko lands with a right hand.
A slapping body kick lands there for Makinwa.
Pavlyuchenko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Pavlyuchenko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a few strikes there.
Makinwa was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Makinwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Makinwa misses with an uppercut. Pavlyuchenko saw that one coming.
Pavlyuchenko throws a hook but Makinwa avoids it easily.
Makinwa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makinwa cracks the inside of Pavlyuchenko's front leg.
Pavlyuchenko looks to land a right hand but Makinwa moved out of range.
Makinwa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pavlyuchenko.
Makinwa tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makinwa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pavlyuchenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makinwa ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makinwa swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pavlyuchenko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pavlyuchenko tries to land a leg kick but Makinwa saw it coming and moves away.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makinwa.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a looping right.
Pavlyuchenko lands with a shot to the body.
Makinwa feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pavlyuchenkos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makinwa lands with a kick to the temple. Pavlyuchenko shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pavlyuchenko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makinwa looks to land a right hand but Pavlyuchenko moved out of range.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a jab to the jaw.
Makinwa lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Makinwa misses.
Pavlyuchenko cracks Makinwa with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Pavlyuchenko scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Makinwa throws the kick towards the body but Pavlyuchenko avoids it.
Andriy Pavlyuchenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Makinwa crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pavlyuchenko - the referee stops the clock and Makinwa gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pavlyuchenko. Makinwa manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pavlyuchenko throws a push kick but Makinwa slaps the foot to one side.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pavlyuchenko crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Makinwa - the referee stops the clock and Pavlyuchenko gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Makinwa. Pavlyuchenko manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makinwa.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pavlyuchenko lands a nice shot to the body.
Makinwa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pavlyuchenko's head.
A swing and a miss from Makinwa.
Makinwa throws a shot from downtown. Pavlyuchenko moves away and avoids it.
Pavlyuchenko looks for the body kick but Makinwa saw that one coming.
Makinwa slips under a jab from Pavlyuchenko.

Makinwa closes the distance and clinches.
Makinwa digs a right hand underneath Pavlyuchenko's ribcage. Pavlyuchenko let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pavlyuchenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Makinwa controls his hands.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makinwa blocking some punches.

Makinwa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice shot by Makinwa.
A swing and a miss from Pavlyuchenko.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pavlyuchenko misses with a hook. Makinwa ducked under it nicely.
Nice body punch from Makinwa.

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 Ugor Makinwa.
I think Makinwa 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 Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 29:30
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Andriy Pavlyuchenko!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Andriy Pavlyuchenko waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.