PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Makanakananui Opuakuwa (ranked 8675 p4p, 150 weight class) and Que Jackman (ranked 23631 p4p, 238 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Opuakuwa
vs
Jackman

190 cm
19
220 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

199 cm
27
275 lbs
1 - 7 - 0

Excellent MT
KO power

Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makanakananui Opuakuwa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Que Jackman!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Saam Ante and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Opuakuwa looks to land a combination. Jackman sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Que Jackman has been cut.
Opuakuwa misses with a head kick.
Opuakuwa scores with a one two! Jackman had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.

Jackman has managed to clinch.
Jackman has Opuakuwa pressed against the ropes, preventing Opuakuwa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Opuakuwa has had enough of the clinch but Jackman keeps him there for the moment.
Jackman is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Opuakuwa will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jackman up against the ropes.
Opuakuwa has had enough of the clinch but Jackman keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Opuakuwa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Opuakuwa lands a jab to the nose.
A head kick from Opuakuwa lands but Jackman takes it in his stride.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opuakuwa throws a series of punches but Jackman avoids them all with ease.

Jackman closes the distance and scores with a big combo that sends Opuakuwa crashing to the mat! Opuakuwa uses the ropes to get back to his feet and beat the count. The referee looks concerned but he's going to allow it to continue!

It looks like Makanakananui Opuakuwa has been cut.

Opuakuwa gets a clinch.
Opuakuwa blocking some punches.
Jackman wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackman stalling in the clinch but Opuakuwa improves position.
Opuakuwa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackman's defenses.
Jackman misses with some punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Opuakuwa breaks from the clinch.
Jackman moves to clinch but Opuakuwa breaks away
and Opuakuwa counters with a head kick. That will keep Jackman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!

Opuakuwa clinches with his opponent.

Opuakuwa's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Opuakuwa rushes Jackman and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opuakuwa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackman wants to break free but Opuakuwa has control.

Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackman tries to clinch
and Opuakuwa counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jackman misses with a low kick.

Jackman instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Opuakuwa wants to break free but Jackman has control.
Jackman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Opuakuwa breaks the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Opuakuwa throws a head kick but Jackman moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makanakananui Opuakuwa dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Jackman wants to clinch but Opuakuwa slips to the side
and Opuakuwa counters with a nice body kick.
Jackman tries to clinch up but Opuakuwa circles away and keeps his distance.
Opuakuwa fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jackman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Opuakuwa throws a right and a left that Jackman avoids nicely.
Jackman is looking to clinch.
Jackman takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jackman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Opuakuwa blocks a head kick by Jackman.
A quick step to the side and Opuakuwa tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Opuakuwa has closed the distance and engaged Jackman in a clinch.
Opuakuwa holding his opponent close, against the ropes.

Opuakuwa manages to break the clinch.
Opuakuwa is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackman can do to turn this around?
Jackman looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Makanakananui Opuakuwa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Opuakuwa moves into the clinch.
Opuakuwa is trying to break the clinch but Jackman is controlling him.

Opuakuwa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Opuakuwa has closed the distance and engaged Jackman in a clinch.
Jackman taking a breather.
Opuakuwa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Jackman tries to stall but Opuakuwa uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jackman is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Opuakuwa.
Jackman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Opuakuwa is keeping busy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Que Jackman.
Opuakuwa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Opuakuwa can pounce on him.
Jackman tries to clinch but Opuakuwa moves out of range.
Opuakuwa blocks a head kick by Jackman.
Opuakuwa fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jackman tries a quick counter leg kick but Opuakuwa is wise to it.
Jackman is looking to clinch.

Opuakuwa closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.

Opuakuwa breaks the clinch.
Opuakuwa tries to clinch but Jackman moves out of range.

Opuakuwa has taken the fight to the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Opuakuwa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makanakananui Opuakuwa dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. This is the final round!

Jackman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Opuakuwa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Jackman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Opuakuwa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Jackman paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Jackman tries to keep at a distance but Opuakuwa has taken the fight into the clinch.
Opuakuwa has Jackman pressed against the ropes, preventing Jackman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Opuakuwa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opuakuwa scores with a jab to the body.
Jackman throws a sloppy head kick and Opuakuwa moves out of range easily.
Opuakuwa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Makanakananui Opuakuwa is winning the standup battle so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Opuakuwa wants to clinch up but Jackman keeps it at a distance.
Opuakuwa throws a front kick that sends Jackman stumbling back into the ropes.
Opuakuwa doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackman circles away.
Jackman tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Opuakuwa was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackman.
Jackman wants to slow Opuakuwa down by chopping away at his legs.
Jackman throws a head kick that misses.
As Jackman looks to move away, Opuakuwa throws a big counter combo but Jackman just gets out of the way.
Opuakuwa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Jackman's head.
Jackman takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That has opened up Que Jackman's cut even more.

Opuakuwa instigates a clinch.
Jackman is trying to break free.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Opuakuwa stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Opuakuwa landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackman swats away the attempt to clinch by Opuakuwa.

Opuakuwa has managed to clinch.
Opuakuwa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Opuakuwa using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.

Opuakuwa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Opuakuwa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Opuakuwa tries to clinch up.
Que Jackman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makanakananui Opuakuwa is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Opuakuwa scores with a jab to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Makanakananui Opuakuwa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Opuakuwa has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Makanakananui Opuakuwa!
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Makanakananui Opuakuwa!
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight for Makanakananui Opuakuwa!

Makanakananui Opuakuwa wins by unanimous decision!