PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Tyga Laxx (ranked 25144 p4p, 106 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 5602 p4p, 83 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Laxx
vs
Makarenko

189 cm
31
200 lbs
11 - 10 - 1

194 cm
44
257 lbs
43 - 22 - 0

World class boxer
Granite chin

World class MT
Heavy handed

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 11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyga Laxx !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 43 - 22 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Shigeki Fujiwara and Kenichi Hosakawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laxx misses with an uppercut
and Makarenko counters with an outside leg kick.
Laxx ducks under a wild hook from Makarenko.
Laxx tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Makarenko manages to circle out of the way.
Laxx lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Laxx avoids a kick to the body.
Makarenko throws a shot to the body.
Makarenko throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Laxx counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makarenko thinking.
Makarenko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Laxx 's calf.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Laxx lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makarenko backs up against the ropes.
Laxx throws a nice inside leg kick.
Makarenko thows a leg kick but Laxx checks it
letting Laxx counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Laxx scores with a nice head shot.
Makarenko swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makarenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makarenko is looking to slow Laxx down with leg kicks.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Laxx .

Makarenko is rocked!
Makarenko connects with a leg kick. Laxx looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Laxx drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Makarenko throws a push kick but Laxx slaps the foot to one side.
Makarenko scores with a hook.
Makarenko scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.

Laxx moves into the clinch successfully.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makarenko looking to stall.
Makarenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
A short right from Laxx on the inside.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Laxx lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makarenko working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Laxx .
A right hook to the body lands for Laxx .
Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Laxx .
Makarenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Laxx up against the ropes.
Makarenko looking to stall.
Makarenko blocking some punches.
Makarenko gets through Laxx 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Laxx misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Makarenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Laxx s head.
Makarenko is trying to stall.
Laxx pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Tyga Laxx will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Laxx has closed the distance and engaged Makarenko in a clinch.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko tries to work over Laxx 's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Laxx working aggressively here.
A short left from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands with a short shot to the head.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makarenko lands a body punch.
A short right from Laxx on the inside.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Laxx throws a head punch that misses.
Makarenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarenko stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Laxx tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Makarenko.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Laxx blocking some punches.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Laxx controls the action.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Laxx avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Laxx working aggressively here.
Makarenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Laxx 's elbow.
A short uppercut from Makarenko.
Makarenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Laxx 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko trying to control the position but instead, Laxx has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makarenko into the ropes.
Laxx throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Laxx .
Makarenko lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Laxx .
Makarenko pushes Laxx back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Laxx prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Laxx lands a right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Laxx blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot in the inside from Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a right hand.
Laxx swings wildly with an uppercut but Makarenko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Laxx lands a hook that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
Makarenko lands a nice uppercut.
Makarenko is leaning against Laxx and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Laxx controls his hands.
Makarenko lands with a right to the head.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
Makarenko lands a nice uppercut.
Laxx lands a nice uppercut.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Laxx tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makarenko.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cyril Makarenko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

The fighters circling - Laxx throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makarenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Laxx was well out of range. Poor timing from Makarenko.
Makarenko scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
Makarenko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Laxx .
Laxx throws a big counter combination but Makarenko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Makarenko throws a leg kick
and Laxx counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A low kick from Makarenko misses
and Laxx counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tyga Laxx is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makarenko misses with a kick to the body
letting Laxx counter with a right hand.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
A low kick from Makarenko misses

and Laxx counters with a right, a left and a big uppercut that drops Makarenko to the mat! Laxx runs to a neutral corner to get the count going quickly. 3,4,5,6 and Makarenko is back to his feet. He seems ready to continue - the ref agrees so we're back at it!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarenko throws a big shot that misses.
Laxx chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Makarenko can pounce on him.
Laxx keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarenko lands a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko tries a head kick but it misses.
A combination from Makarenko does no damage.
Laxx avoids the body shot from Makarenko.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makarenko misses with the body kick
and Laxx counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A clash of legs there as Laxx blocks the low kick.
Laxx takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makarenko throws a body kick that misses.
Makarenko works the jab nicely.
Laxx avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Laxx moves out of range of the body kick.
Makarenko works the jab nicely.
Makarenko moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses
and Laxx counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Laxx jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makarenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko gets off balance looking for a body kick

and Laxx counters with a really nice, stiff jab that drops Makarenko onto his ass. He'll have to take the mandatory count from the referee but he's back on his feet and he seems OK to continue.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Laxx scores a knockdown with a big right hand! Makarenko beats the count and gets back to his feet. The referee asks him to walk forwards and it appears he is OK so we'll continue the bout.
Makarenko is still on wobbly legs! Can Laxx finish him?
Laxx throws a right and a left that Makarenko avoids nicely.
Laxx walks into a jab.
Makarenko seems to have recovered his senses.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.

Makarenko walks into a big right hand from Laxx and goes down! The referee sends Laxx to a neutral corner as Makarenko gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
Makarenko slips under a jab from Laxx .
Makarenko checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crunch! Makarenko slams his shin into Laxx 's torso.
Laxx tries to clinch up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Laxx pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makarenko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makarenko lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tyga Laxx showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Laxx 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:24
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:24
Judge Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 29:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tyga Laxx !