PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Cyril Makarenko (ranked 6120 p4p, 88 weight class) and Calabi Yau (ranked 2463 p4p, 46 weight class). Makarenko comes to the ring accompanied by Macarena - Original version. Calabi Yau has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Makarenko
vs
Yau

194 cm
45
257 lbs
44 - 24 - 0

184 cm
33
182 lbs
18 - 11 - 1

World class boxer
Very quick

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

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 44 - 24 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Calabi Yau!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Ren Mimura and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makarenko blocks a leg kick.
Makarenko misses with a looping right.
Yau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makarenko sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yau blocks a leg kick.
Makarenko throws a head kick but Yau moves out of range.
Yau lands a nice shot to the body.
Makarenko thumps Yau with a low kick.
Yau ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yau wants to counter with a clinch but Makarenko pushes him away.
Yau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Makarenko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Makarenko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Yau cracks the inside of Makarenko's front leg.
Makarenko bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping body kick lands there for Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau lands a body shot.
Yau is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yau misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makarenko.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makarenko works Yau's body with a nice hook.

Yau gets a clinch.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Yau tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Makarenko managing to block the knees to the body from Yau.
Makarenko is trying to stall.
Yau blocks an uppercut.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Yau.
Yau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makarenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yau softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Makarenko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Makarenko tries a body shot but Yau blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Makarenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Yau uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makarenko tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Yau lands a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yau throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makarenkos head.
Makarenko lands a hook that snaps the head of Yau backwards.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Yau.
Yau tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makarenko tries to work over Yau's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Makarenko trying to stall but Yau improves his position.
Makarenko taking a breather.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yau fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yau looking to throw knees to the head but Makarenko is blocking nicely.
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 Cyril Makarenko will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

A lazy left from Yau finds it's target.
Makarenko closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Yau instigates a clinch.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Makarenko misses with a body punch.
Yau pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Makarenko - that landed with a thud.
Yau prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makarenko.
Yau pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yau crunches a lovely knee into Makarenko's ribcage.
Yau tries to work over Makarenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yau lands with a left to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yau unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makarenko lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Yau.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Yau as Makarenko tries to tie him up.
Yau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makarenko's elbow.
Makarenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makarenko misses with some punches.
Yau throws a head punch that misses.
Yau blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
Yau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Makarenko misses with some punches.
Yau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yau swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Calabi Yau seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Makarenko lands a shot to the body.
Yau landing knees to the head.
Yau blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
A head punch on the inside from Makarenko fails to land.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yau prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makarenko struggles to land a body shot inside as Yau controls his hands.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yau's elbow.
Yau misses with a punch to the body.
Yau with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makarenko lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Makarenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yau scores with a knee to the head.
Makarenko avoiding damage as Yau throws knees to the body.
Yau putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makarenko in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makarenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Calabi Yau showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Yau lands a slapping body shot.
Makarenko stuns Yau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makarenko is looking to chop away at Yau's legs.
Yau appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Yau scores with a jab.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarenko throws a right and a left that Yau avoids nicely.
Makarenko tries to land a body kick
and Yau counters with a nice low kick that buckles Makarenko's knee momentarily.
Yau scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

Yau rushes Makarenko and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Makarenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yau lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Yau fails to land.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Yau has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Still in the clinch, Yau scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Yau missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yau blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yau lands a knee to the body.
Makarenko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yau up against the ropes.
Makarenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yau lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makarenko backwards.
Makarenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yau landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makarenko blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Yau lands with a short shot to the head.
Yau missing with knees to the body.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yau throws a head punch that misses.
Yau trying to land knees to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarenko misses with some punches.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Makarenko blocks an elbow strike from Yau.
Makarenko doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko has a couple of punches blocked by Yau.
Makarenko misses with a punch on the inside.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yau with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Yau is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makarenko is defending well for now.
Yau misses with a knee strike.
Makarenko pushes Yau back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Yau tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Yau blocks a body shot from Makarenko.
A short right from Yau.
Makarenko trying to control the position but instead, Yau has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makarenko into the ropes.

And that's the end of the fight!
Calabi Yau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yau has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Calabi Yau!
Calabi Yau decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.