PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Ghost Shark (ranked 6479 p4p, 171 weight class) and Cyril Makarenko (ranked 11530 p4p, 177 weight class). Makarenko has chosen Macarena - Original version as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

Shark
vs
Makarenko

190 cm
30
191 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

194 cm
45
257 lbs
46 - 29 - 0

Great elbows
Very quick

World class boxer
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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ghost Shark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 46 - 29 - 0, fighting out of London, Cyril Makarenko!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shark finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Shark checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Makarenko throws a head kick that misses.
Shark on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Makarenko throws a solid leg kick but Shark takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a head kick but Shark moves out of range.
Shark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Shark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shark blocks a head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Shark is just out of range.
Makarenko throws the left hand but Shark avoids the punch easily.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the body
and Shark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good work by Shark as he checks the leg kick.
Shark chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makarenko tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shark was well out of range. Poor timing from Makarenko.
Makarenko fails to land with a series of punches.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily.
Shark works Makarenko's body with a nice hook.
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!
Shark throws a jab when Makarenko was well out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Shark.
Shark checks a low kick from Makarenko.

Shark drives through and clinches with Makarenko against the ropes.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shark's elbow.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Makarenko avoids a wild elbow strike from Shark.
Shark throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shark's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makarenko gets through Shark's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shark lands with a light punch inside.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.
A head punch on the inside from Shark fails to land.
Shark pushes Makarenko back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
Shark pushes off an throws an elbow but Makarenko leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makarenko.
Shark blocking some punches.
Makarenko works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shark lands an elbow just above Makarenko 's eye.
Makarenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makarenko blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makarenko.
Makarenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Shark's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Makarenko tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Shark just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makarenko's brow.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Shark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Shark misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makarenko.
Makarenko swings wildly with an uppercut but Shark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shark tries to work over Makarenko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shark has a couple of punches blocked by Makarenko.
Makarenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shark swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shark misses with an elbow over the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Cyril Makarenko will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Makarenko throws a jab but it's blocked by Shark.
Shark lands with an overhand left.
Shark connects with a high kick.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick
and Makarenko takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Makarenko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It appears Shark was looking to counter with a kick there.
Cyril Makarenko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shark thows a body kick. Makarenko tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Shark takes a swing at Makarenko's ribcage but misses.
Makarenko throws a sloppy head kick and Shark moves out of range easily.
Shark checks a low kick from Makarenko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shark checks a leg kick.
Shark tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Makarenko unleashes a big counter combination but Shark bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Shark misses with a body kick.
Shark throws a leg kick which misses Makarenko's front leg but catches the back leg as Makarenko tries to avoid it.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makarenko throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Makarenko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shark half committed to a counter leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makarenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makarenko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shark.
Shark will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Shark.
Makarenko tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Makarenko misses.
Some wild striking there from Makarenko.
Shark slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A thudding body kick lands there by Makarenko!
Nice body punch from Shark.
Makarenko walks into a straight right hand from Shark.
Makarenko lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Shark throws a good cross that connects.
Shark avoids the head kick by Makarenko.
Makarenko swats away the attempt to clinch by Shark.
Ghost Shark is winning the standup battle so far.
Makarenko misses the body punch
and Shark counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makarenko.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shark lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Shark misses with a leg kick.

Shark closes the distance and clinches.
Shark misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makarenko.
Shark prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko can't find room to land a body shot as Shark controls the action.
Shark takes a shot to the head.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makarenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shark lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makarenko.
Shark using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Shark cracks Makarenko with a nice body shot.
Makarenko is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makarenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Shark misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makarenko wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ghost Shark dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Shark connects with an inside leg kick.
Shark blocks a jab.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makarenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Shark.
Makarenko misses with a punch to the body.
Shark prevents a body shot from Makarenko.
Makarenko throws a head punch that misses.
Shark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Makarenko.
Shark gets through Makarenko's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shark lands an elbow inside that Makarenko shrugs off.
Ghost Shark has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shark tries to land knees in the clinch but Makarenko avoids the damage to the body.
Makarenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Knees in the clinch landing for Shark.
Makarenko's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makarenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarenko working aggressively here.
Makarenko avoiding damage as Shark throws knees to the body.
Makarenko lands a right hand.
Makarenko swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makarenko dodges an elbow strike from Shark.
Makarenko misses with the head strike.
Shark lands an uppercut.
Makarenko lands a body shot in the clinch.
Makarenko tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makarenko tries to work over Shark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makarenko misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Makarenko is looking to control Shark's arms but Shark gets an underhook and turns him. Now Makarenko has his back to the ropes.
Makarenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makarenko is working Shark over against the ropes.
Makarenko blocks an uppercut.
Shark misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makarenko.
Makarenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Makarenko.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makarenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makarenko misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makarenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shark lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shark gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Makarenko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sharks head.
Makarenko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shark up against the ropes.
Makarenko tries to throw a body punch but Shark avoids it by throwing Makarenko back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Shark.
Makarenko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shark throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarenko.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cyril Makarenko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makarenko 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:29

The fight is ruled a draw!