PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Pavlo Bilous (ranked 1931 p4p, 58 weight class) and Uriah Small (ranked 3271 p4p, 94 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?

Bilous
vs
Small

171 cm
39
167 lbs
23 - 12 - 0

183 cm
35
200 lbs
24 - 7 - 1

World class boxer
Very quick

Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank

Threads of HARDCORE
Condemned

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 23 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Pavlo Bilous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 24 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Uriah Small!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Small.
Small pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bilous is out of range and Small settles back down.
Bilous was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Small swinging wildly here.
Small avoids the body shot from Bilous.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Small displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bilous throws out the jab.
Small tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Bilous manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bilous is looking to counter punch.
Small ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bilous moves away.

Small clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bilous.
Bilous makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bilous misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bilous misses with a punch to the body.
Bilous blocks a body shot from Small.
Small tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous misses with a body punch.
Small misses with the head strike.
Bilous gets through Small's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bilous tries to throw a body punch but Small avoids it by throwing Bilous back against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.

Bilous breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Small feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bilous's calf.
Small lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Small throws a combination that misses
and Bilous counters with a good, hard body kick but Small shrugs it off.
Bilous stalks Small and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Small's face. Small staggers backwards, shaken.
Bilous takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Small clinches.
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!
Small prevents a body shot from Bilous.
Bilous misses with a body punch.
Small misses with a short punch on the inside.
Small misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous struggles to land a body shot inside as Small controls his hands.
Bilous tries to work over Small's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Small.
Small tries a body shot but Bilous blocks it.
Bilous pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Bilous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bilous scores with a hook to the body.
Bilous looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Bilous escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick misses from Bilous.
Bilous stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Small.
Bilous on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Small tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bilous counters with a good low kick that Small was not able to check.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bilous takes one to the chin there.
Bilous throws a solid leg kick but Small takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bilous.
Small takes a swing at Bilous's ribcage but misses.
Bilous lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Small tries to clinch up but Bilous circles away and keeps his distance.
Small misses with a left hand
and Bilous counters with an outside leg kick.
Bilous finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bilous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Bilous lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bilous. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Small digs a good body shot into Bilous's ribs.
Small rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bilous moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bilous uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Small.
Uriah Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Bilous counter with a right hand.
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!
Small feints and then cracks Bilous's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bilous down.
Bilous jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Small misses with a body shot
and Bilous counters with a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Small.
Bilous checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bilous looks to score with a jab to the body but Small is just out of range.
Small throws a hook to the side of Bilous's head but Bilous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bilous. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bilous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Small looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Small.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Uriah Small will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!

Small tries to clinch up.
Small showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bilous.
Small throws out a loose jab but Bilous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Small clobbers Bilous with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bilous misses with a looping right.
Small tries to clinch there but Bilous circles away.
Small throws a low kick but Bilous avoids it.
Small jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Small connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Small throws a shot to the body.
Bilous swats away the attempt to clinch by Small.
A counter left hand to the body from Bilous misses its target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bilous throws a right and a left that Small avoids nicely.
Bilous walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Small checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Small is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Good leg kick by Small there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A solid leg kick lands there for Small.
Small moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bilous turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bilous uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Small.
Bilous throws a big counter combination but Small scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bilous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Small wants to slow Bilous down by chopping away at his legs.
Uriah Small seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Small punishes Bilous's body with a nice straight punch.
Bilous takes one to the side of the head.
Bilous scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Small throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bilous sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bilous uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Small.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Small throws a hook to the side of Bilous's head but Bilous sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
As Small looks to move away, Bilous throws a big counter combo but Small just gets out of the way.
Small misses with a shot to the body
and Bilous counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bilous's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Small connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Bilous scrambles back to his feet.
Small tries to score with a low kick but Bilous moves his leg out of the way.
Small throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bilous throws a lazy right hand but Small sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bilous is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick from Bilous misses.
Small has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bilous lands a right hook to the body.
Small lands the left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bilous. Small does a little dance to reset his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small misses with a lunging right hand
and Bilous counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Small.
Bilous looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Small tries to work over Bilous's front leg with a kick but Bilous checks it.
Small throws a jab but it's blocked by Bilous.
Bilous closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Bilous on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Small. Small obviously looking to wear him down.
Bilous throws the kick towards the body but Small avoids it.
Small with a nice cross.
Bilous throws a right hand that Small ducks under and follows up with a left that Small also avoids with ease.
Small uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bilous.
Small moves out of range of the body kick from Bilous.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Small there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bilous throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Small fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bilous checks it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A cross from Small lands.
A clash of legs there as Bilous blocks the low kick.
Nice uppercut there from Small.
Small scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A jab lands there for Small.
A clash of legs there as Bilous blocks the low kick.
Small turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Small misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Uriah Small showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Small throws a chopping leg kick but Bilous manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Small throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Small throws a leg kick but Bilous checks it.
Bilous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bilous throws a big counter combination but Small scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bilous checks a low kick from Small.
Small throws a series of punches but Bilous moves out of range.
Bilous just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Small misses.
Bilous thinks about countering with a head kick.
Small throws a poor cross that misses
and Bilous counters with a series of strikes. Small will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bilous missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bilous backing away here, and Small unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Small thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bilous throws a chopping leg kick but Small manages to avoid taking any serious damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Small wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Small throws a right hand that misses
and Bilous counters with an inside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Small.
Bilous misses the shot to the body.
Small is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bilous with a body shot.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bilous counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Small wants to land a leg kick but Bilous is out of range.
Small throws out a leg kick but Bilous moves out of range and Small only half commits.
Bilous missing with a left hand there. Small was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Small throws a leg kick which misses Bilous's front leg but catches the back leg as Bilous tries to avoid it.
Small takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bilous throws a push kick but Small slaps the foot to one side.
Small scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bilous swats away the attempt to clinch by Small.
Nice defenses there by Small.
Small misses with a wild body shot.
Small lands with a hook. Bilous tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Small staying out of range there.
Small scoring well with a low kick there.
Small rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Bilous to counter with a crisp jab.
Small has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bilous ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Small takes a swing at Bilous's ribcage but misses.
Bilous has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Bilous there as he acknowledges the shot.
Bilous avoids a low kick by using good footwork.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Small throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bilous was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Bilous attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Small blocks a head kick by Bilous.
Small misses with a body shot.
Bilous uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Small.
Uriah Small is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Small scores with a leg kick.
Bilous walks into a stiff left hand from Small.
Bilous walks into a straight right hand from Small.
Bilous dodges the punch combination from Small.
Bilous seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bilous on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Small scores with a shot to the body.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bilous.
Bilous turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Small throws the left hand but Bilous avoids the punch easily.
Bilous feinted there with a counter leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A looping hook to the body misses from Small. Bilous does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bilous ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Small moves away.
Pavlo Bilous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left lands for Small.
Small avoids the body shot from Bilous.
Bilous misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Small.
Bilous takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Uriah Small comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Small has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Uriah Small!
A victorious Uriah Small thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.