PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Makres (ranked 535 p4p, 78 weight class) and Jackson Trigger (ranked 269 p4p, 41 weight class). Makres comes to the cage accompanied by SABATON - Coat of Arms. Trigger has chosen Bang Bang by Monophonics as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Makres
vs
Trigger

190 cm
23
206 lbs
8 - 2 - 0

190 cm
24
220 lbs
12 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

SynCity Fightwear
Urban Fighter

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, John Makres!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of London, Jackson Trigger!
The judges for this bout are Topper Green, Skip Squint and Steve Erwin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trigger swings for the body but Makres moves out of range.
Trigger throws a right and a left that Makres avoids nicely.
Makres is looking for a counter combo.

Trigger has Makres up against the cage in a clinch.
Trigger misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makres wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trigger has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Trigger - that landed with a thud.
Trigger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makres's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Trigger lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Trigger.
Trigger misses with some punches.
Trigger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trigger tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Makres manages to break the clinch.
Trigger moves out of range as Makres strikes.
Trigger tries to counter with a clinch but Makres shakes him off and moves away.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Trigger landing knees to the body.
Makres avoiding damage as Trigger throws knees to the body.
Trigger misses with a knee to the head.
Trigger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makres is breathing heavily.
Trigger with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Trigger digs a right hand into Makres's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makres's gas tank.
Trigger lands a knee to the head.
Trigger working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trigger looking to throw knees to the head but Makres is blocking nicely.
Trigger lands a good knee to the midsection. Makres won't want to take too many of those.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Trigger.
Trigger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makres blocks it with crossed arms.
Trigger misses with a knee to the head.
Trigger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makres blocks it with crossed arms.
Trigger missing with knees to the body.

Makres breaks from the clinch.
Trigger feints and then cracks Makres's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makres down.
Trigger throws a looping overhand right but Makres ducks down to avoid it.
Makres was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Trigger takes the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trigger misses with a knee strike.
Makres working hard to break the clinch.
Trigger misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Trigger scores with a nice short uppercut.
Trigger with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Trigger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makres's elbow.
Makres working hard to break the clinch.
Trigger misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makres managing to block the knees to the body from Trigger.
Trigger struggles to land a body shot inside as Makres controls his hands.
Makres is trying to push Trigger away but Trigger has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Trigger cracks Makres with a nice body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makres avoiding damage as Trigger throws knees to the body.
Trigger tries to throw a body punch but Makres avoids it by throwing Trigger back against the cage.
A short left from Trigger.
Trigger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makres is defending well for now.
Trigger swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trigger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makres blocks it with crossed arms.
Trigger swings wildly with an uppercut but Makres uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trigger working Makres over with knees to the body.
Makres blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Trigger fails to land.
Trigger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Trigger dominated that round.
That's time! Makres's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Trigger fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.

It looks like John Makres has been cut.
Trigger swings for the body but Makres moves out of range.
A big left from Makres misses.
Trigger motions for Makres to come forward. Trigger throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Makres misses its target.
Makres fails to land with a series of punches.
Makres throws a looping overhand right but Trigger ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makres moves forwards but Trigger connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Trigger misses with an uppercut
and Makres counters with a stiff right hand.
Makres scoring well with a low kick there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A leg kick checked by Trigger.
Makres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Trigger scores with a decent looking hook.
Trigger on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trigger throws the left hand but Makres avoids the punch easily.
Trigger scoring well with a low kick there.
Trigger lands a nice hook to Makres's body. Makres takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Trigger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makres misses with an uppercut
and Trigger counters with a stiff right hand.
Makres steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trigger.
An attempted straight right counter from Makres misses the target.
Trigger misses with a wild body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Trigger. Makres does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trigger throws a body kick that misses.
Makres misses with a straight left.
Trigger tries to counter by closing the distance.
Makres tries to bum rush Trigger with a series of wild strikes but Trigger uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makres ducks under a wild hook from Trigger.
Makres swinging wildly here.
Makres sets himself, and Trigger steps forward looking for the clinch! Makres avoids it this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Trigger lands a left and a right that send Makres crashing to the mat, dazed. Trigger thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Makres is rocked!
Makres misses with an uppercut
and Trigger scores with a counter punch that sends Makres to the canvas! Trigger smells blood - he's punishing Makres with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Makres has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackson Trigger!
Jackson Trigger is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Jackson Trigger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.