PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Makoa Aketu (ranked 2739 p4p, 295 weight class) and Khaba Furgusen (ranked 2875 p4p, 301 weight class). Makoa Aketu had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Aketu
vs
Furgusen

201 cm
25
280 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

220 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Big heart

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin

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EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Makoa Aketu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khaba Furgusen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Aketu.
A combination from Aketu does no damage.
Furgusen throws the left hand but Aketu avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Furgusen misses its intended target.
Furgusen throws the left hand but Aketu avoids the punch easily.
Aketu throws a series of punches but Furgusen moves out of range.
Furgusen throws a right hand that misses
and Furgusen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aketu looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Furgusen misses with a looping right.
Aketu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.

Furgusen has Aketu up against the cage in a clinch.
Aketu gets through Furgusen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Aketu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Furgusen working aggressively here.
Furgusen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Aketu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furgusens head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furgusen misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Furgusen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aketu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furgusen lands a body punch.
Aketu leaning his opponent against the cage.
Aketu manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Aketu scores with a shot to the side of Furgusen's head.
Aketu tries to throw a body punch but Furgusen avoids it by throwing Aketu back against the cage.
Furgusen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furgusen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aketu is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Makoa Aketu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Furgusen.
Aketu lands a right hand.
Aketu pressing his opponent against the cage.
Furgusen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Furgusen misses with a punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furgusen can't find room to land a body shot as Aketu controls the action.
Furgusen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Aketu avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Aketu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

Furgusen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Furgusen takes a swing at Aketu's ribcage but misses.
Furgusen misses with a hook to the body
and Aketu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Furgusen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Aketu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Furgusen misses with a takedown
and Aketu counters with a stiff right hand.
Furgusen misses with a lunging right hand
letting Aketu counter with a right hand.
Makoa Aketu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aketu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makoa Aketu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Furgusen throws an off balance right hand
and Aketu counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Aketu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Aketu misses with a looping left.
Aketu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Furgusen tries to counter it with a takedown but Aketu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Furgusen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furgusen connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Furgusen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aketu tries to avoid it but Furgusen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aketu to the ground. Aketu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Aketu loads up on a big right hand but Furgusen slips the punch.
Furgusen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Aketu is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Furgusen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Aketu works the jab nicely.
We've been informed that Furgusen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Aketu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Furgusen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aketu throws out the jab.
Furgusen swings widly with a right hand
and Aketu counters with a stiff right hand.
A big left from Aketu misses.
Furgusen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Aketu blocks a jab.
Aketu lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Furgusen tries to close the distance and clinch but Aketu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furgusen blocks a jab.
Furgusen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Furgusen throws a body shot but no joy.
Aketu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Furgusen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Aketu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Furgusen misses with an uppercut
and Furgusen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aketu throws the left hand but Furgusen avoids the punch easily.
Furgusen tries to clinch but Aketu moves out of range.
Furgusen is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A slow jab from Furgusen misses its intended target.
Aketu keeps the fight on the outside.
Aketu blocks a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Furgusen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Aketu lands a nice shot that snaps Furgusen's head back.
Aketu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furgusen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Aketu coming out on top.
Aketu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Aketu stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Aketu wants it to stay on the feet.
Furgusen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aketu paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Furgusen looks to move away, Aketu throws a big counter combo but Furgusen just gets out of the way.
Aketu lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makoa Aketu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Furgusen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aketu throws out the jab.
Aketu throws a looping overhand right but Furgusen ducks down to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Furgusen.
Furgusen misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Aketu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Aketu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aketu throws a hook but Furgusen blocks it.
Aketu misses with a looping left.
Aketu uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Furgusen has time to react.
Aketu throws a poor cross that misses
and Furgusen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aketu misses with a straight right.
A swing and a miss from Aketu.
Furgusen shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by Furgusen.
Furgusen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furgusen tries to close the distance and clinch but Aketu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furgusen slips a straight right by Aketu.
A swing and a miss from Aketu.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Furgusen thows a left - swing and a miss!
Furgusen misses with an uppercut.
Aketu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Furgusen throws a body punch but Aketu moves out of range.
Aketu defending well as Furgusen loads up on a big left hand.
Furgusen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aketu throws out the jab.
Furgusen misses with a hook. Aketu ducked under it nicely.
Furgusen slips a straight right by Aketu.
Furgusen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aketu doesn't seem bothered though.
Furgusen scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Aketu doesn't seem bothered though.
Furgusen misses with a straight right.
Aketu feints a jab promting Furgusen to slip. Aketu then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Furgusen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Aketu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Furgusen can do to turn this around?
Furgusen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Furgusen tries to clinch up.
Furgusen throws a hook but Aketu blocks it.
Aketu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Aketu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Furgusen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Aketu. Those never looked like landing.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Furgusen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Aketu throws out the jab.
Furgusen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aketu.
Furgusen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Aketu defends it well.
Aketu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Furgusen sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Furgusen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aketu.
Furgusen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Aketu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Furgusen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aketu slips a jab from Furgusen.
Aketu fails to land with a series of punches.
Furgusen misses with a hook.
Furgusen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Aketu. That snapped Furgusen's head back.
Furgusen throws a body shot but no joy.
Furgusen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aketu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furgusen blocks a jab.
Furgusen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furgusen slips under a jab.
Aketu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Furgusen.
Furgusen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Furgusen tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aketu swivels and escapes.
Makoa Aketu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Furgusen.
Aketu throws a jab but it's blocked by Furgusen.
Aketu throws a series of punches but Furgusen avoids them all with ease.
Aketu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Furgusen. Furgusen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Aketu lands a jab to the nose.
Furgusen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aketu.
Aketu moves away from the strike by Furgusen.

Furgusen forces Aketu back against the cage and clinches.
Furgusen throws a punch but it's blocked by Aketu.
A head punch on the inside from Aketu fails to land.
Aketu misses with some punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Aketu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Aketu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makoa Aketu has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Aketu looking to slow down the pace here.

Furgusen breaks from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Furgusen tries to clinch but Aketu moves out of range.
Aketu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aketu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Furgusen throws out the jab.
Furgusen ducks under a wild hook from Aketu.
Furgusen walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aketu. Furgusen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Furgusen throws a hook to the side of Aketu's head but Aketu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aketu misses with a hook.
Furgusen throws a jab when Aketu was well out of range.
Aketu is looking to counter punch.
Furgusen throws a body punch but Aketu moves out of range.
Aketu misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makoa Aketu dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Furgusen has closed the distance and engaged Aketu in a clinch.
Aketu looking to stall.
Aketu working aggressively here.
Aketu working hard to break the clinch.
Furgusen looking to stall.
Aketu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furgusen trying to stall but Aketu improves his position.
Aketu taking a breather.
Aketu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Furgusen backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furgusen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aketu is defending well.
Furgusen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Furgusen is working for takedown but Aketu is calmly controlling the position for now.
Makoa Aketu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Khaba Furgusen.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aketu has Furgusen pushed against the cage.
Aketu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Aketu lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Furgusen fails to land.
Furgusen tries to stall but Aketu uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Furgusen has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Furgusen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Aketu lands a shoulder strike.
Aketu lands a left hand.
Furgusen looking to stall.
Aketu is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Furgusen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Furgusen can't find room to land a body shot as Aketu controls the action.
Aketu misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aketu taking a breather.
Furgusen effectively controlling the action here.
Aketu blocking some punches.
Aketu lands with a short punch from the clinch.

Furgusen escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Furgusen lands the left hand.
Aketu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Furgusen.
Aketu throwing a counter right hand but Furgusen manages to avoid it.
Aketu looks to land a left hand but Furgusen moved out of range nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aketu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Furgusens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aketu throws a hook to the side of Furgusen's head but Furgusen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aketu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Furgusen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aketu.
Furgusen throws a body shot but no joy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aketu throws a big shot that misses.
Aketu listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Aketu throws a series of punches but Furgusen moves out of range.
Makoa Aketu is winning the standup battle so far.
Furgusen looks to land a combination but Aketu avoids it well.
Furgusen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Aketu.
Aketu walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Nice takedown defense from Aketu. No joy for Furgusen on that attempt.
Furgusen just misses with a punch to the body.
Aketu's corner calls for a 1-2. Aketu obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Aketu throws a jab but it's blocked by Furgusen.
Furgusen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Furgusen steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aketu.
Aketu throws an overhand right that lands on Furgusen's shoulder, as Furgusen tries to avoid the shot.
Furgusen missing with a left hand there. Aketu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Aketu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aketu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aketu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Furgusen's head backwards.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aketu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Furgusen doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aketu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furgusen.
And Furgusen tries to counter it with a takedown but Aketu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Furgusen looks to clinch
enabling Aketu to counter with a crisp jab.
Aketu throws a jab but it's blocked by Furgusen.
Furgusen misses with an uppercut.
Furgusen takes a swing at Aketu's ribcage but misses.
Furgusen sizes up Aketu with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Aketu takes a swing at Furgusen's ribcage but misses.
Aketu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aketu moves away from the strike by Furgusen.
Aketu throws a big shot that misses.
Nice body punch from Aketu.
Aketu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Furgusens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Furgusen misses with a body shot.
Khaba Furgusen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Aketu misses with a series of wild punches.

And that's the end of the fight!
Makoa Aketu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Aketu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makoa Aketu!
An out of breath Makoa Aketu thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.