PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Bueno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiro Makoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makoto has chosen P-Mon Theme as his entrance music. Jiro Makoto is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Bueno
vs
Makoto

188 cm
18
192 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
20
185 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pedro Bueno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Makoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makoto misses with the combination.
Nice takedown defense from Bueno. No joy for Makoto on that attempt.
Makoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makoto shoots for a double leg takedown but Bueno sprawls well. He's pushed Makoto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bueno tries to clinch there but Makoto circles away.
Makoto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makoto keeps the fight on the outside.

Makoto is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bueno's half guard.
Makoto wants to take a breather but Bueno is having none of it.
Bueno is in trouble now - Makoto has advanced to mount!
Makoto with good strikes from the mount here!
Bueno knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makoto on the ground.
Bueno working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns Bueno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makoto connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Makoto is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bueno can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Makoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Makoto putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Makoto with good strikes from the mount here!
Makoto looking to finish Bueno with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bueno!
Makoto lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The referee warns Bueno that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Makoto breaks from Bueno's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Makoto working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Makoto landing shots from mount.
Makoto landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoto cracks Bueno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Makoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bueno takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Makoto working Bueno over with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Makoto.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Makoto dominating with strikes here.
Bueno flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Makoto connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Bueno regains half guard.
Makoto looks gassed!
Makoto passes to side control.
Makoto in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno tries to buck Makoto off but Makoto is having none of it.
Makoto fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Check out the look on Makoto's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Makoto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Makoto is chipping away with strikes.
Makoto tries to advance to mount but can't.
Bueno is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Makoto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Bueno some visible discomfort.
Makoto landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Makoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto scoring with punches and elbows.
Makoto scoring with punches and elbows.
Bueno tries to buck Makoto off but Makoto is having none of it.
Makoto working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bueno takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Bueno is not content to let Makoto control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bueno tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Makoto wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiro Makoto dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Bueno darts in and clinches Makoto up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bueno.
Bueno works on Makoto's body with a couple of short punches.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right from Bueno.
Bueno pushes Makoto back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bueno lands a shoulder strike.
Bueno scores with a shoulder strike.
Bueno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Makoto backwards.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bueno lands a nice uppercut.
Makoto is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto takes a shot to the head.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
Bueno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bueno.
Bueno gets through Makoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Bueno.
Bueno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Makoto backwards.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Makoto's head.
Bueno lands a body punch.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno digs a right hand into Makoto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Makoto's gas tank.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Makoto's head.
Bueno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bueno lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bueno scores with a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bueno lands an uppercut.
Bueno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bueno cracks Makoto with a nice body shot.
Makoto wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A left hand lands to the body for Bueno.
Bueno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Bueno.
Bueno gets through Makoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bueno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makotos head.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bueno lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Bueno - that landed with a thud.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makotos head.
Bueno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makotos head.
Bueno gets through Makoto's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Bueno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bueno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bueno lands a left hand.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno scores with a shot to the side of Makoto's head.
Bueno lands a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Bueno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bueno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makoto backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bueno.
Bueno lands a nice shot to the body.
Bueno lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Bueno.
Bueno lands a left hand.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makotos head.
Bueno pushes Makoto back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Bueno.
Bueno lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Bueno as the two fighters clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bueno lands a hook that snaps the head of Makoto backwards.
Makoto takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Bueno.
Bueno lands a shot to the body.
Bueno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bueno pushes Makoto back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bueno lands with a light punch inside.
Makoto's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A body shot lands from Bueno.
Bueno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makotos head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bueno lands a right hand.
Bueno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Bueno on the inside.
Bueno scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pedro Bueno dominated that second round.
That's time! Bueno's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Bueno.
Bueno tries to clinch up.
The fight stays on the outside here - Bueno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Makoto throws a good cross that connects.
Bueno fails with an attempt to clinch.

Makoto shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Makoto was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Makoto lands a big shot there that rocks Bueno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Makoto cracks Bueno with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Bueno is looking to improve his position but Makoto isn't that keen on the idea.
Makoto lands a big elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bueno wants to hold on but Makoto pushes him away.
Makoto looking to finish Bueno with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bueno!
Makoto lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Bueno can't escape the position.
Bueno is working hard here to advance position.
Makoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makoto landing strikes from the mount and Bueno is in trouble!
Makoto dominating with strikes here.
Makoto working the ground and pound effectively.
Bueno tries to reverse the position but Makoto maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoto postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bueno looks a forlorn figure.
Jiro Makoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Makoto with a couple of short strikes.
Makoto working Bueno over with strikes here.
Makoto dominating with strikes here.
Bueno is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Makoto punching from mount but Bueno doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bueno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Makoto with a couple of short strikes.
Makoto pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bueno is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Makoto thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Makoto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bueno really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Makoto working Bueno over with strikes here.
Makoto scoring with strikes but Bueno is staying in there.
Bueno wants to hold on but Makoto pushes him away.
Makoto lands a big shot there that rocks Bueno but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Makoto misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bueno is trying desperately to improve position.
Makoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bueno?
Makoto lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bueno hang on?
Makoto wants to control the pace but Bueno is squirming around nicely.
Makoto sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Makoto thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jiro Makoto comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Makoto 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 27:28
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:28
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:28

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jiro Makoto!