PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Makuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spike Dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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.

Makuto
vs
Dragon

177 cm
18
160 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
23
162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Makuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Spike Dragon!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yukihiro Shimada.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dragon misses with a double jab.
Dragon stalks Makuto and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Makuto's face. Makuto staggers backwards, shaken.
Dragon lands with a nice body punch.
Dragon looks to land a combination. Makuto sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Makuto throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragon.
Dragon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
No joy there for Makuto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dragon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makuto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makuto misses with the combination.
Dragon thuds a left hand into Makuto's body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makuto throws an overhand right that lands on Dragon's shoulder, as Dragon tries to avoid the shot.
Makuto misses with an uppercut. Dragon saw that one coming.

Dragon instigates a clinch.

Dragon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dragon lands a two punch combo.
Dragon's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dragon duly obliges.
Kenji Makuto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice uppercut there from Makuto.
Makuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragon is just out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makuto.
Dragon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makuto.
A jab from Makuto does it's job there.
Dragon lands a body shot.
Dragon throws a series of punches but Makuto avoids them all with ease.
Makuto drops his hands momentarily and Dragon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Makuto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makuto keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dragon.
Dragon lands a glancing blow to the side of Makuto's head.
Dragon looks gassed!
Makuto throws a combination that misses
enabling Dragon to counter with a crisp jab.
Makuto defending well as Dragon loads up on a big left hand.
Makuto throws a jab but it's blocked by Dragon.

Dragon gets a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Makuto's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Dragon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dragon fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makuto is out of range.
Makuto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragon throws a leg kick
and Makuto counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dragon takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makuto misses with a two punch combination.
Makuto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice combination there by Dragon.
Makuto throws an overhand right that lands on Dragon's shoulder, as Dragon tries to avoid the shot.
Makuto works over Dragon's head and body with a nice combination.
Dragon slips a jab and a cross from Makuto.
Makuto scores with a body shot.
Makuto changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dragon walks into a stiff left hand from Makuto.
Dragon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Dragon there as he acknowledges the shot.
No joy there for Makuto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makuto throws a combination. Dragon tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Makuto misses with a straight right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makuto works over Dragon's head and body with a nice combination.
Dragon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makuto.
Dragon blocks a jab.
Makuto lands with a cross.
Dragon slips a straight right by Makuto.
Dragon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makuto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makuto throws a series of punches but Dragon avoids them all with ease.
Makuto bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Dragon's head backwards.
Makuto cracks a nice hook into Dragon's ribs.
Dragon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makuto swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makuto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makuto works over Dragon's head and body with a nice combination.
Makuto misses with a series of wild punches.
Makuto keeps the fight on the outside.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makuto misses with a wild combination.
Makuto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Dragon counter with a right hand.
Makuto displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Makuto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Dragon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dragon walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Makuto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dragon defending well as Makuto loads up on a big left hand.
Makuto swinging wilding here.
Makuto misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makuto misses with a series of wild punches.
Makuto misses with a combination
and Dragon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Makuto dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Makuto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dragon tries to score with a low kick but Makuto moves his leg out of the way.
Makuto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dragon.
Dragon moves away from the strike by Makuto.
Makuto moves out of range as Dragon strikes.
Dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Dragon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Makuto misses with a combination
and Dragon counters with a left to the body.
A big right from Makuto misses.
Makuto throws the left hand but Dragon avoids the punch easily.
Makuto throws a one two combo.
Makuto misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makuto with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragon slips under a jab from Makuto.
Dragon connects with the punch.
Dragon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makuto was well out of range. Poor timing from Dragon.
Dragon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makuto.
Dragon throws a right and a left that Makuto avoids nicely.
Makuto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makuto is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dragon.
Makuto throws a right and a left that Dragon avoids nicely.
Dragon jabs at Makuto's body.
Makuto misses with a two punch combination.
Makuto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Makuto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

Dragon clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Dragon breaks the clinch.
Makuto moves out of range of the strikes.

Dragon pushes Makuto up against the cage in a clinch.
Makuto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Dragon breaks the clinch.
Makuto throws a one two combo.
Kenji Makuto is winning the standup battle so far.
Makuto misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragon ducks under a wild hook from Makuto.
Makuto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makuto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dragon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Dragon slips under a jab.
Dragon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dragon misses with a body shot
and Makuto counters with a stiff right hand.
Dragon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makuto scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragon should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makuto misses with the combination.
Makuto misses with a two punch combination.
Makuto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makuto misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makuto misses with a series of wild punches.
Good standup being displayed there by Dragon as he connects with a hook.
Makuto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Dragon misses.
Makuto connects with a looping right hand.
Good shot there by Makuto.
Danga de danga de dang - Makuto scores with a four punch combination!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Makuto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Makuto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dragon throws a one two combo.
Dragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makuto.
Makuto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makuto throws a jab when Dragon was well out of range.
Makuto is working the combinations to good effect here.
Makuto tests Dragon's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dragon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makuto.
Makuto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Makuto scores with a decent looking hook.
Kenji Makuto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dragon misses with a body shot
enabling Makuto to counter with a crisp jab.
Makuto lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dragon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makuto.
Makuto lands with an overhand left.
Dragon throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makuto counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Makuto dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!

Makuto misses with a hook.
Makuto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dragon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dragon misses with a few strikes there.
Dragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makuto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makuto ducks under a wild hook from Dragon.
Makuto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makuto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makuto looks to score with a jab to the body but Dragon is just out of range.
Makuto misses with an uppercut. Dragon saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dragon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makuto circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice defenses there by Dragon.
Dragon has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makuto finds it's way round the side to connect with Dragon's head.
Dragon moves out of range of the strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makuto fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Dragon on the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makuto throws a looping overhand right but Dragon ducks down to avoid it.
Makuto works over Dragon's head and body with a nice combination.
Makuto swinging wilding here.
Makuto lands a jab to the nose.
Makuto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A big right from Dragon misses.
Makuto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dragon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makuto misses with a straight right.
Makuto scores with a punch to the head.
Makuto connects with the punch.
Dragon moves out of range as Makuto strikes.
Dragon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makuto sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makuto slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makuto looks to land a combination but Dragon avoids it well.
Dragon ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dragon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Makuto misses the target.
Donk. Makuto catches Dragon right on the button with a cross.
Dragon slips a jab and a cross from Makuto.
Good exchange - Makuto coming out on top.
Makuto throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dragon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dragon.
Dragon misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makuto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dragon moves away.
Dragon misses with a double jab.
Makuto listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Dragon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A punch combination from Makuto misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makuto throws a shot from downtown. Dragon moves away and avoids it.
Dragon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makuto.

Dragon clinches with his opponent.
Makuto has had enough of the clinch but Dragon keeps him there for the moment.
Dragon tries to circle away but Makuto has him pinned against the cage.
Dragon has Makuto pressed against the cage, preventing Makuto from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dragon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makuto's efforts to push away.
Makuto tries to break free but Dragon pushes him back against the cage.

Dragon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makuto scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dragon in his tracks.
A telegraphed right hand from Makuto misses the target.
Dragon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dragon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makuto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makuto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dragon misses with a hook.
Makuto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makuto!
Dragon blocks a jab.
Makuto works over Dragon's head and body with a nice combination.
Dragon throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Makuto to counter with a crisp jab.
Makuto scores with a sloppy right hand. Dragon should have avoided that one.
Makuto paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dragon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makuto lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Makuto.
Makuto misses with the combination.
Makuto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spike Dragon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kenji Makuto is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dragon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makuto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Makuto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Makuto, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenji Makuto!