PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Gloves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jiro Makoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makoto is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by P-Mon Theme. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gloves
vs
Makoto

190 cm
20
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

182 cm
21
185 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Mister Gloves!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jiro Makoto!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Yamamoto.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gloves throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makoto uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gloves.
Makoto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Gloves but Gloves pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Makoto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gloves misses with a double jab.
Gloves misses with a double jab.

Makoto feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Makoto lands a couple of digs.
Makoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gloves keeping full guard, as Makoto tries to pass.
Gloves wants to get back to his feet but Makoto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gloves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Makoto tries to free his leg and advance position but Gloves is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto postures up in Gloves's guard and throws a big left but Gloves blocks it.
Gloves wants to stand up but Makoto is controlling him.
Makoto trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Makoto pushing down on Gloves's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Makoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Makoto thuds a left hand into Gloves's body.
Makoto dodges the punch combination from Gloves.
Gloves fails to land with a series of punches.
Makoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Gloves just misses with a punch to the body.
Makoto fails to land the takedown.
Mister Gloves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiro Makoto.
Makoto is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Gloves.
Gloves on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jiro Makoto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gloves swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Makoto shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Gloves is trying to defend but Makoto finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gloves is breathing heavily.
Makoto throwing shots but Gloves is blocking nicely.
Makoto seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Makoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto wants to advance to full mount but Gloves doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Makoto thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makoto wants to control from the top but Gloves keeps moving.
Makoto stops Gloves from standing up.
Makoto throws a big right hand that misses.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Makoto shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Gloves as he jumps to the side.
Gloves keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A nice combination there by Gloves.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gloves will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makoto misses with a double jab
and Gloves counters with a left and a right that stings Makoto.
Makoto takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makoto scores with a three punch combo!
Makoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gloves counters with a right hand to the body.
Makoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gloves misses with a series of wild punches.
Makoto slips a jab and a cross from Gloves.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gloves throws a combination that misses

and Makoto counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Makoto.
Makoto stops Gloves from standing up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Makoto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Gloves dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Gloves throws a combination that misses

and Makoto counters with a shoot takedown. Gloves fights it but they end up in guard.
Makoto trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Makoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makoto in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gloves is looking to stand up but Makoto isn't so interested in that idea.
Makoto wants to control from the top but Gloves keeps moving.
Makoto throwing strikes from guard but Gloves blocks nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves wants to stand up but Makoto is controlling him.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gloves misses with the combination.
A combination from Makoto does no damage.
Makoto misses with a combination
and Gloves counters with a three punch combo that has Makoto backing up. Makoto nods at Gloves to acknowledge the strikes.
Gloves avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Makoto swinging wilding here.
Makoto shoots in and drives through. Gloves sprawls well.
Makoto gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gloves counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makoto dodges the punch combination from Gloves.
Gloves misses with a wild body shot.
Gloves scores with a three punch combo!
Makoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gloves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mister Gloves is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makoto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Makoto scores with a four punch combination!
Mister Gloves is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Gloves there.
Gloves falls off balance throwing a combination

so Makoto counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Makoto throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Makoto with a flurry of punches that miss.
Makoto wants to control from the top but Gloves keeps moving.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Makoto stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gloves swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Makoto is looking to work some ground and pound but Gloves has wrist control.
Makoto wants to control from the top but Gloves keeps moving.
Makoto throws and elbow that misses. Gloves uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Makoto's guard. Nice move by Gloves!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Makoto is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Makoto shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Gloves sprawls well. Gloves wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makoto gets slowly back to his feet.
Mister Gloves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiro Makoto.
Gloves misses with a two punch combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Makoto closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gloves circles away.
Gloves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Gloves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Horrible takedown by Makoto or perhaps it was just good defense by Gloves which made him look bad.
Gloves misses with a two punch combination.
Makoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gloves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gloves swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Makoto to counter with a crisp jab.
Gloves tries to bum rush Makoto with a series of wild strikes but Makoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makoto shoots in looking for a takedown. Gloves tries to sprawl out of it but Makoto keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gloves manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gloves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mister Gloves is winning the standup battle so far.
Gloves lands a jab to the head.
Gloves throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gloves looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gloves counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Mister Gloves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiro Makoto.
Gloves avoids a punch combination nicely.
Makoto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Gloves throws a right and a left that Makoto avoids nicely.
Gloves misses with a series of wild punches.
Makoto tries for a takedown but Gloves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Gloves misses with a wild combination.
Makoto fails to land the takedown.
Gloves fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Makoto lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gloves throws a jab but it's blocked by Makoto.

Makoto shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gloves manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Gloves on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Gloves tries to get out of the position.

Gloves kicks Makoto off and gets to his feet.
Makoto dodges the punch combination from Gloves.
Makoto throws a series of strikes that have Gloves backpedaling.
Gloves dodges the punch combination from Makoto.

Makoto scores with a takedown into Gloves's guard.
Gloves knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makoto on the ground.
Makoto trying to control the position from guard on top but Gloves is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Makoto looking to sit in guard and control but Gloves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Makoto keeping moving, preventing Gloves from controlling successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.

Gloves gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Makoto lands a jab-cross combination.
Gloves fails to land with a series of punches.
Gloves misses with a double jab.
Gloves throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makoto counters with a two punch combo.
Gloves is looking to wear down Makoto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Makoto looks to land a combination but Gloves avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mister Gloves clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Makoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Makoto tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gloves is able to avoid easily.
Makoto misses with a wild body shot.

Makoto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Makoto controlling from mount.
Gloves blocking the ground and pound.
Makoto prevents Gloves from getting the reversal.
Makoto lands a heavy elbow.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Gloves avoids a series of strikes thrown by Makoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Makoto unloading with bombs!
Makoto trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Makoto punishing his opponent with strikes.
Makoto scoring with strikes but Gloves is staying in there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gloves is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Makoto looking to ground and pound but Gloves is blocking nicely.
Makoto is trying to control here but Gloves has managed to regain half guard.
Makoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gloves defending well though.
Makoto is looking to stall here but Gloves recovers full guard.
Gloves wants to stand up but Makoto is controlling him.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gloves preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Makoto stands and throws Gloves's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gloves defending against the ground and pound.
Makoto with the ground and pound but Gloves regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Gloves won't allow Makoto to pass to mount.
Makoto is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Makoto prevents Gloves from standing back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Makoto throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Makoto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Makoto thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gloves to regain full guard.
Makoto looking to sit in guard and control but Gloves gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Makoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jiro Makoto dominated that fourth round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gloves connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Makoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gloves's waist but Gloves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makoto off to one side.

Gloves drops Makoto with a beautiful combination! Makoto stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Gloves is looking for the KO!

Makoto is rocked!
Makoto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Gloves counter with a right hand.
Makoto is still on wobbly legs! Can Gloves finish him?
Makoto falls off balance throwing a combination

and Gloves counters with a crisp one two that drops Makoto! Gloves thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Makoto to his feet! Makoto is in big trouble!
Gloves misses with a double jab.
Makoto changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gloves tries to avoid it but Makoto manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gloves to the ground. Gloves escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Makoto seems to have recovered his senses.
Gloves misses with a wild combination.

Makoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Makoto showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makoto throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gloves is refusing to be controlled, as Makoto sits in half guard.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Gloves is trying to stand.
Makoto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Makoto throwing shots but Gloves is blocking nicely.
Makoto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Makoto stops Gloves from getting back to his feet.

Gloves has one foot on Makoto's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.

Makoto shoots in and bounces Gloves off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Gloves wriggles free and stands up.
Makoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gloves.
Gloves misses with a wild combination.
Makoto has his takedown stuffed
and Gloves counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mister Gloves has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jiro Makoto.
Gloves misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makoto tries for a takedown but Gloves sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Makoto takes one to the chin there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gloves.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Makoto throws a series of punches but Gloves avoids them all with ease.
Gloves throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gloves's waist but Gloves gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Makoto off to one side.
Mister Gloves is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Makoto fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gloves lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Makoto misses with a body shot
and Gloves counters with a series of strikes. Makoto will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gloves lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makoto circles away quickly and effectively.
Makoto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Gloves counters with a three punch combo that has Makoto backing up. Makoto nods at Gloves to acknowledge the strikes.
Gloves throws a right and a left that Makoto avoids nicely.
Gloves lands a nice shot to the body.
Gloves looks to land a combination but Makoto avoids it well.
Makoto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Makoto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gloves swivels and escapes.
Gloves with a nice cross.
Makoto misses with a double jab
and Gloves counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makoto misses with a combination
and Gloves connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Makoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gloves counters with a left and a right that stings Makoto.
Jiro Makoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gloves misses with a few strikes there.
Gloves lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gloves.
Gloves lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makoto shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gloves defends it nicely.
Gloves falls off balance throwing a combination

and Makoto counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gloves is trying to stand up here but Makoto is controlling him well.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mister Gloves showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gloves has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 49:46
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 49:46
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 49:46

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mister Gloves!
Mister Gloves retains his middleweight title!