PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Makuto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pakelika Dirtball (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Makuto
vs
Dirtball

177 cm
18
160 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

177 cm
22
160 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenji Makuto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pakelika Dirtball!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Tatsuya Matsuyama.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirtball moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makuto displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dirtball throws out the jab.
Makuto throws a body punch but Dirtball moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Dirtball.
Makuto clobbers Dirtball with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Makuto scores with a jab to the head.
Dirtball ducks under a wild hook from Makuto.
Dirtball throws a nice looking combination but Makuto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dirtball misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Makuto goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makuto loads up on a big right hand but Dirtball slips the punch.
Dirtball falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makuto counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dirtball misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makuto misses with a wild body shot.
Makuto throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makuto stalks Dirtball and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Dirtball's face. Dirtball staggers backwards, shaken.
Makuto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dirtball counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dirtball looks gassed!
Makuto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Makuto ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Makuto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dirtball misses the shot to the body.
Dirtball walks into a left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makuto lands a nice hook to Dirtball's body. Dirtball takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makuto lands with a hook. Dirtball tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Dirtball is rocked!
Makuto connects with a looping right hand.
Dirtball is still on wobbly legs! Can Makuto finish him?
Dirtball throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makuto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makuto throws a right and a left that Dirtball avoids nicely.
Dirtball seems to have recovered his senses.
Makuto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dirtball.
Makuto connects with a jab.

Makuto drops Dirtball with a beautiful combination! Dirtball stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Makuto is looking for the KO!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makuto throws a right and a left that Dirtball avoids nicely.
Makuto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makuto stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makuto lands a right hook to the body.
Makuto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Makuto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makuto scores with a one two! Dirtball had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Makuto throws a right hand that Dirtball ducks under and follows up with a left that Dirtball also avoids with ease.
Makuto throws a hook to the side of Dirtball's head but Dirtball sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makuto throws a series of punches but Dirtball avoids them all with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirtball throws a right hand that Makuto ducks under and follows up with a left that Makuto also avoids with ease.
Makuto misses with a looping left.
Makuto is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dirtball throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makuto throws a big shot that misses.
Makuto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makuto cracks Dirtball with a good jab.
Dirtball takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dirtball cracks Makuto with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fighters circling - Makuto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makuto!
A cross from Dirtball lands.
Dirtball moves away from the strike by Makuto.
Dirtball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirtball fails to land with a series of punches.
Makuto misses with a double jab
and Dirtball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dirtball moves into range and connects with a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makuto fails to land with a series of punches.
Makuto waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dirtball.
Dirtball takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makuto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dirtball.
Dirtball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makuto.
Dirtball swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makuto tests Dirtball's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makuto slips a jab and a cross from Dirtball.
Dirtball slips a jab and a cross from Makuto.
A combination from Dirtball does no damage.
Dirtball takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dirtball throws a right hand that Makuto ducks under and follows up with a left that Makuto also avoids with ease.
Makuto misses with a few strikes there.
Makuto misses with a hook. Dirtball ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Makuto, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dirtball misses with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Makuto loads up on a big right hand but Dirtball slips the punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makuto's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Makuto duly obliges.
Dirtball lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makuto circles away quickly and effectively.
Dirtball has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makuto throws a looping overhand right but Dirtball ducks down to avoid it.
Makuto misses the jab.
Makuto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dirtball throws a good cross that connects.
Dirtball throws a series of punches but Makuto moves out of range.
Dirtball moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makuto misses with a hook. Dirtball ducked under it nicely.
Makuto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dirtball.
Makuto darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dirtball paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makuto works Dirtball's body with a nice hook.
Makuto with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Makuto misses its intended target.
Dirtball swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makuto counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Makuto scores with the left hand. Dirtball knows he should have avoided that one.
Nice body punch from Makuto.
Dirtball takes a swing at Makuto's ribcage but misses.
Makuto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dirtball misses with a wild combination.
Dirtball swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makuto lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Makuto thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makuto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dirtball.
Makuto fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The fighters circling - Makuto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kenji Makuto is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makuto waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dirtball.
Makuto lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dirtball walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makuto throws a combination. Dirtball tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Dirtball in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Makuto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dirtball defending well as Makuto loads up on a big left hand.
Makuto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dirtball!
Makuto swinging wilding here.
Dirtball swinging wilding here.
Makuto dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makuto misses with an uppercut.
Makuto defending well as Dirtball loads up on a big left hand.
Makuto lands with a straight right. Dirtball didn't see that one coming.
The fighters circling - Makuto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dirtball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makuto.
A punch lands to the side of Dirtball 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dirtball slips a jab from Makuto.
Makuto thuds his right hand into Dirtball's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Dirtball misses.
Makuto throws a right hand that Dirtball ducks under and follows up with a left that Dirtball also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dirtball misses with a combination
and Makuto counters with a stiff right hand.
Nice cross by Makuto.
Makuto lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kenji Makuto is winning the standup battle so far.
Makuto falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dirtball counters with a nice uppercut.
Makuto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dirtball counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makuto scores with the left hand. Dirtball knows he should have avoided that one.
Makuto closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dirtball throws a combination that misses
and Makuto counters with a left and a right that stings Dirtball.
Makuto scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dirtball misses with a series of wild punches.
Dirtball takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Makuto scores with a jab. Dirtball acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dirtball will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makuto scores with a decent looking hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirtball drops his hands momentarily and Makuto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dirtball misses with a body shot.
Makuto misses with an uppercut. Dirtball saw that one coming.
Dirtball slips a straight right by Makuto.
Makuto is working the combinations to good effect here.
Makuto throws out a loose jab but Dirtball uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dirtball bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Makuto's head.
Makuto swings for the body but Dirtball moves out of range.
Makuto defending well as Dirtball loads up on a big left hand.
Dirtball throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Makuto misses with a looping left.
Dirtball scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dirtball takes one to the side of the head.
Makuto throws a combination. Dirtball tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Dirtball avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Dirtball.

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.
The crowd cheers as Dirtball lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makuto doesn't seem phased though.
Makuto misses with a looping left.
Makuto jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makuto misses with an uppercut. Dirtball saw that one coming.
Makuto misses with a two punch combination.
Dirtball cracks Makuto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Makuto drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dirtball lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dirtball closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Makuto looks to land a combination. Dirtball sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Dirtball lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makuto backs up against the cage.
Dirtball lands a body shot.
Makuto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dirtball moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dirtball lands an overhand right.
Dirtball digs a good body shot into Makuto's ribs.
Makuto scores with a three punch combo!
Dirtball swinging wilding here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenji Makuto dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Dirtball wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dirtball swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makuto counters with a three punch combo that has Dirtball backing up. Dirtball nods at Makuto to acknowledge the strikes.
Dirtball moves out of range of the strikes.
Dirtball dodges the punch combination from Makuto.
Dirtball takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dirtball swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Makuto lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Dirtball has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makuto finds it's way round the side to connect with Dirtball's head.
Dirtball uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makuto.
Some wild striking there from Dirtball.
Dirtball takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Makuto misses with an uppercut.
Dirtball swinging wilding here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makuto misses with a hook. Dirtball ducked under it nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makuto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dirtball moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dirtball showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makuto.
Dirtball throws a series of punches but Makuto avoids them all with ease.
Makuto tests Dirtball's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makuto throws a series of punches but Dirtball avoids them all with ease.
Makuto is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dirtball can do to turn this around?
A combination from Dirtball does no damage.
Dirtball tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makuto was well out of range. Poor timing from Dirtball.
A punch lands to the side of Dirtball 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makuto lands a jab to the head.
Makuto throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dirtball connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dirtball misses with a few strikes there.
The crowd cheers as Makuto lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dirtball doesn't seem phased though.
Dirtball changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Makuto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dirtball has time to react.
Makuto waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Dirtball.

That's two 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.
Dirtball scores with the left hand. Makuto knows he should have avoided that one.
Makuto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dirtball lands a body shot.
Dirtball scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dirtball swinging wilding here.
Makuto misses with a wild combination.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Dirtball might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Makuto has got the better of the exchanges.
Dirtball scores with a decent looking hook.
Dirtball lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Dirtball fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makuto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dirtball.
Dirtball lands a right hook to the body.
Makuto scores with a nice head shot.
Dirtball drops his hands momentarily and Makuto takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dirtball connects with the punch.
Makuto is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Makuto loads up on a big right hand but Dirtball slips the punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dirtball misses with a combination
and Makuto counters with a nice uppercut.
Dirtball swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big right from Dirtball misses.
Makuto smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Dirtball takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Makuto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makuto throws out a powerful jab.
Dirtball throws a right hand that Makuto ducks under and follows up with a left that Makuto also avoids with ease.
Makuto scores with a jab to the head.
Dirtball works over Makuto's head and body with a nice combination.
Makuto scores with the left hand. Dirtball knows he should have avoided that one.
Makuto misses the jab.
Dirtball lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Makuto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dirtball rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makuto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makuto misses with a double jab
and Dirtball counters with a nice uppercut.

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.
Makuto lands with a straight right. Dirtball didn't see that one coming.
Makuto takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Makuto looks to throw the jab but Dirtball is out of range.
Dirtball throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Makuto counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makuto takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Makuto takes a swing at Dirtball's ribcage but misses.
Makuto throws a series of punches but Dirtball moves out of range.
Dirtball misses with a two punch combination.
Makuto takes one on the button.
Dirtball on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dirtball throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makuto.
Good standup being displayed there by Makuto as he connects with a hook.
Makuto connects with a single shot there.
Makuto cracks Dirtball with a right hand to the side of the head.
Pakelika Dirtball 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.
Makuto misses with a hook. Dirtball ducked under it nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Dirtball.

And that's the end of the fight!
Kenji Makuto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makuto 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 Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 30:27

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