PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sebald Mak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Porter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Mak
vs
Porter

191 cm
23
260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
22
255 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

Crashforce Voodoo Labs

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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sebald Mak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joey Porter!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mak throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
Mak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sebald Mak seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mak darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Mak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mak throws a nice head kick!
Mak misses with a double jab.
Mak thuds his right hand into Porter's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A head kick misses from Mak.
Mak misses with a wild combination.
Mak looks to land a left hand but Porter moved out of range nicely.
Porter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Porter.
Mak looks to score with a jab to the body but Porter is just out of range.
A lazy left from Mak finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Mak.
Mak looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.

That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Mak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mak looks to land a combination but Porter avoids it well.
Mak lands a nice looking body shot.
A punch combination from Mak misses.
A jab from Mak finds it's way through Porter's defenses.
Porter misses with a looping left.
Mak misses with a two punch combination.
Mak ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Mak throws a jab but it's blocked by Porter.
Mak fails to land with a series of punches.
Mak misses with the combination.
Porter throws a jab when Mak was well out of range.
A head kick misses from Mak.
Mak has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Porter finds it's way round the side to connect with Mak's head.
Mak misses with a head kick.
Mak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porter.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mak tries a head kick but it misses.
Porter takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mak's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mak duly obliges.
Porter looks to land a left hand but Mak moved out of range nicely.
Porter moves away from the strike by Mak.
Porter has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Porter there as he acknowledges the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter misses with a looping left.
Mak lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Mak throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porter moves away.
Mak is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mak throws a series of punches but Porter avoids them all with ease.
Mak throws a series of punches but Porter moves out of range.
Mak swinging wilding here.
Mak throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mak ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Porter moves away.
Mak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mak scores with a nice head shot.
Porter sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mak misses with a two punch combination.
Mak is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A jab from Porter misses.
Mak throws a jab when Porter was well out of range.
Nice jab there from Porter.

It looks like Sebald Mak has been cut.
Porter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mak.
Mak blocks a jab.
Porter misses with a straight right.
Mak scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mak throws a series of punches but Porter avoids them all with ease.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mak.
Mak scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Porter throws out the jab.
Porter misses with a two punch combination.
Porter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Mak ducks under a wild hook from Porter.
Mak connects with a looping right hand.
Porter walks into a jab.
Mak will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mak blocks a jab.
Mak misses with a double jab
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mak blocks a jab.
Porter misses with a looping right.
Porter moves away from the strike by Mak.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebald Mak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sebald Mak's cut.
That's time! Mak's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mak throws a right hand that Porter ducks under and follows up with a left that Porter also avoids with ease.
Mak throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Porter's head.
Porter avoids a kick to the body.
Porter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mak sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Porter dodges the punch combination from Mak.
Mak misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mak walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Porter checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Sebald Mak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mak throws a push kick but Porter slaps the foot to one side.
Mak swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Porter takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mak avoids the body shot from Porter.
Porter throws a big shot that misses.
Porter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mak. Mak obviously looking to wear him down.
Mak slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Porter throws the left hand but Mak avoids the punch easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Porter misses with an uppercut.
Mak has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Porter dodges the punch combination from Mak.
Mak tries to bum rush Porter with a series of wild strikes but Porter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mak keeps Porter at a distance using the push kick.
Porter is breathing heavily.
Mak misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mak throws a right and a left that both miss.
Porter moves out of range of the body kick.
Mak slips under a jab.
Mak misses with a double jab
and Porter counters with a right hand to the body.
Mak looks to throw the jab but Porter is out of range.
A jab from Porter misses.
Porter throws a lazy right hand but Mak sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mak lands with an overhand left.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mak's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Mak duly obliges.
Mak lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mak throws a combination that misses
and Porter counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mak fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Porter manages to avoid it.
Mak tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mak misses with a series of wild punches.
A big left from Porter misses.
Mak misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Porter throws out the jab.
Mak tries to bum rush Porter with a series of wild strikes but Porter uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crunch! Mak slams his shin into Porter's torso.
Mak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porter counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porter misses with the combination.
Mak misses with a head kick.
Porter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mak tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Porter was well out of range. Poor timing from Mak.
Mak lands a nice shot to the body.
Mak tries to clinch but Porter moves out of range.
Porter has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sebald Mak is winning the standup battle so far.
Mak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porter counters with a right hand to the body.
Porter avoids the head kick by Mak.
Mak throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Porter throws an overhand right that lands on Mak's shoulder, as Mak tries to avoid the shot.
Mak avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Porter misses with a series of wild punches.
Porter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mak on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Porter checks a low kick from Mak.
Mak misses with a two punch combination.
Porter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A nice combination there by Mak.
Mak uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Porter.
Mak throws a combination that misses
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Porter looks to land a right hand but Mak moved out of range.
Mak looks to land a body kick but Porter moved away.
Mak misses with a combination
letting Porter counter with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A shot to de liver by Mak. Beautiful body shot.
Mak rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Porter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mak stalks Porter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Porter's face. Porter staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sebald Mak dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sebald Mak's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Mak staying out of range there.
Mak misses with a combination
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.
Mak throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Porter.
Mak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mak throws a left and a right that both miss
and Porter counters with a stiff right hand.
Mak misses with a combination
enabling Porter to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Porter misses the target.
Porter swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mak counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Mak misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No joy there for Mak, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nice defenses there by Porter.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Porter counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mak misses with a body shot
and Porter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Porter looks to throw the jab but Mak is out of range.
Mak falls off balance throwing a combination
and Porter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mak misses with the combination.
Mak takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mak throws a jab but it's blocked by Porter.
Mak throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mak on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mak lands with a slapping head kick.
Porter connects with the punch.

Porter cracks Mak with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Porter has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Mak to stand back up!

Mak is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mak throws a predictable looking body shot
and Porter counters with a big right hand! Oh Mak is in trouble here! Porter follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Porter!