PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Makanre Sakatoushi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abodohl Makadabi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Sakatoushi
vs
Makadabi

183 cm
21
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

170 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Makanre Sakatoushi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Abodohl Makadabi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Cecil Peabody and Wesley Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakatoushi lands with a shot to the body.
Sakatoushi throws a leg kick which misses Makadabi's front leg but catches the back leg as Makadabi tries to avoid it.
Sakatoushi avoids the body shot from Makadabi.
Sakatoushi really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sakatoushi connects with a right hand. Makadabi shakes it off.
Makadabi misses with a takedown attempt - Sakatoushi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sakatoushi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Makadabi.
Sakatoushi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Makadabi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakatoushi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makadabi somewhat.
Sakatoushi blocks a head kick by Makadabi.
Makadabi tries to move into range but Sakatoushi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sakatoushi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Makadabi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakatoushi sprawls well. Sakatoushi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makadabi gets slowly back to his feet.
Makanre Sakatoushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abodohl Makadabi.
Sakatoushi leaves Makadabi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Makadabi looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makadabi misses with a takedown attempt - Sakatoushi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Makadabi has a takedown stuffed.
Abodohl Makadabi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sakatoushi scores with a jab.
Sakatoushi scores with a three punch combo!
Sakatoushi stuffs the takedown attempt from Makadabi. Makadabi gets slowly back to his feet.
Makadabi needs to keep his hands up - Sakatoushi had a free shot at his head there.
Sakatoushi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Makadabi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Makadabi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sakatoushi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakatoushi.
Makadabi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Jab from Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Makadabi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sakatoushi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makadabi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi lands a nice hook to Makadabi's body. Makadabi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sakatoushi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nice body punch from Sakatoushi.
Makadabi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Makadabi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Sakatoushi scores with a nice right hand.
Sakatoushi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makadabi on the side of the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakatoushi thuds his shin into the meat of Makadabi's side.
Sakatoushi connects with a single shot there.
Sakatoushi cracks Makadabi with an open hand slap.
Makadabi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Sakatoushi, right into the meat.
Makadabi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makadabi gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice uppercut there from Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Sakatoushi thuds a left hand into Makadabi's body.
Sakatoushi lands with an uppercut that bounces Makadabi off the cage and back into rage.
Makadabi moves forwards but Sakatoushi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Makadabi throws out a loose jab but Sakatoushi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makadabi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sakatoushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A thudding body kick lands there by Sakatoushi!
Sakatoushi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sakatoushi digs a good hook to Makadabi's body.
Sakatoushi works Makadabi's body with a nice hook.
Makadabi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Sakatoushi is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Makadabi.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sakatoushi lands with a shot to the body.
Sakatoushi displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sakatoushi scores with a decent looking hook.
Makadabi doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakatoushi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Makadabi takes a step back to recover.
Sakatoushi throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Sakatoushi cracks Makadabi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Makadabi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sakatoushi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Makadabi somewhat.
Sakatoushi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sakatoushi displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Makadabi.
Makadabi is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Sakatoushi.
Makadabi fails with a takedown attempt.
Makanre Sakatoushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abodohl Makadabi.
Makadabi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makadabi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Makadabi is breathing heavily.
Makadabi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakatoushi digs a good body shot into Makadabi's ribs.
Sakatoushi thows a body kick. Makadabi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sakatoushi scores with a hook to the body. Makadabi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Makadabi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makadabi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Makadabi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sakatoushi lands a two punch combo.
Makadabi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi cracks a nice hook into Makadabi's ribs.
Sakatoushi stalks Makadabi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Makadabi's face. Makadabi staggers backwards, shaken.
Makanre Sakatoushi is winning the standup battle so far.
Makadabi moves forwards but Sakatoushi connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Sakatoushi plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Makadabi takes a kick to the side of the head.
Makadabi walks forward, straight into a front kick from Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sakatoushi stuns Makadabi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makadabi throws a head kick that misses
and Sakatoushi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sakatoushi connects with a jab.
Sakatoushi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sakatoushi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakatoushi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makadabi doesn't seem bothered though.
Sakatoushi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makadabi throws a combination that misses
and Sakatoushi counters with a nice leg kick.
Sakatoushi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sakatoushi throws a shot to the body.
Makadabi on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Donk. Sakatoushi catches Makadabi right on the button with a cross.
An inside leg kick lands from Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi scores with a push kick.
Makadabi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakatoushi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Sakatoushi lands a glancing blow to the side of Makadabi's head.
Sakatoushi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makadabi can do to turn this around?
Sakatoushi works over Makadabi's head and body with a nice combination.

Makadabi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Makadabi wants to stand up but Sakatoushi is controlling the position.
Makadabi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sakatoushi keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Makadabi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Makadabi trying to advance position but Sakatoushi counters by regaining guard.
Sakatoushi keeping moving, preventing Makadabi from controlling successfully.
Makadabi wanted to stand there but Sakatoushi had control of the position.

Sakatoushi pushes Makadabi off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Makanre Sakatoushi 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. This is the final round!

Makadabi takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Makadabi takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Makadabi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makadabi shoots in but no luck this time.
Sakatoushi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A low kick from Makadabi is predictable there
and Sakatoushi counters with a leg kick.
Sakatoushi lands with a shot to the body.
Makadabi shoots for a takedown but Sakatoushi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi cracks Makadabi with a good jab.
Makadabi shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Sakatoushi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakatoushi goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Makadabi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi works over Makadabi's head and body with a nice combination.
Makadabi fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Makanre Sakatoushi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abodohl Makadabi.
Sakatoushi lands with a cross.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sakatoushi, as that shot connected.
Sakatoushi throws a combination. Makadabi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makadabi if he has to take too many more of those.
Sakatoushi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sakatoushi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makadabi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Sakatoushi can pounce on him.
The fighters circle momentarily. Sakatoushi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Sakatoushi scores with a head kick.
Sakatoushi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makadabi's head.
Sakatoushi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.

Makadabi looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Makadabi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sakatoushi controlling the position well.
Makadabi is trying to control the action in half guard but Sakatoushi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sakatoushi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Sakatoushi manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Makadabi manages to get himself to full guard.

Sakatoushi decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Makadabi takes one to the side of the head.
Makadabi shoots for a double leg takedown but Sakatoushi sprawls well. He's pushed Makadabi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Makadabi with a poor takedown
and Sakatoushi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Sakatoushi scores with a kick to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakatoushi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makadabi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Sakatoushi sprawls well. Sakatoushi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Makadabi gets slowly back to his feet.
Sakatoushi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Abodohl Makadabi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sakatoushi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A solid leg kick lands there for Sakatoushi.
Sakatoushi feints and then cracks Makadabi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makadabi down.
Makadabi throws a shot from downtown. Sakatoushi moves away and avoids it.
Sakatoushi digs a good body shot into Makadabi's ribs.
Sakatoushi lands an overhand right.
Makadabi on the wrong end of a nice hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Makanre Sakatoushi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sakatoushi, 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 Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:26
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 30:26
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Makanre Sakatoushi!