PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diangi Makiavala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rainbow Trout (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.

Makiavala
vs
Trout

205 cm
20
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

195 cm
22
216 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Good low kicks
Granite chin

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Diangi Makiavala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rainbow Trout!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Lou da Vinci and Dean Styles.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makiavala.
Trout tries to clinch but Makiavala is having none of it.
Makiavala throws a lazy uppercut
and Trout counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makiavala thinking.
Nice straight punches there by Trout. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Trout.
Makiavala tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Trout was well out of range. Poor timing from Makiavala.
Trout comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Trout jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A left lands for Makiavala.
Trout takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

Trout has managed to clinch.
Trout blocking some punches.
Trout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makiavala blocks it with crossed arms.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Makiavala is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Trout putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Makiavala in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Makiavala avoids the damage to the body.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makiavala takes an elbow to the forehead.
Trout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Makiavala fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Trout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makiavala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trout is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Makiavala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trout missing with knees to the body.
Makiavala takes an elbow to the temple.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout landing knees to the head.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makiavala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trout.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makiavala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trout crunches a lovely knee into Makiavala's ribcage.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Makiavala takes a knee to the side of the body.
Trout lands a damaging elbow.

Trout breaks the clinch.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trout - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
Trout scores with a jab to the jaw.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Trout - that will leave a mark!

Makiavala tries to keep at a distance but Trout has taken the fight into the clinch.
Trout working Makiavala over with knees to the body.
Trout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makiavala lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout working Makiavala over with knees to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout working Makiavala over with knees to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
Makiavala takes an elbow to the temple.
Trout working Makiavala over with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Trout.
Trout with a knee to the head.
Trout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Makiavala lands with a right to the head.
Makiavala dodges an elbow strike from Trout.
Makiavala scores with a hook to the body.
Makiavala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trout looking to throw knees to the head but Makiavala is blocking nicely.
Makiavala lands with a left to the head.
Makiavala misses with a punch on the inside.
Trout blocks a body shot from Makiavala.
Nice elbow from Trout.
Makiavala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Trout blocks a body shot from Makiavala.

Trout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makiavala throws a jab but it's blocked by Trout.

Trout moves into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makiavala.
A short uppercut from Makiavala.
Makiavala tries to work over Trout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Trout.
Makiavala blocks an elbow strike from Trout.
Trout tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Trout is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makiavala.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Makiavala keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Trout's efforts to push away.
Trout throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makiavala blocks it with crossed arms.
Trout wants to break the clinch but can't.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makiavala.
Makiavala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makiavala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makiavala pushes Trout back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Makiavala makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makiavala misses with some punches.
Trout working Makiavala over with knees to the body.
Trout has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makiavala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trout has had enough of the clinch but Makiavala keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makiavala lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makiavala swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Trout lands a knee to the body.
Trout blocking some punches.
Makiavala is leaning against Trout and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makiavala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A hook to the body from Makiavala.
Makiavala managing to block the knees to the body from Trout.
Makiavala lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Makiavala lands a hook that snaps the head of Trout backwards.
Makiavala blocks an elbow strike.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Makiavala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makiavala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makiavala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makiavala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trout with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makiavala lands with a short shot to the head.
Makiavala digs a right hand underneath Trout's ribcage. Trout let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trout is trying to push Makiavala away but Makiavala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makiavala throws a punch but it's blocked by Trout.
Makiavala struggles to land a body shot inside as Trout controls his hands.
Makiavala misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Trout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Trout misses with a knee strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Makiavala.
Makiavala has a couple of punches blocked by Trout.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Trout dominated that 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.

Trout throws a low kick, looking for Makiavala's leg but Makiavala calmly moves out of range.
Makiavala cracks Trout with an open hand slap.
Trout tries to clinch but Makiavala moves away
and Makiavala counters with a series of strikes. Trout will be more careful next time no doubt.
Makiavala throws a lazy uppercut
and Trout counters with a leg kick.
Makiavala looks to score with a jab to the body but Trout is just out of range.
Trout uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makiavala.
Trout thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makiavala misses with a double jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makiavala. Trout does a little dance to reset his feet.
Trout with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.

Trout has taken the fight to the clinch.
Trout blocks an uppercut.
Makiavala lands a body punch in the clinch.

Trout escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makiavala throws a sloppy body shot
and Trout counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makiavala thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A good leg kick by Trout.
Makiavala is looking to wear down Trout with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Trout lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makiavala's sensitive parts.
Trout goes for a high kick. It partially lands.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout scores with a head kick. Makiavala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
Trout bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trout.

Trout clinches up with Makiavala and pushes him back against the cage.
Makiavala throws a punch but it's blocked by Trout.

Trout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Makiavala misses with the combination.
Makiavala on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Trout. Trout obviously looking to wear him down.
Makiavala takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Trout has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Trout connects with a high kick.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Trout connects with a leg kick. Makiavala looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makiavala on the wrong end of a nice hook.
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!
Makiavala walks into a jab.
Trout is looking to clinch but Makiavala is avoiding it.
Trout throws the left hand but Makiavala avoids the punch easily.
Diangi Makiavala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trout looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makiavala ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Trout moves away.
Trout lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Trout.

Trout closes the distance and pushes Makiavala back into the cage.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.
Rainbow Trout seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Trout landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trout lands an elbow inside that Makiavala shrugs off.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Trout obliges.

Trout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Trout scores with a leg kick.
Trout scores with a head kick.
Trout throws a head kick but Makiavala moves out of range.
Trout throws a body punch but Makiavala moves out of range.
Makiavala jabbing away but nothing is landing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trout.
Trout is looking to land body kicks.
Trout scores with a head kick. Makiavala tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Makiavala sizes up Trout with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trout looks to land a right hand but Makiavala moved out of range.
Makiavala looks to land a right hand but Trout moved out of range.

Trout fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makiavala, pushing him back against the cage.
Trout with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makiavala doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Trout landing knees to the body.
Makiavala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trout trying to land knees to the body.
Trout pushes off an throws an elbow but Makiavala leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.

Trout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makiavala misses with a shot to the body
and Trout counters with a head kick.
Trout takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makiavala misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Trout counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Trout.
Trout misses with a looping right.
Rainbow Trout seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Makiavala looks to score with a jab to the body but Trout is just out of range.

Trout pushes Makiavala up against the cage in a clinch.
Makiavala swings wildly with an uppercut but Trout uses good head movement to avoid it.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Makiavala on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Trout lands a knee to the head.
Makiavala blocks an elbow strike from Trout.
Makiavala is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Trout.
Makiavala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trout blocking some punches.
Makiavala tries to throw a body punch but Trout avoids it by throwing Makiavala back against the cage.
Makiavala gets through Trout's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Trout tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right from Makiavala.

Trout breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trout pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Makiavala throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Rainbow Trout showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Makiavala throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Trout finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Trout lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Trout moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Trout.

Trout clinches up with Makiavala and pushes him back against the cage.
Trout utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Trout tries to land knees in the clinch but Makiavala avoids the damage to the body.
Makiavala avoiding damage as Trout throws knees to the body.
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makiavala is defending well for now.
Makiavala has a couple of punches blocked by Trout.
Makiavala can't find room to land a body shot as Trout controls the action.
Makiavala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makiavala misses with a hook to the ribs.
Trout lands an elbow just above Makiavala 's eye.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Trout scores with a knee to the head.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makiavala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Trout lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section. Makiavala lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Makiavala tries to work over Trout's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Trout with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Makiavala.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Trout misses with a knee strike.
Trout prevents a body shot from Makiavala.
Nice body punch from Makiavala - that landed with a thud.
Makiavala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Trout landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Makiavala misses with a short punch on the inside.
Trout with a knee to the head.
Makiavala misses with a hook from the clinch.
Trout blocking some punches.
Trout crunches a lovely knee into Makiavala's ribcage.
Trout's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makiavala tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Trout scores a nice knee to the body.
Makiavala goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Trout working Makiavala over with knees to the body.
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makiavala is defending well for now.
Makiavala lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Trout backwards.
Trout blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Trout lands an elbow that stopped Makiavala in his tracks for a moment.
Knees in the clinch landing for Trout.
Makiavala digs a right hand underneath Trout's ribcage. Trout let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Trout prevents a body shot from Makiavala.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
Trout blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makiavala misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Trout working Makiavala over with knees to the body.
Trout lands a nice elbow.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Makiavala has a couple of punches blocked by Trout.
Trout is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makiavala is defending well for now.
Trout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makiavala.
Trout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makiavala.
Makiavala misses with the head strike.
Makiavala misses with some punches.
Trout lands a nice knee to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Makiavala.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makiavala.
Makiavala is working Trout over against the cage.
Makiavala lands a shot to the body.
Trout with a knee to the head.
Trout has had enough of the clinch but Makiavala keeps him there for the moment.
Makiavala lands a body shot.
Makiavala managing to block the knees to the body from Trout.
Makiavala misses with a punch on the inside.

Trout pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Makiavala misses with a jab to the body
and Trout counters with a low kick, right behind Makiavala 's knee.
Makiavala circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makiavala tries to bum rush Trout with a series of wild strikes but Trout uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makiavala lands a lovely overhand right.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Trout explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Makiavala misses with a straight left.
Makiavala throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makiavala swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Trout counters with a slapping leg kick.
Trout connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Trout throws a nice outside leg kick.
Makiavala walks into a stiff left hand from Trout.
Makiavala will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Trout feints and then cracks Makiavala's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Makiavala down.
Diangi Makiavala has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Trout misses with a head kick.
Trout throws a head kick that misses.
Trout lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Makiavala throws a combination that misses
and Trout makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Makiavala sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.

Trout fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makiavala, pushing him back against the cage.
Trout lands a good knee to the midsection. Makiavala won't want to take too many of those.
Trout lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trout is looking to control Makiavala's arms but Makiavala gets an underhook and turns him. Now Trout has his back to the cage.
Trout trying to land knees to the body.
Trout blocks an uppercut.
Makiavala has a couple of punches blocked by Trout.

Trout manages to break the clinch.
Makiavala throws a body punch but Trout moves out of range.
Makiavala swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Trout makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Makiavala really felt that one!
A slapping body kick lands there for Trout.
Trout throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A nice inside leg kick there by Trout. That's going to slow Makiavala down.
Trout takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Makiavala throws an off balance right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Makiavala misses with a shot to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.

Trout gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Makiavala blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Trout unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makiavala managing to block the knees to the body from Trout.
Makiavala lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Trout using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Makiavala misses with the head strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Rainbow Trout comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Trout has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 27:30
Judge Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rainbow Trout!