PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chakotay Ricker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Makino
vs
Ricker

167 cm
19
135 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

173 cm
20
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Tends to cut

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chakotay Ricker!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricker goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Makino has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Makino avoids a wild elbow strike from Ricker.

Makino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricker misses with a body kick.
Ricker tries to clinch but Makino moves out of range.
Makino throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Makino scores with a sloppy right hand. Ricker should have avoided that one.
Ricker defending well as Makino loads up on a big left hand.

Ricker drives through and clinches with Makino against the cage.
Ricker creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Makino's defenses.
Ricker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ricker tries to land knees in the clinch but Makino avoids the damage to the body.
Makino blocks an elbow strike from Ricker.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricker missing with knees to the body.
Ricker landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ricker tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makino smiles and moves away.
Ricker tries to clinch there but Makino circles away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Makino.
Ricker fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Makino checks it well.
Makino checks a leg kick nicely.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricker.

Ricker drives through and clinches with Makino against the cage.
Makino avoiding damage as Ricker throws knees to the body.
Makino takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ricker misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makino.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricker throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ricker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makino is defending well for now.
Makino is trying to push Ricker away but Ricker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ricker misses with a knee strike.
Ricker tries a knee to the head but Makino blocks it.
Ricker throws an elbow but it misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ricker.
Ricker with a knee to the head.
Makino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ricker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makino avoids it.
Ricker tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ricker throws an elbow but it misses.
Ricker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ricker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makino avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricker has double underhooks.
Makino is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricker has double underhooks.
Makino working hard to break the clinch.
Ricker keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makino's efforts to push away.
Makino is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricker has double underhooks.
Makino is trying to force a seperation but Ricker has the dominant position.
Ricker tries to land knees in the clinch but Makino avoids the damage to the body.
Ricker swings wildly with an uppercut but Makino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricker tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ricker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makino is defending well for now.
Ricker with a knee to the head.
Ricker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricker tries to land knees in the clinch but Makino avoids the damage to the body.

Ricker successfully pulls guard.

Ricker has his foot on Makino's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Makino works his way back into a safe position though.
Makino has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Makino wants to get up but he can't break Ricker's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Ricker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Makino throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ricker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

Ricker looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Makino passes into half guard.
Makino thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makino trying to control the action but Ricker is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Makino scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ricker throws a chopping leg kick but Makino manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ricker fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Makino.
Ricker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Makino moves out of range of the body kick from Ricker.
Makino scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Ricker misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makino lands a nice shot that snaps Ricker's head back.
Ricker takes one on the button.
Makino throws a series of punches but Ricker avoids them all with ease.
Ricker gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricker scores with a kick to the midsection.
Makino throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ricker misses with a body kick.
Ricker pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
An inside leg kick from Ricker misses.
Ricker tries to clinch up but Makino circles away and keeps his distance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ricker.
Ricker misses with a low kick.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Ricker 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.
A jab lands there for Makino.
Makino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricker closes the distance looking to clinch
and Makino counters with a left to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Makino misses.
Ricker throws a low kick, looking for Makino's leg but Makino calmly moves out of range.
Makino lands with a cross.
Ricker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Chakotay Ricker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ricker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makino throws a one two combo.
Ricker connects with an inside leg kick.
Ricker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Makino scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ricker in his tracks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricker tries to close the distance and clinch but Makino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ricker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ricker tries a head kick but it misses.
Makino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ricker momentarily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Makino!
Ricker throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Makino tests Ricker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ricker throws the kick towards the body but Makino avoids it.
Ricker tries to close the distance and clinch but Makino swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makino clobbers Ricker with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ricker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricker walks into a jab.
Makino avoids the head kick by Ricker.
Ricker misses with a body kick.
Makino works the jab nicely.
Ricker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Ricker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ricker takes one to the chin there.
Ricker is looking to clinch.
Makino blocks a low kick nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricker scores with a nice body kick.
Ricker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricker misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Fumito Makino will probably get the nod.
That's time! Makino's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Ricker misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick from Ricker lands but Makino takes it in his stride.
Ricker tries a head kick but it misses.
Makino connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Makino stuns Ricker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makino scores with the left hand. Ricker knows he should have avoided that one.
Fumito Makino is winning the standup battle so far.
Ricker is looking to score with low kicks.
Ricker is looking to score with low kicks.
Ricker looks to land a body kick but Makino moved away.
Makino moves out of range of the body kick from Ricker.
Makino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricker attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Makino moves out of range as Ricker throws a body kick.
Ricker tries to work over Makino's front leg with a kick but Makino checks it.
Makino connects with a single shot there.
Ricker tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Makino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ricker takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ricker throws a head kick but Makino moves out of range.
Makino with a nice cross.
Ricker tries to work over Makino's front leg with a kick but Makino checks it.

Ricker gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricker misses with a knee strike.
Ricker prevents Makino from breaking the clinch.
Makino avoids the elbow strike from Ricker, against the cage.
Ricker throws an elbow that misses.
Makino can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ricker throws an elbow but misses.
Ricker wants to stall.
Ricker tries to land knees in the clinch but Makino avoids the damage to the body.
Makino blocks the elbow strike.
Ricker is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ricker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makino blocks it with crossed arms.
Makino is trying to break the clinch but Ricker is controlling him.
Makino takes an elbow to the forehead.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ricker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makino blocks it with crossed arms.
Makino blocks the elbow strike.
Ricker with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ricker lands an elbow inside.
Ricker missing with knees to the body.

Makino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ricker tries to land a leg kick but Makino saw it coming and moves away.
Makino moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ricker lands a leg kick that knocks Makino off balance momentarily.
Makino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ricker moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makino scores with a jab to the body.
Ricker throws a sloppy head kick and Makino moves out of range easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Makino.
Makino slips a jab from Ricker.
Ricker tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ricker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Makino takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ricker tries to land a front kick but Makino steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ricker takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makino checks a low kick from Ricker.
A low kick from Ricker misses
enabling Makino to counter with a crisp jab.
Ricker looks to land a body kick but Makino moved away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ricker throws a leg kick which misses Makino's front leg but catches the back leg as Makino tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Makino feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rickers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Chakotay Ricker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ricker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chakotay Ricker!