PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chris Snorodecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mahdi Makungu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makungu has chosen Nelly - Heart of a Champion as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Snorodecki
vs
Makungu

173 cm
23
154 lbs
10 - 6 - 0

174 cm
30
156 lbs
20 - 11 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

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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 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Chris Snorodecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Mahdi Makungu!
The judges for this bout are Patrick Alders, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Makungu does it's job there.

Makungu rushes Snorodecki and presses him up against the cage.
Makungu tries to pull guard but Snorodecki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Makungu is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Snorodecki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makungu is defending well for now.
Makungu tries to break free but Snorodecki pushes him back against the cage.
Makungu working hard to break the clinch.
Snorodecki wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Makungu has him pressed against the cage.
Snorodecki is looking to control Makungu's arms but Makungu gets an underhook and turns him. Now Snorodecki has his back to the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Makungu dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Snorodecki missing with knees to the body.
Makungu taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Makungu breaks from the clinch.
Makungu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

It looks like Mahdi Makungu has been cut.
Makungu just misses with a punch to the body.
Makungu lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
No joy there for Snorodecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makungu staying out of range there.
Snorodecki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Snorodecki misses with a left hand
and Makungu counters with a two punch combo.
Snorodecki slips under a jab.
Makungu staying out of range there.
Makungu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
No joy there for Makungu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorodecki lands a jab to the nose.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Snorodecki clinches with his opponent.
Snorodecki misses with a knee strike.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu swings away with an uppercut that misses.

Makungu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Snorodecki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snorodecki misses with the combination.
Makungu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makungu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Snorodecki.

Makungu darts in and clinches Snorodecki up against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Makungu.
Makungu is trying to break the clinch but Snorodecki has him pressed against the cage.
Snorodecki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makungu is defending well for now.

Makungu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Snorodecki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.

Snorodecki clinches up with Makungu and pushes him back against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Makungu pulls guard successfully.
Snorodecki wanted to stand there but Makungu had control of the position.
Snorodecki has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

Snorodecki stands up from Makungu's guard - Snorodecki perhaps looking for a knockout.
Makungu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makungu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Snorodecki wants to clinch up but Makungu keeps it at a distance.
Snorodecki misses with a wild combination.
Snorodecki ducks under a wild hook from Makungu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a right hand that Makungu ducks under and follows up with a left that Makungu also avoids with ease.
Makungu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Snorodecki takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Snorodecki fails to land with a series of punches.
Makungu misses with a straight right.
Makungu blocks a low kick nicely.

Makungu pushes Snorodecki up against the cage in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Makungu just misses with a elbow thrown towards Snorodecki's brow.
Snorodecki trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snorodecki is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makungu is defending well for now.
Makungu misses with a hook from the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makungu looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makungu looking to stall.
Snorodecki displaying some good clinch control by pressing Makungu up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Mahdi Makungu will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mahdi Makungu's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Snorodecki gets tackled into the cage by Makungu. Makungu maintains the clinch.
Snorodecki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makungu.
Snorodecki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Makungu is keeping busy.

Makungu manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Snorodecki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snorodecki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Makungu.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makungu. Snorodecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mahdi Makungu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Snorodecki avoids the body shot from Makungu.
Mahdi Makungu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Snorodecki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makungus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

Snorodecki clinches with his opponent.

Snorodecki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makungu misses with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makungu misses with a two punch combination.
Chris Snorodecki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A big left from Makungu misses.
Snorodecki slips a jab from Makungu.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki looks to throw the jab but Makungu is out of range.
Snorodecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makungu.
Snorodecki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makungu.
Snorodecki misses with a two punch combination.
Snorodecki tries to clinch but Makungu moves out of range.
Snorodecki connects with a body shot.
Makungu takes a swing at Snorodecki's ribcage but misses.
Snorodecki misses with an uppercut. Makungu saw that one coming.
Makungu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snorodecki was well out of range. Poor timing from Makungu.
Snorodecki moves in looking to clinch but Makungu pushes him off.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makungu scores with a sloppy right hand. Snorodecki should have avoided that one.
Makungu looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorodecki is just out of range.
Makungu looks to throw the jab but Snorodecki is out of range.
Makungu wants to slow Snorodecki down by chopping away at his legs.
Snorodecki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Snorodecki throws a right and a left that Makungu avoids nicely.
A head kick by Snorodecki misses

and Makungu counters with a shoot takedown. Snorodecki fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snorodecki has momentary wrist control but Makungu slips an elbow through the middle.
Makungu throwing strikes from guard but Snorodecki blocks nicely.
Makungu wants to control from the top but Snorodecki keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makungu throwing strikes from guard but Snorodecki blocks nicely.
Makungu trying to control the position from guard on top but Snorodecki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mahdi Makungu was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Snorodecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makungu.

Snorodecki clinches up with Makungu and pushes him back against the cage.

Makungu pulls guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Makungu has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Snorodecki can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Snorodecki wants to stand but Makungu has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mahdi Makungu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mahdi Makungu's cut.
That's time! Snorodecki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Snorodecki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makungu.
Snorodecki throws a hook to the side of Makungu's head but Makungu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makungu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A shot to the liver by Snorodecki. Beautiful body shot.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makungu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makungu throws a jab but it's blocked by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Snorodecki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makungu to score with a decent uppercut.
Makungu throws a body punch but Snorodecki moves out of range.
Makungu takes a swing at Snorodecki's ribcage but misses.

Makungu forces Snorodecki back against the cage and clinches.

Snorodecki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a combination that misses
and Snorodecki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Snorodecki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makungu blocks a low kick nicely.
Makungu scores with a jab to the body.
A left and a right from Snorodecki both land. Nice combination.
Makungu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Snorodecki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makungu circles away quickly and effectively.
Makungu looks to score with a jab to the body but Snorodecki is just out of range.
Snorodecki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Snorodecki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Makungu fails to land with a series of punches.
Makungu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Snorodecki looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Snorodecki moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki throws a series of punches but Makungu moves out of range.
Snorodecki throws an off balance right hand
and Makungu counters with a stiff right hand.
Snorodecki throws a nice looking combination but Makungu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Snorodecki misses.
Nice defenses there by Snorodecki.
A slow jab from Snorodecki misses its intended target.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snorodecki tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Makungu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makungu works the jab nicely.
Snorodecki is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Snorodecki's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Makungu connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Snorodecki scrambles back to his feet.
Jab by Makungu.
Snorodecki pivots, looking for a leg kick but Makungu is out of range and Snorodecki settles back down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snorodecki scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Makungu chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Makungu swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Snorodecki.
Snorodecki looks to score with a jab to the body but Makungu is just out of range.
Makungu scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makungu. Snorodecki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chris Snorodecki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makungu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Snorodecki.
Snorodecki looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Snorodecki misses with a body shot.
Snorodecki looks to land a right hand but Makungu moved out of range.
Snorodecki scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Snorodecki scores with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snorodecki is looking to clinch.
Makungu thuds a left hand into Snorodecki's body.
Mahdi Makungu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makungu lands a nice hook to Snorodecki's body. Snorodecki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Snorodecki lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

Makungu closes the distance and pushes Snorodecki back into the cage.

Makungu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A punch lands to the side of Makungu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Snorodecki misses with a combination

and Makungu counters with a takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makungu trying to control the position but Snorodecki is working away.
Makungu scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makungu working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.

And that's the end of the fight!
Mahdi Makungu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Makungu 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 Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 27:30
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mahdi Makungu!