PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Makkara
vs
Fabbri

195 cm
31
220 lbs
11 - 4 - 0

189 cm
26
219 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Great elbows
Knockout power

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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Massimo Fabbri!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Skip Squint and Eliza Hachem.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabbri gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makkara.
Fabbri takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fabbri.
Fabbri is looking to score with low kicks.

Fabbri moves into range and clinches up with Makkara.
Fabbri misses with a body punch.
Makkara effectively controlling the action here.
Fabbri digs a right hand underneath Makkara's ribcage. Makkara let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fabbri throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters up against the cage, Fabbri throws an elbow but misses.
Makkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Fabbri throws an elbow but it misses.
Makkara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fabbri lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Nakki Makkara has been cut.
Fabbri scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fabbri misses with some punches.
Fabbri using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makkara has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara lands a right hand.
Makkara avoiding damage as Fabbri throws knees to the body.
Fabbri pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fabbri misses with an elbow over the top.
Makkara makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
A short right from Makkara.

It looks like Massimo Fabbri has been cut.
Makkara lands with a light punch inside.

Fabbri is rocked!
Fabbri is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fabbri is still on wobbly legs! Can Makkara finish him?
Makkara creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Fabbri's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Fabbri drops to his knees and Makkara pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nakki Makkara!