PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yoshiro Makamori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mannix McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGuiness has chosen Bare in the Basin - Gaelic Storm as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Yoshiro Makamori is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.

Makamori
vs
McGuiness

171 cm
23
145 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

175 cm
23
145 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yoshiro Makamori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mannix McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Don Winkell and Timothy Bukovac.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGuiness avoids the body shot from Makamori.
Makamori throws out a loose jab but McGuiness uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makamori checks a leg kick nicely.
McGuiness slips a jab and a cross from Makamori.
Makamori has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from McGuiness.
McGuiness tries to work over Makamori's front leg with a kick but Makamori checks it.
Makamori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makamori wants to clinch
and McGuiness counters with a stiff right hand.
Makamori misses with a low kick.
McGuiness cracks Makamori with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makamori swats away the attempt to clinch by McGuiness.
Makamori lands the left hand.
Makamori misses with a lunging right hand
and McGuiness counters with a nice leg kick.
McGuiness throws a big shot that misses.
A punch combination from Makamori misses.
Yoshiro Makamori is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makamori throws a sloppy head kick and McGuiness moves out of range easily.
McGuiness throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makamori tries to clinch up but McGuiness circles away and keeps his distance.
McGuiness takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
McGuiness throws a sloppy head kick and Makamori moves out of range easily.
McGuiness throws a low kick but it's checked well by Makamori.
A head kick misses from Makamori.
McGuiness moves away from the strike by Makamori.
McGuiness lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Makamori backs up against the cage.
Makamori throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McGuiness on the side of the head.
McGuiness throws an off balance right hand
and Makamori counters with a nice body shot.
Both fighters circling a little - Makamori finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
McGuiness looks to score with a jab to the body but Makamori is just out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makamori scores with a push kick.
McGuiness looks winded!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makamori misses with a body kick.
Mannix McGuiness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGuiness blocks a head kick by Makamori.
Makamori tries to close the distance and clinch up but McGuiness swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McGuiness keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makamori.
Makamori throws an overhand right that lands on McGuiness's shoulder, as McGuiness tries to avoid the shot.
Makamori lands a right hook to the body.
Makamori pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGuiness misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Makamori counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McGuiness thinking.
McGuiness connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

Makamori closes the distance and clinches.
McGuiness fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McGuiness is trying to stall.
Makamori tries to stall but McGuiness uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makamori misses with a punch to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makamori trying to stall but McGuiness improves his position.
Makamori throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McGuinesss head.
McGuiness misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGuiness tries for a takedown. No joy.
Makamori lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McGuiness backwards.
Makamori lands a nice uppercut.
Makamori is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McGuiness is keeping busy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makamori.
McGuiness tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.

Makamori breaks from the clinch.
McGuiness getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Makamori doesn't manage to clinch there - McGuiness circles away.

Makamori instigates a clinch.
Makamori can't find room to land a body shot as McGuiness controls the action.
McGuiness working some nice short punches in the clinch.
McGuiness tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makamori's elbow.
Makamori lands a body shot in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGuiness trying to land knees to the body.
McGuiness misses with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGuiness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makamori lands a nice shot to the body.

Makamori breaks from the clinch.
McGuiness looks to throw the jab but Makamori is out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Makamori.
Makamori Rushes McGuiness and starts throwing punches like they are going out of style! McGuiness is up against the cage and has nowhere to go. Makamori Piles on the pressure and McGuiness crumples to the floor! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshiro Makamori!