PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wade Winston Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wade Winston Wilson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Winston Wilson
vs
Makunouchi

188 cm
37
210 lbs
21 - 26 - 0

170 cm
35
160 lbs
16 - 18 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 21 - 26 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wade Winston Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ippo Makunouchi!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Alyssa Summers and Eddie Farnsworth.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Makunouchi.
Wilson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Abobomination Training $700 13 LEGIT elite coaches in the buildup to the fight.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson delivers a nice body kick.
Makunouchi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson looks to land a body kick but Makunouchi moved away.
Makunouchi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wilsons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Makunouchi throws a jab when Wilson was well out of range.
Makunouchi misses the jab.

Wilson pushes Makunouchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Makunouchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makunouchi is defending well for now.
Wilson tries to land knees in the clinch but Makunouchi avoids the damage to the body.
Wilson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makunouchi has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Makunouchi blocks the elbow strike.
Makunouchi blocks an elbow strike.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Makunouchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makunouchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makunouchi's efforts to push away.
Wilson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Makunouchi up against the cage.
Makunouchi lands a nice shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Makunouchi blocks it.
Wilson pushes off an throws an elbow but Makunouchi leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wilson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.

Makunouchi breaks from the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Makunouchi.
Wilson lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.

It looks like Wade Winston Wilson has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a sloppy head kick and Makunouchi moves out of range easily.
Makunouchi fails to land with a series of punches.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Makunouchi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson moves out of range of the strikes.

Wilson rushes Makunouchi and presses him up against the cage.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Makunouchi.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi blocks the elbow strike.
Makunouchi works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Makunouchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Makunouchi is pushing Wilson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Makunouchi wants to break free but Wilson has control.
The referee calls for Makunouchi to work.
Makunouchi avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Makunouchi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Makunouchi can't break the clinch.
Makunouchi avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Wade Winston Wilson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Wade Winston Wilson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Makunouchi stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Makunouchi.
Wilson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makunouchi.
Ippo Makunouchi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wilson moves in looking to clinch but Makunouchi pushes him off.
Makunouchi just misses with a punch to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.
Makunouchi looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Makunouchi misses with a wild body shot.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Wilson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Wilson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makunouchi.
A jab lands there for Makunouchi.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Makunouchi, as that shot connected.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Makunouchi keeps it at a distance.
Makunouchi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wilson doesn't seem bothered though.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson tries to clinch up
and Makunouchi counters with a one-two to the body.
Makunouchi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wilson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makunouchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makunouchi lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Makunouchi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wilson doesn't seem phased though.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Makunouchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunouchi missing with a left hand there. Wilson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makunouchi dips to his left and cracks Wilson with an uppercut!

Wade Winston Wilson's cut is getting worse.
Makunouchi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Makunouchi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Wilson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makunouchi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ippo Makunouchi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makunouchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wilson tries to clinch but Makunouchi moves out of range.
A good leg kick by Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Makunouchi keeps it at a distance.
Makunouchi thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi jabs Wilson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Makunouchi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Wilson slips under a jab from Makunouchi.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson slips a straight right by Makunouchi.
A left lands for Makunouchi.

Wilson closes the distance and pushes Makunouchi back into the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wilson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makunouchi blocks it with crossed arms.
Makunouchi tries to stall but Wilson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wilson has Makunouchi pressed against the cage, preventing Makunouchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Wilson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunouchi avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Makunouchi blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makunouchi is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Makunouchi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunouchi avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ippo Makunouchi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Wade Winston Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Nice defenses there by Wilson.

Wilson clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Wilson as Makunouchi tries to tie him up.
Makunouchi blocks an elbow strike.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.

Makunouchi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makunouchi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A slow jab from Makunouchi misses its intended target.
Wilson slips under a jab.
Makunouchi lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a straight left.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makunouchi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wilson can pounce on him.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch but Makunouchi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Makunouchi misses with a double jab.
Makunouchi throws a poor cross that misses
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Wilson.

Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wilson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.

Makunouchi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Makunouchi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wilson was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson slips a straight right by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makunouchi avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wilson fails with an attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi tries to bum rush Wilson with a series of wild strikes but Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makunouchi swings widly with a right hand
and Wilson counters with a head kick. That will keep Makunouchi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wilson wants to clinch up but Makunouchi keeps it at a distance.
Wilson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Sloppy strikes from Makunouchi. Those never looked like landing.
Makunouchi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wilson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wilson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Makunouchi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Makunouchi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Makunouchi circles away.
Makunouchi throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi misses with a hook.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makunouchi scores with a one two! Wilson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makunouchi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson tries to clinch up but Makunouchi circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Wilson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Makunouchi, pushing him back against the cage.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but Makunouchi blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makunouchi tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makunouchi avoids it.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makunouchi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ippo Makunouchi.
I think Makunouchi 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eddie Farnsworth scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ippo Makunouchi!