PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Njall Gunnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Njall Gunnar is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Makovsky
vs
Gunnar

163 cm
21
145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

167 cm
20
147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Njall Gunnar!
The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Radbod Blank and Aafke Stam.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gunnar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Gunnar throws a poor cross that misses
and Makovsky counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gunnar looks to land a right hand but Makovsky moved out of range.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Makovsky throws a right hand that Gunnar ducks under and follows up with a left that Gunnar also avoids with ease.
Gunnar throws a hook but Makovsky avoids it easily.
Gunnar misses with a two punch combination.
Makovsky throws a right and a left that Gunnar avoids nicely.
Makovsky moves out of range of the strikes.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Gunnar does it's job there.
Gunnar throws a jab but it's blocked by Makovsky.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Makovsky, right into the meat.
Gunnar takes a swing at Makovsky's ribcage but misses.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Gunnar slips a jab from Makovsky.
Makovsky's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gunnar connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Makovsky scrambles back to his feet.
Gunnar scores with a jab. Makovsky acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gunnar misses with a few strikes there.
Makovsky changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Nice shot lands for Gunnar.
Gunnar lands a glancing blow to the side of Makovsky's head.
Gunnar might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Makovsky swinging wildly here.
Gunnar misses with a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gunnar sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gunnar fails to land with a series of punches.
Makovsky was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Gunnar misses.
Gunnar misses with a wild body shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gunnar has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gunnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makovsky.
Makovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gunnar sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gunnar uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Makovsky has time to react.
Makovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnar.
Makovsky ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnar blocks a jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Gunnar throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gunnar scores with a jab to the body.
Gunnar misses with an uppercut. Makovsky saw that one coming.
Gunnar swinging wildly here.
Makovsky swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Makovsky defending well as Gunnar loads up on a big left hand.
Makovsky throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Makovsky swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Good exchange - Gunnar coming out on top.
Gunnar staying out of range there.
Gunnar is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Makovsky with a body shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky misses with a hook.
Gunnar misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Gunnar misses.
Gunnar misses with a hook. Makovsky ducked under it nicely.
Gunnar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makovsky.
Makovsky keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gunnar throws a hook but Makovsky blocks it.
Gunnar throws a series of punches but Makovsky avoids them all with ease.
A little feinted left hand from Makovsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunnar thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Makovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A little jabbing left from Gunnar on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Gunnar misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Makovsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Gunnar misses with a hook. Makovsky ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Njall Gunnar dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Gunnar is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Makovsky's half guard.
Gunnar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Makovsky keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Makovsky is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Gunnar's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Gunnar's back!
Makovsky keeps control of the position as Gunnar tries to break free.
Makovsky throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky controlling from the back.

Makovsky is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Gunnar defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Gunnar preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Makovsky.
Makovsky lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Makovsky.
Makovsky just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A lull in the action here.
Makovsky is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Makovsky tries to get the hooks in deep but Gunnar pushed the leg off.
Gunnar rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Makovsky is taking a breather. Gunnar says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunnar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We've been hearing that Makovsky has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Makovsky seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gunnar does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Makovsky thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gunnar's head.
Gunnar is refusing to be controlled, as Makovsky sits in half guard.
Makovsky controlling the action here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Makovsky needs to keep his hands up - Gunnar had a free shot at his head there.
Gunnar throws out a loose jab but Makovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gunnar fails with the takedown.
Gunnar tries to bum rush Makovsky with a series of wild strikes but Makovsky uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A little feinted left hand from Makovsky on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Makovsky uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gunnar.
Njall Gunnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gunnar scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Makovsky slips under a jab from Gunnar.
Nice jab there from Gunnar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Njall Gunnar will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!

Gunnar shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Makovsky sprawls well. Makovsky wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gunnar gets slowly back to his feet.
Makovsky displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gunnar throws out the jab.
Makovsky is looking to counter punch.
Gunnar misses the jab.
Makovsky tried to counter with a leg kick but Gunnar avoided it.
Gunnar scores with a punch to the head.
Gunnar throws the left hand but Makovsky avoids the punch easily.
Makovsky has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gunnar finds it's way round the side to connect with Makovsky's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gunnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
Makovsky slips under a jab from Gunnar.
Makovsky throws a jab but it's blocked by Gunnar.
Gunnar feints the counter takedown.
Gunnar throws a body punch but Makovsky moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunnar throws an off balance right hand
enabling Makovsky to counter with a crisp jab.
Makovsky dodges the punch combination from Gunnar.
Makovsky half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Makovsky swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Gunnar.
Makovsky pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makovsky ducks under a wild hook from Gunnar.
Makovsky feinted with a counter takedown.
A slow jab from Makovsky misses its intended target.
Gunnar throws an off balance right hand
and Makovsky counters with a slapping leg kick.
A big right from Gunnar misses.
Makovsky is looking to slow Gunnar down with leg kicks.
Zach Makovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makovsky staying out of range there.
Makovsky bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gunnar fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
A big left from Gunnar misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Makovsky darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Njall Gunnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gunnar throws a big shot that misses.
Gunnar looks to land a left hand but Makovsky moved out of range nicely.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gunnar stuffs the takedown.
A swing and a miss from Gunnar.
Makovsky misses with an uppercut. Gunnar saw that one coming.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Makovsky motions for Gunnar to come forward. Makovsky throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnar! But no joy.
Gunnar throws a body punch but Makovsky moves out of range.
Gunnar misses with a looping left.
Makovsky misses with a wild body shot.
Makovsky fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gunnar! But no joy.
Makovsky misses with a double jab
and Gunnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Gunnar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makovsky moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Makovsky.
Makovsky appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Gunnar throws an overhand right that lands on Makovsky's shoulder, as Makovsky tries to avoid the shot.
Makovsky shoots for a takedown but Gunnar saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zach Makovsky. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makovsky avoids the body shot from Gunnar.
A bone on bone clash there as Gunnar blocks the leg kick.
Njall Gunnar is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Gunnar keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makovsky shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gunnar as he avoids it easily.
Makovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makovsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Danga de danga de dang - Gunnar scores with a four punch combination!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makovsky moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

And that's the end of the fight!
Njall Gunnar comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Gunnar winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Wagner Zegers 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... Njall Gunnar!