PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Dean Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Makatua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gibson
vs
Makatua

200 cm
33
305 lbs
23 - 5 - 0

188 cm
22
239 lbs
5 - 8 - 0

Dangerous knees
Granite chin

Excellent MT
Good gas tank

Urban Fighter

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Makatua!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Daniel Blasius.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makatua.
Makatua misses with a body punch

and Gibson counters by moving into the clinch.
Gibson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makatua misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gibson.
Makatua looking to slow down the pace here.
Gibson struggles to land a body shot inside as Makatua controls his hands.
Makatua managing to block the knees to the body from Gibson.
Gibson prevents Makatua from breaking the clinch.
Gibson tries a body shot but Makatua blocks it.
Makatua blocks an elbow strike from Gibson.
Gibson throws an elbow but it misses.
Makatua wants to get back to striking at distance but Gibson won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makatua taking a breather.
Gibson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makatua avoids it.
Makatua throws a punch but it's blocked by Gibson.
Makatua wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makatua has had enough of the clinch but Gibson keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Makatua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Makatua tries to circle away but Gibson has him pinned against the ropes.
Makatua blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makatua looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Makatua looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makatua misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gibson lands an elbow inside that Makatua shrugs off.

It looks like Sam Makatua has been cut.
Gibson keeps control of Makatua as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makatua misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gibson landing knees to the body.
Gibson lands a nice elbow.

That has opened up Sam Makatua's cut even more.
Makatua trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Makatua's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gibson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Gibson misses with an elbow strike.

Gibson has his opponent in a tight Thai clinch and unloads with a massive knee that drops Makatua to the canvas! Can Makatua beat the count? 3,4,5,6 and he's up... is he? Yes, he's up! The referee is taking a long look at him and he's going to allow it to continue!

The cut above Sam Makatua's eye is starting to cause him problems now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makatua misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makatua looks winded!
Gibson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makatua.
Makatua takes one on the button.

Makatua is rocked!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Gibson engages and cracks Makatua with a massive lead left hook - Makatua tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Gibson is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dean Gibson!
Dean Gibson made sure to mention his sponsor, VICIOUS FIGHT GEAR in his post fight interview.