PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Victor Szczęsny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Makovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zach Makovsky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Szczęsny
vs
Makovsky

225 cm
30
135 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

163 cm
25
145 lbs
8 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Great elbows
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Bullet Proof System
Mohito Fightwear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Victor Szczęsny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zach Makovsky!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shigeki Fujiwara and Yuuki Gou.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szczęsny scores with a leg kick.

Makovsky shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Makovsky was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Makovsky misses with the ground and pound.

Makovsky is trying to get an arm triangle but Szczęsny is defending well.
Makovsky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Szczęsny down.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Makovsky working his ground and pound in the gym.
An elbow from Makovsky crashes against the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky throws a strike aimed at the side of Szczęsny's head but Szczęsny avoids it well.
Makovsky is chipping away with strikes.
Makovsky wants to control but Szczęsny is keeping him busy.
Szczęsny knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makovsky on the ground.
Makovsky happy to just control the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Szczęsny parries the strikes from Makovsky easily there. Makovsky is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Szczęsny to escape.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Makovsky working the body and head with strikes.
Szczęsny is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Makovsky working the ground and pound.
Szczęsny has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Makovsky working the head with strikes.
Makovsky throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Makovsky takes a little break here. Szczęsny wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Makovsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Szczęsny, who protects the arm well.
Szczęsny defending against the ground and pound.
Makovsky sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Szczęsny is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
The ground and pound from Makovsky seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sloppy strikes there by Makovsky.
Makovsky scoring with punches and elbows.
Makovsky tries to score with some ground and pound. Szczęsny controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Makovsky lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Szczęsny down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Szczęsny takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Makovsky working the ground and pound but Szczęsny is defending the strikes.
Szczęsny managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Makovsky.
Szczęsny seems a little lost for a moment, as Makovsky dominates the positioning.
It looks like Makovsky might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Makovsky wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Szczęsny, who protects the arm well.
Makovsky happy to just control the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Makovsky prevents Szczęsny from escaping the position.

Makovsky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Szczęsny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Szczęsny trying to remain calm as Makovsky controls from the top position.
Makovsky wants to control but Szczęsny is keeping him busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Makovsky might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Szczęsny haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Szczęsny can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Makovsky dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Makovsky misses with an uppercut. Szczęsny saw that one coming.
Makovsky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Szczęsny swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makovsky keeps Szczęsny at a distance using the push kick.

Makovsky shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Szczęsny wants to get back to his feet.
Makovsky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Szczęsny slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Szczęsny not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makovsky content to stall in guard here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Makovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Makovsky controls from within his opponent's guard.
Makovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Makovsky won't allow Szczęsny to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Szczęsny utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Makovsky slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Makovsky is putting a hurting on Szczęsny here, landing some big shots from side control.
Szczęsny on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Szczęsny is looking for a sweep.
Makovsky moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Makovsky scores with a couple of short elbows.
Makovsky trying to control the position but Szczęsny is working away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Makovsky stalls from top position.
Makovsky works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Makovsky cracks Szczęsny with a big elbow.
Szczęsny is trying to control Makovsky's posture but Makovsky avoids it.
Szczęsny really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Szczęsny is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Makovsky is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Makovsky takes a little break here. Szczęsny wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Szczęsny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Szczęsny tries to get out of the position.

Makovsky is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Szczęsny is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Makovsky in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Makovsky.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makovsky in side control lands a decent elbow.

Szczęsny is rocked!
Makovsky is working Szczęsny over with some ground and pound from side control.
Oh Szczęsny is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Makovsky swings around for an armbar but Szczęsny sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Makovsky's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zach Makovsky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Szczęsny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makovsky sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Makovsky tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Zach Makovsky is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jab by Szczęsny.
Makovsky walks into a jab.
Szczęsny misses with a body shot.
Szczęsny lands a jab to the head.

Makovsky shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Szczęsny manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Szczęsny being controlled here, momentarily.
Let's hope that Makovsky has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Makovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Szczęsny controls Makovsky momentarily but Makovsky frees himself.
Makovsky working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makovsky controlling from the top position.
Szczęsny seems to have got his legs back now.
Makovsky's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Szczęsny wants to sweep here but Makovsky controlling him for the moment.
Makovsky looking to pass the guard.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.

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.
Szczęsny looks to throw the jab but Makovsky is out of range.
Makovsky with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Szczęsny to score with a decent uppercut.
Makovsky shoots in but Szczęsny avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Horrible takedown attempt by Makovsky or perhaps it was just good defense by Szczęsny, which made it look bad.
Makovsky throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Szczęsny sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Victor Szczęsny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Szczęsny scores with a kick to the body.

Makovsky scores with a takedown into Szczęsny's guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makovsky missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Makovsky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Szczęsny keeping moving, preventing Makovsky from controlling successfully.
Makovsky seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Makovsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makovsky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Makovsky throwing strikes but missing.
Makovsky scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Makovsky not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Makovsky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Makovsky scoring with some ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Makovsky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Makovsky controlling from the top position.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close third round but Zach Makovsky just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Szczęsny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Makovsky shoots in and bounces Szczęsny off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Szczęsny keeping moving, preventing Makovsky from controlling successfully.
Makovsky controlling from the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makovsky tries to free his leg and advance position but Szczęsny is retaining full guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makovsky engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Makovsky wants to control from the top but Szczęsny keeps moving.
Makovsky cracks Szczęsny with a solid left hand.
Makovsky loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Makovsky chips away with some ground and pound.
Makovsky with a flurry of punches that miss.
Szczęsny keeping moving, preventing Makovsky from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Makovsky working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Makovsky pushing down on Szczęsny's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Makovsky is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Makovsky lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Szczęsny! More strikes land and this one is all over! Makovsky jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zach Makovsky! Zach Makovsky retains his bantamweight title!
Zach Makovsky spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.