PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Powell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Makonnen Amore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Powell comes to the cage accompanied by 8 Mile. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Powell
vs
Amore

194 cm
24
276 lbs
10 - 5 - 0

196 cm
24
259 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class MT
Powerful

Voodoo Nutrition

Sun-Tzu
Museum of Monsters & Madmen

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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jimi Powell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Makonnen Amore!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Columbo Gatti.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Powell gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Amore sizes up Powell with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Powell lands with a good body shot.
The fighters circling - Amore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Amore misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Amore misses with a wild body shot.
Powell attempts a counter takedown but Amore avoids it well and moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Powell.
Amore moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Powell lands with a cross.
Powell paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Amore throws a body shot but no joy.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Amore misses with the head strike.
Amore working aggressively here.
Amore can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.
Powell lands with a short shot to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Powell working aggressively here.
Powell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Powell blocks a body shot from Amore.
Amore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amore scores with a shot to the side of Powell's head.
Amore throws a head punch that misses.
Amore's coach down at Outer Heaven Dojo was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Amore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Powell blocks a body shot from Amore.
Amore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Powell blocks an uppercut.
Amore tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Powell.
Amore is leaning against Powell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Amore tries a body shot but Powell blocks it.
Powell tries a body shot but Amore blocks it.
Amore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Amore doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Amore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
I was talking to Powell's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Amore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Amore swings wildly with an uppercut but Powell uses good head movement to avoid it.
Powell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell misses with a punch on the inside.
Amore tries to work over Powell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Amore takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Amore.
Amore tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Amore back against the cage.

Powell lands a takedown into guard.

Amore scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Makonnen Amore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Powell forces Amore back against the cage and clinches.
Amore throws a head punch that misses.
Powell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Amore backwards.
Powell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Amore.
Amore can't find room to land a body shot as Powell controls the action.

Powell works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Amore is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Powell missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Powell trying to control but Amore is working from the bottom.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Powell controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Powell connects with a couple of short punches.
Powell is looking to work some ground and pound but Amore has wrist control.
Powell makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Powell throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Amore works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Amore not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Powell throws a big right hand that misses.
Powell postures up.
Amore wants to sweep here but Powell controlling him for the moment.
Powell postures up and lands a big shot to Amore's brow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amore preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Amore controls Powell momentarily but Powell frees himself.
Powell content to stall in guard here.
Amore trying to keep a closed guard but Powell is proving a slippery customer.
Powell throws a strike but Amore rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.

Amore controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jimi Powell will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Amore fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Powell on the side of the head.
Powell lands a jab to the nose.
Amore lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Amore throws a sloppy head kick and Powell moves out of range easily.
Powell dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Amore lands with a right hand.
Powell misses the jab.
Amore shapes to counter with a head kick.
Powell lands a slapping body shot.
Amore lands a jab to Powell's midsection.
Powell throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Amore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Powell misses with a jab, cross combination.
A solid leg kick lands there for Amore.
Powell checks a leg kick.

Powell darts in and clinches Amore up against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Powell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Amore - that landed with a thud.
Amore struggles to land a body shot inside as Powell controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Amore.
Powell goes for a takedown attempt but Amore pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Powell. Amore does a little dance to reset his feet.
Amore let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Powell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Amore.
Powell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Amore throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Powell tries to clinch there but Amore circles away.
Amore connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Amore motions for Powell to come forward. Amore throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Powell takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Powell lands with a cross.
Amore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Amore throws an overhand right that lands on Powell's shoulder, as Powell tries to avoid the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amore manages to avoid it.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Amore keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Powell.

Amore gets caught flat footed, as Powell shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Powell being controlled here momentarily.
Amore is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Powell throws a big elbow that misses.
Powell wants to control from the top but Amore keeps moving.
Amore is trying to control the position from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amore is pulling down on Powell's head to control his posture.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Amore is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
The fighters circle momentarily. Powell darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Powell misses the shot to the body.
Amore misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Amore misses the target.
Powell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Amore misses with a head kick.
Powell appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Amore tries to move into range but Powell moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Amore jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jimi Powell is winning the standup battle so far.
Amore lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Powell doesn't manage to clinch there - Amore circles away.
Amore throws a hook but Powell avoids it easily.
Powell checks a leg kick.

Amore clinches.
Amore tries to throw a body punch but Powell avoids it by throwing Amore back against the cage.
Powell digs a right hand underneath Amore's ribcage. Amore let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Amore is breathing heavily.
Powell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Powell lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Powell lands a shoulder strike.
Powell lands a body punch.
Powell drops down looking for an ankle pick but Amore pulls his leg out and moves away.
Amore throws the left hand but Powell avoids the punch easily.
Powell slips under a jab.
Powell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Powell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Amore manages to avoid it.
Powell misses with a hook. Amore ducked under it nicely.
Amore on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jimi Powell dominated that second round.
That's time! Powell's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Amore avoids the body shot from Powell.
Powell avoids the head kick by Amore.
Powell lands a head shot.
Powell fails with a takedown attempt.
Amore looks to land a right hand but Powell moved out of range.
Amore throws a head kick but Powell moves out of range.
Powell avoids the body shot from Amore.

Powell bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Powell is chipping away with strikes.
Amore is looking for a sweep.
Amore taking punishment in the form of punches.
Amore takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Amore defending against the ground and pound.
Amore is trying to improve his position.
Powell trying to control the action but Amore is working from the bottom.
Powell working the ground and pound.
Jimi Powell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Powell tries to score with some ground and pound. Amore controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Powell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Amore is not content to let Powell control the position.
Powell with the ground and pound but Amore regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Amore trying to control here.
Amore is looking for a sweep. Powell is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Powell connects with a nice short shot to Amore's temple.

Amore is rocked!
Powell is thwarting Amore's attempts to control the position.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Powell missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Powell seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Amore is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Powell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Amore is still in real trouble! Can Powell finish him?

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Powell is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Amore is hurt! He's hurt bad - Powell fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Amore from any more punishment! Congratulations to Powell! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jimi Powell!
After winning the bout, Jimi Powell thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.