PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom Davis (ranked 2346 p4p, 246 weight class) and Fumito Makino (ranked 2377 p4p, 250 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Davis
vs
Makino

177 cm
27
153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

167 cm
21
155 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Tom Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fumito Makino!
The judges for this bout are Sergei Dronov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makino changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Davis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Our sources have told us that Davis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Makino gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Davis.
Makino is trying to break free.
Davis keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Makino's efforts to push away.
Makino tries to break the clinch but Davis is controlling the position.
Davis goes for a takedown attempt but Makino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makino throws out the jab.
Davis throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makino's waist but Makino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Davis off to one side.
Makino is looking for the big counter here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davis shoots in and drives through. Makino sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Makino looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Makino just gets out of the way.
Davis shoots for a double leg takedown but Makino sprawls well. He's pushed Davis's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Makino lands a jab-cross combination.
Davis throws a leg kick but Makino checks it.
Makino scores with a hook to the body. Davis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Davis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino missing with a left hand there. Davis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Makino misses with a hook.
A shot to the liver by Makino. Beautiful body shot.
Makino throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Makino connects with the punch.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makino.
Makino is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Davis needs to keep his hands up - Makino had a free shot at his head there.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Fumito Makino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Makino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Davis.
Fumito Makino seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makino throws a nice looking combination but Davis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis moves away from the strike by Makino.
Davis throws a poor cross that misses
and Makino counters with a straight right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino throws a body shot but no joy.
Makino loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Makino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
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!
Makino throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Makino misses.

Davis has Makino up against the cage in a clinch.
Davis keeps control of Makino as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Makino breaks the clinch.
Davis staying out of range there.
Makino throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Davis.
Davis is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Davis changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Makino tries to avoid it but Davis manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Makino to the ground. Makino escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Makino looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Davis ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makino swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Davis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Makino manages to break the clinch.
Makino connects with a single shot there.
Makino looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Makino 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.

Davis closes the distance and pushes Makino back into the cage.
Makino wants to break the clinch but can't.

Makino pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Davis avoids the body shot from Makino.
Makino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makino throws a right and a left that Davis avoids nicely.
Makino misses with a looping left.
A big right from Makino misses.
Makino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davis manages to avoid it.

Davis instigates a clinch.

Makino manages to break the clinch.
No joy there for Makino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makino throws out a loose jab but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makino misses with a hook. Davis ducked under it nicely.
Makino has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Makino throws a sloppy body shot
and Davis counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makino looks to throw the jab but Davis is out of range.
Davis thinks about countering with a body kick.
Davis slips under a jab.
Makino loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Makino throws an overhand right that lands on Davis's shoulder, as Davis tries to avoid the shot.
Makino throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Davis slips a jab from Makino.
As Makino looks to move away, Davis throws a big counter combo but Makino just gets out of the way.

Davis moves into the clinch.
Makino working hard to break the clinch.
Davis prevents Makino from breaking the clinch.
Makino is trying to break the clinch but Davis is controlling him.

Davis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Davis shoots in looking for a takedown but Makino manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Davis's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Makino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fumito Makino dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Jab, jab by Makino - just one landing.
Fumito Makino seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Makino lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Davis circles away quickly and effectively.

Davis instigates a clinch.
Makino swings wildly with an uppercut but Davis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Davis.
Davis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Makino pulls his leg out and moves away.
Davis moves out of range of the strikes.
Makino throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Makino misses with a looping left.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makino throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
A punch combination from Davis misses.
Makino sizes up Davis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Makino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Davis shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Makino pinned against the cage. Makino gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makino cracks a nice hook into Davis's ribs.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Davis.
Makino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Davis slips a jab from Makino.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makino.
Makino scores with a nice strike.
Makino tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Davis was well out of range. Poor timing from Makino.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.

Makino gets tackled into the cage by Davis. Davis maintains the clinch.
Makino tries to circle away but Davis has him pinned against the cage.

Davis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Makino throws a big shot that misses.
Davis wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Makino has been the more effective fighter overall so far.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makino.
Makino throws a series of punches but Davis moves out of range.
Davis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makino.
Davis is looking for a counter combo.
Makino misses with a combination

and Davis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Makino is trying to stand.

Makino pushes Davis off and gets back to his feet.
Makino scores with a jab. Davis acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Makino takes a swing at Davis's ribcage but misses.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Makino misses with an uppercut.
Davis dodges the punch combination from Makino.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino misses with a straight right.
Davis moves out of range as Makino strikes.
Some wild striking there from Makino.
Makino throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
Davis avoids the body shot from Makino.
A punch combination from Makino misses.
Davis tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Makino manages to circle out of the way.
Makino connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makino swinging wildly here.
Makino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Davis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Davis takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makino lands a head shot.

Davis shoots in and bounces Makino off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Makino has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makino wants to sweep but no luck.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Makino is on top in guard.

Davis is looking for a triangle here but Makino uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.

Makino decides to stand up, so the ref orders Davis to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fumito Makino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Davis feints and as Makino raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fumito Makino has got the better of the ground game so far.
Davis being controlled here momentarily.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Davis is fighting to break Makino's control of his arms but Makino is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Makino bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Davis's guard.

We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Makino controls the pace.
Davis trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Makino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Makino has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Davis is proving hard to escape from.
Davis trying to keep a closed guard but Makino is proving a slippery customer.
Makino engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Davis displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makino throws out the jab.
Makino swings widly with a right hand
and Davis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makino throws a body punch but Davis moves out of range.
Makino throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Davis on the side of the head.
A jab lands there for Makino.
Makino blocks a head kick by Davis.
A punch combination from Makino misses.
Makino throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Davis tries to clinch but Makino moves out of range.
Makino throws out a counter right but Davis avoids it with no problem.
Makino connects with a crisp jab.
Davis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Davis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makino.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt - Makino sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino with a nice cross.
Makino rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Davis moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Makino lands a jab to Davis's midsection.
Davis dives in for a single leg takedown but Makino sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tom Davis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab lands there for Makino.
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Makino swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makino jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Makino scores with a three punch combo!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis moves out of range as Makino strikes.
Makino fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.

Davis is rocked!
Makino fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Davis to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Davis looks to clinch but Makino throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Davis taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Fumito Makino!
A very excited looking Fumito Makino made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.