PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Makhno (ranked 1724 p4p, 3626 weight class) and Leroy Brewer (ranked 219 p4p, 399 weight class). Makhno comes into the arena with Yablochko blaring out of the sound system. Leroy Brewer has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Makhno
vs
Brewer

180 cm
23
192
7 - 6 - 0

187 cm
25
190
3 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nestor Makhno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Leroy Brewer!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Jack Bonds.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Brewer.
Brewer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makhno.
Makhno misses with an uppercut.
Makhno misses the shot to the body.
Makhno scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Brewer cracks Makhno with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Makhno looks to land a combination. Brewer sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.

It looks like Leroy Brewer has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Makhno. Those never looked like landing.
Makhno feints a jab promting Brewer to slip. Makhno then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Brewer slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Brewer looks for the body kick but Makhno saw that one coming.
Makhno is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Brewer.
Makhno takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Makhno throws a head kick but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A solid body kick from Makhno.
Makhno cracks Brewer with a good jab.
Brewer steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Brewer slips a straight right by Makhno.
Makhno has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brewer digs a good hook to Makhno's body.
Brewer throws a body kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brewer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Makhno. Those never looked like landing.
Makhno just misses with a punch to the body.
Makhno throws a hook to the side of Brewer's head but Brewer sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Nice jab there from Brewer.
Brewer walks into a straight right hand from Makhno.
Makhno connects with a nice looking jab.
Brewer misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Brewer takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Brewer scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makhno doesn't seem bothered though.
Nice cross by Brewer.
Brewer cracks Makhno with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makhno tries to clinch up.
Makhno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Brewer only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Makhno takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brewer throws out a loose jab but Makhno uses good head movement to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Makhno misses.
Brewer thows a leg kick but Makhno checks it

and Makhno counters by clinching up.
Still in the clinch, Brewer scores with a nice short uppercut.
Makhno tries a body shot but Brewer blocks it.
Makhno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Brewers head.
Makhno tries a body shot but Brewer blocks it.
Makhno fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Brewer.
Makhno has a couple of punches blocked by Brewer.
Makhno misses with a punch on the inside.
Brewer misses with some punches.
Brewer tries to throw a body punch but Makhno avoids it by throwing Brewer back against the cage.
Makhno works on Brewer's body with a couple of short punches.
Brewer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Makhno lands with a right to the head.
Makhno working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Makhno fails to land.
Brewer tries a body shot but Makhno blocks it.
Makhno struggles to land a body shot inside as Brewer controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Makhno fails to land.
Brewer lands a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makhno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Brewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhno misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makhno.
Makhno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
Makhno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Brewer has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Makhno throws a head punch that misses.
Makhno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Makhno tries a body shot but Brewer blocks it.
Makhno has a couple of punches blocked by Brewer.
Brewer working aggressively here.
Brewer tries to work over Makhno's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Brewer tries to throw a body punch but Makhno avoids it by throwing Brewer back against the cage.
Makhno working aggressively here.
Makhno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makhno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brewer misses with the head strike.
Makhno misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brewer lands a shot to the body.
Brewer scores with a shot to the side of Makhno's head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brewer scores with a shoulder strike.
Brewer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brewer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makhno misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makhno misses with a hook to the ribs.
Brewer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makhno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Brewer throws a punch but it's blocked by Makhno.
Brewer cracks Makhno with a nice body shot.
Brewer prevents a body shot from Makhno.
A shot in the inside from Brewer.
Makhno misses with a body punch.
Makhno swings wildly with an uppercut but Brewer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makhno misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhno misses with a punch on the inside.
Makhno misses with a punch on the inside.
Brewer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Brewer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nestor Makhno dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

A big left from Makhno misses.
Nestor Makhno is winning the standup battle so far.
Brewer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Makhno.
Crunch! Makhno slams his shin into Brewer's torso.
Makhno looks to score with a jab to the body but Brewer is just out of range.
Makhno misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Brewer.
Makhno thows a left - swing and a miss!
Brewer finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Makhno slips a jab from Brewer.
Makhno throws a leg kick
and Brewer counters with a nice body kick.
Brewer has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Makhno fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brewer scores with a jab to the head.
Makhno is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Brewer can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body kick from Brewer.
Brewer misses with a right hand
and Makhno counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice shot by Brewer.
Brewer lands with a nice body punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brewer lunges at Makhno with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Makhno's hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno throws a body punch but Brewer moves out of range.
Brewer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Brewer.
Makhno ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Brewer moves away.
Brewer throws a shot from downtown. Makhno moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Brewer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makhno doesn't seem phased though.
Brewer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Makhno.
Makhno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brewer lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Makhno at a distance.
A big right from Makhno misses.
Makhno jabs at Brewer's body.
Brewer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Brewer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makhno throws out the jab.
Brewer looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Brewer.
Makhno missing with a left hand there. Brewer was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makhno takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Brewer just misses with a punch to the body.
Makhno swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno throws a shot from downtown. Brewer moves away and avoids it.
Brewer will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Makhno throws the left hand but Brewer avoids the punch easily.
Brewer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makhno was well out of range. Poor timing from Brewer.
Good shot there by Brewer.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Brewer checks a leg kick.
Brewer lands a lovely overhand right.
Makhno tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Makhno closes the distance and pushes Brewer back into the cage.
Makhno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Brewer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Brewer.
Makhno takes a shot to the head.
Makhno lands an uppercut.
Makhno pushes Brewer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makhno prevents a body shot from Brewer.
Brewer working aggressively here.
Brewer lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makhno backwards.
Nestor Makhno has scored more points in the clinch so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Makhno.
Brewer prevents a body shot from Makhno.
Brewer gets through Makhno's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Brewer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Makhnos head.
Brewer misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Makhno on the inside.
Makhno misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brewer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Makhno working aggressively here.
A short right from Brewer on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makhno.
Makhno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Brewer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Brewer has a couple of punches blocked by Makhno.

Brewer breaks from the clinch.
Brewer with a nice calf kick.
Brewer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Some bone on bone action there as Makhno checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some wild striking there from Makhno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makhno rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Brewer lands with a shot to the body.
Brewer misses with a body shot.
Makhno lands with a nice body punch.
Makhno misses the jab.
Makhno misses with a straight right.
Makhno pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A jab from Makhno does it's job there.

Makhno instigates a clinch.
Brewer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Brewer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Makhno throws a punch but it's blocked by Brewer.
Makhno prevents a body shot from Brewer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Brewer.
Makhno tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brewer tries to throw a body punch but Makhno avoids it by throwing Brewer back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Leroy Brewer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Leroy Brewer's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.

Makhno fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Brewer punishes Makhno's body with a nice straight punch.
Makhno scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Brewer defending well as Makhno loads up on a big left hand.
Brewer with a nice calf kick.
Makhno throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Brewer on the side of the head.
Makhno listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Makhno misses with a shot to the body
enabling Brewer to counter with a crisp jab.
Makhno fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brewer.
Brewer misses with a straight left.
Brewer misses with a kick to the body.
Brewer lands with an uppercut that bounces Makhno off the cage and back into range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brewer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brewer drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Brewer defending well as Makhno loads up on a big left hand.
Brewer blocks a jab.
Brewer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makhno moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Makhno walks into a jab.
Brewer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makhno stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Brewer swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makhno counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brewer moves out of range as Makhno strikes.
Good standup being displayed there by Brewer as he connects with a hook.
Makhno's corner calls for a 1-2. Makhno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Brewer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Makhno throws a hook but Brewer blocks it.
Makhno is looking to clinch but Brewer is avoiding it.
Makhno swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Brewer counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
Brewer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makhno does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Brewer appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Makhno takes a swing at Brewer's ribcage but misses.
Makhno misses with a body punch
and Brewer counters with a body kick.
Brewer misses with an uppercut.
Makhno fails with an attempt to clinch.
Brewer thinks about the counter body kick.
Brewer with a hook.
Makhno throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makhno backing away here, and Brewer unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Brewer looks to land a combination but Makhno avoids it well.
Brewer tests Makhno's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makhno lands the left hand.
Brewer throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Makhno. Those never looked like landing.
Brewer thows a body kick. Makhno tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Makhno throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brewer avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brewer lands an overhand right.

Makhno is rocked!
Brewer stuns Makhno with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Oh Makhno is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brewer cracks Makhno on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Makhno falls backwards against the cage. Brewer follows up with more strikes that drop Makhno to his knees. Brewer keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Makhno! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leroy Brewer!
A very excited looking Leroy Brewer 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.