PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Trent Pope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Makers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pope comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Sexy and I Know It . Mark Makers acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Pope
vs
Makers

198 cm
31
273 lbs
24 - 10 - 0

200 cm
27
275 lbs
12 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
World class MT
KO power

Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin

Crippler's Corner
Black Hand Fight Gear & Laundry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Pope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Makers!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Makers moves into the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Makers.
Pope creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pope tries a knee to the head but Makers blocks it.
Makers dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Makers lands with a right to the head.
Makers blocks the elbow strike.
Makers blocks a body shot from Pope.
Pope blocking some punches.
Makers blocks an elbow strike.
Pope tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makers's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makers.
Makers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makers digs a right hand into Pope's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pope's gas tank.
Pope is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makers lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pope throws an elbow but misses.
Pope blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pope misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makers.
Makers presses Pope against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Makers.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
Makers lands a right hand.
Makers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Makers lands with a light punch inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Pope.
Pope lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makers or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makers creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pope tries to stall but Makers uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makers misses with an elbow over the top.
Makers avoids the elbow strike from Pope, against the cage.
Pope can't find room to land a body shot as Makers controls the action.
Pope lands an elbow just above Makers 's eye.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makers keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pope's efforts to push away.
Makers misses with a short punch on the inside.

Pope's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makers works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

Makers closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Makers.
Pope using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Makers has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Pope lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makers backwards.
Makers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Pope takes a shot to the head.
A short left from Makers.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pope's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Pope misses with a punch on the inside.
Makers blocks an elbow strike from Pope.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pope connects with a nasty looking knee right to Makers's face.
A shot in the inside from Makers.
Pope misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makers throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Pope.
Makers lands a right hand.
Makers blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makers misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pope creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Makers.
Pope misses with some punches.
Makers lands with a light punch inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pope takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Pope fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Pope.
Nice body punch from Makers - that landed with a thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pope is leaning against Makers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pope with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pope tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Makers lands a body shot.
Makers is leaning against Pope and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makers lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pope backwards.
Pope is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Makers is defending well for now.
Makers blocks a body shot from Pope.
Makers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Makers pushes off an throws an elbow but Pope leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makers lands a right hand.
Pope with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makers dodges an elbow strike from Pope.
Pope throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Makers dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Makers connects with a nice looking jab.
Pope moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Trent Pope seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makers lands a head shot.
Pope misses with a body kick.
A lazy body kick from Pope
and Makers makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Pope looks to score with a jab to the body but Makers is just out of range.
Pope misses with a hook. Makers ducked under it nicely.

Makers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pope misses with an elbow strike.
Mark Makers seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pope throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makers blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Makers.
Makers lands with a short head shot on the inside.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pope tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Makers avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makers.
Makers lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Makers lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makers avoiding damage as Pope throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Makers.
Nice elbow from Makers.

It looks like Trent Pope has been cut.
Makers lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pope.
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!
Makers lands an elbow inside that Pope shrugs off.
Good body shot from Makers.
Makers lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Pope is rocked!
Makers lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Oh Pope is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makers.
Makers creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Pope out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Makers!
In his post fight interview, Mark Makers started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.