PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomo Fukasawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macky Jawara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Macky Jawara was going to win. Let's see if he was right.

Fukasawa
vs
Jawara

174 cm
19
191 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

190 cm
23
200 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Likes comics

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Knox Energy

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tomo Fukasawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Macky Jawara!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukasawa shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jawara defends it nicely.
Fukasawa ducks right into an uppercut from Jawara.
Fukasawa jabs Jawara to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fukasawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jawara throws a series of punches but Fukasawa avoids them all with ease.
Jawara avoids a kick to the body.
Jawara tries a head kick but it misses.
Jawara is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fukasawa.
Jawara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fukasawa looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Fukasawa swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fukasawa works the jab nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jawara cracks Fukasawa with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jawara tries a head kick but it misses.
Fukasawa rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jawara moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fukasawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Fukasawa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fukasawa misses with the combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawara throws out a loose jab but Fukasawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jawara has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Fukasawa throws a push kick but Jawara slaps the foot to one side.
Jawara walks into a straight right hand from Fukasawa.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fukasawa.
Fukasawa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Fukasawa takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fukasawa moves in looking to clinch but Jawara pushes him off.
Tomo Fukasawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fukasawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jawara as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomo Fukasawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fukasawa looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fukasawa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jawara counters with an outside leg kick.
Fukasawa scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jawara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fukasawa looks to land a combination but Jawara avoids it well.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukasawa displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fukasawa misses with an uppercut.
Fukasawa looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Fukasawa gets off balance looking for a body kick
letting Jawara counter with a right hand.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jawara.
Fukasawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jawara circles away.
Fukasawa is breathing heavily.
Fukasawa's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Fukasawa duly obliges.
Jawara on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jawara swings for the body but Fukasawa moves out of range.
Jawara misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Jawara does no damage.
Fukasawa shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jawara eats them both and turns towards Fukasawa to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Fukasawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jawara.
Fukasawa throws a combination that misses
and Jawara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jawara.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fukasawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jawara.
Jawara swats away the attempt to clinch by Fukasawa.
Jawara slips a jab and a cross from Fukasawa.
A punch lands to the side of Jawara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Danga de danga de dang - Fukasawa scores with a four punch combination!
Jawara misses with a head kick.
Fukasawa looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jawara is fending him off so far but Fukasawa persists. Nope, Jawara circles away and we're back to standing.
Jawara moves out of range of the body kick from Fukasawa.
Fukasawa throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jawara's waist but Jawara gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fukasawa off to one side.
Fukasawa closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jawara circles away.
Jawara misses with a series of wild punches.
Nice straight punches there by Jawara. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jawara.
Nice body punch from Jawara.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jawara takes a swing at Fukasawa's ribcage but misses.
Jawara lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fukasawa tries to clinch up but Jawara circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jawara keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jawara throws a nice looking combination but Fukasawa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jawara works over Fukasawa's head and body with a nice combination.
Fukasawa ducks under a wild hook from Jawara.
Jawara misses with a two punch combination.
Jawara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Fukasawa had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Fukasawa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fukasawa avoids the body shot from Jawara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fukasawa works over Jawara's head and body with a nice combination.
Fukasawa throws a right hand that Jawara ducks under and follows up with a left that Jawara also avoids with ease.
Jawara throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Macky Jawara will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Jawara jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Macky Jawara seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fukasawa swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jawara cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sloppy strikes from Jawara. Those never looked like landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fukasawa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jawara lands with a nice body punch.
Jawara lands a body shot.
A jab lands there for Fukasawa.
Jawara thows a body kick. Fukasawa tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Fukasawa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fukasawa looks to land a combination but Jawara avoids it well.
Fukasawa lunges at Jawara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jawara's hand.
Nice sprawl there from Jawara as Fukasawa shoots in.
Fukasawa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fukasawa walks into a jab.
No joy there for Fukasawa, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Tomo Fukasawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fukasawa misses with a series of wild punches.
Fukasawa throws a right and a left that Jawara avoids nicely.
Fukasawa tries to clinch up.
Jawara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fukasawa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jawara moves away.
Macky Jawara is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fukasawa swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jawara connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jawara feints and then cracks Fukasawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fukasawa down.
Jawara slaps away a takedown attempt from Fukasawa, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jawara throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fukasawa slips a jab and a cross from Jawara.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukasawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Fukasawa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tomo Fukasawa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jawara misses with a straight right.
Jawara scores with a leg kick.
Fukasawa works the jab nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jawara misses with a wild body shot.
Fukasawa misses the jab.
Fukasawa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jawara throws a head kick that half lands.

Fukasawa is rocked!
Fukasawa throws a right hand that Jawara ducks under and follows up with a left that Jawara also avoids with ease.
Oh Fukasawa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fukasawa darts in looking for a takedown but Jawara gets double underhooks and turns Fukasawa into the cage.

Fukasawa pulls guard.

Fukasawa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fukasawa seems to have got his legs back now.

Jawara decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawara walks into a jab.
Fukasawa shoots in looking for a takedown. Jawara tries to sprawl out of it but Fukasawa keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Jawara manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fukasawa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jawara counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jawara lands with a straight right. Fukasawa didn't see that one coming.
Fukasawa misses with a double jab.
Fukasawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fukasawa misses with a wild combination.
Fukasawa doesn't manage to clinch there - Jawara circles away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fukasawa gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jawara.
Fukasawa slips a jab and a cross from Jawara.
Fukasawa misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Fukasawa keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jawara.
Jawara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fukasawa.
Fukasawa tries to clinch but Jawara moves away
and Jawara counters with a body kick that stops Fukasawa in his tracks momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fukasawa shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jawara as he jumps to the side.
Fukasawa showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jawara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jawara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jawara throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fukasawa's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Macky Jawara showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Fukasawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jawara scores with a nice head shot.
Fukasawa takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fukasawa misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fukasawa shoots in for a takedown but Jawara shows good takedown defense.
Fukasawa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fukasawa misses with a two punch combination.
Jawara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jawara throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jawara blocks a head kick by Fukasawa.
A good leg kick by Jawara.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jawara avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fukasawa connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jawara scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fukasawa in his tracks.
Fukasawa thows a body shot but no joy.
Fukasawa moves in looking to clinch but Jawara pushes him off.
Jawara throws a right hand that misses
and Fukasawa counters with a right hand to the body.
Jawara throws out a powerful jab.
Jawara misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Left hook, right uppercut from Fukasawa.
Jawara cracks Fukasawa with a hook to the temple - Fukasawa is on wobbly legs here! Jawara swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Fukasawa falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Jawara wins by TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Macky Jawara!
The defeated Tomo Fukasawa had this to say: 'Battle Lost but the War continues - Team Goroshi - Aplha-Male Supplements'.