PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deez Nuts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antti Makinen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Nuts
vs
Makinen

190 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

182 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Prefers ground

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Deez Nuts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Antti Makinen!
The judges for this bout are , and .

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuts misses with a series of wild punches.

Nuts shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Nuts was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Nuts cracks Makinen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makinen is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Makinen in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Makinen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Makinen is looking to improve his position but Nuts isn't that keen on the idea.
Makinen tries to hold on but Nuts postures up.

Nuts jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Makinen is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Makinen and Nuts has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.

Makinen bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Nuts misses with a few strikes there.
Nuts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makinen tries to clinch but Nuts moves out of range.
Nuts looks to clinch

and Makinen counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nuts keeping moving, preventing Makinen from controlling successfully.
Makinen throwing strikes but missing.
Nuts looking for a sweep. Not yet Nuts, not yet.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Makinen.
Makinen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Nuts counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Nuts.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Makinen trying to strike off his back.
Makinen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Nuts's guard.
Makinen looks gassed!
Nuts seems keen to control Makinen's posture.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makinen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nuts is keeping the position for now.
Makinen won't allow Nuts to sweep him here.
Makinen postures up in Nuts's guard and throws a big left but Nuts blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nuts pulls Makinen in close to prevent any damage.
Nuts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Makinen trying to control but Nuts is working from the bottom.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.

Nuts scores a takedown into full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nuts is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Makinen taking shots to the head.
Makinen is wriggling around trying to escape.
Nuts tries to control but Makinen wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Nuts.
Makinen tries to lock up and control but Nuts gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nuts with shots to the head and body - Makinen looks very uncomfortable down there.
Nuts controlling his opponent.
Makinen working to try and regain half guard.
Makinen is squirming around, avoiding Nuts's attempts to control the action.
Nuts controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nuts is stalling here but it's allowed Makinen to get half guard.
Makinen is looking to control Nuts's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Makinen avoid being mounted?

Makinen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Makinen looking for submissions off his back.
Makinen trying to control but Nuts postures up.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Makinen looks to land a combination but Nuts avoids it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuts fails with the takedown

and Makinen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Makinen.
Makinen wants to control from the top but Nuts keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Antti Makinen will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nuts scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Makinen is trying to get back to half guard.
Nuts working the head and body with strikes.
Nuts trying to control the position but Makinen is working away.
Makinen manages to get back to half guard.

Makinen has one foot on Nuts's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Deez Nuts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Nuts drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Deez Nuts overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Makinen taking a bit of punishment here - Nuts scoring with strikes.
Makinen is looking for a sweep.
Nuts wants to control but Makinen is keeping him busy.
Nuts scoring with punches from side control.
Makinen is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Nuts off and has taken his back!

Makinen tightening his grip on Nuts, looking for the choke.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Makinen's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Makinen is breathing heavily.
Nuts is really stuck here.
Makinen has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Nuts.
Nuts tries to break free.
Nuts staying busy and making it hard for Makinen to control.
Nuts is defending well here and trying to improve his position.

Makinen looking for the RNC.
Nuts tries to break free.

Nuts fending off the submission attempt from Makinen.
Makinen scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makinen is landing with strikes from the back.
Makinen keeps control of the position as Nuts tries to break free.
Makinen struggling to keep hold of the position.
Nuts knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Makinen on the ground.
Makinen connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Nuts to escape the position.

Makinen working for the choke.
Makinen scores with punches to the body.
Makinen is working the ground and pound. Can Nuts escape?

Nuts is rocked!
Nuts grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Oh Nuts is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nuts is taking damage to the body and head.
Makinen lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Makinen is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Makinen gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Makinen gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Makinen apologises and we restart here on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Makinen shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Makinen slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Makinen lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Antti Makinen!