PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Try What (ranked 3518 p4p, 6070 weight class) and Shishio Makoto (ranked 469 p4p, 639 weight class). Shishio Makoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

What
vs
Makoto

187 cm
25
195
2 - 2 - 0

175 cm
18
185
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Very confident

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 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Try What!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shishio Makoto!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Makoto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jab by What.
Makoto takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
What uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makoto.
Makoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but What manages to avoid it.
Left hook, right uppercut from What.
What misses with a straight right.
What has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Makoto swinging wildly here.
Makoto throws a sloppy body shot
and What connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
What misses with a hook. Makoto ducked under it nicely.
Makoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but What moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makoto uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before What has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
What throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Makoto misses with an uppercut. What saw that one coming.
Makoto has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
What throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Makoto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
What lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
What misses with a wild combination.
A swing and a miss from Makoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto throws a right and a left that What avoids nicely.
What scores with a shot to the body.
What avoids the body shot from Makoto.
What will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
What scores with a jab.
What is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
What throws a right and a left that both miss.
What smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Makoto throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
What throws a series of punches but Makoto avoids them all with ease.
Try What seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
What lands the left hand.
What takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makoto is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down What rather than just go for the knockout.
What slips a jab and a cross from Makoto.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makoto with a hook.
Makoto tries to bum rush What with a series of wild strikes but What uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
What throws a nice looking combination but Makoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makoto works What's body with a nice hook.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by What. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of What.
What misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
What throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
What walks into a straight right hand from Makoto.
Makoto throws the left hand but What avoids the punch easily.
What rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makoto now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Makoto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Makoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but What moves away.
Makoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
As Makoto looks to move away, What throws a big counter combo but Makoto just gets out of the way.
What ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
What moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Makoto throws a nice looking combination but What bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makoto looks winded!
Makoto slips a straight right by What.
What lands a nice shot to the body.
What is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Makoto misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from What misses the target.
Makoto swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What swinging wildly here.
A jab from What finds it's way through Makoto's defenses.
What scores with a one two! Makoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Makoto connects with a single shot there.
What scores with a one two! Makoto had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Makoto scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
What is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good standup being displayed there by What as he connects with a hook.
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!
What swinging wildly here.
Makoto avoids the body shot from What.
A left lands for What.
What throws a series of punches but Makoto avoids them all with ease.
Makoto throws a series of punches but What moves out of range.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makoto fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Makoto throws a body punch but What moves out of range.
Makoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but What moves away.
Makoto showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from What.
Makoto unleashes a big counter combination but What bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Danga de danga de dang - What scores with a four punch combination!
Makoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but What moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
What avoids the body shot from Makoto.
What throws a body shot but no joy.
What works over Makoto's head and body with a nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but What moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Makoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from What.
Makoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but What was well out of range. Poor timing from Makoto.
Makoto slips a jab and a cross from What.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Try What dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

What ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Makoto moves away.
Makoto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
What dodges the punch combination from Makoto.
Makoto staying out of range there.
What rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Makoto moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
What avoids the body shot from Makoto.
Makoto misses the body punch
and What counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
What throws a right and a left that Makoto avoids nicely.
Makoto throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makoto throws a jab when What was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
What takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Try What is winning the standup battle so far.
Good shot there by What.
Makoto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from What.
What went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
What waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Makoto.
What misses the jab.
What lands a nice shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoto throws a body shot but no joy.
What gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Sloppy strikes from What. Those never looked like landing.
Makoto throws a right hand that misses
and What counters with a straight right hand.
What misses with a few strikes there.
What is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Makoto can do to turn this around?
Makoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makoto is breathing heavily.
Makoto connects with a single shot there.
What will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makoto looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Makoto throws a left and a right that both miss
and What counters with a lovely straight right hand!
What takes a swing at Makoto's ribcage but misses.
Makoto misses the shot to the body.
What stuns Makoto with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
What closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makoto misses the body punch
and What counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makoto on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
What swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makoto throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
What moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
What misses with a wild body shot.
Makoto throws a combination but it was largely blocked by What.
Makoto throws a series of strikes that have What backpedaling.
What misses the shot to the body.
What fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makoto manages to avoid it.
Makoto let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Makoto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but What moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Good standup being displayed there by What as he connects with a hook.
What tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makoto was well out of range. Poor timing from What.
What swinging wildly here.
Makoto throws a body shot but no joy.
What throws a good cross that connects.
What connects with a good right hand that stumbles Makoto. Makoto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
What misses with a double jab.
Makoto tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but What was well out of range. Poor timing from Makoto.
A punch combination from What misses.
What misses with a straight left.
Makoto misses the shot to the body.
What throws a body punch but Makoto moves out of range.
Makoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Try What is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makoto throws a body shot but no joy.
What throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makoto lands a slapping body shot.
What tries to bum rush Makoto with a series of wild strikes but Makoto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makoto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Makoto lands with a nice combination. What backs away looking to recover.
What swings and misses with a hook to the body.
What throws a nice looking combination but Makoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Makoto fails to land with a series of punches.
Makoto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
No joy there for What, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Makoto connects with a body shot that sends What's belly button to the back.
What swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Makoto counters with a left to the body.
Makoto uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from What.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Makoto! But no joy.
Makoto has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makoto ducks under a wild hook from What.
A looping hook to the body misses from Makoto. What does a little dance to reset his feet.
What throws a nice looking combination but Makoto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
What gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makoto.
Makoto scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
What uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Makoto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but What moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
What throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makoto throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makoto looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
What swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Makoto throws a body shot but no joy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Try What will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get 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.

A cross from What lands.
Makoto connects with a body shot that sends What's belly button to the back.
What scores with a nice strike.
A combination from Makoto does no damage.
What takes a swing at Makoto's ribcage but misses.
Makoto throws a left and a right that both miss
letting What counter with a right hand.
What lands with an uppercut that bounces Makoto off the cage and back into range.
What throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
What has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Makoto finds it's way round the side to connect with What's head.
Nice shot by What.
Makoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but What manages to avoid it.
What swinging wildly here.
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!
What will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makoto doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Makoto throws a right and a left that What avoids nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Makoto throws a hook but What blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by What.
What tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Makoto was well out of range. Poor timing from What.
A shot to the liver by Makoto. Beautiful body shot.
What showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Makoto.
Makoto lands the left hand.
What ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
What comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
What lands a nice shot that snaps Makoto's head back.
What dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makoto misses with a straight right.
Makoto scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
What connects with a single shot there.
Makoto on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
What connects with a looping right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
What throws a series of punches but Makoto moves out of range.
Makoto throws a hook to the side of What's head but What sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Makoto is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
What misses with a two punch combination.
Makoto looks to land a combination but What avoids it well.
Makoto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Makoto throws a shot to the body.
What misses with a hook to the body
and Makoto counters with a nice uppercut.
What lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A telegraphed right hand from Makoto misses the target.
Nice uppercut there from What.
What throws a series of punches but Makoto moves out of range.
Makoto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract What.
What fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makoto on the side of the head.
What getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoto fakes high and swings low for a body shot but What manages to avoid it.
Makoto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Makoto slips a jab and a cross from What.
A countering left hand to the body from Makoto misses.
What throws a hook but Makoto blocks it.
Makoto tries to bum rush What with a series of wild strikes but What uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Makoto lands a jab to What's midsection.
What just misses with a punch to the body.
Makoto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makoto throws a right hand that What ducks under and follows up with a left that What also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by What!
Makoto bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
What slips under a jab from Makoto.
An attempted straight right counter from What misses the target.
The fighters circle momentarily. What darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Makoto throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and What counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
What fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Makoto on the side of the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makoto misses with a series of wild punches.
What lands the left hand.
Makoto fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Makoto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
What misses the shot to the body.
What scores with a body shot.
What goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
What fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A shot to the liver by Makoto. Beautiful body shot.
Makoto swings for the body but What moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
What swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Makoto throws a shot to the body.
Shishio Makoto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Try What is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
What lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Makoto circles away quickly and effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
Try What showed his dominance in that final round.
Well What has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Try What!