PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Fallon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin Fallon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.

Makunouchi
vs
Fallon

160 cm
25
135 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
19
143 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Phoenix Nutrition
Phoenix Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ippo Makunouchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Fallon!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Ren Mimura and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fallon tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Makunouchi.
Makunouchi tries to clinch up.
Fallon avoids the head kick by Makunouchi.
Makunouchi fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

Fallon scores a takedown into full mount!
Makunouchi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Makunouchi is working to get back to half guard.
Fallon scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Makunouchi?
Fallon with the ground and pound from mount.
Fallon working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The referee warns Makunouchi that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fallon lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Makunouchi hang on?
Makunouchi can't escape the position.
Fallon scoring with strikes but Makunouchi is staying in there.
Fallon fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fallon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Makunouchi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi taking shots to the head.
Fallon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Makunouchi looks a forlorn figure.

Makunouchi is rocked!
Fallon punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Makunouchi is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fallon lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Fallon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Fallon lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Makunouchi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Fallon content just to control the position here.
Fallon is landing with some decent strikes but Makunouchi is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fallon looking to finish Makunouchi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Makunouchi!
Makunouchi takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Makunouchi seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fallon has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Makunouchi's face.
Makunouchi is breathing heavily.
Fallon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Makunouchi is in a horrible position here. Fallon smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fallon lands with some strikes.
Fallon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Makunouchi in real trouble here! The ref calls for Makunouchi to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Fallon!