PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fumito Makino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Jonas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Makino
vs
Jonas

167 cm
18
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

170 cm
22
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Fumito Makino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jon Jonas!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Shigeki Fujiwara.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makino leaves Jonas with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jonas blocks a jab.
Jon Jonas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonas misses with a combination
and Makino counters with a nice body shot.
Jonas throws a sloppy head kick and Makino moves out of range easily.
Jonas uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Jonas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makino counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Jonas.
Jonas shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Makino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Makino.
Jonas throws a left and a right that both miss
and Makino counters with a two punch combo.
Jonas misses with an uppercut
and Makino counters with a left to the body.
Makino avoids the body shot from Jonas.
Jonas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Makino counters with a right hand to the body.
Jonas throws an off balance right hand
and Makino counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makino counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Makino pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Makino misses with a double jab.
Jonas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Jonas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a combination
and Makino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makino ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jonas moves away.
Jonas throws a good cross that connects.
Jonas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jonas throws a lazy uppercut
and Makino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jonas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jonas misses with a right hand
and Makino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonas misses with a left hand
and Makino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a hook
and Makino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jonas falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Makino to counter with a crisp jab.
Jonas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Makino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Makino cracks Jonas with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jonas swings widly with a right hand
and Makino makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jonas fails with a takedown attempt.
Fumito Makino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jonas.
Jonas looks gassed!
A head kick misses from Jonas.
Jonas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Makino is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makino.
Jonas misses with a lunging right hand
and Makino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jonas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makino counters with a stiff right hand.
Makino connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Jonas momentarily.
Jonas misses with an uppercut
and Makino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Makino stuffs the takedown attempt from Jonas. Jonas gets slowly back to his feet.
Jonas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Makino defends it nicely.
Jonas throws a right hand that misses
and Makino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fumito Makino dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Jonas slips a jab and a cross from Makino.
Jonas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A jab lands there for Makino.
Jonas throws a right hand that misses
and Makino counters with a stiff right hand.
Jonas throws a combination that misses
and Makino counters with a left and a right that stings Jonas.
Jonas throws a poor cross that misses
and Makino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jonas has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jonas misses with a right hand
and Makino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A low kick from Jonas misses
and Makino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonas is breathing heavily.
Jonas slips under a jab from Makino.
Jonas throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas throws a combination that misses
and Makino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jonas lands a head shot.
Jonas wants to slow Makino down by chopping away at his legs.
Jonas throws a lazy uppercut
and Jonas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas misses with a left hand
and Makino cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jonas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makino counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jonas thinking.
Jonas swings widly with a right hand
and Makino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Makino closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makino jabs at Jonas's body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a hook
and Makino counters with a right hand to the body.
Jonas is trying desperately to land a takedown but Makino is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Jonas.
Jonas misses with a left hand
and Makino counters with a straight right hand.
Fumito Makino is winning the standup battle so far.
Makino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jonas manages to avoid it.
Jonas throws a sloppy head kick and Makino moves out of range easily.
Makino swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jonas misses with a right hand
and Makino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jonas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jonas takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jonas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonas misses with a body punch
and Makino counters with a series of strikes. Jonas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jonas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makino.
Jonas connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Jonas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jonas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Makino's waist but Makino gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jonas off to one side.
Makino connects with the punch.
Makino bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jonas's head.
Makino tests Jonas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makino shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jonas eats them both and turns towards Makino to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makino misses with a body shot.
Jonas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makino counters with a nice uppercut.
Jonas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jonas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jonas throws a poor cross that misses
and Makino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jonas swings for the body but Makino moves out of range.
Makino checks a low kick from Jonas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Fumito Makino dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Makino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jonas.
Makino misses with a body shot.
Jonas takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Jonas misses with a jab to the body
and Makino connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheers as Jonas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Makino doesn't seem phased though.
Jonas scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makino works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice cross by Jonas.
Jonas misses with a right hand
and Makino counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jonas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makino digs a good body shot into Jonas's ribs.
Jonas throws a lazy uppercut
and Makino counters with a left to the body.
Jonas misses with a hook
letting Makino counter with a right hand.
Jonas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jonas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Jonas shoots in for a takedown but Makino shows good takedown defense.
Nice takedown defense from Makino. No joy for Jonas on that attempt.
Jonas misses with an uppercut
and Makino counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jonas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Makino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makino connects with a body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Makino. That snapped Jonas's head back.
Makino will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A decent looking cross lands there for Makino.
Jonas throws a head kick that misses.
Makino lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Jonas throws a poor cross that misses
and Makino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Makino connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jonas. Jonas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makino slaps away a takedown attempt from Jonas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Fumito Makino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Jonas.
Jonas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jonas misses with a combination
and Makino counters with a three punch combo that has Jonas backing up. Jonas nods at Makino to acknowledge the strikes.
Makino swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jonas throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Makino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Makino with a jab.
Fumito Makino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jonas shoots in for a double leg but Makino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Fumito Makino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Makino throws a right hand that Jonas ducks under and follows up with a left that Jonas also avoids with ease.
Jonas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makino throws out the jab.
Jonas misses with a shot to the body
and Makino counters with a series of strikes. Jonas will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jonas moves away from the strike by Makino.
Jonas throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jonas lands with a cross.
Jonas throws an off balance right hand
and Makino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jonas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Jon Jonas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jonas falls off balance throwing a combination
and Makino counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

And that's the end of the fight!
Fumito Makino showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makino 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fumito Makino!