PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zues Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ippo Makunochi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Egan
vs
Makunochi

167 cm
29
143 lbs
9 - 2 - 0

170 cm
22
150 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zues Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Makunochi!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Makunochi.
Egan wants to slow Makunochi down by chopping away at his legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Egan - that will leave a mark!
Makunochi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Egan misses with a low kick.
Makunochi just misses with a punch to the body.
Makunochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egan can pounce on him.
Egan throws a front kick that sends Makunochi stumbling back into the cage.
Egan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunochi. That did some damage!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Egan.
Egan attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Egan scores with a leg kick.
Makunochi takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egan throws a front kick aimed at Makunochi's knee but Makunochi avoids it well.
Egan moves out of range as Makunochi strikes.
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makunochi if he has to take too many more of those.
Makunochi throws an overhand right that lands on Egan's shoulder, as Egan tries to avoid the shot.
Makunochi looks to throw the jab but Egan is out of range.
Egan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makunochi's calf.
Egan is looking to slow Makunochi down with leg kicks.
Egan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Makunochi tries to clinch but Egan is having none of it.
Egan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan connects with a solid leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Makunochi.
Makunochi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Makunochi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Egan as he jumps to the side.
Makunochi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Makunochi misses the shot to the body.
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Makunochi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Makunochi throws a lazy right hand but Egan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Egan throws a low kick but Makunochi moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Egan there.
Makunochi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egan.
Egan is looking to slow Makunochi down with leg kicks.
Egan lands with a thumping leg kick.

Makunochi clinches up against the cage.
Egan tries to stall but Makunochi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Makunochi misses with a punch on the inside.
Egan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Makunochi's elbow.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi throws a head punch that misses.
Makunochi prevents Egan from breaking the clinch.
Makunochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunochi lands a hook that snaps the head of Egan backwards.
Makunochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Egan.
Makunochi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makunochi has a couple of punches blocked by Egan.
Egan tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Egan misses with the head strike.
Makunochi misses with the head strike.
Makunochi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Egan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makunochi working aggressively here.
Makunochi misses with the head strike.
Makunochi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Makunochi has a couple of punches blocked by Egan.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makunochi.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Egan.
Makunochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Egan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makunochi has a couple of punches blocked by Egan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Zues Egan will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Egan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Egan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makunochi. That did some damage!
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Egan, right into the meat.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zues Egan is winning the standup battle so far.
Egan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Zues Egan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Egan lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Makunochi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Makunochi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Egan scores with a nice head shot.
Egan pushes Makunochi away with a front kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunochi misses with an uppercut. Egan saw that one coming.
Makunochi blocks a leg kick.
A jab from Makunochi misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
Makunochi wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Crunch! Egan slams his shin into Makunochi's torso.
Makunochi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Egan. That one must have hurt.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Makunochi on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan cracks the inside of Makunochi's front leg.
Egan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Egan throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Egan misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Makunochi's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
Makunochi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Egan was well out of range. Poor timing from Makunochi.
Makunochi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egan.
Egan throws a right hand that Makunochi ducks under and follows up with a left that Makunochi also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makunochi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makunochi throws a right hand that misses
and Egan counters with a leg kick.
Egan swats away the attempt to clinch by Makunochi.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egan. That's going to slow Makunochi down.
Makunochi misses with a hook.
Makunochi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Egan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makunochi.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makunochi's sensitive parts.
Makunochi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Egan.
Egan avoids the body shot from Makunochi.
Egan thumps Makunochi with a low kick.
Egan scores with a kick to the body.
Nice defenses there by Egan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
Makunochi on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egan. Egan obviously looking to wear him down.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egan connects with a leg kick. Makunochi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makunochi.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Zues Egan 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!

A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
A slapping body kick lands there for Egan.
Makunochi tries to close the distance and clinch up but Egan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makunochi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Egan.
Makunochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Makunochi's calf.
Makunochi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Makunochi looks to throw the jab but Egan is out of range.
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Egan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Makunochi's sensitive parts.
Egan is looking to slow Makunochi down with leg kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Makunochi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Makunochi misses with a straight right.
Makunochi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
Zues Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Makunochi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Egan can pounce on him.
Egan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Makunochi takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Makunochi tries to clinch up.
Makunochi checks a leg kick nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Egan scores with a push kick.
Egan scores with a leg kick.
Makunochi misses with a left hand
and Egan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Makunochi really felt that one!
Nice body kick there by Egan.
Makunochi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Egan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egan throws a head kick but Makunochi moves out of range.
Makunochi cracks Egan with a right hand to the side of the head.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan lands with a slapping head kick.
Egan lands with a slapping head kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Egan - that will leave a mark!
Egan connects with a leg kick. Makunochi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makunochi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice uppercut lands for Makunochi. That snapped Egan's head back.
Egan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Zues Egan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zues Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Makunochi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Egan lands but Makunochi takes it in his stride.
A solid body kick from Egan.
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!
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Makunochi if he has to take too many more of those.
Egan connects with a leg kick. Makunochi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Makunochi misses with a straight left.
Egan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Ippo Makunochi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egan lands a leg kick that knocks Makunochi off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egan misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Egan misses with a body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Zues Egan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Egan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zues Egan!