PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Bensin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Bensin has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Makkara
vs
Bensin

195 cm
28
220 lbs
7 - 3 - 0

200 cm
30
210 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

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 7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Alvin Bensin!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Eliza Hachem and Winston Howard.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkara throws out a loose jab but Bensin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkara slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Makkara uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bensin.
Bensin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Makkara misses with a hook.
Makkara avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bensin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Makkara.
Makkara wants to clinch.
Bensin ducks under a wild hook from Makkara.
Bensin punishes Makkara's body with a nice straight punch.

Makkara gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Makkara stalls.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.

Bensin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A slow jab from Makkara misses its intended target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara throws a looping overhand right but Bensin ducks down to avoid it.
Bensin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Makkara ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Makkara swings for the body but Bensin moves out of range.
Makkara throws a right hand that Bensin ducks under and follows up with a left that Bensin also avoids with ease.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bensin. Makkara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Makkara misses with a looping right.
Makkara fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bensin thows a body shot but no joy.
Makkara wants to clinch.
Makkara stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Makkara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Makkara tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Makkara bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bensin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makkara lands with a straight right. Bensin didn't see that one coming.
Bensin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Makkaras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

It looks like Nakki Makkara has been cut.
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!
Bensin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makkara manages to avoid it.
A combination from Bensin does no damage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkara lands a jab.
Makkara tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bensin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Makkara throws a big shot that misses.
Makkara scores with a sloppy right hand. Bensin should have avoided that one.
Makkara avoids the body shot from Bensin.
Makkara lands a nice shot that snaps Bensin's head back.
Bensin throws a jab when Makkara was well out of range.
Makkara is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bensin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Makkara.
Makkara avoids the body shot from Bensin.
Bensin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makkara missing with a left hand there. Bensin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bensin takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Makkara throws a body punch but Bensin moves out of range.
Nakki Makkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makkara moves out of range of the strikes.
Makkara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bensin moves away.
Makkara works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bensin thuds his right hand into Makkara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Makkara stuns Bensin with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Makkara throws a body punch but Bensin moves out of range.
Makkara throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bensin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bensin throws a shot from downtown. Makkara moves away and avoids it.
Bensin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Makkara looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bensin cracks Makkara with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bensin misses with a wild combination.
Bensin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makkara manages to avoid it.
Makkara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Makkara throws a nice looking combination but Bensin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bensin thuds a left hand into Makkara's body.
Makkara doesn't manage to clinch there - Bensin circles away.
Bensin connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bensin fails to land with a series of punches.
Bensin misses the shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensin looks to land a left hand but Makkara moved out of range nicely.
Bensin throws a hook but Makkara blocks it.
Makkara throws a nice looking combination but Bensin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bensin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Makkara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bensin moves away.
Makkara dodges the punch combination from Bensin.
Bensin has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
A nice combination there by Bensin.
Makkara connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bensin's hands.
Makkara blocks a leg kick.
Makkara just misses with a punch to the body.
Makkara lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Makkara looks to land a left hand but Bensin moved out of range nicely.
Makkara is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bensin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Makkara.
Bensin misses with a wild body shot.

Makkara takes the fight into the clinch.
Makkara trying to control the position but instead, Bensin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Makkara into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Alvin Bensin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Makkara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bensin.
Makkara dips to his left and cracks Bensin with an uppercut!
Makkara blocks a leg kick.
Makkara moves out of range of the body kick from Bensin.
Makkara lands a head shot.
Bensin looks to throw the jab but Makkara is out of range.
Makkara slips under a jab.
Bensin throws a body punch but Makkara moves out of range.
Makkara throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bensin stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Nakki Makkara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bensin throws a push kick but Makkara slaps the foot to one side.
Bensin takes a jab right on the kisser.
Makkara blocks a head kick by Bensin.
Bensin loads up on a big right hand but Makkara slips the punch.
Makkara has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A combination from Makkara does no damage.
Bensin misses with a kick to the body.
A punch combination from Bensin misses.

Bensin gets tackled into the cage by Makkara. Makkara maintains the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makkara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bensin's efforts to push away.
Makkara controlling the action here for a moment.
Bensin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bensin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makkara taking a breather.
A frustrated look appears on Bensin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makkara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bensin wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makkara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makkara lands a nice uppercut.
Makkara taking a breather.
Bensin wants to get back to striking at distance but Makkara won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makkara lands a nice uppercut.
Bensin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Makkara fails to land.
Bensin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makkara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Makkara prevents Bensin from breaking the clinch.
Makkara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkara has Bensin pressed against the cage, preventing Bensin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makkara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makkara taking a breather.
Makkara lands a body shot.
Bensin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensin can't break the clinch.
Makkara lands with a short shot to the head.
Makkara doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Makkara scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bensin wants to get back to striking at distance but Makkara won't allow it.
A right handed body shot lands from Makkara.
A right hook to the body lands for Makkara.
Makkara slowing the pace effectively.
Makkara throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makkara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bensin's efforts to push away.
Bensin is trying to force a seperation but Makkara has the dominant position.
Makkara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bensin tries to break free but Makkara pushes him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Makkara - that landed with a thud.
Bensin is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice left hand lands by Makkara.
Bensin tries to break the clinch but Makkara is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike.
Makkara keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bensin's efforts to push away.
Makkara pushes Bensin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bensin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makkara has Bensin pushed against the cage.
Makkara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Makkara lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nakki Makkara has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makkara slowing the pace effectively.
Bensin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bensin has had enough of the clinch but Makkara keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Makkara on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nakki Makkara dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Bensin looks to land a combination but Makkara avoids it well.
Makkara wants to clinch up but Bensin keeps it at a distance.
Makkara swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Makkara.
Makkara moves out of range of the strikes.
Bensin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Makkara throws a combination that misses
and Bensin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Makkara thinking.
Bensin throws a looping overhand right but Makkara ducks down to avoid it.

Makkara clinches.
Makkara has Bensin pressed against the cage, preventing Bensin from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makkara dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makkara.
Bensin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Makkara stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bensin tries to break free but Makkara pushes him back against the cage.
Makkara lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bensin backwards.
Makkara stalling.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Makkara lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bensin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Makkara controlling the action here for a moment.
Makkara works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short left from Makkara.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makkara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Makkara pushes Bensin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Makkara will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bensin up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Bensin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensin tries to break the clinch but Makkara is controlling the position.
Makkara is leaning against Bensin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makkara slowing the pace effectively.
Makkara seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Makkara lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bensin.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makkara - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Makkara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makkara lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Makkara pushes Bensin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bensin tries to break free but Makkara pushes him back against the cage.
Makkara prevents Bensin from breaking the clinch.
Makkara lands with a light punch inside.
Makkara taking a breather.
Makkara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensin is trying to break the clinch but Makkara has him pressed against the cage.
Makkara softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makkara stalling against the cage.
Makkara gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Nakki Makkara.
Makkara scores with a one two! Bensin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bensin. Makkara does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bensin keeps the fight on the outside.
Makkara tries to clinch but Bensin moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Makkara throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Makkara throws a body punch but Bensin moves out of range.
Bensin throws a hook but Makkara blocks it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bensin back to the cage. Makkara follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.

Makkara clinches up against the cage.
Bensin wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bensin is trying to break the clinch but Makkara is controlling him.
Bensin is looking to break free of the clinch but Makkara has double underhooks.
Makkara just leaning against Bensin, taking a breather.
Bensin tries to circle away but Makkara has him pinned against the cage.
Bensin working hard to break the clinch.
Makkara taking a breather.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makkara works on Bensin's body with a couple of short punches.
Makkara displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bensin up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makkara.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makkara lands a shoulder strike.
Bensin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nakki Makkara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Makkara 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 John Mangel scores the fight 30:28
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nakki Makkara!