PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luis deFunes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nakki Makkara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis deFunes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

deFunes
vs
Makkara

190 cm
25
204 lbs
11 - 5 - 1

195 cm
30
220 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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 11 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Luis deFunes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Nakki Makkara!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Bruno Hogan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Makkara scores with a shot to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
deFunes misses with a kick to the body.

Makkara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with deFunes, pushing him back against the cage.
deFunes is trying to push Makkara away but Makkara has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A head punch on the inside from Makkara fails to land.
deFunes misses with some punches.
Makkara trying to stall but deFunes improves his position.
A short right from Makkara on the inside.
Makkara throws a blind hook that connects with the side of deFuness head.
deFunes can't find room to land a body shot as Makkara controls the action.
Makkara misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkara misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makkara.
deFunes misses with a punch on the inside.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkara being controlled against the cage.
deFunes lands with a right to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
deFunes lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by deFunes.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Makkara blocking some punches.
Makkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkara displaying some good clinch control by pressing deFunes up against the cage.
Makkara is looking to control deFunes's arms but deFunes gets an underhook and turns him. Now Makkara has his back to the cage.
Makkara tries to work over deFunes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Makkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from deFunes.
Makkara pressing his opponent against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from deFunes.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkara looking to slow down the pace here.
deFunes pushes Makkara back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Makkara.
deFunes blocks an uppercut.
Makkara can't find room to land a body shot as deFunes controls the action.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
Makkara stalling in the clinch but deFunes improves position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Makkara takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
deFunes can't find room to land a body shot as Makkara controls the action.
deFunes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Makkara misses with the head strike.
deFunes is trying to maintain a safe position but Makkara gets an underhook and turns deFunes into the cage.
deFunes lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
Makkara working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makkara misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
deFunes lands a left hand that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.

It looks like Nakki Makkara has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Makkara throws a head punch that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara throws a punch but it's blocked by deFunes.
Makkara lands a left hand.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Makkara lands a right hand.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara misses with some punches.
deFunes misses with a body punch.
Makkara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Makkara prevents a body shot from deFunes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makkara.
Makkara lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt deFunes or not.
Makkara lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
Makkara struggles to land a body shot inside as deFunes controls his hands.
Makkara is trying to maintain a safe position but deFunes gets an underhook and turns Makkara into the cage.
Makkara lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nakki Makkara will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

deFunes misses with a body kick.
Nakki Makkara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
deFunes displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Makkara throws out the jab.
Makkara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling deFunes to score with a decent uppercut.
Makkara connects with a nice looking jab.

Makkara drives through and clinches with deFunes against the cage.
Makkara lands a right hand that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
deFunes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
deFunes misses with a punch on the inside.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Makkara in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Makkara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Makkara blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkara lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of deFunes backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Makkara lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Makkara manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Makkara tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makkara misses with some punches.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makkara.
deFunes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkara stalling in the clinch.
Makkara working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Makkara lands with a light punch inside.
deFunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makkara controls his hands.
deFunes lands with a short shot to the head.
deFunes stalls.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Makkara tries to stall but deFunes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
deFunes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
deFunes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Makkara or not.
deFunes throws a punch but it's blocked by Makkara.
Makkara goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
deFunes takes a shot to the head.
Makkara taking a breather.
deFunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makkara controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Makkara creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
Makkara misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makkara scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Makkara misses with a body punch.
deFunes has a couple of punches blocked by Makkara.
deFunes gets through Makkara's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
deFunes lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.
deFunes lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makkara misses with some punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
Makkara taking a breather.
Makkara misses with a hook from the clinch.
deFunes lands a hook to the side of the head.
deFunes is trying to stall.
Makkara leaning his opponent against the cage.
Makkara can't find room to land a body shot as deFunes controls the action.
Makkara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Makkara misses with a short punch on the inside.
deFunes struggles to land a body shot inside as Makkara controls his hands.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makkara as deFunes tries to tie him up.
Come on deFunes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makkara has a couple of punches blocked by deFunes.
Makkara's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Makkara fails to land.
deFunes lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
deFunes swings wildly with an uppercut but Makkara uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makkara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with deFunes's elbow.
Makkara stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch blocked on the inside by deFunes.
deFunes scores with a nice hook to the head.
deFunes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
deFunes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Makkara as deFunes tries to tie him up.
Makkara scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nakki Makkara will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nakki Makkara's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! 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.

Makkara fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with deFunes, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makkara.
A shot in the inside from Makkara.
Makkara stalling in the clinch.
Makkara working aggressively here.
Makkara content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Makkara blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makkara lands a shoulder strike.
deFunes letting Makkara take a breather here.
deFunes lands a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
deFunes leaning his opponent against the cage.
deFunes tries to work over Makkara's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Makkara trying to stall but deFunes improves his position.
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
deFunes blocks a punch to the side of the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
deFunes wants to stall.
deFunes lands a hook that snaps the head of Makkara backwards.
deFunes scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from deFunes as the two fighters clinch.
Makkara taking a breather.
deFunes pushes Makkara back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
deFunes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Makkara lands a nice uppercut.
deFunes lands with a short shot to the head.

deFunes drops Makkara onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Makkara is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!

Makkara is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makkara being controlled against the cage.
Makkara is still on wobbly legs! Can deFunes finish him?
deFunes throws a big uppercut that drops Makkara! More strikes from deFunes and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Makkara lies dazed against the cage as deFunes celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Luis deFunes!
A very excited looking Luis deFunes rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.