PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Togi Makabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Makabe's entrance music is Immigrant Song. A fine choice. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Makabe
vs
Dos Santos

196 cm
19
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

193 cm
25
238 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Togi Makabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Makabe.

Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Makabe walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dos Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Makabe instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Makabe forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Makabe looking to throw knees to the head but Dos Santos is blocking nicely.
Makabe keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dos Santos is working for takedown but Makabe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Togi Makabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.
Makabe content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Makabe lands a knee to the body.
Dos Santos looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Makabe swings wildly with an uppercut but Dos Santos uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Makabe won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice knee to the body.
Makabe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dos Santos in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Makabe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dos Santos takes a knee right on the jaw!

It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makabe stalling the fight.
Makabe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Makabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Makabe trying to land knees to the body.
Makabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.

Makabe drops Dos Santos with a big knee straight up the middle! Dos Santos is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!

Dos Santos is rocked!
Dos Santos walks forward, straight into a front kick from Makabe.
Makabe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dos Santos's sensitive parts.
Dos Santos avoids a kick to the body.
Makabe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Makabe instigates a clinch.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks with his arms.
Makabe lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makabe.
Makabe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makabe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Makabe landing knees to the body.
Makabe misses with a knee to the head.
Makabe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Makabe landing knees to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makabe can't find room to land a body shot as Dos Santos controls the action.
Makabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Makabe stalling.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Makabe for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Dos Santos misses with the head strike.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Makabe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Makabe is stalling here.
Dos Santos is trying to maintain a safe position but Makabe gets an underhook and turns Dos Santos into the cage.
Makabe is pushing Dos Santos up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos wants to break free but Makabe has control.
Dos Santos wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Makabe misses with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Makabe.
Makabe with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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!
Makabe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Dos Santos tries to score a body lock takedown but Makabe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Makabe.
Makabe lands an elbow inside.

That has opened up Junior Dos Santos's cut even more.
Makabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Togi Makabe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Makabe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Makabe has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dos Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Makabe's head.
Makabe 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.

Makabe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos wants to break the clinch but can't.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Makabe lands a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stalling in the clinch from Makabe.
Makabe blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makabe.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Makabe throws knees to the body.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Makabe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Makabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Makabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Makabe lands a damaging elbow.
Makabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Makabe throws knees to the body.
Makabe throws an elbow but it misses.
Dos Santos tries to circle away but Makabe has him pinned against the cage.
Makabe tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Makabe.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Makabe trying to land knees to the body.
Makabe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makabe stalling the fight.
Togi Makabe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Makabe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Dos Santos's face.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Makabe throws knees to the body.
Makabe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Makabe lands a nice elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makabe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dos Santos blocks it with crossed arms.
Makabe misses with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dos Santos throws an elbow but misses.
Makabe lands a good knee to the midsection. Dos Santos won't want to take too many of those.
Knees in the clinch landing for Makabe.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makabe tries a knee to the head but Dos Santos blocks it.
Makabe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

The cut above Junior Dos Santos's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Makabe scores a nice knee to the body.
Makabe tries to land knees in the clinch but Dos Santos avoids the damage to the body.
Dos Santos takes a knee to the side of the body.
Makabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Makabe scores a nice knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makabe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Come on Makabe - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dos Santos jumps guard but Makabe turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Makabe slowing the pace effectively.
Makabe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Makabe utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Makabe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dos Santos can do to turn this around?
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Makabe trying to land knees to the body.
Dos Santos being controlled against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Dos Santos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Togi Makabe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Junior Dos Santos's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Makabe thows a body shot but no joy.

Dos Santos closes the distance and pushes Makabe back into the cage.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dos Santos avoids it.
Makabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Makabe blocks an elbow strike.
Makabe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Makabe scores with a knee to the head.
Makabe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Makabe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Dos Santos up against the cage.
Dos Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makabe lands an elbow inside that Dos Santos shrugs off.
Dos Santos wants a takedown.
Dos Santos looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Makabe is struggling to control the position.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Makabe.
Dos Santos managing to block the knees to the body from Makabe.
Makabe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos avoiding damage as Makabe throws knees to the body.
Dos Santos blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Togi Makabe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Makabe smiles and moves away.

Dos Santos rushes Makabe and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makabe lands a nice knee to the body.
Makabe prevents Dos Santos from breaking the clinch.
Dos Santos is trying to push Makabe away but Makabe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dos Santos drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Togi Makabe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Junior Dos Santos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makabe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dos Santos is trying to break the clinch but Makabe is controlling him.
Dos Santos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dos Santos is trying to force a seperation but Makabe has the dominant position.
Makabe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dos Santos is defending well for now.
Makabe keeps control of Dos Santos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos can't break the clinch.
Makabe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Dos Santos is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Makabe is defending well.
Makabe with a knee to the head.
Dos Santos stalling the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos tries to pull guard but Makabe won't allow it.
Makabe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dos Santos has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Junior Dos Santos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Makabe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Togi Makabe.
Well Makabe 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Togi Makabe!
An out of breath Togi Makabe thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.