PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Makarov (ranked 240 p4p, 104 weight class) and Felix Inarritu (ranked 42 p4p, 18 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Inarritu's choice of entrance music: Vulcano. Felix Inarritu has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Makarov
vs
Inarritu

200 cm
26
250
10 - 5 - 0

200 cm
31
265
25 - 10 - 0

Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible

Olympic wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank

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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 10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergey Makarov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Felix Inarritu!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Phil Schofield and Steven Brown.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Makarov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Inarritu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Makarov blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Inarritu fails to land.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Makarov looking to throw knees to the head but Inarritu is blocking nicely.
Makarov blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Inarritu.
Inarritu is trying to break free.
Makarov tries a knee to the head but Inarritu blocks it.
Inarritu lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Inarritu lands a nice uppercut.
Inarritu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makarov blocking some punches.

Inarritu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makarov tries to clinch
and Inarritu counters with a nice uppercut.

It looks like Sergey Makarov has been cut.
Makarov misses with a left hand
and Inarritu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Inarritu takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Inarritu has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Inarritu takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu throws the kick towards the body but Makarov avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Makarov misses the target.
Inarritu lands with a hook. Makarov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Makarov has Inarritu up against the cage in a clinch.
Inarritu pushes Makarov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inarritu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Makarov backwards.
Makarov has a couple of punches blocked by Inarritu.
Makarov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Inarritu avoids it.
Still in the clinch, Inarritu scores with a nice short uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Inarritu.
Makarov is breathing heavily.
Inarritu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Inarritu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, Inarritu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Inarritu pushes Makarov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Inarritu scores with a shoulder strike.
Inarritu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.

Inarritu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Inarritu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sergey Makarov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Makarov checks the leg kick.
Makarov connects with a body shot that sends Inarritu's belly button to the back.
Inarritu misses with a hook
and Makarov counters with a nice low kick that buckles Inarritu's knee momentarily.
Makarov tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Inarritu defends well and Makarov ends up having to push Inarritu into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Inarritu working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Inarritu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Inarritu.
Inarritu managing to block the knees to the body from Makarov.

Inarritu breaks the clinch.
Makarov doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Inarritu counters with a left to the body.
Inarritu connects with a nice looking jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Inarritu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Makarov is out of range.
Makarov has been working on his balance at St Petersburg MMA Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Inarritu.

Makarov instigates a clinch.
Makarov throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Inarritu throws a punch but it's blocked by Makarov.
Inarritu lands with a right to the head.
Inarritu is pressed up against the cage. Makarov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Inarritu down to the mat. Inarritu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Makarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Makarov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Makarov moves out of range of the strikes.
Makarov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Inarritu connects with a looping right hand.
Inarritu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Makarov.
Inarritu throws a body punch but Makarov moves out of range.
Inarritu looks to score with a jab to the body but Makarov is just out of range.
Makarov defending well as Inarritu loads up on a big left hand.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makarov throws a shot from downtown. Inarritu moves away and avoids it.
Inarritu cracks Makarov with an open hand slap.
Inarritu throws a big shot that misses.
Inarritu misses with a body punch
and Makarov counters with a thumping low kick.
Makarov slips under a jab from Inarritu.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Makarov throws an overhand right that lands on Inarritu's shoulder, as Inarritu tries to avoid the shot.
Makarov is looking to slow Inarritu down with leg kicks.
Inarritu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Inarritu lands with a kick to the temple. Makarov shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Makarov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Inarritu misses with a low kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Felix Inarritu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
That's time! Makarov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Makarov throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makarov blocks a low kick nicely.
Inarritu throws a body shot but no joy.
Makarov throwing a counter right hand but Inarritu manages to avoid it.

Inarritu gets tackled into the cage by Makarov. Makarov maintains the clinch.
Makarov blocking some punches.
Inarritu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Inarritu managing to block the knees to the body from Makarov.
Makarov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Inarritu blocks it with crossed arms.
Inarritu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Makarov tries to land knees in the clinch but Inarritu avoids the damage to the body.
Inarritu lands a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov misses with some punches.
Inarritu wants to get back to striking at distance but Makarov won't allow it.
Inarritu is pressed up against the cage. Makarov has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Inarritu down to the mat. Inarritu avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Inarritu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Makarov appears to be looking for a big counter.
Makarov blocks the body kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Inarritu leaves Makarov with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Makarov tries to land a front kick but Inarritu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A little jabbing left from Inarritu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Felix Inarritu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Inarritu looks for the body kick but Makarov saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Inarritu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It looked like Makarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Makarov is looking to clinch but Inarritu is avoiding it.
A punch lands to the side of Inarritu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Makarov looks to land a left hand but Inarritu moved out of range nicely.
Makarov shoots in for a double leg but Inarritu sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Inarritu only half commits to the counter leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sergey Makarov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Inarritu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Makarov.
Inarritu ducks under a wild hook from Makarov.
Inarritu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarov tries to clinch but Inarritu is having none of it.
Inarritu was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Inarritu throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It looked like Makarov wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice body punch from Makarov.
Inarritu moves out of range of the leg kick from Makarov.
Makarov throws a leg kick
and Inarritu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Makarov scores with a takedown into Inarritu's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Inarritu pulls Makarov in close to prevent any damage.
Makarov throws an elbow that misses. Inarritu uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Makarov's guard. Nice move by Inarritu!

Inarritu pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Makarov is keeping the position for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Inarritu is one step ahead there.
Inarritu must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Inarritu being controlled here momentarily.
Inarritu preventing the sweep.

Makarov looking for subs off his back but Inarritu has passed one foot through into half guard.
Inarritu passes into side control, despite Makarov's attempt to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Inarritu content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Inarritu trying to control the action but Makarov is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You can see the frustration on Makarov's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Felix Inarritu will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Sergey Makarov's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

Makarov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Inarritu throws out the jab.
Inarritu works Makarov's body with a nice hook.
Makarov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Makarov.
A little jabbing left from Inarritu on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Inarritu lands a slapping body shot.
Inarritu throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Makarov on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Makarov walks into a left hand.
Inarritu just misses with a punch to the body.

Inarritu cracks Makarov with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Inarritu has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Makarov to stand back up!

Makarov is rocked!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Makarov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Oh Makarov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Inarritu dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Makarov. That did some damage!
Makarov seems to have got his legs back now.
Inarritu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Makarov tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Inarritu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Inarritu misses with a hook. Makarov ducked under it nicely.
Inarritu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Makarov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Makarov slips under a jab from Inarritu.
Inarritu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Makarov's head backwards.
Makarov blocks a jab.
Inarritu avoids the head kick by Makarov.
Makarov throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Inarritu makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Makarov really felt that one!
Inarritu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Makarov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Inarritu throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Makarov takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Makarov doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Inarritu throws a nice outside leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makarov moves out of range as Inarritu strikes.
Inarritu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Makarov manages to avoid it.
Makarov tries to counter with a takedown but Inarritu is quick to defend against it.
Sergey Makarov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A low kick from Inarritu is predictable there
and Makarov counters with a two punch combo.
Makarov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Inarritu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Inarritu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Makarov doesn't seem bothered though.
Makarov takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Inarritu tries to land a front kick but Makarov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Makarov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Makarov tries to counter with a takedown but Inarritu is quick to defend against it.
A telegraphed right hand from Inarritu misses the target.
Makarov throws a nice inside leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Inarritu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Inarritu.
Inarritu checks a low kick from Makarov.
Inarritu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Inarritu circles away from the clinch attempt.

Inarritu lands a big head kick that sends Makarov tumbling to the mat! Inarritu takes a step backwards and waves Makarov back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Makarov slips a straight right by Inarritu.
Makarov feints a jab promting Inarritu to slip. Makarov then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Inarritu slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Inarritu motions for Makarov to come forward. Inarritu throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Inarritu misses the body punch
letting Makarov counter with a right hand.
Makarov tries a head kick but it misses.
Felix Inarritu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Inarritu misses with a lunging right hand
and Makarov counters with a nice body kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Inarritu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Inarritu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Inarritu!
A relieved looking Felix Inarritu thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.