PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marinho Macedo (ranked 3884 p4p, 3718 weight class) and Larry Down (ranked 475 p4p, 451 weight class). Down comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 17 Girls In A Row kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Marinho Macedo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Macedo
vs
Down

182 cm
25
182
2 - 0 - 0

185 cm
25
180
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marinho Macedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Larry Down!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Yuuki Gou and Shigeki Sano.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macedo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Larry Down seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Down moves into the clinch.
Down working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Down lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macedo backwards.
Macedo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Down is keeping busy.
A nice right hand lands inside from Macedo.

Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Macedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Down ducks under a wild hook from Macedo.

Down has closed the distance and engaged Macedo in a clinch.

Down breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Down has closed the distance and engaged Macedo in a clinch.
Macedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Down struggles to land a body shot inside as Macedo controls his hands.
Down looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Macedo has a couple of punches blocked by Down.

Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Down gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedo throws a head punch that misses.
Down scores with a shoulder strike.
Macedo takes a shot to the head.
Down working aggressively here.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Macedo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macedo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Macedo.
Macedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Macedo misses with the head strike.
Macedo tries to throw a body punch but Down avoids it by throwing Macedo back against the cage.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Macedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Down blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Macedo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.

Down manages to break the clinch.

Down closes the distance and pushes Macedo back into the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Macedo stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Macedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macedo scores with a nice hook to the head.

Down breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Down takes one to the side of the head.
Down moves in looking to clinch but Macedo pushes him off.

Down clinches up against the cage.
Down lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Macedo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Down or not.
Macedo has a couple of punches blocked by Down.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Macedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Down is looking to take this fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Macedo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Down tries to clinch up but Macedo circles away and keeps his distance.
Down is looking to clinch.
Down wants to clinch up but Macedo keeps it at a distance.

Down moves into range and clinches up with Macedo.
Macedo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Down blocks an uppercut.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
A short left from Down.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.
Down blocking some punches.

Down breaks the clinch.
Down with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Macedo to score with a decent uppercut.

Down clinches with his opponent.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Macedo.

Down breaks the clinch.

Down instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Macedo fails to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.

Down breaks the clinch.

Down has Macedo up against the cage in a clinch.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Down fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macedo, pushing him back against the cage.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macedo misses with a straight left.

Down gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Down softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Macedo tries to work over Down's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Down dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Down fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Macedo, pushing him back against the cage.
Down misses with a hook to the ribs.
Down tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Macedo's elbow.
Larry Down seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
Macedo misses with a punch to the body.

Down breaks from the clinch.
Macedo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Macedo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick by Macedo misses
and Down counters with a three punch combo that has Macedo backing up. Macedo nods at Down to acknowledge the strikes.
Down ducks under a wild hook from Macedo.
Nice uppercut there from Macedo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Down closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Down lands a nice uppercut.

Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macedo circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Macedo throws a hook but Down avoids it easily.
Down steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Macedo.
Macedo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Macedo lands with a cross.
Down wants to clinch up but Macedo keeps it at a distance.
Larry Down is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Down moves in looking to clinch but Macedo pushes him off.
A little feinted left hand from Macedo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.

Macedo drives through and clinches with Down against the cage.
Macedo misses with a body punch.
Down digs a right hand into Macedo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Macedo's gas tank.

Down breaks the clinch.

Down has taken the fight to the clinch.

Down's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Down tries to clinch but Macedo moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Macedo.

Down forces Macedo back against the cage and clinches.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Down blocks an uppercut.
Macedo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Down misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Macedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Down blocks an uppercut.

Down pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marinho Macedo is winning the standup battle so far.
Down doesn't manage to clinch there - Macedo circles away.
Down blocks a jab.
Down keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Macedo keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Down looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

Down moves into the clinch.
Macedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Down.

Down manages to break the clinch.
Down tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Macedo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Down clinches.
Down blocks an uppercut.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Down wants to clinch up but Macedo keeps it at a distance.

Down moves into range and clinches up with Macedo.
Macedo misses with a punch on the inside.

Down escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Down moves into range and clinches up with Macedo.
Down misses with a punch on the inside.
Macedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Macedo fails to land.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.
Macedo struggles to land a body shot inside as Down controls his hands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Down blocks a body shot from Macedo.
Macedo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Macedo.

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

Down instigates a clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Down's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Macedo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Down lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Macedo tries a body shot but Down blocks it.

Down's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Down instigates a clinch.
Macedo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Macedo misses with some punches.
Down swings wildly with an uppercut but Macedo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Macedo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Larry Down showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!

Down gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Down softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Down tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Macedo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Down blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Down.
Down unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Macedo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Down is unloading with more strikes now! Macedo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Larry Down!
In his post fight interview, Larry Down gave a big smile as he said 'Ladies take your Zovirax we're going to Pound Town tonight!! I got spots!! WOOOOOOOO!'.