PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nestor Makhno (ranked 1652 p4p, 2366 weight class) and Marc Tong Panong (ranked 200 p4p, 258 weight class). Makhno comes to the cage accompanied by Yablochko. The crowd seem to be enjoying Tong Panong's choice of entrance music: Tetris Song. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Makhno
vs
Tong Panong

180 cm
21
190
4 - 2 - 0

183 cm
25
192
9 - 8 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nestor Makhno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marc Tong Panong!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Reed Andrews.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Tong Panong misses.
Tong Panong swinging wildly here.
Tong Panong lands a jab-cross combination.
Tong Panong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Makhno paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A slow jab from Makhno misses its intended target.

Tong Panong closes the distance and clinches.
Makhno blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Makhno pushes Tong Panong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tong Panong tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Tong Panong struggles to land a body shot inside as Makhno controls his hands.
Tong Panong throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Makhno blocks it with crossed arms.
Tong Panong swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tong Panong misses with a knee strike.
Makhno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makhno.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tong Panong.
Tong Panong prevents a body shot from Makhno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tong Panong lands a nice elbow.
A right hand to the body from Makhno.
Tong Panong stalling in the clinch but Makhno improves position.
Tong Panong throws a punch but it's blocked by Makhno.
Tong Panong misses with a short punch on the inside.
Makhno takes a shot to the head.
Tong Panong misses with an elbow strike.
A knee to the head by Tong Panong.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Makhno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Tong Panong.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Makhno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tong Panongs head.
Tong Panong with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Makhno swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Tong Panong.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Makhno.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Tong Panong.
Tong Panong working the clinch nicely. Makhno is working for position but Tong Panong cracks him with a big knee to the head! Makhno crumples up against the cage and Tong Panong lands two more shots before the ref can save Makhno! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Marc Tong Panong!
Marc Tong Panong decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.